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 , 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. This decision saw Luke & his assistant move on to long undefeated run by early November. However defeat in try their luck at a higher level with Alresford Town. the last minute of the FA Vase 2nd Round to Bridgwater Town marked a significant turning point and the club An extensive search with many high quality candidates didn’t win a single league match between 8th November interviewed saw The Town appoint the experienced and and the season’s end. This run led to the resignation of highly qualified Colin Millard as manager with long time long serving manager, Paul Tanner, in February with first servant of the club, Andy Sharratt, appointed as his Paul Bonner and then Emmanuelle Boudine brought in to assistant. The new gaffer has been able to keep the vast try and attempt to reverse the club’s fortunes but alas it majority of last season’s squad at the club and been able wasn’t to be and The Town ended the season in last place to strengthen it still further so hopes are high that the and were relegated to the Combined Counties Division One. promotion taken from the club in 19/20 will be achieved The one highlight of the latter half of the season however this season was the progression to the semi-finals of the Aldershot

DAY DATE OPPOSITION H/A COMP RES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TUE 01-Sep Corsham Town A FA Cup EP D 2-2 Ossai H Mitchell Smith J Mitchell H Oakley MacDonald Bauchop SAT 05-Sep Dorking Wanderers Res H League W 3-0 Ossai Meaton Smith J Mitchell H Oakley MacDonald Bauchop TUE 08-Sep Godalming Town A League W 2-1 Ossai Meaton Cardona J Mitchell H Oakley MacDonald Bauchop SAT 12-Sep Kensington & Ealing H League W 2-1 Ossai J Mitchell Meaton H Oakley Gales MacDonald Bauchop TUE 15-Sep Chessington & Hook A League L 1-2 Ossai J Mitchell Meaton Lancashire Gales MacDonald Bauchop SAT 19-Sep Downton H FA Vase 1Q W 4-2 Ossai J Mitchell Meaton Lloyd H Oakley MacDonald Nash SAT 26-Sep Walton & Hersham A League W 1-0 Ossai Meaton Smith Lloyd H Oakley MacDonald Nash TUE 29-Sep Sandhurst Town H League W 3-0 Ossai Meaton Smith Lloyd H Oakley MacDonald Nash SAT 03-Oct Epsom & Ewell H League W 1-0 Ossai Meaton Smith Lloyd H Oakley MacDonald Nash SAT 10-Oct Petersfield Town H FA Vase 2Q SAT 17-Oct Bagshot H League SAT 24-Oct Tooting Bec A League SAT 31-Oct AFC Hayes H League SAT 07-Nov SAT 14-Nov SAT 21-Nov SAT 28-Nov SAT 05-Dec SAT 12-Dec SAT 19-Dec SAT 02-Jan SAT 09-Jan SAT 16-Jan SAT 23-Jan SAT 30-Jan SAT 06-Feb SAT 13-Feb SAT 20-Feb SAT 27-Feb SAT 06-Mar SAT 13-Mar SAT 20-Mar SAT 27-Mar SAT 03-Apr MON 05-Apr Easter Monday SAT 10-Apr SAT 17-Apr SAT 24-Apr

All Midweek Home Games Kick Off 7.45

8 9 10 11 SUBS USED GOALSCORERS ADDITIONAL NOTES Bauchop Lloyd Glass C Oakley Horwood Meaton, Wheeler, Cardona Smith, C Oakley (L 4-3pens) Bauchop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Wheeler H Mitchell, Atkinson C Oakley, Wheeler, Atkinson Bauchop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Wheeler H Mitchell, Gales, Atkinson C Oakley 2 Bauchop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Atkinson H Mitchell, Horwood, Nash Meaton, Nash Bauchop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Nash Sowden, Brooks, Taylor Sowden Nash Sowden C Oakley Glass Blake Cardona, Tanner, Dean C Oakley 2, Glass, Cardona Nash Sowden C Oakley Glass Blake Bauchop. Cardona, Trah Smith Nash Sowden C Oakley Glass Blake Cardona, Tanner, Horwood C Oakley 3 Nash Sowden C Oakley Glass Blake Bauchop, Brooks, Horwood Blake

