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HARTLEY WINTNEY FC CLUB HISTORY
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PROUD HAMPSHIRE CLUB SINCE 1897
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HARTLEY WINTNEY FC CLUB HISTORY
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CLUB OFFICIALS 2020-2021
PRESIDENT TREASURER William Mitchell Colin Charlton VICE PRESIDENT: SECRETARY Nick Vint Phil Blakey
CHAIRMAN Elayne Duddridge
Luke Mullen MATCH SECRETARY VICE CHAIRMAN Gerry Wykes Steve Noakes SUBURBAN LEAGUE SECRETARY HON. LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS David Ray Dennis Burgess, David Willoughby, UNDER 18s SECRETARY Paddy White, Luke Mullen, Brian Tommy Ashby Barnard, Gerry Wykes BAR CHAIRMAN VICE PRESIDENTS Paddy White Derek Ames, Len Ashby, Ian Bedford, MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Ann Bradley, Mick Clarke, Lisa Collins, Jeremy Fox James Cooke, Neil Doody, Paula COMMITTEE Flanders, Andrew Harris, Frank Ann Bradley Kenton, David Lenthal, Brendan Devlin Margaret Lewington, Bob Major, Jeremy Fox Mark Porter, Mike Roberts, Janet Nick Elkington Richardson, Niall Scott, Linda Scott, Peter Auchterlonie Josie Shipman, Ray Shipman, Ray Boorman Andy Spiers, Chris Stanley, Roy SOCIAL COMMITTEE Stimpson, Trudy Stimpson, Roger Tracy Collier Taplin, Nick Vint, Elayne Duddridge, Lani Kealoha Charman Mick Bradley Samantha Vallance FIRST TEAM MANAGER SPORTS THERAPIST Anthony Millerick Yasser Adnan ASSISTANT MANAGER DEVELOPMENT TEAM MANAGERS Steve Noakes Andy Hunt FIRST TEAM COACHES Ross Weatherstone Neil Woodyer U18 YOUTH TEAM MANAGERS Mark Hurst Dan Ryan Keith Benjamin Steve Bates MATCH DAY OFFICERS CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER Ray Boorman Josie Shipman Jeremy Fox SOCIAL MEDIA Phil Blakey Luke Mullen PRESS OFFICER & WEB ADMIN Tyler House Hartley WintneyKevin F.C. O’Byrne Ashton Kirby MATCH DAY PROGRAMME GROUNDSMAN Tyler House Vacant
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WELCOME TO HARTLEY WINTNEY FC
ood evening Ladies and The Rams have had a difficult start to Gentlemen and welcome to the the new season and have found G Memorial Ground for this themselves against a trio of well Pitching In Southern Premier South fancied teams in Poole, Gosport and Division fixture. Salisbury. Three defeats has left them in 19th position in the league. Our opponents this evening are Beaconsfield Town. To all their players, We are 14th in the table with 2 points officials and supporters, we extend a from 2 games following away draws warm welcome and hope you enjoy against Walton Casuals and Chesham your short stay with us. We also extend United. Tonight marks our first home a warm welcome to today’s match day league game of the season and officials and hope that they too enjoy doubtless the boys will be looking to their visit. get a home win under their belts.
Our visitors this evening were On Saturday, the first team were promoted to the Southern League involved in a pulsating FA Cup tie Premier Division in the same season against Hanwell Town. Victory was that we secured promotion via the play secured 5-3 despite being behind 2-0 offs. Beaconsfield won the league and 3-1. Not a game for the feint ahead of AFC Rushden & Diamonds. hearted but nonetheless a great comeback and an added bonus of A bit about our opponents being in the hat come Monday. The FA kitty for winning will be welcome in Full Name: Beaconsfield Town these difficult financial times. Shame Football Club it’s been cut by 50% from last season, still the big clubs need the money more Nickname(s): The Rams than the minnows.
Founded: 1994 (as On the Club front, we have reluctantly Beaconsfield increased drink prices, but this is a SYCOB) necessity as we strive to survive. You will all by now be aware that the new Ground: Holloways Park, membership cards are available. You Beaconsfield may be asked to produce them either on entry to the Club or at the bar. Chairman: Chris Coyle Please get behind the team and as Manager: Gary Meakin usual, thank you for your support.
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MILLERS
ood evening and welcome as they did in the first half but credit back to the Memorial Ground where it's due, they found a way to G for our home fixture against win when being sub-par, which Beaconsfield Town. shows the spirit we've got in the camp. It's pleasing to be back on Seeing the fourth and fifth goals go home soil for in brought a great deal of elation to a league all those that were present and I love game after seeing the players celebrate in such such a long a manner. Although Hanwell must wait and the get a great deal of credit for the way boys will be they play, we know that the eager to performance did truly represent us as continue the a squad. positive vein of form that Beaconsfield arrive here today we are in. looking for their first win, so we can photo: Mark Sandom expect a determined and well drilled Although we side. They've got some good players always strive for more, with two tricky that are well known to us, and their away opening games in the league, manager, Gary Meakin, knows how we can't overly complain about our to set a side up. performances. Looking at the form table after such In all of the competitive games we've few games would be fool-hardy. We played this season, including some take nothing for granted and know feisty pre-season games, we've we are best when we are on the front shown a range of different foot, something we obviously aim to performances that should hold us in be tonight. good stead this season. Enjoy the game We've played good attacking football and been dominant for long periods UTR in games, yet also been very dogged and resilient when needed (Chesham being a great example of this). Millers
Saturday was a great win in the FA Cup, however we made very hard work of it and gave ourselves a lot of work to do. It's not a common trait to have so many players underperform
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FA CUP NEWS
Hartley handed home tie against Barking in the Third Qualifying Round
Hartley Wintney have been drawn Dunstable Town in the earlier rounds. at home to Barking in the Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round. For Hartley, next week’s tie will be our first in this round of the FA Cup The tie is scheduled for next since the 2015-16 season, when our Tuesday, 13th October, with a cup run was ended by Eastbourne 7:30pm kick off. Borough.
