TALK OF THE TOWN

Farnham Town Football Club // Official Matchday Programme // Issue 03 // £1

Farnham Town vs Downton // Sat 19 Sept 2020 // Kick-Off 3pm

FA Vase 1st Qualifying Round

President P Cooper

Vice President R.G. Bridger

Chairman P Tanner

Vice Chairman D Nelson

Club Secretary J Lowe

Treasurer T Butcher

Matchday Secretary R King

Committee Members M Morgan, J Parker, P Dale, E Cardona, D Wilson, P Smith, R Moore

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First Team Manager C Millard

First Team Asst Manager A Sharratt

Coach Gary Atree

Physio Nathan Kim Sing Welcome back to the Memorial Ground for game safe before they struck with a late our Buildbase FA Vase game today with winner. I’ve no doubt though as we move Downton FC. We hope all the players, further in to the season that the match officials & supporters have a pleasant visit sharpness will return & we’ll start to (bar the result). I’d also like to extend a convert those chances in to goals. warm welcome to today’s match officials. Next Saturday sees us travel to early season Our most successful run in this competition pace setters Walton & Hersham who, bar a came several years ago when the team I somewhat surprising 0-0 draw away to Fleet managed reached the second round proper Spurs last Saturday, have won every other before (somewhat unluckily it must be said) game quite convincingly including a 9-0 going out 3-2 at home to Bridgwater Town. victory at home to Bagshot on Tuesday Hopefully we can go on a similar run this night. The Swans seem to have invested time round as the excitement really starts to heavily in their playing personnel during build as you take each small step closer to the lockdown and it will undoubtedly be the that Wembley appearance. No dount today’s lads toughest test of the season so far, so opponents feel the same way & we’ll be in fingers crossed our early season injury for a really tough game. I should take this crisis will have eased somewhat opportunity to let everybody know that, as Enjoy the game with our FA Cup game against Corsham, if the scores are level after 90 minutes it goes Paul Tanner straight to penalties to see who earns the right to host Petersfield Town in the next Chairman round.

It’s been a mixed bag of results since I last wrote this column with 3 points against Kensington & Ealing Borough followed by a reverse away to Chessington & Hook United on Tuesday night in a game where we had more than enough chances to make the Good afternoon and welcome to the hoping the rest period after this match will Memorial Ground. allow several players to recover.

