HORSHAM FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDED 1881

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Spectators may not bring the following into the ground: musical instruments, drums, klaxons, air horns, whistles, fireworks, smoke bombs, flares, glass bottles/containers, tin cans or any object that may be deemed to be dangerous. Spectators may not bring alcohol or food and drink into the ground. Spectators must, if required, submit themselves to be searched in order that the club can prevent any prohibited items from being brought into the ground. The club reserves the right to eject from the ground and prosecute any person who has: a) Failed to comply with an instruction given by or club official, steward or police officer b) Thrown missiles of any description c) Encroached onto the playing area d) Made obscene, racist or insulting gestures or used obscene, racist or insulting language e) Used violence of any nature f) Climbed on any building, wall, fence or floodlight equipment g) Defaced or committed any act of vandalism against Horsham Football Club h) Taken glasses or glass bottles outside the clubhouse building The following are not allowed in the ground under any circumstances: l Ball games, scooters, skateboards etc. l Flares, smoke bombs 3 horshamfc.co.uk | @HorshamFC HORSHAM FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDED 1881

Horsham Football Club Limited. Registered in England No. 1494925. Limited by Shares: Major Shareholding (38.16%) Horsham Football Club Trustees. Registered Address: 30-34 North Street, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 1DW Address: Horsham Football Club, The Hop Oast Stadium, Worthing Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 0AD Telephone: 01403 458854 Email: [email protected] Website: www.horshamfc.co.uk

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Directors - Kevin Borrett (Chairman), Sean Football Dev. Co-Ordinator - Craig Brewster Bravery (Finance), Paul Osborn (Operations), Sam First Team Manager - Dominic Di Paola Borrett (Commercial), Jeff Barrett, Michael Cloake First Team Asst Manager - Adam Westwood First Team Coach - Jimmy Punter Club Committee - Annie Raby, Mark Wells, Goalkeeping Coach - Stuart Owens Sam Borrett, Jeanie Charman, Roger Charman, Physio - Steph Apps Joe Clarke, Howard Frogley, Nigel Smithers, Matt Kit Man - Darren Etheridge Dale, Sean Bravery, Jeff Barrett, Mark Barrett, Paul U18 (Isthmian) Manager - Mark Hawthorne Osborn, Jack Everley, Shaun Scott, Ian Burlinson, U18 (Isthmian) Coach - Sam Jones Matt Jones, Ian Dunscombe, Jonathan Kenworthy, U18 (Isthmian) Physio - Harry Simpson Will Ranner, Pete Little, Chris Holmes U18 (Isthmian) Development Secretary - Shaun Scott (Tel: 07522 490484) Club Secretary - Jeff Barrett U18 (SCL) Manager - Tony Massimo 07712 888980 [email protected] U18 (SCL) Coach - Malcolm Metcalf Youth Secretary & CW Officer - Annie Raby U15 Manager - Matt Ayling 07800 922442 [email protected] U15 Coach - Ken Osborn Health & Safety Officer - Roger Charman U13 Manager - Graham Duveriger Covid-19 Officer - Colin Young U13 Coaches - Barry Ashton, Jason Grubb Community, Equality and Diversity Officer – U12 Manager - Jamie Irving Ian Burlinson U12 Coaches - Carl Miles, James Dickinson [email protected] U11 Manager - Dan Edwards Press & Media Officer - Matt Jones U11 Coaches - Dominic Scarborough, Colin Millard [email protected] Club Committee Chairman - Sean Bravery Programme Editor - Mark Wells [email protected] Website - Mark Wells & Matt Jones Commercial Manager - Jonathan Kenworthy ZERO TOLERANCE TO DISCRIMINATION [email protected] The Isthmian Football League strongly supports the FA statement Club Shop – Tricia Barrett that there should be a zero tolerance approach against racism and [email protected] all forms of discrimination. Accordingly any form of discriminatory abuse whether it by reason of age, disability, gender reassignment, Club Photographer – John Lines race, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, sex and sexual orientation or any other form of S Bravery, Mrs J Brittain, G abuse will be reported to The Football Association for action by Vice Presidents - that Association.” (The FA 0800 085 0508 / Kick it Out 020 7253 Brittain, J Dale, D Duffield, D Rick, T Dickinson, Mrs J 0162). The Isthmian League and all Member Clubs in the League are Mallard, W Michel, E Stephens, J Taylor, Howie the committed to promoting equality by treating people fairly and with Hornet respect, by recognising that inequalities may exist, by taking steps to address them and providing access and opportunities for all members of the community. Life Members - Jeff Barrett, Roger Charman, Clive Edwards, Howard Frogley, Adam Hammond, PROUD SPONSORS OF Maureen Smith, Nigel Smithers, Ted Streeter, Eric Wright, Miss Joan Young, Annie Raby, Ivan IMPORTANT NOTICE Raby, Mark Wells, John Lines, David Hillier, Jeanie HORSHAM FC Charman, Sean Bravery, Mark Butler Horsham FC does not accept any liability for any injury to or claims of any kind from, spectators arising from Trustees - Alan Baker, Don Burstow, Clive incidents either within the ground or its precincts. All Edwards spectators must remain behind the pitch barrier at all times. All vehicles are parked in the car park at the owner’s risk and the Horsham Football Club accepts no liability for any losses or damage to vehicles of any kind. 5 LINESANDJAMES.COM 01403 210088 horshamfc.co.uk | @HorshamFC HORNETS HISTORY A Brief History of Horsham Football Club