PLAYER STARTS SUB GOAL CLEAN SHEET Richard Ossai (GK) 9 - - 4 Fofana Aboubakar - - - - Romaine Atkinson 1 2 1 - Ben Bauchop 5 2 - - Darren Blake 4 - 1 - Ian Brooks - 2 - - Elliot Cardona 1 4 1 - Jack Cox - - - - Owen Dean - 1 - - Connor Gales 2 1 - - Matt Glass 9 - 1 - Bruce Harper - - - - Charlie Horwood 1 3 - - John Lancashire 1 - - - Luke Larner - - - - Wes Lennon - - - - Ashley Lloyd 9 - - - Oliver MacAllan - - - - Jacob MacDonald 9 - - - Max Meaton 8 1 1 - Harvey Mitchell 1 3 - - Jack Mitchell 6 - - - Kye Nash 5 1 1 - Charlie Oakley 9 - 9 - Harry Oakley 8 - - - Rowan Sharratt - - - - Tom Smith 5 - 2 - Joe Sowden 4 1 1 - Kai Tanner - 2 - - Otis Taylor - 1 - - Stephane Trah - 1 - - Darren Wheeler 2 1 1 - Tue 29 Sep 20 Bagshot Fleet Spurs 2-3 53 E. Cardona (27), J. Wood (59) T. Chillery (33), O. Macaleese (45), J. Church (63) British Airways Walton & Hersham 0-0 59 Cove Ash United 1-1 84 R. Denyer (71) o.g. (81) Epsom & Ewell Chessington & Hook United 0-0 93 Eversley & California Godalming Town 1-2 70 R. McKernan (60) L. Scanella (38), J. Ogunseye (90) Farnham Town Sandhurst Town 3-0 112 C. Oakley 3 (36, 69, 75) FC Deportivo Galicia AFC Hayes 1-1 N information received Kensington & Ealing Borough Bedfont & Feltham 3-1 51 W. Hirsi (13), Y. El-Kabouche (39), J. Laraba P. Davis (45+2) (71) Wed 30 Sep 20 Westside Tooting Bec 2-1 36 R. Smith (23), M. Pinder (76) J. Kemp (20) Sat 3 Oct 20 AFC Hayes Tooting Bec PP (Pitch waterlogged) Bagshot Dorking Wanderers PP (Coronavirus precaution) Bedfont & Feltham Sandhurst Town 0-1 38 L. Hind (45) Chessington & Hook United FC Deportivo Galicia 0-2 126 A. Ruiz (60), A. Fernandez (82) Cove British Airways PP (Pitch waterlogged) Farnham Town Epsom & Ewell 1-0 136 D. Blake (64) Fleet Spurs Godalming Town 1-2 55 S. Knowles (24) O. Osideko (18), J. Ogunseye (77) Westside Walton & Hersham 0-2 56 T. Walters (31), S. McCormack (81) SAT 10 OCTOBER 20 (Or over that weekend) BUILDBASE FA VASE – 2nd Qualifying Round

AFC Hayes Penn & Tylers Green 3.00 Ash United Bashley 3.00 Billingshurst Jersey Bulls 1.30 Clanfield 85 Fleet Spurs 3.00 Epsom & Ewell Langney Wanderers 3.00 Hanworth Villa FC Deportivo Galicia 3.00 Walton & Hersham K Sports 3.00 DIVISION ONE British Airways Eversley & California 3.00 Chessington & Hook United Dorking Wanderers Reserves 3.00 Godalming Town Kensington & Ealing Borough 3.00 Westside Bedfont & Feltham 3.00 SUN 11 OCTOBER 20 BUILDBASE FA VASE – 2nd Qualifying Round

Tooting Bec Lydd Town 3.00

SAT 17 OCTOBER 20 DIVISION ONE AFC Hayes Sandhurst Town 3.00 British Airways Dorking Wanderers Res 3.00 Chessington & Hook United Westside 3.00 Cove FC Deportivo Galicia 3.00 Eversley & California Tooting Bec 3.00 Farnham Town Bagshot 3.00 Fleet Spurs Bedfont & Feltham 3.00 Godalming Town Epsom & Ewell 3.00 Walton & Hersham Kensington & Ealing Borough 3.00

CLUB CAUTIONS DISMISSALS MISCONDUCT CHARGES AFC Hayes 5 0 0 Ash United 3 0 0 Bagshot 6 2 0 Bedfont & Feltham 5 0 0 British Airways 6 0 0 Chessington & Hook United 7 0 0 Cove 4 0 0 Dorking Wanderers Res 11 1 0 Epsom & Ewell 7 1 0 Eversley & California 3 0 0 Farnham Town 10 0 0 FC Deportivo Galicia 3 1 0 Fleet Spurs 11 0 0 Godalming Town 7 0 0 Jersey Bulls 4 0 0 Kensington & Ealing Boro 12 0 0 Sandhurst Town 9 1 0 Tooting Bec 6 0 0 Walton & Hersham 8 0 0 Westside 4 2 0