We extend our welcome to the players, The FA Vase is one of those competitions officials and supporters from Downton FC. where you think you might have, if you are lucky, a decent chance of a nice little run Today marks a sufficient point in our and in doing so adding a few coins to the season. After today’s match we will have a coffers for the club. I know we are in for a weeks break from competitive football stern test today and we will need to be at which I believe will prove important to how our best to earn those coins! our season develops. The support we have received so far, Six games in 18 days after six months especially at home, has been a pleasant without competitive football is beginning to surprise. Please keep supporting your team take its toll on the players. We are and helping them to overcome the concerned and shocked with the number of challenges we will face this season. We injuries we have already encountered and in hope our performances will encourage more -particular the number of ankle injuries. For of you to travel to away games in greater our game at Chessington & Hook on numbers as well. Please keep pushing the Tuesday (I write these notes ahead of that club amongst your friends and within the game) we have 40% of our squad out town. injured all with ankle problems. Enjoy today’s Undoubtedly the firmness of the pitches game. certainly isn’t helping but I question the players choice of footwear. At a previous Colin club I enforced a ban on players wearing blades instead of studs. I may consider #UpTheTown something similar here to stop a reoccurring problem . What might seem a trivial matter actually could have a considerable impact on our season. I am Farnham Town Football Club is a senior level football club six of the Premier Division for three consecutive seasons, based In Farnham, Surrey, England. in 1998-99 they finished in 13th position, then 10th in 1999-2000 before suffering relegation from the Premier Established in 1906 through the merging of Farnham Division in 2000-2001 season. They bounced straight back Bungs (the Farnham Brewery) and the Farnham . The the following season but then endured four tough seasons club was one of the founder members of the back in the Premier Division, with bottom four finishes in 1975. They reached the Fourth Round of every season culminating in relegation back down to the FA Vase in the 1976-77 season and won the London Division One in 2005-2006. Again, the club bounced Spartan League Cup in 1978 . straight back and in 2006-2007 they won the Division One title under the guidance of Barry Bridger, but were denied At the end of the 1979/80 season Farnham Town left the promotion due to the Memorial Ground not meeting the London Spartan League and applied to the Combined desired grading by the league. The club then spent Counties League, their application was accepted and they another four seasons in Combined Counties Division One. finished 4th in their first season. The 1986/87 season saw Farnham take second place to Ash United in the league Farnham gained promotion from Combined Counties campaign. The glory days finally arrived in the 1990/91 Division One in the 2010-2011 season after finishing season when the club won the league title. In the 1991/92 second behind Worcester Park. In Paul Tanner’s first season, the Town got a clean sweep of the major trophies season at the helm he gained automatic promotion back to by winning the Combined Counties , the the Premier Division at the first attempt, which after only Dan Air Elite Cup and the Dan Air Challenge Cup. Having retaining four members of the side from the previous won the league, the club applied and were accepted to the year’s squad - who finished mid-table, was quite an Diadora League, however funds for necessary ground achievement. Paul Tanner’s side also won the Combined improvements could not be generated which resulted in Counties Fair Play Award for 2010-2011 after going the the club not having a league to play in for the 1992/93 whole season without having a man sent off, a record to be season. proud of. In a very successful year for the club on the whole, Dean Nelson’s reserve side finished second behind In 1993/94 Farnham Town were accepted back into the Mole Valley in the Combined Counties Reserve Division, Combined Counties League where they continue to ply their trade. From 1995-1998 Farnham finished in the top a record to be proud of. In a very successful year for the Invitation Cup where they lost to eventual winners Hartley club on the whole, Dean Nelson’s reserve side finished Wintney second behind Mole Valley in the Combined Counties Reserve Division, improving on fourth position the previous Luke Turkington arrived as manager in the summer of season. Farnham Ladies also finished second in their 2018 along with Lee Pollard as his Assistant. There was respective league to cap quite a remarkable season in little success in any of the cup competitions but in the Geoff Chapple’s final season as Chairman. In 2011, Ray league The Town made all the early running until hitting a Bridger took over as chairman from Geoff Chapple. sticky patch from mid-January until late February. The club recovered to finish the season strongly but with only 1 The 2015/16 season saw the club lift the Cherry Red guaranteed promotion place this blip in form ultimately Records Premier Challenge Cup whilst also reaching the proved costly. final of the Aldershot FA Senior Cup In the 19/20 season The Town were clear in 2nd place and The 2017/2018 was ultimately one of disappointment to looking certs for automatic promotion back to the the club. A good start saw the club go on its best FA Vase Combined Counties Premier Division before the Covid run in decades, the defeat of higher league opposition in pandemic struck and the FA decided to null and void the the County Cup and reaching 12th place on the back of a season. This decision saw Luke & his assistant move on to long undefeated run by early November. However defeat in try their luck at a higher level with Alresford Town. the last minute of the FA Vase 2nd Round to Bridgwater Town marked a significant turning point and the club An extensive search with many high quality candidates didn’t win a single league match between 8th November interviewed saw The Town appoint the experienced and and the season’s end. This run led to the resignation of highly qualified Colin Millard as manager with long time long serving manager, Paul Tanner, in February with first servant of the club, Andy Sharratt, appointed as his Paul Bonner and then Emmanuelle Boudine brought in to assistant. The new gaffer has been able to keep the vast try and attempt to reverse the club’s fortunes but alas it majority of last season’s squad at the club and been able wasn’t to be and The Town ended the season in last place to strengthen it still further so hopes are high that the and were relegated to the Combined Counties Division One. promotion taken from the club in 19/20 will be achieved The one highlight of the latter half of the season however this season was the progression to the semi-finals of the Aldershot