Although records confirm the existence of a only to become the first Horsham side ever to be Isthmian League (2016 to date) team playing under the Horsham name as far relegated the following season. Under coach Pat As well as the upturn in fortunes on the pitch, MAJOR CLUB HONOURS back as 1871, the Club takes its foundation from Tobin, the Club finished 3rd, 3rd and 5th in what more good news followed in March 2017 when the year of its reformation ten years later. By became a frustrating period of near misses, with the Club finally got the go ahead to build a new West Sussex Football League 1899-90, 1900-1, 1896 it had helped found both the Sussex FA and Horsham also suffering three successive Senior community stadium off the Worthing Road. In 1925-6 West Sussex Senior League. Cup final defeats. All that changed when the the meantime, with the arrangement at YMCA Sussex County League 1931-2, 1932-3, 1933-4, Club, by now nicknamed the Hornets, appointed having come to an end, Horsham moved into the West Sussex Senior League (1896-1926) 1935-6, 1936-7, 1937-8, 1946-7 Roy Osborne as the new manager under whom Sussex FA Headquarters at Lancing in the summer Metropolitan League 1951-2 The club won back-to-back league titles between they would win the Division Two title in 1970, the of 2017 where a two season stay culminated in a Athenian League Division Two 1969-70 1900 and 1902, playing initially at Horsham Park Sussex Senior Cup in 1972, and the Division One play-off final defeat of Ashford Town in 2019 that and Springfield Meadow until securing a site at title in 1973 that saw the Club accepted into the saw the Club back in the Premier Division. The joy Athenian League Division One 1972-3 Queen Street that would become their permanent expanded two-division Isthmian League. of promotion was tinged with sadness, though, Isthmian League Division Three 1995-6 home for 104 years. Following a period of very little as the sad passing of President Frank King just a Southern Combination Football League 2015-16 success, a 4th championship win in 1926 saw the Isthmian League (1973-2015) few weeks later meant that he missed seeing his Sussex RUR Cup 1900, 1931, 1932, 1934 (Jt), 1935, Club invited to join the Sussex County League. From the brink of bankruptcy to the highs of beloved Hornets finally take ownership of its new 1936, 1937, 1938 (Jt), 1946, 1949 (Jt), 1951, 1952, 1957 Premier Division football, the Isthmian League Sussex County League (1926-1951) ground, although his name lives on through the Sussex Floodlight Cup 1977-8, 2001-2 years have been arguably the most colourful dedication of the new boardroom in his memory. The 1930s was a golden era for the Club with 6 in the Club’s long history. Financial uncertainty Sussex Senior Cup 1934-5, 1938-9, 1949-50, league titles won while regularly scoring over 100 1953-4, 1971-2, 1973-4, 1975-6 dogged the Club throughout the 1980s and only Backed by an average league attendance of goals a season. Horsham also won the first post- a two-legged play-off victory over Letchworth FA Cup 1st Round 1947-8, 1966-7 war title in 1947 while, in addition, the Royal Ulster 596 at the new Hop Oast stadium, the Hornets Garden City in 1990 saved them from relegation FA Cup 2nd Round 2007-8 Rifles and Sussex Senior Cups regularly found continued their fine form into the 2019/2020 to the County League and possible dissolution, campaign and remained among the promotion their way back to Queen Street. On 3rd November but fortunes improved through the 1990s with 1945, Horsham recorded their record victory when play-off contenders throughout the season. They promotion secured from Division 3 in 1996 and, had also reached the last four of the League FA Cup beating Southwick 16-2. In 1951, having scored within ten years, they reached the Premier Division 1824 goals at an average of almost four per Cup for the first time in their history before the The Hornets created history in 2007 when they where they remained for six seasons. Having outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic brought reached the second round of the FA Cup for the match, an application was successfully made to sold their ground for redevelopment at the end join the Metropolitan & District League. the season to an early conclusion. first time in their history. A 1-1 draw at home to of the 2007/8 season, Horsham spent a season then League One leaders Swansea City saw the Metropolitan & District League (1951-1957) at Worthing before entering into a groundshare Despite hopes that last season might be free from two sides replay in Wales where Horsham twice Little was expected of Horsham as they came agreement with their old neighbours Horsham disruption it, too, was curtailed after less than two led their illustrious hosts before going down 6-2, up against the ‘A’ sides of teams like Tottenham YMCA as their quest for a new ground continued. months, with Horsham sat in 9th spot having won with both matches chosen for live coverage by Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Luton Town and But fortunes were on the wane and an acute four and drawn two of their ten matches. Sky Sports. Millwall, yet they confounded common opinion by overhaul of the club’s finances in 2011 resulted securing the championship at the first attempt. in the departure of long-serving manager But, as the strength of the league increased, the John Maggs and virtually the entire playing amateur teams struggled to make any impact squad. A turbulent 2011/12 found the club under and Horsham finished the 1956/57 season at the three different managers, with Simon Colbran foot of the table, having already decided to quit ultimately unable to prevent the side from the league in favour of the Corinthian League. returning to Division One South. A 10-1 reverse at Bedford Town Reserves in 1956 remains the Club’s heaviest competitive post-war Homegrown player Gary Charman was appointed defeat. as manager in 2013 but a poor run of results the Corinthian League (1957-1963) following season led to him being replaced by This was a period of general progress, with the two more former players, Anthony Storey and Cliff club improving their league position year on year Cant, in January 2015. Despite some impressive and were beaten Memorial Shield finalists in 1961. initial results, the Club were doomed to relegation Having finished 13th out of 15 teams in their first so former East Preston manager Dominic di season, the Club subsequently came 9th, 8th Paola was appointed with a view to rebuilding a and then 5th before a best-ever finish of 3rd in side capable of competing in the Sussex County 1962. During this period, Mick Browning topped League for the first time since 1951. the Club’s goalscoring charts in five of those six seasons, ending up with an impressive 126 Southern Combination League (2015-2016) goals. The 1962/63 campaign, in which Horsham After a season-long battle with Eastbourne Town, stumbled to a 12th placed finish, was to be the Horsham finished 11 points clear and were crowned final season for the Corinthian League before it champions of the renamed County League merged with the Delphian league to create an for a record-equalling 8th time, thus securing expanded Athenian League. an immediate return to the Isthmian League. A number of club records were broken during Athenian League (1963-1973) this season; the lowest post-war league goals Following a mass exodus of players, Horsham conceded (22), a best-ever goal difference (109), were forced to rebuild with a young, local highest away league victory (11-0 at St Francis 2019’s play-off win saw the club rise back into the Isthmian Premier Division 6 team that peaked at 4th place in 1964/65 Rangers) and a record number of points (97). 7

Contact The Club | [email protected] horshamfc.co.uk | @HorshamFC WELCOME TO TODAY’S GAME POWERPLAY Greetings to our visitors, fans and today’s match officials Thank you Gareth & Co for keeping us now, please join entertained over the last few weeks but we’ll me in welcoming take it from here! goalkeeper Sam Howes, Yes, the Three Lions may have agonisingly midfielders Lucas missed out on bringing football ‘home’ this Rodrigues, Tom summer but we’re delighted that it is well and Kavanagh, Bradley Wilson and Tom Richards, truly back at The Camping World Community and forwards Shamir Fenelon and Alex Stadium as we welcome our supporters back Laing. Competition for places will be keenly through our doors for the first time in seven contested this campaign as we saw at long months. Dorking Wanderers last Saturday that even And what a match we have in store for our our understrength side are capable of return, with our near neighbours Crawley competing with the best this season, having Town agreeing to provide the opposition for only narrowly lost to two late goals to the what is the stand-out fixture of our nine game National League South champions after pre-season schedule. A warm welcome to leading for more than an hour. everyone connected with our visitors this Inevitably we have also seen some of last afternoon, particularly Reds manager John season’s squad move on, so we say farewell Yems who is still fondly remembered here and good luck to Brad House, who has following his spell in charge of the Hornets rejoined parent club Sutton United ahead of back in the early 1990s. A special greeting, their debut campaign in the Football League, too, to today’s matchball sponsor Howard Kieran Lavery, JJ O’Sullivan, Kieran Monlouis, Mannion. Arron Hopkinson, Lewis Taylor and Dylan Crawley were our opponents for the official Merchant. opening of the stadium, back in July 2019, We now know that our league campaign will a match that saw us run out 3-1 victors in start at home, and the fixtures don’t come front of a 1,000+ crowd and although both much bigger than a visit from the new FA managers will suggest that results rarely Trophy winners, Hornchurch. The Urchins matter during pre-season, I’m certain the confounded the odds to win the competition Reds will be keen to avenge that scoreline this in front of 6,000 fans at Wembley Stadium afternoon. back in May and will be tipped by many to Sadly today’s attendance will be far lower be among the promotion challengers this as restrictions imposed upon football clubs season. One definitely not to be missed! You at all levels, due to the continued menace can find all our league fixtures in the centre of of the Covid-19 virus, means that we will this programme. be operating at a reduced capacity for the We know you’ve been starved of ‘live’ football Powerplay is one of the UK's largest organisers of small-sided foreseeable future. Good reason, then, for this year and if today’s ‘fix’ isn’t enough for you, you to purchase a Horsham season ticket football leagues. We provide social and competitive football for all we’ve got a full day of action here tomorrow to GUARANTEE admission to ALL our Isthmian as we host our Vets Tournament, including a League home matches throughout 2021/22. If abilities and fitness levels at over 200 convenient locations around team of HFC legends. Ian Chatfield, Jahmahl you haven’t yet collected an application form King, Lee Carney, Jamie Taylor and Nigel Brake the UK. 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We certainly have plenty to be positive and entertaining stay with us this afternoon, call: 0800 567 0757 about, with Dom having made some excellent we would like to remind you all to continue to new signings to complement our already email: [email protected] do all you can to help contain the spread of talented squad, further confirmation of the Covid. Please refer to our guidance notes on significant strides the club has made under his page 3 or speak to a steward if you have Or follow us on our social media channels for updates. stewardship. any concerns. Our new arrivals will be featured in more detail in the early weeks of the season but, for Mark 9 @POWERPLAYFOOTBALL POWERPLAY POWERPLAYLEAGUE horshamfc.co.uk | @HorshamFC FROM THE DUG OUT Team Manager Dominic Di Paola