The draw, which was announced After home wins over Hamworthy yesterday lunchtime, sees Hartley United and Erith & Belvedere, again face lower league opposition. Hartley’s latest cup victory came away at Hanwell Town last Saturday, Our opponents, Barking, play at Step coming from behind to win 5-3. 4 in the Isthmian League South Central division. They qualified for Further details on next week’s tie will this stage of the competition with a follow later this week. win on penalties against Step 3 side Kings Langley last Saturday, having already beaten Heybridge Swifts and
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MATCH REPORT
HANWELL TOWN 3 first effort of note. Mitch Parker created HARTLEY WINTNEY 5 space on the edge of the penalty area before feeding in Tom Bird. The left The Emirates FA Cup Second back moved into the area and his shot Qualifying Round, Saturday brought out a good diving save from 3rd October 2020 Hugo Sobte in the Hanwell goal. Match report by David Graham Hartley Wintney moved into the 3rd Qualifying Round of the Emirates FA Cup after recovering from a two goal half time deficit against Hanwell Town.
Hanwell started the better and on five minutes took the lead. A throw-in on the right by Daniel Carr found the Ty Smith converts a penalty photo: Josie Shipman unmarked George Nicholas some 20 yards out. The midfielder's powerful shot brought out a good save from Row This seemed to spur on the Row and 'keeper Luke Williams, but Ogo Obi on 35 minutes, a Parker corner saw a was first to react for the home side and Kingsley Eshun header blocked by rifled into the net from 10 yards. Sobte. Two minutes later, Parker managed to create a chance for himself Hartley's play was very disjointed and it and his parting effort was parried by was no surprise when Town doubled Sobte. the lead on 19 minutes. A movePhoto: down Josie Shipman the left found Obi. As the striker moved On 39 minutes the pressure finally told in on goal, he was hauled down by when Eshun got free on the left and Nathan Smart and referee Alan was hauled down inside the penalty Cresswell pointed to the penalty spot. area. Ty Smith converted the resulting Obi took the kick himself and scored. penalty kick.
The home side continued in the On the stroke of half time, Hanwell ascendancy and on 26 minutes a cross restored their two goal advantage when from Joel Jacobs found Obi, whose Obi completed his hat trick with an header was saved by Williams. excellent strike. The home striker picked the ball up on the left side and Obi was proving a real handful for the from 25 yards shot over Williams into Row defence. A minute later, he the roof of the net. managed to get behind the Hartley defence and, as Williams came out, the The second period started with Hartley home striker shot just wide. looking to reduce the arrears. On 49 minutes, Smith’s low corner eluded On the half hour, Hartley recorded their everyone and forced Sobte into a save.
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HANWELL TOWN (A)
A minute later, the Row pulled a goal opening for the Row, shooting well back. wide, but on 77 minutes Hartley pulled level. A well worked move from defence saw a long pass from Bird into the path of A corner on the left by Anis Nuur saw Eshun. The Hartley striker ran on, and Matt Drage head powerfully over the although Sobte did well to get a hand to crossbar. However, referee Cresswell the shot, the ball went in off the foot of had spotted that Shane Hollamby had Hanwell’s Joel Jacobs for an own goal. been pulled back and awarded a penalty. Parker took the kick and The home side responded well and a scored. corner from Harvey Killeen found Gianni Crichlow who shot narrowly On 80 minutes, Nuur had two chances wide. Then on 57 minutes, Obi breezed but both efforts were blocked, before through the Hartley defence and also the Row went ahead for the first time in shot narrowly wide, this time from a the match. tight angle. On 83 minutes, a long free kick from On 69 minutes, a Hanwell free kick the left by Bird found the head of from Carr found Rob Laney, who saw Eshun, whose well guided effort beat his header go just wide. Three minutes Sobte. later, Hanwell had a chance to almost wrap things up. A slick move down the Hanwell were not finished and pushed middle found Jack Hutchinson behind forward. They almost pulled level from the Hartley defence but the substitute's an unlikely source. On 86 minutes, a shot went narrowly wide. free kick on the halfway line was taken by Sobte and his powerful strike at goal Three minutes later, Parker had an saw Williams pull off a good save.
Into added time and the Town forced a very late corner. The whole team was pushed up, including Sobte, but Drage cleared and Parker won the race with the last defenders to run the ball into the empty net. [D Graham]
Hartley Line-Up: Williams; Smart (c), Stow, Drage, Bird; Smith, Griffiths, Nuur; Parker, Hollamby, Eshun.