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

All Midweek Home Games Kick Off 7.45

SAT 10-Oct Winners vs Petersfield Town H FA Vase 2Q

8 9 10 11 SUBS USED GOALSCORERS ADDITIONAL NOTES Bauchop Lloyd Glass C Oakley Horwood Meaton, Wheeler, Cardona Smith, C Oakley (L 4-3pens) Bauchop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Wheeler H Mitchell, Atkinson C Oakley, Wheeler, Atkinson Bauchop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Wheeler H Mitchell, Gales, Atkinson C Oakley 2 Bauchop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Atkinson H Mitchell, Horwood, Nash Meaton, Nash Bauchop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Nash Sowden, Brooks, Taylor Sowden POS P W D L GD PTS 1 Walton & Hersham 4 3 1 0 19 10 2 Tooting Bec 4 3 1 0 7 10 3 Westside 3 3 0 0 8 9 4 Chessington & Hook United 4 3 0 1 5 9 5 Farnham Town 4 3 0 1 4 9 6 Jersey Bulls 2 2 0 0 5 6 7 Ash United 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 Kensington & Ealing Boro’ 4 2 0 2 0 6 9 British Airways 4 2 0 2 -1 6 10 Bedfont & Feltham 4 2 0 2 -2 6 11 FC Deportivo Galicia 3 1 1 1 4 4 12 Eversley & California 3 1 1 1 1 4 13 Godalming Town 4 1 1 2 0 4 14 Fleet Spurs 4 1 1 2 -1 4 15 Epsom & Ewell 4 1 0 3 1 3 16 Cove 3 1 0 2 -3 3 17 AFC Hayes 3 1 0 2 -5 3 18 Dorking Wanderers Reserves 3 1 0 2 -9 3 19 Sandhurst Town 4 0 0 4 -16 0 20 Bagshot 4 0 0 4 -21 0 PLAYER STARTS SUB GOAL CLEAN SHEET Richard Ossai (GK) 5 - - 1 Fofana Aboubakar - - - - Romaine Atkinson 1 2 1 - Ben Bauchop 5 - - - Ian Brooks - 1 - - Elliot Cardona 1 1 - - Jack Cox - - - - Connor Gales 2 1 - - Matt Glass 5 - - - Bruce Harper - - - - Charlie Horwood 1 1 - - John Lancashire 1 - - - Luke Larner - - - - Wes Lennon - - - - Ashley Lloyd 5 - - - Oliver MacAllan - - - - Jacob MacDonald 5 - - - Max Meaton 4 1 1 - Harvey Mitchell 1 3 - - Jack Mitchell 5 - - - Kye Nash 1 1 1 - Charlie Oakley 5 - 4 - Harry Oakley 4 - - - Rowan Sharratt - - - - Tom Smith 2 - 1 - Joe Sowden - 1 1 - Otis Taylor - 1 - - Darren Wheeler 2 1 1 - HISTORY and 1979/80 and the Senior League Cup in 1961/62, 1963/64 and 1966/67. Downton Football Club was formed in September 1905, following a meeting which had been arranged by the Rev J.H. In order to progress further, Downton joined the Hampshire Phillips. League in 1968/69, winning promotion in 1971/72. More

promotions followed in 1978/79 and 1979/80. Early results were not very encouraging. However, after the

First World War in 1919 the Robins fared better after In 1992/93, The Robins were elected to the Wessex League – entering the Salisbury & District League. the club's reserves joining its Combination League. The

1995/96 campaign proved one of the club's best ever – They gained promotion from Division Two to Division One in winning both the Wessex League Cup and the Russell Cotes 1920, but returned to Division Two in 1924. The 1924/25 Cup, while its reserves finished runners-up in the Combination season saw Downton become the first winners of the Cup. They also entered the FA Vase for the first time. Norman Court Cup, beating Alderbury in the final. They won the competition again in 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1939 and A highest ever league finish of eighth was achieved in the then on three further occasions after World War II. 1996/97 season. The club entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1997/98. Downton enjoyed county success in the Wilts Downton won the Wilts Junior Cup for the first time in Senior Cup, winning it in 1979/80 and 1980/81, and finishing 1949/50, defeating Atworth 6-2 in the final. The following runners-up in 1955/56, 1991/92 and 1994/95. season, the club entered the Bournemouth League and gained promotion to Division One, winning the Closer to home, The Robins lifted the Salisbury Hospital Cup in championship five times. The 1958/59 season saw them secure 2008/09, beating Shrewton United in the final having defeated promotion to Senior Division One, winning the title seven times Laverstock & Ford and Amesbury Town en-route. They retained between 1959/60 and 1967/68 – an the cup the following season when they beat Chalke Valley in achievement which resulted in Bournemouth FA presenting the the final, staged at Salisbury City's Raymond McEnhill Stadium. club with a special plaque. Downton also won the Bournemouth Senior Cup in 1962/63 The 2010/11 campaign proved a highly memorable one. As Bournemouth Junior Div 2 Champions (Res) well as securing promotion to the Premier Division after being 1959- 60, 1965-66 crowned Division One champions in what was the league's 25th anniversary season, Downton also enjoyed their best ever run Bournemouth League Challenge Cup Winners in the FA Vase, reaching the second round for the first time. 1955-56 - Kinson & Throop