It’s fantastic to be back again after a horrible have all made some good nine months or so. Although it’s been business signings and improved as usual in terms of preparations for the new their facilities so I’m season, it was almost a case of having to fall in expecting this to be a love with the game again after Covid took all the harder campaign. fun out of it. We want to get to Things like having only six people in the dressing a point where we room and not being allowed to travel by coach to have a settled away games, you miss out on all the banter that group again for helps you bond as a unit and I hated that. I didn’t the next two or think we really gelled last season, or what there three years. We’ve was of it, and I’m convinced that was the main got the makings reason for it. It’s no reflection on the players we of a good group, had last season but it already it feels better this one that’s strong time around. in all departments, and added more As soon as the match against Corinthian-Casuals creativity going was out of the way, and we knew last season was forward, especially in over, I started putting a list together of players the wide areas. I wanted to sign. We pretty much tore up the squad if you like, targeted everyone I wanted We’ve also had four of to target, spoke to those I needed to, and got our U18s training with us planning for this year. We have a decent budget because I’ve always said this season, probably not among the top eight that if players are good enough, regardless of or ten spenders but good enough to enable us their age, then it would be silly not to use them. to bring in players who will make us competitive, They all got minutes in our two games so far and and credit to the board because they could quite aren’t there just to make up the numbers but we easily have cut back, with no money coming in understand that there is a big leap from the U18s during the pandemic. to senior football so we’ll have to see how it goes. They’ve got a great attitude and if the squad We’ve signed some real quality and we’ve been thins out as season progresses, they might find lucky that they’ve fallen into our laps in some themselves a regular part of things. respect. It was always a conscious effort to get local lads in, and to establish a younger group, When we sat down to plan our pre-season, we so we’ve been a bit lucky with Tom Richards wanted local games so the fans could come and having just moved to Guildford, Tom Kavanagh watch us. It’s been a frustrating time for them too is in Reigate, Shamir Fenelon lives near Crawley so it’s been great to have them back again. We and was getting fed up with the travelling up to also wanted to get a few games on grass, a few Billericay, and Sam Howes is at East Grinstead on our own pitch, and a smattering of teams on so they’re a perfect fit. I also think the profile of our level, like the Met Police, as they’re a bit closer the club has changed now, which helps. When to what we would come up against in the league. we came up out of the County League, half the It was disappointing that Hampton pulled out as players we spoke to had never heard of Horsham that would have given us a strong test. and the others felt we’d struggle for a couple of It’ll be a good challenge for us against Crawley years so didn’t want to know. today, though, and I’d like to thank John for Unless you’ve got loads of money then you’ve agreeing to bring his side down. We had some got to build your profile up and I think, with no good bits at Dorking on Saturday and matched disrespect to those we had in at the start, we’ve them for 45 minutes and although Tuesday seen the calibre of players improving every year. I was rubbish, it was good from the point of view think it’s also helped that fears over the way some of giving some of the boys who didn’t play on clubs have gone this year, cutting back squads Saturday the chance to blow the cobwebs away. and finances, players have been keen to get The result today is irrelevant, other than local things done, to get some stability. I asked them to pride I guess. But win, lose or draw, it’s just nice make quick decisions so it was good to get a lot to be back out there again and I’m confident this of deals done before we got back to pre-season. squad will do us proud. If we had this team last year, for a full season, Enjoy the game and I look forward to seeing you then we would have made the play-offs, without all back here again throughout the season. question. I didn’t think the Premier was so strong last year but Covid seems to have been good for some clubs. Teams like Bognor, Worthing, Dom Hornchurch, Bishop’s Stortford, Cray and Lewes 11 horshamfc.co.uk | @HorshamFC IN OPPOSITION TODAY ... CLUB HISTORY Crawley Town FC

Formed in 1896, the descendants of the The club was just over an hour from current Crawley Town played their football extinction when a third offer to creditors in the West Sussex and Mid-Sussex was accepted by the administrators. Leagues at a variety of grounds in and Starting the season on minus ten points, around the town, remaining in junior the punishment for entering administration, football until entering the Sussex County Crawley only secured Conference survival League in 1951. on the last day of the season under the stewardship of joint-managers John Yems, The club then switched to the Metropolitan Ben Judge and David Woozley, following the League in 1956 before turning professional departure of Hollins mid-campaign. in 1962 and joining the Southern League the following year. For the next twenty years In May 2007 Steve Evans arrived as Crawley played in the First Division in its manager and the following year a new various guises, apart from a brief taste era dawned for the club when Prospect of Premier Division football in 1969/70. In Estates Holdings Limited took control, in 1983/84, under manager John Maggs, conjunction with former owner John Duly. In March 2011 Winfield lost his brave battle Dean Saunders, failed to provide any real Crawley returned to the Premier Division With former director Bruce Winfield and with cancer, tragically missing out on impetus and Reds were relegated back to where they remained until 2004. local businesswoman Susan Carter now Crawley’s historic promotion to the Football League Two in 2015. key shareholders alongside Prospect The Southern League title was convincingly League just a month later, in which they Estates, the club went from strength to established a record Conference points In March 2016, Turkish businessman Ziya won under manager Francis Vines strength. In October 2009 Mr Winfield Eren became the club’s new owner and in 2003/4, with the League Cup and total and set a new record for the longest announced that Crawley Town would finish unbeaten run (30 matches). promptly installed former Chelsea, Arsenal Championship Match trophy added for the season debt-free, 18 months after the Youth and reserve-team coach Dermot good measure. In 2005, and with Reds now new owners had inherited liabilities of more Reds quickly set the pace at the top of Drummy as manager. However, despite in the Conference National League, the than £500,000. League Two and then embarked on another bringing in 22 new players during the SA Group took ownership of the club and FA Cup run, finally bowing out 2-0 at home summer, Crawley ended the season just made the decision to go full-time. But poor With the backing of new investment from to Stoke City in the 5th round, before Evans’ five points clear of an ignominious return early results saw Vines lose his job and the Far East, Evans began rebuilding a shock departure to Rotherham in the to the National League, signalling the end although his replacement, former Chelsea squad which had finished a superb 7th in April. Former England international Steve of Drummy’s time in charge as he was manager John Hollins, led the club to a 2009/10. In the next six months a total of Coppell arrived at the club as Director replaced by former Leeds United and final finish of 17th, financial problems beset 23 new players arrived and the investment of Football and, with Caretaker Manager Liverpool winger Harry Kewell. the club in the face of dwindling crowds paid off spectacularly with Reds reaching Craig Brewster, guided Reds to a second and the news that the club was to enter the fifth round of the FA Cup where they lost successive promotion with a third place When Kewell elected to join Notts County administration for a second time in seven 1-0 at Manchester United in front of a crowd finish. in the first month of the 2018/19 campaign, years came in June 2006. of 74,778. Italian Gabriele Cioffi was unveiled as Reds’ The next couple of years saw the club 9th manager in just six years and he led comfortably in mid-table but a succession the side to a 19th place finish to seal a ninth of different managers, including high season as a Football League club. But a run profile names such as John Gregory and of just five wins in 19 matches saw Yems return to the managerial hot seat and he managed to steer the club to a top half finish with just three defeats in the final 18 matches of a Covid-interrupted campaign. At the mid-point of last season, Crawley sat among the play-off contenders before finishing twelve points adrift of the top six. However, it was in the FA Cup that they enjoyed arguably their greatest successes, winning a quite unbelievable 1st round tie at Torquay United by six goals to five, despatching League One AFC Wimbledon away from home in round two, and gaining national acclaim for thrashing Premier League newboys Leeds United 3-0 in front The People’s Pension Stadium, John Maggs spent 36 years at Crawley Town of the TV cameras before going down home of Crawley Town FC before going on to become Horsham’s most narrowly at Bournemouth in the 4th successful post-war manager round. 12 13