Subs: Gater (replaced Stow), Webb (replaced Smith), Burt (replaced Eshun), Burden, Eatwell, Raggett, Mitch Parker celebrates after scoring Harris (gk). photo: Josie Shipman
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TONIGHT’S OPPOSITION
eaconsfield Town were formed The Rams made solid progress in their as recently as the summer of early years at Step 4 and over three B 2017, although the roots of seasons played in three different today’s club stem from Beaconsfield leagues – Division One East, Division SYCOB, which was founded in 1994 One West and finally Division One following a merger between South & West from where they were Beaconsfield United and Slough Youth relegated in 2006-07. Centre Old Boys (hence the “SYCOB” in the club’s name). However, the appointment of ex-player Jamie Jarvis, ably assisted by Peter United dated back to 1921 and were Scott, saw the Rams not only win the themselves a coming together of two Spartan South Midlands Premier local teams, whilst Slough Youth Division at the first attempt, but also Centre formed their first football team win the Berks & Bucks FA Senior in 1938. With Slough Youth Centre Trophy and the Premier Division Old Boys unable to progress due to a League Cup, a fantastic treble of lack of ground provisions and United silverware. themselves struggling on and off the field at the time, the decision was Promoted back to the Southern taken to amalgamate the two clubs, League Division One South & West, and so Beaconsfield SYCOB was born. the club finished a highly creditable 4th place and made the play offs before Initially playing in the London Spartan losing out to AFC Totton. Premier Division, and with Fred Deanus as Chairman, Beaconsfield Moving to the Southern League SYCOB chalked up a series of top 5 Midland Division in the 2009-10 finishes, before finally winning the season, Beaconsfield SYCOB then league in 2000-01 under the guidance went through a succession of of Simon Delahunty. However, they managers, players, highs and lows were refused promotion to the Isthmian until finishing in bottom place in 2010- League due to some harsh 11. Only a reprieve and a league technicalities over the terms of their restructure saved the Rams from the lease. drop but since then they have gone on to overachieve for a club of its size. A further three seasons were spent in the Spartan South Midlands Premier Under the guidance of Byron Walton, Division before the club again won the they finished 5th in the 2011-12 league in 2003-04 and this time gained season and lost out in the play off final promotion to the Southern Football to Bedworth United. The following League Division One East. season, with James Pritchard at the
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BEACONSFIELD TOWN helm, they again finished 5th, but lost own recent successes. out to Rugby Town in a play off semi- final, although the season did end with While the Row won promotion from the some silverware following a fine win Evo-Stik League South East as play-off over Chesham United in the Berks & winners that season, Beaconsfield Bucks FA Senior Cup. were the division’s champions, pipping AFC Rushden & Diamonds to the title 2013-14 saw Gary Meakin take over as on the last day of the season. manager just five days before the start of the season and with only five In the 2018-19 season, both sides players on the club’s books – to finish competed at Step 3 for the first ever 8th and reach the quarter finals of the time, taking their place in the newly League Cup was a fine achievement, formed Evo-Stik League Southern as was a runner up spot in the Berks & Premier South. The Rams achieved a Bucks FA Senior Cup, Chesham highly creditable 12th place finish and United gaining revenge for defeat 12 reached the First Round of the FA months earlier. Trophy, going out to eventual finalists Leyton Orient, the same fate Hartley The 2014-15 season saw a partnership suffered a year earlier when they were with the FAB Academy, who provided beaten by Bromley. the bulk of the team’s players under the stewardship of Andy Hurley and The 2019-20 season saw the club Nas Bashir. That partnership continued expand by establishing an academy into the 2015-16 season with Geoff and an under 18 team, with plans in Warner as manager, as the Rams place to add further age group sides as finished in a respectable 9th place. the Rams continued to build for the future both on and off the pitch. In the 2016-17 season, under joint managers Hurley and Leigh In the league, Beaconsfield won 6, Wooldridge, the club finished 16th in drew 7 and lost 19 from their 32 the league but a run to the Fourth matches, but while the side spent Qualifying Round of the FA Cup was a much of last season competing at the “Best Ever” for SYCOB. wrong end of the table, results did improve in the second half of the The 2017-18 season saw the return of season. Having been bottom at the Meakin as the first manager of the turn of the year, the Rams were off the newly named Beaconsfield Town, with foot of the table and within touching Chris Coyle as Chairman, and the distance of safety when the season Rams’ recent history bears more than ended in March. one similarity with Hartley Wintney’s
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TONIGHT’S OPPOSITION
Adam Forster – Goalkeeper Callum Webb – Defender Young keeper who came through the A former professional at Millwall, Webb academy ranks at Bath City. Joined the has had two previous spells with the Rams from Yate Town for whom he Rams including 15 games during the played over 30 games. 2017-18 title winning season. Brother of midfielder Nathan. Jerome Eccleston – Defender A former Player of the Year winner at Jordan Ajanlekoko – Midfielder AFC Hayes, Eccleston originally joined Winner of successive Young Player of Beaconsfield at the beginning of the the Year awards during a previous stint 2017-18 season and made 60 with SYCOB and has since made over appearances, before leaving for a short 100 appearances for Beaconsfield spell at Hayes & Yeading United from Town. whom he rejoined the Rams in December 2019. Bayley Brown – Midfielder Brown had a short spell with the Rams Matt Hall – Defender at the start of the 2019/20 season Signed from Hayes & Yeading United before moving to Chesham United. in the 2020 close season, Hall started Started his career at Tottenham. out in Watford’s youth academy and later spent a year as a pro at Scottish Charlie Losasso – Midfielder Premiership side Ross County. A firm favourite among Rams supporters, Losasso has established Luke Neville – Defender himself as a key first team player after A PE teacher, Neville made over 100 overcoming a series of long term appearances for Egham before joining injuries. Beaconsfield in the summer of 2017 and has now played over a century of Aaron Minhas – Midfielder games for the Rams. Minhas made over 90 appearances for SYCOB between 2015-17 and was Oliver Sprague – Defender also an integral part of the Rams’ Experienced defender who joined the championship winning side of 2017-18, Rams from Romford at the start of this scoring Beaconsfield Town’s first ever season. Played over 150 times for competitive goal. Has also played Hendon as well as spending time in international football for the Panjab Cyprus with Aspis Pyla FC. national team in the CONIFA World Cup. James Taylor – Defender Highly rated young defender who Ademola Shokunbi – Midfielder recently returned for his third spell with A graduate of the Reading youth the Rams. academy and with National League
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BEACONSFIELD TOWN
South experience at Billericay Town, Dominica. Shokunbi joined the Rams in 2019 and won Man of the Match on his debut Harry Scott – Forward against Weston-super-Mare. Signed for Beaconsfield in the summer of 2020. An exciting winger who Nathan Webb – Midfielder despite his young age has played over Webb returned for a fourth spell at 100 games for Aylesbury Vale. Holloways Park in November 2019 from league rivals Walton Casuals. He Gary Meakin – Manager played over 100 games for Slough Meakin played for the likes of Hendon, Town earlier in his career and was part Doncaster Rovers, Northwood and of the Rams’ title winning squad of Telford United before injury put paid to 2017-18. his playing career. In his first spell at SYCOB, he led the club to a runners Alex Cathline – Forward up spot in the Berks & Bucks Cup as Rejoined the Rams for a third time in well as a highly respectable eighth February 2020 after a short spell with place in the league. In a brief second Welwyn Garden City. A big powerful spell, he led the club away from the centre forward who has played over 50 relegation zone before moving onto times for the club. Egham Town, where he achieved consecutive play off places. Installed Andrei Chirac – Forward as the first manager of Beaconsfield Chirac is the first of the newly Town, he led the Rams to the Evo-Stik established Beaconsfield Town U18 League South East title in 2017-18 and side to make the step up to the first a highly respectable 12th place in the team. Made his debut against Harrow Premier South in 2018-19, the club’s Borough in the League Cup. highest ever placing.
