10/10/2020 Vs Petersfield Town FC – FA Vase

TALK OF THE TOWN Farnham Town Football Club // Official Matchday Programme // Issue 06 // £1 Farnham Town vs Petersfield Town // Sat 10 Oct 2020 // Kick-Off 3pm FA Vase 2nd Qualifying Round President P Cooper Vice President R.G. Bridger Chairman P Tanner Vice Chairman D Nelson Club Secretary J Lowe Treasurer T Butcher Matchday Secretary R King Committee Members M Morgan, J Parker, P Dale, E Cardona, D Wilson, P Smith, R Moore Programme Design & Edit JMA Programmes @JMAProgrammes [email protected] First Team Manager C Millard First Team Asst Manager A Sharratt Coach Gary Atree Physio Nathan Kim Sing Welcome back to the Memorial Ground for our when last season we would have had 50-75 in local derby against Petersfield Town in the attendance and we know that many of these Buildbase FA Vase. The Rams enjoyed a good have come to us as a result of being excluded run in the competition last season and will no from their normal clubs. We’ve been contacted doubt be looking got a similar run this season by supporters of the likes of Reading, so Colin and the lads will have to be on top Southampton, Aldershot and others since the form to make it through to the First round start of the season and have received nothing proper for the first time in several seasons. but praise about their experiences so Whilst not as lucrative as a run in the FA Cup a hopefully some are now Town fans for life. The good run in the Vase can still bring in a piece by Rebecca went out on Sky Sports News significant amount of income in to the club throughout Wednesday of this week but do not and one which is especially vital to all clubs in fear if you missed it as it can be found on their these uncertain times. Whilst I obviously hope website. Alternatively Google “Farnham Town that they don’t enjoy the result, I would like to Sky Sports” and you’ll find the link. wish a warm welcome to all the players, supporters, management & officials from Since I last wrote The Town have picked up Petersfield and hope that they have a pleasant another 6 points and at 5pm on Saturday sat visit to the Memorial Ground today. proudly on top of the CCFL Division One. It’s early days yet but the signs are good that we No doubt many of you will have noticed a Sky can mount another promotion charge this Sports cameraman and reporter (Rebecca season. Williams) at our recent game with Epsom & Ewell. Rebecca is a Farnham resident and Once again, I ask that everybody follows our contacted us in the week before the game Covid safety measures both in terms of social wanting to do a feature on how attendances at distancing within the stadium and by wearing our level have been affected by the continued a face covering at all times in the clubhouse barring of supporters at the higher echelons unless eating or drinking of the game and we were only to happy to Enjoy the game accommodate her. We’ve certainly seen an increase in our attendances with both of our Paul Tanner last 2 matches attracting 3 figure crowds Chairman Hello and welcome to the Memorial Ground. certainly more importantly for me, we have the opportunity to continue to build the We extend a particular warm welcome to the momentum we are gaining. It’s such an players, officials and supporters of Petersfield important quality to have and one I am Town FC. desperate to have in abundance. During last Saturday’s victory against Epsom We are all very appreciative of the support we & Ewell we maybe saw the start of a pattern are receiving. Momentum from the sidelines from visiting teams. is equally important as it is on the pitch. If our They came with very little ambition. They came crowds continue to build and that’s done by not win but not to lose the game. Generally the team winning and playing entertaining they had ten men behind the ball and set out football accompanied by our loyal supporters to frustrate us. To their credit they manfully sharing the news of the club with their friends stuck to their task and made it difficult for us. and family we all more forward quicker But credit where credit is due our lads did not together. Please spread the word about your get frustrated and from my point of view I team while, in the meantime, keep helping thought that was much closer to the standard them make the Memorial Ground our own of performance I’m looking for. little fortress. Granted that our final ball or finish was Enjoy the game. lacking. Had that not been the case we would Colin have unlocked their door a lot sooner but I saw for considerable periods of the game the #UpTheTown patterns, structure and organisation we have been working on since day one. So for me that was a very pleasing performance. We actually looked like a team that was maturing. Obviously this afternoon’s match is important on several fronts. Firstly it presents us with the opportunity to progress in a national competition and in doing so earn important income for the club. But secondly, and Farnham Town Football Club is a senior level football club six of the Premier Division for three consecutive seasons, based In Farnham, Surrey, England. in 1998-99 they finished in 13th position, then 10th in 1999-2000 before suffering relegation from the Premier Established in 1906 through the merging of Farnham Division in 2000-2001 season. They bounced straight back Bungs (the Farnham Brewery) and the Farnham Star. The the following season but then endured four tough seasons club was one of the founder members of the London back in the Premier Division, with bottom four finishes Spartan League in 1975. They reached the Fourth Round of every season culminating in relegation back down to the FA Vase in the 1976-77 season and won the London Division One in 2005-2006. Again, the club bounced Spartan League Cup in 1978 . straight back and in 2006-2007 they won the Division One title under the guidance of Barry Bridger, but were denied At the end of the 1979/80 season Farnham Town left the promotion due to the Memorial Ground not meeting the London Spartan League and applied to the Combined desired grading by the league. The club then spent Counties League, their application was accepted and they another four seasons in Combined Counties Division One. finished 4th in their first season. The 1986/87 season saw Farnham take second place to Ash United in the league Farnham gained promotion from Combined Counties campaign. The glory days finally arrived in the 1990/91 Division One in the 2010-2011 season after finishing season when the club won the league title. In the 1991/92 second behind Worcester Park. In Paul Tanner’s first season, the Town got a clean sweep of the major trophies season at the helm he gained automatic promotion back to by winning the Combined Counties Premier League, the the Premier Division at the first attempt, which after only Dan Air Elite Cup and the Dan Air Challenge Cup. Having retaining four members of the side from the previous won the league, the club applied and were accepted to the year’s squad - who finished mid-table, was quite an Diadora League, however funds for necessary ground achievement. Paul Tanner’s side also won the Combined improvements could not be generated which resulted in Counties Fair Play Award for 2010-2011 after going the the club not having a league to play in for the 1992/93 whole season without having a man sent off, a record to be season. proud of. In a very successful year for the club on the whole, Dean Nelson’s reserve side finished second behind In 1993/94 Farnham Town were accepted back into the Mole Valley in the Combined Counties Reserve Division, Combined Counties League where they continue to ply their trade. From 1995-1998 Farnham finished in the top a record to be proud of. In a very successful year for the Invitation Cup where they lost to eventual winners Hartley club on the whole, Dean Nelson’s reserve side finished Wintney second behind Mole Valley in the Combined Counties Reserve Division, improving on fourth position the previous Luke Turkington arrived as manager in the summer of season. Farnham Ladies also finished second in their 2018 along with Lee Pollard as his Assistant. There was respective league to cap quite a remarkable season in little success in any of the cup competitions but in the Geoff Chapple’s final season as Chairman. In 2011, Ray league The Town made all the early running until hitting a Bridger took over as chairman from Geoff Chapple. sticky patch from mid-January until late February. The club recovered to finish the season strongly but with only 1 The 2015/16 season saw the club lift the Cherry Red guaranteed promotion place this blip in form ultimately Records Premier Challenge Cup whilst also reaching the proved costly. final of the Aldershot FA Senior Cup In the 19/20 season The Town were clear in 2nd place and The 2017/2018 was ultimately one of disappointment to looking certs for automatic promotion back to the the club. A good start saw the club go on its best FA Vase Combined Counties Premier Division before the Covid run in decades, the defeat of higher league opposition in pandemic struck and the FA decided to null and void the the County Cup and reaching 12th place on the back of a season.

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