Contact The Club | [email protected] horshamfc.co.uk | @HorshamFC that fans would still be talking about for fans were able to watch some of the matches THE BIGGEST TRANSFER DEAL IN THE years to come if they’d been allowed down online but it’s not like actually being there so there, and if the Match of the Day cameras you don’t get a real feel for what’s going on. had been there they’d have said it was one You only get to see what the cameraman CLUB’S HISTORY, AND THE FANS DIDN’T of the greatest ever FA Cup ties. To go two wants to show you in some respects.” goals down, lose your ‘keeper to concussion, EVEN SEE HIM PLAY! equalise in the 18th minute of stoppage time So what are your aims for the coming Chatting with Reds’ boss John Yems only to concede and equalise again before season? extra-time was mad enough. But then they “You’re always looking to better yourselves go 5-3 up and you think we’ve had it here but every season but to sustain it, clubs have then we go and score three times to win it. It been spending fortunes and Crawley don’t With a reported four million global deaths equalled the most clean sheets, we secured was nonsense really.” have that sort of money. What we can do is attributed to the Coronavirus since its the club’s record transfer fee and produced offer players the opportunity to impress, to outbreak in January 2020, it might seem one of the biggest results for years in the FA The loss of fans was felt by everyone last progress, and enjoy their football. Fans want to crass to bemoan the disruption caused to Cup. season but how do you think the players see players giving it their best. something as relatively ‘trivial’ and simple “We were in the play-off positions for a bit but would have fared had they had the extra as the playing of competitive football. “Perhaps we overachieved last season, I ten of our players went down with Covid, on ‘pressure’ of playing in front of supporters? don’t know. One thing I can guarantee is that Yet to those who earn a living from the top of the injuries you always get, and that told “You can’t play for the fans so I don’t think you everyone who pulls on that shirt this season Beautiful Game, such as the players and in the end. We beat the ten sides above us, can call it extra pressure. Supporters have to will be playing for the club, not themselves. some we doubled up on, so you’ve got to take staff at Crawley Town, the impact was not be behind you and if they can see progress When they walk around town and see people insignificant. Thankfully the last campaign was a lot of positives from the season really. I think being made at their club over the last 18 wearing our shirts, they’re playing for them, seen through to its conclusion, unlike 2019/20 we should have done better, if I’m honest, but months that we’ve been here, then that’s good they’re playing for the club staff, they’re when the programme was wrapped up two it is what it is. and if they don’t think that’s successful then I playing for everyone connected with Crawley months early, albeit in the absence of paying don’t know what is. Town Football Club. spectators. “A club deserves to be where they end up. It’s as simple as that. Whether you win the league, “It’s all ifs, buts, and maybes isn’t it? Who We spoke with Reds boss John Yems to get his get relegated or end up mid-table, that’s what knows, the supporters could have lifted us to reflections on the strangest of all seasons. your results dictate and supporters have got the next level, we’ll never know. It was hard to understand that. Like I say, it was just a very because you had to be judgemental on the How relieved were you to get season strange season. I think if we’d have had fans in team and your own performance because completed? the ground, they’d be talking about the season there was no-one else there to do it. I know the Continued over... “You’ve no idea how difficult it was. It’s the for years to come. weirdest experience you could ever have. Day “The one thing that sums up just how weird to day, week to week, with everything that last season was, was Max Watters became was going on in the world, it was surreal. To the most expensive transfer deal in our history be honest you felt like you didn’t know if you’d when he joined Cardiff City yet none of our started the season or finished it, if that makes supporters got to see him play! How ridiculous sense?” is that?” How difficult was it to motivate the squad, The result of the season was defeating Leeds knowing they’d be playing to empty United in front of the TV cameras. That must stadiums? have been a special day. “Extremely hard. To be honest, I had trouble “That’s one of the sad things about having enough with my own self-motivation before no fans last season. If they’d have been at starting with the players. You go to away the match, they’d still be talking about it games and had special dispensation to stay today and posting pictures on social media overnight at hotels but you’re the only ones and what-have-you. To beat a very good there. It was like the Bates Motel at times! Premier League team at our own ground, Then you go to the grounds when you’re used convincingly too, was terrific for the club and to seeing supporters along the way but you the town in general and I’m sure our fans didn’t see anyone. You’re standing on the would have loved it. The Leeds staff were very touchline and it’s just eerie, really strange. The complimentary about us afterwards as well, other problem is that because there’s no fans which was class. They’re a proper football in, the officials can hear everything you say club. People tell me it was the best result in the and I got fined for my language!” club’s history and when you think they (Leeds) In such trying circumstances, you enjoyed a finished the game with eleven first teamers pretty decent season. How do you view the on the pitch, including ones that have gone campaign as a whole? on to play for England, it just shows you the magnitude of what we achieved.” “I couldn’t really tell you what a good season is for us in the current climate. Some will say While that result was the standout one from Crawley not getting relegated is a good a club perspective, surely the one down at season but I wouldn’t. But when you break Torquay was one of the most incredible of it all down, we had our second best points the entire season? 14 and goals totals since 2013, I’m told we “Yeah, that was a bit crazy. It’s another one 15