James Ewington – Forward Wes Daly – Assistant Manager Prolific goal scorer Ewington joined Daly retired from football at the end of from Walton Casuals in December the truncated 2019-20 season, having 2019 and enjoyed a goal on his debut been captain of the Rams for whom he against Hayes & Yeading United. played over 100 games and led them to the Evo-Stik League South East title Jefferson Louis – Forward in 2017-18. A former professional with An ex-pro for the likes of Oxford both QPR and Raith Rovers, Daly also United, Bristol Rovers, Mansfield Town played a major part in AFC and Wrexham. Joined the Rams from Wimbledon’s rise up the non-league local rivals Chesham United. Has also ladder and played over 500 senior played international football for games.
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HARTLEY WINTNEY JUNIOR FC
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH
Salisbury beat Beaconsfield mark after Oliver Sprague was sent to record back-to-back wins off, before Boro substitute Pat Suraci scored twice in the final 20 minutes as Tonight’s visitors Beaconsfield the visitors claimed all three points. played in the division’s only match last Saturday as they were beaten Met Police’s Jack Mazzone bagged a 1-0 by Salisbury. hat-trick in a 5-2 home win over Harrow. The Met raced into a 3-0 lead Dan Fitchett scored the game’s only time before half time with two goals goal in the first half and the result from Mazzone and one from Oliver means the Rams are one of only two Knight. Max Blackmore added a fourth sides to begin the new league before Frank Keita replied for the campaign with three straight defeats, visitors. Mazzone swiftly completed while Salisbury have started well with his hat-trick, before Marc Charles- two wins and a draw. Smith scored a stoppage time consolation goal for Boro. In midweek, there were nine matches, including Hartley’s goalless draw at Hendon won 3-1 at Walton Casuals Chesham. thanks to goals from Joe White, Shaun Lucien and Simeon Olarerin. Tiverton maintained their 100% record Walton’s goal was scored by Gabriel with a 3-1 home win, inflicting a first Odunalke. defeat of the season on Weston-super -Mare. Jared Lewington and Jordan There was also a 3-1 win for Hayes & Lam scored the first two goals for Yeading at home against Swindon Tivvy and after the Seagulls’ Scott Supermarine. Denzel Williams, Karl Laird halved the deficit, Alex Fletcher Cunningham and Francis Amartey converted a late penalty to seal the were all on target for the hosts, while win. Ryan Campbell’s goal briefly had Marine back on level terms. Truro and Taunton remain unbeaten after a 1-1 draw. The goals came in Farnborough picked up their first point the first half, with Nick Grimes putting of the season in a 0-0 draw with Yate, Taunton in front before Dan Rooney who are yet to taste defeat in the drew Truro level six minutes later. league this season.
Gosport have also started the season Dorchester and Wimborne, who both well and won 2-0 away at lost their opening two league games, Beaconsfield last Monday. The Rams also played out a 0-0 draw. were reduced to 10 men on the hour
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH
Pos. Club P W D L GF GA Points
1 Tiverton Town 3 3 0 0 10 2 9
2 Gosport Borough 3 2 1 0 6 0 7
3 Truro City 3 2 1 0 6 1 7
4 Salisbury 3 2 1 0 5 3 7
5 Poole Town 2 2 0 0 4 2 6
6 Metropolitan Police 3 1 2 0 7 4 5
7 Yate Town 3 1 2 0 5 2 5
8 Taunton Town 3 1 2 0 4 2 5
9 Chesham United 3 1 2 0 1 0 5
10 Hayes & Yeading United 3 1 1 1 5 4 4
11 Weston-super-Mare 3 1 1 1 5 5 4
12 Hendon 3 1 1 1 5 7 4
13 Swindon Supermarine 3 1 0 2 5 6 3
14 HARTLEY WINTNEY 2 0 2 0 1 1 2
15 Walton Casuals 3 0 1 2 2 6 1
16 Dorchester Town 3 0 1 2 2 7 1
17 Farnborough 3 0 1 2 1 7 1
18 Wimborne Town 3 0 1 2 0 6 1
19 Beaconsfield Town 3 0 0 3 1 5 0
20 Harrow Borough 3 0 0 3 3 8 0
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TONIGHT’S OTHER FIXTURES
Pitching In Southern Premier South National League Harrow Borough v Chesham United Aldershot Town v Sutton United Hendon v Hayes & Yeading United Bromley v Dover Athletic Poole Town v Truro City Chesterfield v Hartlepool United Swindon Supermarine v Met Police Dagenham & Redbridge v Barnet Taunton Town v Salisbury Eastleigh v Torquay United Wimborne Town v Farnborough Maidenhead United v King’s Lynn Yate Town v Tiverton Town Solihull Moors v Wrexham Stockport County v Halifax Town EFL Trophy Group Stage Weymouth v Woking Accrington Stanley v Blackpool Yeovil Town v Wealdstone Barrow v Leeds United U21 Bradford City v Wolves U21 National League North Burton Albion v Cambridge United AFC Fylde v Darlington Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle AFC Telford United v Brackley Town Fleetwood Town v Aston Villa U21 Gloucester City v Kettering Town Forest Green Rovers v West Brom U21 Guiseley v Blyth Spartans Harrogate Town v Leicester City U21 Kidderminster Harriers v Chester Hull City v Grimsby Town Leamington v Boston United Ipswich Town v Gillingham Southport v Hereford Leyton Orient v AFC Wimbledon Spennymoor Town v Farsley Celtic Mansfield Town v Lincoln City York City v Chorley Newport County v Norwich City U21 Northampton v Southampton U21 National League South Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers Billericay Town v Tonbridge Angels Oxford United v Bristol Rovers Braintree Town v Ebbsfleet United Peterborough United v Fulham U21 Dartford v Chelmsford City Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers Dulwich Hamlet v Concord Rangers Southend United v Portsmouth Eastbourne v Dorking Wanderers Stevenage v Milton Keynes Hungerford Town v Chippenham Town Sunderland v Carlisle United Maidstone United v Welling United Swindon Town v Exeter City Oxford City v Bath City Wigan Athletic v Port Vale Slough Town v Hemel Hempstead St Albans City v Hampton & Richmond