A number of other accolades followed - Jeff Softley picked up 1956-57 - Boscombe B the Manager of the Year honour at the league's 25th 1961–62 - Bournemouth Water Company anniversary celebrations with four players – Charles Aldridge, Calum Robertson, Nick Turpin and Declan McGregor – all 1963–64 - Bournemouth Water Company named in the Division One Team of the Year. 1966–67 - Parley

Downton finished 6th in their first year back in the Supplementary Lads Cup Winners Sydenhams Premier League, their highest finish ever. They also won the Hospital Cup again, winning 4-0 against Laverstock 1963-64 - Longfleet and Ford. RT Hayward Cup Winners The Club were relegated back into Division One in 2013-14, 1958-59 Vickers Res having remained there since with a number of mid-table finishes. In 2017-18, the Youth section was added to the club, 1964-65 Redhill with four teams now playing under the Downton badge, Salisbury & District League ranging from Under 12’s to Under 18’s. The club remains committed to building out a Senior and Youth squad for the Norman Court Cup Winners area to be proud of, with the aim of having a full range of 10 youth clubs over the next few years. 1924–25, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1938–39

HONOURS Salisbury Hospital Cup Winners

Wessex League 1960-61, 1965-66, 1969-70, 1975-76, 1983-84, 1988-89, 2008– 09, 2009–10, 2011–12 Division One Champions: 2010–11 Wiltshire Junior Cup Wiltshire Senior Cup Winners Winners: 1949–50 1979–80 Park

1980–81 Tisbury Utd

Wessex League Cup Winners

1995–96 Wimborne Town 1-1 (3-2 Pens ) at Bemerton

Russell Cotes Cup Winners

1995–96 Bournemouth Poppies 2-1

Bournemouth Senior Cup Winners

1962–63 - Bournemouth

1979–80 - Trinidad Bluebird 1-0

Bournemouth League Div 1 Champions

1951- 52, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1960 -61, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68 Despite the FA Cup being established more than 100 years Old Wembley (26 times) before it, there have been more different clubs who've appeared in FA Vase Finals (71) than there have been New Wembley (13) clubs who've played in an FA Cup Final (57)c (2) The four semi-finalists in last season's FA Vase all appeared at this stage of the competition for the first time. St Andrew’s (2) In fact, each and every one of Consett AFC, Corinthian, (1) Bitton & Hebburn Town had only ever gone as far as the 5th Round before! London Road (1)

Not only did Civil Service FC, Marlow & Reigate Priory all (1) participate in the first FA Vase competition in 1974-75 season, but they all also entered the first ever FA Cup (1) competition 103 years earlier!! Boleyn ground (1) In every single one of the 45 FA Vase Finals so far there was at least one club who were appearing in the Final for (1) the first ever time The two clubs that have been drawn to face each other the Only 3 clubs throughout FA Vase history have been able to most in FA Vase history are Dunston UTS & Whitley Bay FC claim 'We are the best FA Vase team of all time": (6 times)

1974-1975 Hoddesdon Town FC (first Vase winners ) The two clubs who've played each other the most in FA Vase history are Billingham Town & Chester-le- Street FC 1976-2010 Billericay Town (first to win Vase 3 times) St Helens Town, Hoddesdon Town & AFC Fylde all won the 2011 – Present Whitley bay (first to win Vase 4 times) Vase in their first campaign