Contact The Club | [email protected] horshamfc.co.uk | @HorshamFC You’ve been quite open that Crawley has one since it opened in 2019. How impressed have of the lowest budgets so how does that affect you been with the facilities? your player recruitment? “I’ve got to admit, I’m not a fan of 3G. I’d much “Yeah, I think we’ve got the second lowest rather us train and play on grass but perhaps PROUD KIT SUPPLIER TO budget in the league. We’re realistic enough to that’s cos I’m a miserable old git! But you can’t know that players aren’t going to fall through fault it, can you? The players enjoy it here, our door so we’re a bit like the Dirty Dozen. they’re comfortable with everything and I think We’ve brought in players who have been out it’s a good arrangement for both clubs.” through injury or just fallen out of favour at other clubs and feel they’ve got a bit to prove You’ve decided to play a lot of friendlies so they’re hungry to play, hungry to progress. against local non-league sides this pre- We’ve signed Owen Gallacher, a 22 year old season. What’s the thinking behind that? full-back who’s been released by Burton “I always say never forget where you came Albion, Jack Payne was at Gillingham with from and if we have the opportunity to help me back in the day, he’s 29 and has been at out local clubs by playing at their ground and Eastleigh in the National League for the last help bring in a bit of money then we have to three years, and Harry Ransom’s come in from do it, especially after the season they’ve had Millwall after they let him go. They should have with everything null and voided for the last two the right attitude to help take us forward.” years. I think it’s important to remember your roots because as soon as you start to think Your knowledge of the non-league game you’re Charlie Bananas then football has a must help when looking for potential habit of kicking you where it hurts. bargains? “This is my 31st season as a coach and I’m not “I suppose so, yeah. When I was at a big fan of pre-season, I never have been. I Bournemouth, we brought in Callum Wilson hate it. We always make out that results don’t and Matt Ritchie who were playing lower matter, and I suppose they don’t because you league and Lee (Bradbury, Yems’ assistant) could win all your-pre-seasons then go and knows a good player and brought Tommy lose your first three league games and get Elphick and Stevie Cook to Bournemouth the sack, or lose all pre-season and then start around the same time. the season on fire. Results really don’t have “Just because you pay big money, either much of a bearing on how the season will pan on the transfer or wages, doesn’t mean out so you just have to get out of it what you someone’s the right player. We brought want. You can’t argue that we’d all rather play Davide Rodari in from Hastings last season than train but whoever wins today, the most and he’s settled in well, scored his first goal important thing is that Horsham make money for us, and is young and eager and that’s the from the day. sort of thing we’re looking for. I actually had a “Our rewards will be when sides from look at him when we was at Bournemouth and Tottenham and West Ham come down to us I think we’re lucky to sign him this time, if I’m later this month. They’ll be good fixtures for us honest.“ because both clubs have promised to send The club have been training here at Hop Oast down strong sides so we’ll be in Horsham’s position then. I think it’s important that clubs help each other out where they can. “Last year we only got a two week pre-season so the first five games were pretty much played at walking pace until we got our fitness up. With the matches we’ve got lined up, it should ensure we get plenty of minutes into the whole squad. All we can hope for is to get the players into the best physical shape we can before we go to Hartlepool, and avoid any injuries.” HOME & AWAY REPLICA SHIRTS And you’re looking forward to having the fans back? AVAILABLE IN THE CLUB SHOP “That’ll depend on whether they like what I’m doing or not. If they don’t then they’ll probably get on my back and want me gone!”

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horshamfc.co.uk | @HorshamFC the ‘keeper be sent off for his actions. REMEMBER WHEN ... The second half followed a similar pattern to the FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round 1991 first, with Crawley doing most of the attacking, and Green produced the save of the match from Tim Hulme to maintain parity. But Evans’ pre- While the growing geographical sprawl of match prediction that “it could come down to Crawsham has led some residents to fear the finishing” proved prophetic, especially when Bert threat of an unthinkable union of Horsham Davis shot over the bar from three yards with just and Crawley , the gap between the towns’ two three minutes remaining in what was the final senior football clubs is so significant that – for chance of the tie. all intents and purposes – meetings between the near neighbours have almost taken on the “It was a superb occasion but, in all honesty, I feel of ‘just another game’ in the eyes of many, don’t think it was a great game” said Duncan. especially those at the northern end of the A264. “The pitch was wet and was like a pudding in places, and I really can’t remember having too However, when the two sides were drawn to many saves to make. In fact we came off the face each other in the 4th qualifying round Yet after a rather less stressful season of mid- at the end feeling disappointed that we hadn’t of the 1991/92 FA Cup competition, cup fever table consolidation, manager Peter Evans led his performed as well as we could, although it was immediately enveloped the whole region. side to an incredible start to the ‘91/92 campaign a great achievement to take them to a second “I remember we went to South Lodge for a pre- that produced 14 wins and 3 draws from 19 game.” Competitive matches between Horsham matches. Among those victories, higher division match meal and were told we had to be at the and Crawley had, since the Premier Midweek sides Hungerford, Buckingham Town, Basingstoke ground about half an hour earlier than usual By the time of the replay, at Town Mead the Floodlight League campaign of 1970/71, been and Maidenhead were all despatched in the FA because we were expecting a big crowd” Duncan following Tuesday, the sides knew that their prize confined solely to cup ties where fortunes Cup as the Hornets made it through to the final continued. “When we came out for the warm up for victory would be to host Division Four side were surprisingly even, despite Crawley being qualifying round for the first time in 14 years and there were just so many people in the ground and Northampton Town. “I remember the draw, and members of the Southern League while the only the fourth since 1966. it certainly got the butterflies going a bit stronger finding out that we’d play Northampton at home than normal. if we won, but although you always hope and “We almost went out of business as a club when dream that you could get through, I wasn’t really we played Letchworth” recalls Duncan Green, who “Queen Street was a fantastic ground to play thinking beyond the replay because we knew it kept goal in both play-off matches after following at and, back then, the Cowshed stand behind was always going to be a tough ask to get there.” his former Steyning manager Evans to Horsham the goal had a roof on so the atmosphere was incredible.“ in 1990. “Peter came in too late to save us from Continued Over ... finishing bottom of the league so his priority was The ground was a cacophony of noise as Evans to put together a side capable of winning the and Reds manager Brian Sparrow led out their play-offs. respective teams, with over 2,000 fans providing a “Over the next year or so he changed the side raucous sight, and it was higher-ranking Crawley around so much that only myself, Charlie (Mark that started the strongest as they laid siege to the home goal during the opening half hour. Yet Chaplin) and Steppers (Mark Stepney) were still the Hornets backline of Wren, Chaplin, Dave Clark around for the Crawley match. He brought a lot and Breach, against his former side, performed of the top County League players into the club, superbly to keep their opponents at bay and players like Mark Dunk, Phil Somers, Wayne Wren, when the visitors did break through, they found Russell Gunn and Steve Breach, who’d played a Duncan in fine form. lot higher, and they totally transformed things.” “Peter’s last message before we went out was For their part, wins over Molesey, Sheppey to be confident. He said we were there on merit United and Erith & Belvedere had left Crawley and although we knew that Crawley were a much just one step from an appearance in the first bigger side than us, if we could keep a clean round ‘proper’ they had last graced in 1971, sheet for the first twenty minutes then we had coincidentally having knocked out Horsham in every chance of getting something out of the the 3rd qualifying round. Their league form was game. And that’s what we did. We were under less consistent, with four wins and three losses, pressure almost immediately but we held out but their status as an established Southern and began to grow into the game. Dunky and Phil League Premier Division side meant it was they dug in a bit and there were a few tackles flying who would go into this eagerly-anticipated tie in from both sides, probably as much to do with as overwhelming favourites, despite the Hornets the occasion and the emotions of the crowd as holding home advantage. anything.” Despite the attraction of the televised Scotland/ Craig Whittington went closest to providing the Hornets struggled to make much of an impact England rugby World Cup semi-final tie that early breakthrough but he was denied by Green amid the nether regions of the Isthmian League. afternoon, pubs around the ground were packed and, slowly, Horsham fought their way back into In fact, just 15 months prior to the match in ahead of kick-off and early queues began contention with Mark Stepney giving full-back question, only a relegation play-off victory had forming at the turnstiles, while the main stand – Steve Powell a difficult afternoon. A controversial prevented Horsham from the potential oblivion usually occupied by a couple of dozen spectators incident, in which Reds’ Dave Winterton was lucky that was suffered by now-defunct Letchworth - was full before 2pm as supporters prepared to to pick up just a yellow card when rushing out of Horsham captain Mark Dunk was Garden City, their opponents in that welcome the FA Cup’s last two remaining Sussex his area to handle the ball to deny Russell Gunn, instrumental in the Hornets’ run 18 emotionally-charged two-legged affair. non-league sides. ramped up the partisan crowd who demanded to the 4th qualifying round 19