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Date Opposition Result Position Att Competition 1 2 3 4
12 Sep H Hamworthy United W 1-0 299 FA Cup Prelim Williams Smart (c) Bird Gater
19 Sep A Walton Casuals D 1-1 8th 150 League Williams Burden Bird Hollamby
22 Sep H Erith & Belvedere W 5-0 254 FA Cup 1QR Williams Smart (c) Bird Drage
29 Sep A Chesham United D 0-0 14th 373 League Williams Smart (c) Bird Drage
03 Oct A Hanwell Town W 5-3 280 FA Cup 2QR Williams Smart (c) Bird Drage
06 Oct H Beaconsfield Town League
10 Oct A Hendon League
13 Oct H Barking FA Cup 3QR
17 Oct H Salisbury League
24 Oct A Harrow Borough League
27 Oct H Yate Town League
31 Oct Trophy 3QR
03 Nov A Swindon Supermarine League
07 Nov H Wimborne Town League
14 Nov H Truro City League
17 Nov A Poole Town League
21 Nov A Taunton Town League
24 Nov H Weston-super-Mare League
05 Dec A Hayes & Yeading United League
08 Dec H Swindon Supermarine League
12 Dec A Tiverton Town League
19 Dec H Dorchester Town League
26 Dec A Farnborough League
02 Jan H Gosport Borough League
09 Jan A Salisbury League
16 Jan H Hendon League
23 Jan A Beaconsfield Town League
30 Jan H Walton Casuals League
13 Feb H Chesham United League
27 Feb H Hayes & Yeading United League
02 Mar A Yate Town League
06 Mar H Harrow Borough League
13 Mar A Wimborne Town League
20 Mar H Tiverton Town League
27 Mar A Dorchester Town League
03 Apr A Metropolitan Police League
05 Apr H Farnborough League
10 Apr H Poole Town League
17 Apr A Truro City League
24 Apr H Taunton Town League
01 May A Weston-super-Mare League
03 May A Gosport Borough League 08 May H Metropolitan Police League
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Drage Stow Webb Griffiths Wright 1 Parker Argent Hollamby Nuur Smith
Hollamby Drage Smith (c) 1 Nuur Webb Wright Parker Argent Eatwell Burt Gater
Drage Hollamby 1 Smith Griffiths Nuur Wright 2 Parker 1 Argent Stow Eatwell Burt 1
Drage Hollamby Smith Stow Griffiths Wright Parker Nuur Webb Eshun
Drage Hollamby Smith 1 Stow Griffiths Eshun 1 Parker 2 Nuur Gater Webb Burt
U23 DEVELOPMENT TEAM
SUBURBAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION TABLE
Pos. Club P W D L GF GA Points
1 Hanworth Villa Reserves 3 3 0 0 8 3 9
Maidstone United 2 4 2 1 1 11 7 7 Development
3 Corinthian U21’s 3 2 0 1 6 4 6
4 Metropolitan Police Reserves 2 2 0 0 5 3 6
Sutton Common Rovers 5 3 2 0 1 5 5 6 Development
6 Slough Town U23 3 2 0 1 4 4 6
7 Oxford City U23 3 2 0 1 6 8 6
8 Aldershot Town U23 3 1 0 2 10 6 3
HARTLEY WINTNEY U23 9 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 DEVELOPMENT
10 Lingfield Reserves 2 1 0 1 2 3 3
11 Woking U23 4 1 0 3 9 11 3
12 Bromley U23 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
13 Abbey Rangers Development 3 0 0 3 3 6 0
Chippenham Town 14 3 0 0 3 6 15 0 (Suburban)
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MATCH REPORT
HARTLEY WINTNEY 5 move through the middle resulted in ERITH & BELVEDERE 0 a good strike from the edge of the The Emirates FA Cup First box by Matt Neary, which brought out a good save from Row ‘keeper Luke Qualifying Round, Tuesday Williams. 22nd September 2020 Match report by David Graham On 14 minutes, a Ty Smith corner saw a Shane Hollamby header bring Hartley Wintney recorded an out a good save, this time from emphatic win over Erith & Rilwan Anibaba in the Erith goal. Belvedere to move into the next round of the FA Cup. The visitors On 22 minutes, with Hartley getting from Kent brought nine noisy on top, a Tom Bird cross found Matt supporters who helped make up Drage, who fired over. the crowd of 254. Three minutes later, the Row The Row started on the front foot and pressure was rewarded with the on six minutes a well worked move breakthrough. A corner from Parker down the left ended with a cross found the head of Hollamby and the being headed just wide by Mitch defender powered his header home. Parker. Bird featured in many of the Hartley Four minutes later, the Deres attacks down the left and from one of
recorded their first attempt. A neat his crosses, on 34 minutes, Sam
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ERITH & BELVEDERE (H)
