Sydenhams Football League News 2020/21 Edition Number 23
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SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 23 Hello and welcome to the latest edition of your Newsletter, if you have anything to contribute, please do get in touch by email- [email protected] You can keep up to date with all the news from around the League by following us on Twitter at - @Sydwessex You are more than welcome to use any material (excluding attributed photographs) but it would be appreciated if any material used is acknowledged. It is hoped you enjoy reading this each week. With readership quite widespread, not only within our own competition, but across the three counties and beyond- if ANY club has anything they’d like to have published in here, whether that be a request for helpers, promotion of forthcoming events, items required or available for sale please contact the Newsletter Editor. As a general reminder- Match Reports, player news and photos are always welcome- it is your Newsletter! Sunday, 06 December 2020 Page 1 of 16 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 23 ARE YOU LISTENING ? Please note new broadcast times- Sunday 14:00 to 16:00 The Sydenhams Wessex Football League Show is the official podcast of the Sydenhams Wessex League. We’re on air live from the 103.9 Voice FM studios in Southampton from 2pm to 4pm every Sunday and you can also listen live on www.voicefmradio.co.uk from anywhere in the world. You can listen again afterwards, normally just one hour after the show has finished via the same website and there is also a Voice FM App you can download to your Phone I-Pad or Computer device. Our aim is to promote all local football but specifically the 38 teams of the Sydenhams Wessex League. So far, we have had managers, chairmen, players, press officers and secretaries joining us as studio guests and phone guests; from many Sydenhams Wessex League clubs, as well as guests from local teams both higher up and lower down the pyramid. This is your show and is a platform for your club to promote its events and raise its profile. If your club produces post-match interviews please either email us a copy of the audio or give permission for us to play them on air straight from your website or social media sites, as we will aim to play them on the show. Please come and join us one Sunday, at the moment, no guests will be allowed in the Studio, but please email [email protected] or [email protected] for more information. Sunday, 06 December 2020 Page 2 of 16 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 23 STAT ATTACK LEADING GOALSCORERS – LEAGUE GAMES ONLY Details are based on clubs being up to date with records on Full Time at time of going to press. PREMIER DIVISION Dan Cann Hamworthy United 9 Connor Duffin Horndean 9 Ashley Elson Alresford Town 8 - [five on] 7 DIVISION ONE Russell Jones Laverstock & Ford 14 Clayd Roach Folland Sports 10 James Franklyn United Services Portsmouth 9 James Thomson Folland Sports 9 WATCHING BRIEF – TOP THREE LEAGUE ATTENDANCES PREMIER DIVISION AFC Portchester V Blackfield & Langley 300 31 October Bashley V Brockenhurst 276 3 November AFC Portchester V Fleet Town 271 5 September DIVISION ONE Andover Town V Andover New Street 289 29 September East Cowes Victoria V Newport IOW 288 29 September Laverstock & Ford V Bemerton Heath Harlequins 287 13 October SHARPEST AND MEANEST Leading goalscoring teams in the League and the meanest defences PREMIER DIVISION SHARPEST MEANEST Hamworthy United 35 Lymington Town 1 Fareham Town 32 Christchurch 8 AFC Stoneham 28 Hamworthy United 8 Horndean 26 AFC Portchester 9 Fleet Town 23 Blackfield & Langley 10 Christchurch 22 Fareham Town 11 DIVISION ONE SHARPEST MEANEST Laverstock & Ford 38 Romsey Town 9 Folland Sports 31 Alton 13 United Services Portsmouth 26 Laverstock & Ford 13 Andover Town 24 United Services Portsmouth 13 Newport IOW 24 Folland Sports 14 Alton 23 Newport IOW 14 Sunday, 06 December 2020 Page 3 of 16 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 23 LEAGUE TABLES RANK PREMIER DIVISION PL W D L F A GD PTS 1 Hamworthy United 11 9 1 1 35 8 27 28 2 Horndean 11 