Contact The Club | [email protected] horshamfc.co.uk | @HorshamFC asleep I expect. There’d been a bit of a battle all night between Cliff and Dunky. There was history between them so it was a bit of a surprise when Cliff joined Horsham a year or so later. At his first training session with us, Dunky put on a pair of boxing cloves and a headguard to welcome him for a bit of fun. It was a good icebreaker.” It took the second half introduction of substitute Moray Forrest to enliven the visitors’ efforts as, first, John Walters squeezed a header wide and then Dunk fizzed in a powerful low drive that Winterton did well to save. The Crawley goal endured a few frantic moments as the Hornets looked to find a lifeline but Crawley remained a threat on the break and added a rather harsh third in stoppage time when Hulme slid the ball home. Duncan Green made more than 300 appearances for the Hornets “We missed a couple of pretty decent chances that we had been putting away for fun in other Despite the goalless weekend stalemate, a then games so it was a bit harsh when they scored record attendance of 3,427 braved the incessant another right at the end. It would have been nice rain to see the two sides do battle once more, to get a goal for all the fans who made the trip with half of them journeying up in support of but we had no complaints at the result. I think those in amber and Lincoln green. we acquitted ourselves pretty well over the two games, given the gap in league places between “I’d never played at Town Mead before and it was us, and to play in front of over 5,000 fans over a bit of a baptism of fire. The amount of abuse I those two games was pretty amazing.” got from the Crawley fans while I was warming up was incredible. I had all sorts of fruit thrown at me So the cup run was over for the gallant Hornets and I’ll always remember a young kid, only about but it signalled a revival of interest in the town twelve years old, standing next to his dad and club, not to mention adding a few valuable shouting out “oi ‘keeper, you’re a c***!” It’s funny coffers to the finances, while Reds went on to now when I look back at it, but I’m surprised his record a terrific 4-2 win over the Cobblers in the dad didn’t give him a clip round the ear!” first round. A 2-0 success at fellow non-leaguers Hayes followed in round two before this history- The fans were made to wait 15 minutes to allow making run to the third round ended in another the huge crowd to cram inside the ground Sussex derby, going down 5-0 at the Goldstone but within two minutes of the start, the visiting Ground to Brighton & Hove Albion. supporters were looking towards the sodden skies as Crawley took a fortuitous lead. Breach Horsham’s own season faded away, yet still had already performed a miraculous goal-line resulted in their highest league position (5th) clearance to deny Dave Cooper when Grant since joining the Isthmian League almost two Gallagher’s twenty yard shot struck the centre- decades earlier. But most importantly it gave half on the head, sending the ball spinning into the town’s football supporters pride in their club the air and bouncing over Green into the roof of once more and, thanks to the likes of Duncan, the net. Peter and all those who played their part, the foundations upon which the club could rebuild “Crawley really came at us from the start. It were slowly being laid. was wave upon wave coming down the hill and Wrenny really had his hands full with their winger. TEAMS: I remember the first goal deflecting off Breachy but whether I should have saved it, I really can’t Horsham: Duncan Green, Wayne Wren, Mark remember.” Chaplin, Marcus Cooke, Steve Breach, Dave Clark, Mark Stepney, Mark Dunk, Russell Gunn, Phil Wren with a low drive, and a weak Gunn header, Somers, John Walters Subs Moray Forrest, John proved Horsham’s best efforts at equalising Bailey before another unfortunate incident saw them fall further behind. Cliff Cant, recalled after a four Crawley: Dave Winterton, Bert Davis, Steve Powell, match absence through injury, struck a tame Neil Wickens, Tony Vessey, Tim Hulme, Dave effort from 25 yards that somehow eluded Green Venables, Damian Webber, Dave Cooper, Craig on the greasy turf before nestling into the bottom Whitington, Grant Gallagher Sub Colin Oakes corner. Replay: Horsham unchanged, Cliff Cant “Everything just seemed to happen in slow motion replaced Bert Davis for Crawley but I reckon the fans behind the goal would have a better idea than me of whether I could have done better. They’ll probably tell you I was half 21 horshamfc.co.uk | @HorshamFC HOME Away n Cautioned n Sent Off Scorers in BOLD Goals scored 1 SEASON RECORD 2021-22 ILP = Isthmian League Premier Division FAC = FA Cup FAT = FA Trophy SSC = Sussex Senior Cup The Hornets’ Fixtures, Results and Line-Ups

Red = Evening Kick-Offs Team Line-Up First XI Substitutes Used Date & Opposition Comp Res Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 # + * AUGUST 2021 14 HORNCHURCH ILP 21 Haringey Borough ILP 28 MERTSHAM ILP 30 Lewes ILP SEPTEMBER 4 TBC FAC1Q 11 Folkestone Invicta ILP 14 BOGNOR REGIS TOWN ILP 18 CHESHUNT ILP 25 Bowers & Pitsea ILP 29 Kingstonian ILP OCTOBER 2 MARGATE ILP 9 POTTERS BAR TOWN ILP 11 Carshalton Athletic ILP 16 Cray Wanderers ILP 23 BISHOPS STORTFORD ILP 30 TBC FAT3Q NOVEMBER 6 WINGATE & FINCHLEY ILP 13 Brightlingsea Regent ILP 20 Leatherhead ILP 27 ENFIELD TOWN ILP DECEMBER 4 Merstham ILP 11 EAST THURROCK UNITED ILP 18 Hornchurch ILP 27 LEWES ILP JANUARY 2022 1 Worthing ILP 3 CORINTHIAN-CASUALS ILP 8 FOLKESTONE INVICTA ILP 15 Bognor Regis Town ILP 22 Cheshunt ILP 29 BOWERS & PITSEA ILP FEBRUARY 5 Margate ILP 12 KINGSTONIAN ILP 15 CARSHALTON ATHLETIC ILP 19 Potters Bar Town ILP 26 CRAY WANDERERS ILP MARCH 5 Bishops Stortford ILP 12 BRIGHTLINGSEA REGENT ILP 19 Wingate & Finchley ILP 26 LEATHERHEAD ILP APRIL 2 Enfield Town ILP 9 HARINGEY BOROUGH ILP 16 Corinthian-Casuals ILP 18 WORTHING ILP 23 East Thurrock United ILP