Argent saw his header saved by Hartley responded and increased the Anibaba. lead on 60 minutes. A mix up in the visitors’ defence allowed a clear run The Row continued to have the edge in for Wright and the striker scored and, on 39 minutes, Parker gave Ben with a clinical finish into the bottom Wright a chance, which was again corner. saved by Anibaba. Two minutes later, the visitors were A minute later, the Row increased reduced to 10 men when James their lead. Anis Nuur and Dom Hawkins fouled Argent and picked up Griffiths combined well in midfield a second yellow card. and the latter’s through ball found Parker. The striker ran on and scored On 78 minutes, a long ball from from 18 yards. Drage found Argent, who was unlucky to see his effort from a tight Hartley continued to dominate and angle cleared off the line. Wright came close after being set up by Argent, before the third goal duly The Row continued to press and time arrived on the stroke of half time. and again, like the rest of the match, the Deres defended stoutly. They The Row made ground down the were well served by ‘keeper Anibaba right, enabling Parker to cross, and and centre backs Rob Curtis and the ball came to Wright, who Reece Barrett. swivelled and scored with a powerful shot. However, they were unable to prevent a fifth Hartley goal in the 88th After the break, Hartley had an early minute as two substitutes combined. chance as Smith found Bird, who ran A good break down the left enabled forward and shot wide. Then on 48 Dean Stow to cross and Lukas Burt minutes, the Row were awarded a scored from close range. [D Graham] free kick near the penalty box. Smith took the kick and a deflection saw a Hartley Line-Up: Williams; Smart spectacular save from Anibaba. (c), Hollamby, Drage, Bird; Smith, From the resulting corner by Smith, Griffiths, Nuur; Parker, Wright, Wright headed wide. Argent.
The Deres had a rare break and their Subs: Stow (replaced Smith), best move of the match, on 57 Eatwell (replaced Bird), Burt minutes, gave Tyler Anderson a (replaced Wright), Burden, Gater, chance. The substitute’s effort from Webb, Harris (gk). the edge of the box brought out a good save from Williams.
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MATCH REPORT
CHESHAM UNITED 0 crossbar by Tom Bird from a tight HARTLEY WINTNEY 0 angle. The Pitching In Southern A minute later, there was a League Premier South, flashpoint as Wright was issued with Tuesday 29th September 2020 a straight red card by referee Mark Match report by David Graham Stevens. This followed an alleged stamp on a Chesham player. Hartley Wintney returned from Chesham with a very hard won point and against all odds following a very stormy game.
The Row played an hour with the disadvantage of one player less following the dismissals of Ben Wright and Mitch Parker; Chesham had Steve Brown also sent off.
Hartley had the first attempt on two minutes when Ben Wright tried his luck from range. The shot was saved by the well positioned Sam Beasant, the son of former Wimbledon goalkeeper, Dave On 37 minutes, there was another Beasant, who was in the crowd. flashpoint, with both sets of players coming together. Parker had The match was punctuated with a possession in the penalty area and considerable number of free kicks went down. 'Penalty' claimed which diminished the game as a Hartley. 'Dive' claimed the Generals. spectacle. Bradley Clayton looked As Parker moved out of the area, he lively for the Generals and his full- was pushed to the ground by Brown blooded shot on goal was blocked at and then punched in the back of the close quarters by Hartley's Matt head. Drage. It took several minutes as the stricken Drage had attention to a Both sides rushed to the scene.
facial injury. Brown not surprisingly was issued with a straight red card. However, On 28 minutes Hartley came close. after consultation with his assistants, Parker created space down the left Parker was also issued with a
and his cross was hooked over the straight red card. Pic: Josie Shipman Pic:Josie 28 Hartley Wintney v Beaconsfield Town
CHESHAM UNITED (A)
Some football was played before deflected shot to try and prevent a half-time and on 42 minutes a well- corner but was pushed by Clayton constructed move down the left by and finished on the other side of the the Generals saw an accurate cross. wall behind the goal. A yellow card T’Sharne Gallimore struck on the full was shown and fortunately things volley and brought out a save from soon quietened down. Row 'keeper Luke Williams. Josh Webb was introduced as The second half started with substitute and had a good impact on Chesham having 10 players against the latter stages of the game. The the Row with 9 players. The final whistle arrived with the battling predictions were that the numbers Hartley team celebrating an may get reduced further. The Row, excellent point gained. with both their strikers gone, pushed centre-back Shane Hollamby into Manager Anthony Millerick could be attack. proud of his players, all of whom could have been contenders for man As a spectacle the match of the match; certainly Dean Stow degenerated into a fairly predictable and Matt Drage would be strong pattern. Hartley defended the centre contenders. of their area well, and the Generals were unable to create any clear-cut However, the opinion of most was chances. The match meandered its that Shane Hollamby should be way along, with Williams in the Row given that honour after playing part goal largely untroubled. of the game in defence and being a very effective target player in attack. Chesham had one or two efforts [D Graham] from distance which went over the bar. Billy Adcock looked the most Hartley Line-Up: Williams; Smart likely to unlock the Row defence (c), Hollamby, Drage, Bird; Smith, with passes to the wings. However, Stow, Griffiths, Nuur; Parker, Wright. the crosses were always cleared out by Hartley. Subs: Webb (replaced Smith), Eshun (replaced Hollamby), Burden, On 56 minutes, Hollamby set up a Eatwell, Burt. rare chance for Hartley but Ty Smith dragged his shot well wide.