The Rams were formerly known as Petersfield United and the Wessex League Division 2 and finished in fifth place. Mick club enjoyed a spell in the Isthmian League from the mid- Cripps then took over as manager for two seasons but the club 1980s until the early 1990s, before they had to reform as Town found itself towards the lower end of Division 2, which was in 1993 to be able to take their position in the Wessex League. then renamed Division 1. Paul Ryan became manager at the Peter De Sisto was the new chairman and hopes were high of beginning of the 2007-08 season and this prompted a spell of immediate success when he brought in former Tottenham and improved performances, which brought a fourth placed finish England defender Gary Stevens as manager. However the club in Wessex League Division 1 in 2008-09 and two appearances failed to prosper and within months Stevens had left and in the final of the Portsmouth Senior Cup. In the summer of matters came to a head in 1995 when Petersfield Town Council 2010 first team coach Matt Short took over as manager and he refused to grant a lease on the Love Lane ground. Local was replaced by Ian Saunders in the summer of 2012. Seasons businessman Geoff Goad together with existing club officials 2013-14 and 2014-15 are certainly the stand out period in the including Ken Longland, Dave Ayre and Mark Nicoll took over history of Petersfield Town for their supporters. After years of the club so that it could remain playing at the Love Lane false dawns and struggle those two campaigns brought silverware stadium and appointed Tony Adams as Manager and although and new club records galore. The 2013-14 campaign brought he managed to keep the club up in his first season, relegation promotion from the Sydenhams Wessex League Division 1 and ‘the to the League came at the end of the 1996-97 Rams’ won the league title – only taking over at the top of the campaign. Ernie Turrell became manager and built up a squad table for the first time all season from Andover Town on the centered on local players but after he resigned midway penultimate round of matches.. It was Petersfield’s first through the season, Mick Catlin and Bruce Kendall took over promotion won on the pitch since 1982 and striker Robbie Tambling was the golden boot winner for the division with 40 but could not prevent another relegation. In 1999-2000 goals. The club also reached the final of the Wessex League Cup Paulsgrove pipped the Rams to the Division 2 title but and the quarter finals of the Hampshire Senior Cup – both record Petersfield were placed in the newly created Premier Division runs for the Rams in those competitions. Manager Ian Saunders’ for the following season. A run of mid-table finishes then side won the team of the month prize on three occasions and they followed, with Bruce Kendall taking sole charge of the team for broke the club’s record score several times – eventually setting a the 2001-02 campaign and he was replaced by Mark Burton in new best on January 25, 2014, when they beat Andover New 2003-04. In 2004-05, Petersfield joined the newly formed Street 14-0 at Love Lane. The 2014-15 season brought more title-winning glory when the nine points all season. It wasn’t all doom and gloom though – Rams secured the Sydenhams Wessex League Premier Division the first team reached the final of the Portsmouth Senior Cup to take them up to step four football – the highest level the at , home of Portsmouth FC, and the reserve team club has played at in its history in non league football. Again a won the Wyvern League’s Division 1 East title and the Wyvern number of team of the month awards were won by Saunders’ League Challenge Cup. In the summer of 2017, Jim Macey was side and midfielder Ed Dryden was signed by Premier League appointed first team manager and the Rams were placed back side Stoke City during the second half of the season. Strikers in the Wessex Premier Division following their relegation from Warren Hunt (33 goals) and Andy Todd (31 goals) both passed step four football. After a poor start to the campaign Jim the 30 goal mark for the season. The club were runners-up for Macey resigned and Mark Summerhill took the helm. He the second year running in the Wessex League Cup and they worked tirelessly but could not turn around the season, and were also runners-up in the Portsmouth Senior Cup. Over this the club finished bottom of the Premier Division for a second two year period the reserve team added to the silverware haul successive relegation. Back in Wessex Div One the goal in for the club. In 2013-14 they won the Wyvern League Shield 2018/19 was to stabilise the club both on and off the field, and and in 2014-15 they won the Wyvern League Challenge Cup. this was achieved with Mark Sumerhill taking the team to a Season 2015-16 was another year of firsts for Petersfield – it 15th place finish on 40pts, well clear of a relegation position, was the first time they had played in the Southern League and plus a Quarter Final appearance in the Russell-Cotes Cup, they went on to finish in 13th place in Division 1 Central. They whilst off the field several key additions were made to the team played in the FA Trophy for the first time too and had their best of dedicated volunteers. Further progress was made last ever run in the FA Cup to date – reaching the third qualifying season with the team on course for a top half of the table round before losing to National League South side St Albans finish when the season was terminated due to Covid19.There City. Saunders left the Rams a little over a week before the was also cup success, the highlights being the club’s best ever start of the 2016-17 campaign and Andy Neal and Gary Lines run in the FA Vase reaching the 2nd Round Proper, and the had short spells in charge of first team matters before John 3rd Round of the Hampshire Senior Cup. The club will be Robson was appointed manager in October 2016. However, he aiming for further improvement this season. could not reverse what had become a disastrous season and the Rams finished bottom of Division 1 Central, gaining only

MANAGER Collin Millard MANAGER Mark Summerhill Richard Ossai Matt Petts Fofana Aboubakar Jake Bourton Romaine Atkinson Charlie Merritt Ben Bauchop Ryan Kennedy Ian Brooks Kris Stephens Elliot Cardona Jordan Sullivan Jack Cox Will Webb Connor Gales Harry Tremlett Matt Glass Matt Andrews Bruce Harper Jake Alford Charlie Horwood Marvin Orepo Luke Larner Will Essai Wes Lennon Cameron Smith Ashley Lloyd Harry Nightingale Oliver MacAllan Alex Yates Jacob MacDonald Bailey Newbury Max Meaton Harvey Mitchell Jack Mitchell

Kye Nash Charlie Oakley Harry Oakley Rowan Sharratt Tom Smith Joe Sowden Otis Taylor Darren Wheeler

REFEREE Jake Atkinson Saturday 17 October | 3pm

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