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Contact The Club | [email protected] horshamfc.co.uk | @HorshamFC sight of goal when he looked to get on to HORNETS LINE-UP MATCH REPORT a clipped ball into the box but Huk was Saturday July 10th 2021 u Pre-Season Friendly out bravely to disrupt his progress and when possession was instantly regained, 1 Howes 3 Sparks (Fogden 74, McShane 81) Dorking Wanderers 2 the trialist pulled the ball back behind 14 Dyett the incoming Laing and the chance was (Fenelon 10) 5 Brivio Horsham 1 lost. Tempers then flared when Laing took 19 Day exception to Briggs’ late challenge on Jack 7 Rodrigues Horsham kicked-off their pre-season Brivio, sparking an angry exchange that 8 Harris schedule last Saturday with an saw Laing rather forcefully removed from 16 Trialist encouraging display at National League the scene by Prior while players from both 9 Fenelon South champions Dorking Wanderers, sides raced to get involved. 10 Kavanagh 11 Laing who trailed for more than an hour before The game quickly settled down again and scoring twice in the closing stages to it wasn’t long before Dorking got on terms. Subs (all used): Dsane, Adam, Stephens, secure a 2-1 victory. Tom Day was relieved to see the referee Pickering, Gibson turn down appeals for a penalty when Dan u Report by Mark Wells With several regulars unavailable for u selection, it was a rather understrength Gallagher went down under the defender’s Photos by John Lines squad that travelled to the Meadowbank challenge but, from the subsequent corner, Stadium with several trialists, among them Bobby Joe Taylor was allowed to dance members of the club’s U18s, alongside new his way through two challenges on his way taken down by Taylor who raced clear into signings Sam Howes, Lucas Rodrigues, to the touchline from where he picked out the box before picking out McShane to roll Shamir Fenelon, Tom Kavanagh and Alex Fogden. The experienced forward saw his the ball beyond Howes. Laing. first attempt blocked by Howes but had little trouble in burying the rebound from It would have been harsh on Horsham had It took Fenelon just ten minutes to make his close range. Howes not miraculously denied the hosts mark when good work down the left side of added a third, five minutes from time, when Harris went close to putting the visitors the penalty area ended with Laing laying Taylor again broke into the penalty area back in front with one of his trademark Rodrigues’ cross back into the striker’s path and unselfishly squared the ball for Fogden ‘specials’ but the ball flew narrowly wide of to apply a fierce first time finish into the who saw his effort kept out by Howes’ the mark and, a minute later, DSane failed roof of the net. A fine save by Lee Worgan to turn the ball home following good work outstretched hand at near point-blank prevented Charlie Harris from doubling by Day. But from narrowly avoiding going range. A curling effort by one of the many the score, a minute later, and the former behind for the second time in the match, unspecified second half substitutes came Maidstone ‘keeper needed to be at his best Dorking went straight up the other end and close to giving the Hornets a share of the from the resulting corner when diving down netted the winner with a goal of National spoils but when Day headed a late free- low to stop Laing’s low drive. League quality. Another inch-perfect kick over the crossbar, the travelling fans As Horsham continued to create the better crossfield ball from Fogden was expertly sensed it wasn’t to be their day. chances, the tenacious Kavanagh won the Dorking’s next attack when he got down ball and raced into the box before cutting it superbly to stop Prior’s side-footed shot back to Fenelon, whose first time flick went from creeping inside the post. the wrong side of the near post. There was A couple of strong challenges turned the another anxious moment for the Dorking closing moments of the half into a rather defence when Worgan handled a miscued feisty affair, with Horsham’s trialist picking backpass by Ed Harris, the ‘keeper needing up a booking and Chicks’ manager Marc to be brave to force down Charlie Harris’ White a talking to by referee Steven Hughes, close range free-kick. before Prior went close to levelling the A drinks break at the midway point of the scores with a shot on the turn that was well half gave the hosts the chance to regroup taken by Howes. and, after the resumption, it was Dorking H/T Dorking Wanderers 0 Horsham 1 who went on to enjoy the better of things. Matt Briggs’ long ranger was comfortably Horsham enjoyed a couple of early sorties fielded by Howes and a half clearance was into the Dorking penalty area at the start fired back and wide of the goal by James of the second half but were unable to McShane. capitalise, and a Laing effort lacked the power to seriously trouble goalkeeper Prolific marksman Jason Prior somehow Slavomir Huk, one of three half-time failed to find the target from a Barry Fuller replacements for the home side. At the cross and then a neat one-two between other end, McShane flashed a near post Niall McManus and Wes Fogden saw the header across the face of goal on the hour latter fail to test Howes from a decent mark. position. But the Hornets’ new ‘number 24 one’ needed to be at his best in Eddie DSane, on for Fenelon, had a brief 25