On 71 minutes, there was another flare-up, this time involving Williams. The Row goalkeeper stretched for a
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FIRST TEAM SQUAD 2020–21
Anthony Millerick, Tyron Smith, Midfielder: Manager: ‘Millers’ has The club’s vice-captain been Hartley manager and regular penalty taker since 2015 and has since now in his fourth season guided the club to two with the Row. Awarded Combined Counties Manager’s Player of the league titles and successive Season in the summer after some promotions in 2017 and 2018. His other excellent performances. achievements in that time include winning the Aldershot Senior Cup, Luke Williams, reaching the semi final of the Goalkeeper: Joined the Hampshire Senior Cup and guiding the club last summer and club to an 8th placed finish in its first played 38 times in all ever season at Step 3. competitions last season, more than any other Steve Noakes, Assistant player. Winner of the Supporters’ Manager: ‘Noaksey’ Player and Players’ Player of the became Hartley assistant Season awards. manager in 2019 after a five-year spell as a player Joe Gater, Defender: at the club. A central Featured regularly for the defender and former club captain, he club after joining midway was part of the squad that won back-to- through last season and back Combined Counties league titles, scored twice in Hartley’s followed by promotion to Step 3 via the Aldershot Senior Cup play-offs in 2018. quarter final win back in February.
Hartley’s first team staff also includes Sam Argent, Striker: highly regarded coaches Mark Hurst Former club captain who and Keith Benjamin, who joined in re-joined earlier this year. 2018, and Neil Woodyer, who arrived Scored 50 goals in a year later. Yasser Adnan has joined successive seasons the club this season as our new sports during his first spell as therapist. Hartley won back-to-back league titles.
Nathan Smart, Defender: Josh Webb, Midfielder: Hartley’s club captain in Now in his fourth season each of our three seasons at the club and remains a as a Step 3 club. An fans’ favourite. Helped experienced player and the club to win promotion leader who was awarded in his debut season Players’ Player of the before winning Managers’ Player of the Season in his first year at the club. Season a year later as Hartley achieved a top half finish.
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FIRST TEAM SQUAD 2020–21
Shane Hollamby, Matt Drage, Defender: Defender: Made a Arrived midway through successful return to Hartley’s first season at Hartley last season as Step 3 and helped steer one of the standout the club to a top half performers. Won back-to- finish. Briefly left Hartley back Combined Counties league titles last season but has featured regularly in a previous spell with the club. since his return in February.
Tom Bird, Defender: Dominic Griffiths, Experienced player who Midfielder: Young and established himself as exciting playmaker who Hartley’s first choice left joined in the summer and back after joining at the made his debut in the beginning of last season. club’s opening match of One of the club’s most consistent the season. performers last term and turned down offers from other clubs to remain a Anis Nuur, Midfielder: Hartley player this season. Attacking midfielder who has shown grown Dean Stow, Midfielder: potential since joining the Set piece specialist who club from Westfield in the re-joined Hartley for a summer. second spell in the summer. Captained the Ben Wright, Striker: side that won promotion Experienced recent to Step 3 via the play-offs in 2018. signing who scored on his Hartley debut against Kingsley Eshun, Hamworthy United in Striker: Scored against September. Former clubs the Row for Hendon last include Basingstoke Town, season before joining in Peterborough United and Braintree February. One to watch Town. this season. Chris Harris, Goalkeeper: Mitchell Parker, Striker: Highly rated second Now in his second spell choice goalkeeper who is with the club after re- dual registered with joining in January. Has a Combined Counties side good goalscoring record Frimley Green. Won man and netted four times of the match in Hartley’s 3-0 away win away at Harrow Borough last season, vs Walton Casuals last season. which sparked an upturn in the club’s form.
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FIRST TEAM SQUAD 2020–21
Ethan Burden, Defender: Exciting four years playing in the USA. young full back who joined from Combined Counties League side Ascot Cameron Rohart-Brown, Defender: United. Made his Hartley debut in the Young full back signed from Hellenic club’s first league match of the season. League side Burnham and has dual registered with Isthmian League club Josh Eatwell, Defender: Recent Westfield. signing for the U23 Development squad who made his first team debut as a Sonny Haynes, Midfielder: Recent substitute against Walton Casuals in signing who has shown great potential September. since joining Hartley following his release by Swindon Town. Lukas Burt, Striker: Re-joined Hartley for a second spell in the summer after
photo: Josie Shipman
photo: Josie Shipman
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CLUB NOTICEBOARD
Hartley Wintney Football Club – F.A. League Rule 2.13
Ownership: In accordance with The Football Association Rule 2.13 Publication of Ownership in relation to Step 1 to Step 6 clubs within the football pyramid, we hereby confirm that the Legal Status of HARTLEY WINTNEY FOOTBALL CLUB takes the ‘Form’ of an Unincorporated Association. Hartley Wintney FC has a constitution which sets out the rules that govern its relationship and membership, and elects a Management Committee to run the organisation on behalf of its private members. That committee currently consists of the club’s elected Officers. A full copy of the constitution can be found on the Club Web Site: www.hartleyfc.com/club.html (see PDF Club Constitution)
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This is a monthly draw which takes place on the last Friday of each month at 7pm. There are three prizes. The first prize is £100, the second is £25 and the third prize, the club prize, is £25, but to you have to be at the club when the draw is made to win this. If the winner isn’t present, the money rolls over to the next draw.