The FA Vase Final has been held at 10 different venues: Tamworth, Yeading, Bridlington Town, Whitby Town, Douglas High School Old Boys represented IOM from 1990 Tiverton Town, South Shields, Thatcham Town & Chertsey -98 (made 1st Rd in 1979-80) Town all won the Vase in their last campaign First Tower United represented Jersey from 1979-1998 The first club to score double figures in the Vase was (made 3rd Rd 3 times) Stamford AFC in their 11-0 win over Holt United FC in the 1977-78 2nd Round. Nine clubs in the 2020-21 FA Vase competition will have been involved in every one since 1974-75: Three times as many clubs participated in this season's FA Vase (667) as did in the first running of the competition in Brockenhurst FC 1974-75 season (220) Calne Town FC Hoddesdon Town FC The most number of goals scored in an FA Vase Final is 8, Holbeach United FC and Guiseley were involved both times! In 1991 The Lions Saffron Walden Town FC drew 4-4 with Gresley Rovers before winning 3-1 in the Stansted FC replay & then the following year they lost 5-3 against Stotfold fc Wimborne Town Tunbridge Wells FC Westbury United The following clubs have only ever taken part in first Vase Chadderton FC miss out for the first time ever! competition in 1974-75 season: Outside of this season’s debutants there are a dozen other Donnington Wood clubs in the Q1 Rd yet to taste victory in the competition. Lostock Gralam Of those 12 Lydd Town FC and St Martins FC both have the Midland Athletic most Vase campaigns without winning. This year being Moulton (Cheshire) their 4th attempt at winning a game in the competition. Swindon Victoria Viney St Swithin’s Of the 442 clubs in this weekend’s First Qualifying Round Wingate (London) only 47 of them (10.5%) haven't played in the 'Proper' Rounds before Colney Heath hold the record for biggest victory in a debut FA Vase match winning 11-0 vs March Town in 2001-02. Of the 221 First Qualifying Round ties, 54 will be between two clubs that will also face each other in League action The worst debut game was by Unite MK who lost 0-10 to next season - just 24.5%. 121 ties (55%) are between clubs Leverstock Green in 2018-19 season. from completely different Leagues

This year’s competition has 612 clubs entered in total Of the 2 clubs in last season’s yet to be played final, in (lowest since 2017). This consists of 13 new clubs, 9 past FA Vase meetings Consett AFC has won all three times returning clubs including (Torrington FC after 13 years against Hebburn Town with a goal aggregate of 9-2 away) Thanks to @favasefactfile for his help in collating these FC Isle Of Man & Jersey Bulls are not the first clubs from stats those two respective islands to play in the FA Vase:

Today’s Game Related Stats Farnham Town Downton League Status Combined Counties Division One Wessex league 1 Step 6 6 Best FA Vase Run Round 4 Round 3 FA Vase Form Just one Q1 Rd exit in the last 14 sea- Four Q1 Rd exits in last 6 seasons sons& exited in Q2 in both of the last 2 years Notes No previous FA Vase meetings between the two sides

MANAGER Collin Millard MANAGER Jody Rivers Richard Ossai Ernie Osei Fofana Aboubakar Dale Hind Romaine Atkinson Harry Crisp Ben Bauchop Ben Smith Ian Brooks Paul Gulliver Elliot Cardona Dan Savage Jack Cox Sam Howe Connor Gales Jamie Weeks Matt Glass James Clark Bruce Harper Alfie Toland Charlie Horwood Ben Fowles Luke Larner Declan McGregor Wes Lennon Dan Telfer Ashley Lloyd Ben Starr Oliver MacAllan Matt Wotton Jacob MacDonald Craig Tyson Max Meaton Theo Wolfarth Harvey Mitchell Louis Rendall Jack Mitchell Lawrence Larbi Kye Nash Jamie Waters Charlie Oakley Jack Mann Harry Oakley TJ Moseley Rowan Sharratt Connor Stevens Tom Smith Lee Vint Joe Sowden Otis Taylor Darren Wheeler

REFEREE Connor Fanelli Tuesday 29 September | 7:45pm

ASSISTANT Andrew Bell SANDHURST TOWN

ASSISTANT Fotik Miah Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League Division One