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@PitchingIn_ TIME TO MOVE ON the 2020/21 campaign with three goals in 18 appearances. WELCOMING BACK JAMES TILLEY “I guess, deep down, I knew my time at Crawley’s former Hornet is (almost) back home, via a rather circuitous route Brighton was coming to an end but I never “I was pleased with how it went last season gave up because football is a game of but now I want to push on, keep improving, opinions. Just because one person doesn’t and hopefully get as many matches under The date was 28th March, 2010, and 12 year think you’re good enough doesn’t mean my belt as I can.” old James Tilley had just scored to help they’re right. If I’m honest, I think I should have Horsham to victory over Highdown Saints gone out on loan a lot earlier. A lot of league It’s been quite a journey for the former in the final of the Arun & Chichester League clubs wanted me after I made my Brighton Horsham youth player, who believes today’s Cup. debut but Brighton didn’t want me to go.” young Hornets have all the tools to go on and forge a career in the game. Fast forward eleven years, to 13th March 2021, With his Albion contract not renewed, James’ and the young forward is notching his second career headed north when he signed for “Horsham have got a fantastic facility here stoppage time winner in a month for today’s Grimsby Town, then in League Two. “Ian and when you’ve got the best equipment opponents Crawley Town. Holloway was the new manager up there and and good pitches to play on then you’ve got he came all the way down to my house, to a great chance. But you’ve got to believe in James’ inclusion in the Reds squad this talk to my mum and dad and tell them what afternoon would see the 23 year old former yourself, be prepared to he wanted to do. Ian is a great character, take risks, practice Hornet effectively ‘come home’ after a career really passionate about the game , and when that has seen him notch up over a century and listen to any the manager goes to those lengths to sign advice given to of appearances across the Football League, you then that gives you a real boost. I was League Two, National League, U23 Premier you by people still playing at Yeovil at the time but Grimsby you trust and League and even the League of Ireland. offered me an 18 month contract so I agreed respect”. HOW IT ALL STARTED to go. “I was playing Saturdays for Billingshurst but “You learn to grow up pretty quickly when as I got older I wanted to play Sundays, too, you’re a young player being loaned out all It was another 15 months before James had so me and a few boys got together and went over the place but I really enjoyed it. It was his next taste of senior action with the Seagulls and played for Horsham, who my brother, tough moving up north as I was pretty much but he made his mark with their U23s, finishing Nick, had played for a few years before. living out of a suitcase for three years but as top scorer in 2016/17 and helping the side Richard Wootton was the U12s manager at the some of the other players shared a house at to promotion to the U23 Premier League Two time and we had a pretty good side. Horsham Grimsby so I moved in with them and that Division One. The Albion faithful got their first didn’t have their own ground back then so was great for helping you settle in.” sight of James’ goalscoring ability when we played our home matches at Roffey and he bagged the only goal in a Carabao Cup But after scoring twice in 24 matches for trained at Horsham Park but we were pretty victory over Barnet in August 2017 but it was the Mariners, James found himself out successful and won a few things. I was there with the U23s that he continued to ply his of the side after Holloway abruptly for a couple of seasons and they were good trade until January 2019 when he was sent out resigned, with new boss Paul Hurst times.” on loan. bringing in a number of new IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED players. “It was disappointing “It was a bit out of the blue, really. I got offered because I felt I was establishing “I’d already had two unsuccessful trials with the chance to go over to Ireland and join myself there but it all worked Brighton but then Martin Hinshelwood, who up with Cork City for the rest of the season. I out perfectly in the end was their Head of Academy, came and was only 21 and never been away from home because Crawley came watched me play for Horsham and I got before but I didn’t have to be asked twice. I in for me so I’ve moved invited down there to try out. It was a six think it adds to your armoury if you’ve played back home and am week trial, held at Worthing on Monday and in different places and the experience can making up for lost Thursday nights, but I got signed after about only help you develop as a player. There was time, getting a week. no pressure on me to go but I just wanted to play first team football and it wasn’t too bad “You sign schoolboy terms at the start, two to be fair. I played 20 odd times and scored year deals that take you from U12 to U14, and three goals before I came back to Brighton.” they review things after that and if you’re lucky you get put on a scholarship. I was one But no sooner had he returned to Sussex than of the smaller lads but I was playing for the James was off on his travels again, this time U23s when I was 15, partly because the U18s to Yeovil Town. “Yeovil had just been relegated coach moved up to the U23s and brought to the National League but when the manager told me he wanted me to go down there, I a couple of players with him, like me and mum and dad to run around (England international) Ben White. saw it as another chance to get a few more games under my belt. U23 football is very after me”, he joked. “I made my first team debut at 16, although different to first team football; the physicality, James made his Reds debut on 30th I didn’t get to touch the ball! It was at the pace of the game, and just the way the January this year, as a half-time substitute Middlesbrough on the last day of the 2014/15 game is played, the two just don’t compare so in a 3-1 win over Cambridge United, and season and there was just enough time to any experience you can get of senior football opened his goalscoring account in only his take a throw-in before the ref blew the full- is really valuable. The National League can be third appearance with a 90th minute winner time whistle! It was an amazing feeling, pretty uncompromising but I enjoyed my time against Colchester United. After repeating though, to be on the pitch in front of over there. It was nice that I was only a couple of the feat to see off Mansfield Town, he finished 28 30,000 supporters.” hours or so from home, too.” 29

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Horsham Football Club is rightly proud and committee, myself and Mark Butler of its superb new facility, here at the engaged with the Wilder Horsham initiative Hop Oast. Whilst not unique, certainly and invited Richard Black to the club for a in non-league circles, our stunning site survey and to offer further advice. The countryside location makes us the envy initiate aims to forge links between local of many, judging by the many favourable landowners that can provide a network comments we have received from visiting and vital corridors for wildlife, and this was officials since it opened in 2019. something that the club very much wanted to be part of. The decision to build such a structure in an area previously frequented by a wide range “Part of the advice we were given was to of wildlife, and home to an array of flora allow certain parts of our grassland to grow and fauna, naturally drew concerns among naturally without mowing. This has provided some local residents at the perceived wildlife a habitat which has offered shelter, negative impact the development would and food, for a number of invertebrates, have on the area. But they needn’t have butterflies, small mammals and birds. ‘No been as sympathetic club officials have mow zones’ have allowed plants such as been committed to minimising the impact Oxeye Daisy and red and white clover to on the local landscape and its natural flower and provide pollinators with much inhabitants since the planning stage and needed food. now, thanks to the efforts of volunteers pond, joined occasionally by a Grey Heron “Plans are underway to sow wildflower seed Shaun Scott and Mark Butler, an ecology while common toads, frogs, smooth and during the autumn in the hope of them project has been set up to help our new great crested newts have spawned in the germinating in the spring and summer surroundings thrive and we are already pond. next year and attracting pollinators, while a starting to see the benefits, as Shaun number of hibernacula for amphibians and explains. “A wide variety of birds, including Goldfinch, lizards have been constructed in strategic Woodpeckers, Chiff Chaff, Nuthatch, a Red “It was unavoidable that there would be locations. Bug and bee hotels will also be can offer local groups the opportunity Kite, Kestrel, Magpies, Jackdaws, Wren, built to offer shelter and hibernation sites some impact on local wildlife, and the Pied Wagtails, Great tits, Blue Tits, Long to use the facility to hold events such original planning consent was clear about for insects, and water butts will be installed as nature surveys, pond dipping, bird Tailed Tits and Song Thrush have also been to collect rainwater from the clubhouse roof the steps the club needed to take to offset seen around the club. In the woodland watching, bat surveys and moth trapping the effects of the construction and improve that can then be used to water bee friendly while also ensuring that the club plays a a pair of roe deer has been spotted, an shrubs and plants. the site for its natural inhabitants. early morning visit from a fox, scouring the small part in supporting the biodiversity of “What struck both Mark and I wasn’t just main stand for any food scraps, has been “The hope, moving forward, is that the club its immediate, and surrounding, areas.” the design of the stadium, its clubhouse reported and, on summer’s evenings, bats and two pitches, but its location and can be seen feeding on the moths and surrounding landscape. Set on a thirteen insects that are attracted to our floodlights. acre site, the stadium is surrounded The mixed woodland area offered us a by grassland, on two sides by mature brilliant bluebell flowering season, along woodland, and a small pond sits at the with wood anemone (indicators of ancient north west of the club. woodland), and is also a habitat to a number of other woodland flowers, mosses and fungi. “The planting of trees and shrubs in the “While conforming with the planning margins between the woodland and grassy consent requirements, the club felt it had a areas, as well as around the car park area, further duty of care for the land upon which are finally coming into leaf and provide the club had been built and so, in early habitat and food for various species 2021, decided to launch an ecology project of insects and birds. Over the past two with the objective of further enhancing the seasons it has been notable to see wildlife club’s appeal to wildlife and engaging with thrive around the club. A pair of resident local individuals and groups who may have Buzzards can often be seen and heard an interest in the subject. circling the main pitch, Moorhens and 40 Mallards have nested close to the “With the support of the club’s board, 41

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