9 0 2 26 15 11 27 3 Fareham Town 10 8 1 1 32 11 21 25 4 Lymington Town 8 8 0 0 19 1 18 24 5 Christchurch 10 6 2 2 22 8 14 20 6 Blackfield & Langley 9 5 1 3 17 10 7 16 7 AFC Stoneham 9 5 0 4 28 13 15 15 8 Fleet Town 10 4 3 3 23 16 7 15 9 AFC Portchester 9 5 0 4 15 9 6 15 10 Bashley 10 5 0 5 16 21 -5 15 11 Bournemouth 11 3 3 5 13 28 -15 12 12 Tadley Calleva 8 3 2 3 14 14 0 11 13 Baffins Milton Rovers 11 3 2 6 17 21 -4 11 14 Brockenhurst 8 2 2 4 9 17 -8 8 15 Hamble Club 9 1 4 4 13 18 -5 7 16 Cowes Sports 9 2 1 6 15 22 -7 7 17 Alresford Town 10 1 3 6 12 28 -16 6 18 Shaftesbury 9 2 0 7 12 30 -18 6 19 Portland United 11 1 2 8 10 40 -30 5 20 Amesbury Town 9 0 1 8 3 21 -18 1 RANK DIVISION ONE PL W D L F A GD PTS 1 Laverstock & Ford 11 9 2 0 38 13 25 29 2 Folland Sports 10 7 1 2 31 14 17 22 3 Alton 9 7 1 1 23 13 10 22 4 Andover Town 10 5 4 1 24 18 6 19 5 United Services Portsmouth 9 6 0 3 26 13 13 18 6 Newport (IOW) 9 5 1 3 24 14 10 16 7 Petersfield Town 8 4 1 3 13 15 -2 13 8 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 8 3 3 2 17 17 0 12 9 Verwood Town 9 3 3 3 16 16 0 12 10 Andover New Street 10 3 3 4 13 16 -3 12 11 Hythe & Dibden 9 3 3 3 13 17 -4 12 12 East Cowes Victoria 9 2 4 4 11 20 -9 10 13 Ringwood Town 8 3 1 5 17 27 -10 10 14 Romsey Town 7 3 0 4 9 9 0 9 15 Whitchurch United 9 3 0 6 16 25 -9 9 16 Downton 11 2 2 7 14 24 -10 8 17 Fawley AFC 9 2 1 6 9 20 -11 7 18 New Milton Town 9 1 2 6 16 21 -5 5 19 Totton & Eling 10 1 0 9 10 28 -18 3 Sunday, 06 December 2020 Page 4 of 16 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 23 NOSTALGIA- THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK- A meeting was held with most of the clubs to report back on the talks that have been held on the future of Combination football next season. Ian Hoare and Roger Allen gave feedback as to how the proposed Wyvern League would be established. It will consist of step 4 and above clubs (7-9 so far), Wessex league clubs and possibly Hampshire Premier League clubs. Dependant on numbers this will establish a Premier league and 1 or 2 leagues on a regional or geographical basis. There were still a number of constitutional issues that needed to be addressed but it was indicated by 22 to 5 that there was an interest in this being a way forward. It was agreed that the steering committee would now write to all Wessex league clubs to establish their individual interest and discussions would continue. Due to the sudden deterioration in the weather the League took an early decision to consult with officers and postpone all League football for the Saturday (4th December). This was to alleviate referees having to struggle to grounds to make individual decisions and having a very patchy programme throughout the league. This meant the League were able to start rearranging matches as early as Thursday. It was hoped that this would be an isolated weather experience and not an indication of what we may expect when winter finally arrives. The League were examining all the aspects of the 25th celebration of the league’s existence and in particular the dinner dance on the 21st May. This would prove to be an opportunity for clubs and sponsors to be recognised for past and present contributions. This would be an opportunity for clubs (and Sponsors) to be recognised for past and present contributions. Any ideas that you may have were directed to Ray Murphy, Ian Hoare or Nick Spencer. In the Premier Division, here were the latest Top Goalscorers: 1. Warren Hunt (Moneyfields) – 17 2. Steve Smith (Poole Town) – 17 3. Dean Cole (Alresford Town) – 16 4. Jack Slade (Bemerton Heath Harlequins) – 16 5. Graham Lindsey (Fareham Town) – 14 6. Chris Marwood (Totton & Eling) – 14 In Division One, here were the latest Top Goalscorers: 1. Sam Knowles (Fleet Spurs) – 23 2. Ben Dillon (Tadley Calleva) – 18 (As an aside- interesting to note that two on 3. Declan McGregor (Downton) – 15 the Division One list still play and are still with 4. Mark Robinson (US Portsmouth) – 15 the same club- Ed) 5. Nic Turpin (Downton) – 14. On Monday night, WINCHESTER CITY were scheduled to entertain Fleet Town at the Denplan in the 3rd Round of the Hampshire Senior Cup.