Ask at the bar about signing up to our 100 Club. 50% of the funds go back to Your Club. £5 per month/£60 per year. Remember, you have to a) be in the draw to stand a chance of winning anything, and b) be at the club when the draw is made if your name comes up and you want to claim the club prize.
Upcoming Fixtures at the Memorial Ground:
Hartley Wintney v Barking Tuesday 13th October, 7:30pm kick off The Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round
Hartley Wintney U18 v Badshot Lea U18 Wednesday 14th October, 7:30pm kick off Allied Counties Youth Football League Central Division
Hartley Wintney v Salisbury Saturday 17th October, 3pm kick off The Pitching In Southern Premier Division South
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GROUND RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. All persons entering this ground area. All bar areas will close fifteen are only admitted subject to these minutes before kick off time. rules and the rules and regulations 5. Climbing of floodlight pylons, of the Football Association. fences, stands and other buildings 2. The Club reserves the right to is strictly forbidden and the police prosecute or to eject or cause to be and club stewards have the right to ejected any persons who within the eject any persons found doing so. ground or the club premises is 6. Spectators are advised that they considered by the Club its must keep to the designated hard employees or agents (hereinafter standings within the confines of the called the Club) in their absolute ground, these being defined as the discretion to be, or to have been walkway to the perimeter of the behaving in any of the following pitch on 3 sides excluding the area ways: to Southern Haye behind the top (a) Entering the field of play before goal, the dedicated stand and the or during the course of a game. sheltered area outside the club The field of play is that area within house. the railings surrounding the 7. Spectators are reminded that they perimeter of the pitch and the area must not retrieve any footballs that beyond the goal line at the go in the hedges or rough grass Southern Haye end of the ground. areas. The Club will not be (b) Using obscene or abusive responsible for any injury sustained language or persistent swearing. by any spectator retrieving footballs (c) Being drunk or under the howsoever caused. A Club Official influence of drink or drugs to any or designated ball boy will retrieve degree. any balls that exit the field of play. (d) Making vulgar gestures. 8. ALL vehicles parked in and around the ground must be properly parked (e) Using abusive language or to ensure access for emergency behaviour, racial or otherwise. vehicles and to minimise disruption 3. NO bottles, metal cans, glasses, to local residents. All vehicles are placards, firearms, knives or other parked strictly at the owner’s risk. similar articles are permitted and 9. No unauthorised vehicles are the police and club stewards have allowed in the Clubhouse/changing the right to search any spectator at room car parking area. The Club anytime and to confiscate any reserves the right to remove any article which they consider could be vehicle parked in contravention of a danger to any other spectators. this regulation. The Club will not be 4. NO alcohol is to be consumed responsible for any damage caused within the ground. Alcohol may only whilst removing the vehicle. be consumed within the confines of the clubhouse or other such By order of The Committee designated and properly licensed Hartley Wintney Football Club
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ROW ON THE ROAD
Hartley travel to take the first exit to join the A4088 North London towards Kingsbury. on Saturday After just under a mile, take the 2nd Hendon v Hartley exit at both roundabouts onto the Wintney, Saturday B454. Go straight over at the first 10th October roundabout and turn right at the 2020, kick off second into Wood Lane. Take the 3:00pm first left into Kingsmead Avenue, then turn left again at the end of the road Hartley’s next league match is this onto Townsend Lane. Saturday away to Hendon. The full address is: About Hendon: Silver Jubilee Park Townsend Lane Home Kit: Green Shirts, Black Shorts, Kingsbury, London White Socks NW9 7NE Stadium: Silver Jubilee Park Capacity: 1,990 There is a very limited amount of free Pitch: 3-G parking available at the ground itself, otherwise plenty of on-street parking Admission Prices: can be found nearby.
Adults £11 Our last visit to Silver Jubilee Concessions £7 Park: Under 18s £1 Hendon 2-2 Hartley Wintney Saturday 21st December 2019 Tickets can be bought in advance through Hendon’s website. Kingsley Eshun, then a Hendon player, opened the scoring, but goals How to get to Silver Jubilee Park from Tom Bird and Josh Webb saw by car: Hartley lead. The hosts equalised late on as the game finished level. The journey should take approximately 1 hour 15 minutes The full Hartley team that day was: from Hartley Wintney. Luke Williams, Nathan Smart (c), Leave the M25 at Junction 16 and Tom Bird, Joe Gater, Alex Albert, Ty take the M40(E) towards London and Smith, Sal Abubakar (Jack Ball) continue on the A40 for around 11 (Tyrone Newton), Josh Webb, Adam miles. At Hanger Lane gyratory, take Cornell, Reece Miller, Dean Rule. the 2nd exit onto the North Circular (A406), then at Neasden Junction,
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Luke WILLIAMS (GK) Adam FORSTER (GK)
Nathan SMART Callum WEBB
Tom BIRD Oliver SPRAGUE
Matt DRAGE James TAYLOR
Shane HOLLAMBY Luke NEVILLE
Tyron SMITH Jerome ECCLESTON
Dean STOW Jordan AJANLEKOKO
Dominic MORGAN-GRIFFITHS Bayley BROWN
Kingsley ESHUN Jefferson LOUIS
Sam ARGENT James EWINGTON
Anis NUUR Aaron MINHAS
Joe GATER Charlie LOSASSO
Josh WEBB Harry SCOTT
Lukas BURT Ademola SHOKUNBI
Ethan BURDEN Matt HALL
Josh EATWELL Alex CATHLINE
Toby RAGGETT Nathan WEBB
Chris HARRIS (GK) Andrei CHIRAC
NEXT HOME MATCH: v Barking
Tuesday 13th October 2020, Kick Off 7:30pm
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