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HASSOCKS FOOTBALL CLUB Founded 1902 The Beacon Ground, Brighton Road, Hassocks, BN6 9LY 01273 846040 [email protected] CLUB OFFICIALS HONOURS FIRST TEAM CHAIRMAN / TREASURER / GENERAL MANAGER Southern Combination Division One Dave John 07787 563351 Runners up 1995 VICE CHAIR / MEMBERSHIP / BAR MANAGER Southern Combination Division Two Owen John 07747 612526 Winners 1993 SECRETARY Southern Combination Division Two Cup Sarah John 07703 346208 Runners up 1988, 1991 PROGRAMME EDITORS Sussex Intermediate Cup Owen John 07747 612526 Winners 1975 Scott McCarthy 07887 746222 Montgomery Challenge Cup WEBSITE MANAGER Winners 1960 Scott McCarthy 07887 746222 Mowatt Challenge Cup GROUNDSMAN Winners 1928 Alan John 01444 416155 FIRST TEAM MANAGER UNDER 23 TEAM Mark Dalgleish 07788 713954 Southern Combination Under 23 West Division ASSISTANT MANAGER Runners up 2018, 2019 Brad Sweetman 07933729597 GOALKEEPER COACH Haig Kingston UNDER 18 TEAM PHYSIO Southern Combination Under 18 Championship Phil Wickwar 07762 779796 Winners 2002, 2018 Runners up 2014 UNDER 23 TEAM MANAGER Southern Combination Under 18 Central Dave John 07787 563351 Winners 1999, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018 Runners up 2008, 2013, 2015, 2019 UNDER 18 TEAM MANAGER Southern Combination Under 18 Cup Brad Sweetman 07933729597 Winners 2001, 2008, 2009, 2018 ASSISTANT MANAGER Runners up 2002, 2014, 2015 Owen John 07747 612526 Sussex County FA Under 18 Cup Winners 2002 LADIES MANAGER Martin Lee 07713 452615 SECRETARY VETERANS TEAM Tallie Bright 07541 900786 Fred Pretty Veterans Cup Winners 1995, 1996, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 VETERANS MANAGER Runners up Steve Spies 07711 499496 2017 Welcome to the Beacon Good afternoon and welcome to the Beacon for this afternoon’s Peter Bentley League Cup Second Round clash with Langney Wanderers... This is our first home game for two board after the heavy defeat to The Under 23s struggles in front weeks and it also happens to be Non today’s opponents, although the of goal are in stark contrast to the League Day, so we’d like to welcome Robins’ case wasn’t helped by an Under 18s who hit eight past Lewes anyone joining us at the Beacon for outrageous injury and absentee list. Juniors in the County Cup last the first time today and hope they A quick look at the side named by Sunday. enjoy their stay. Mark at Langney tells you all you That sets them up for a We’d also like to extend a warm need to know with assistant manager potentially mouth watering local welcome to our visitors from Langney Brad and physio Wickers both named derby with local rivals and last year’s who will arrive in Mid Sussex in good on the bench. runners up Burgess Hill Town, spirits after their 4-0 win last week Hopefully, some of the walking providing the Hillians overcome against...us! wounded will return today and that Maidenbower Colts in their first round In one of the quirks of the fixture allows us to give a much better clash. list, we’re facing each other just account of ourselves than last week. Brad’s Young Robins are next here seven days after that Premier Division on Sunday 27th October against clash in the Peter Bentley Cup and Under 23s fall to EP and Haywards Heath Town in another hoping for a much better result this Worthing United defeats tasty looking derby. time around! That injury and availability crisis has As for the Ladies, they went down filtered its way through to the Under to a battling 1-0 defeat at Parkwood Our recent revival stutters on the 23s as Dave John’s side have also Rangers last Sunday and tomorrow Sunshine Coast suffered defeats in their past two they host Newhaven here at 2pm. We’d actually gone to Langney in fixtures without scoring a goal. Entrance is free and any support good form having won 6-2 against Last Thursday they were beaten 2 would be greatly appreciated, so why Loxwood and 6-4 in an extraordinary -0 at home by Worthing United, not make in a Non League Day Sussex Senior Cup game in the week opponents who arrived at the Beacon double and tick off the Robins’ male preceding the clash at Priory Lane. bottom of the table without a win. and female teams in the same Those two matches suggested a A week previously, it was a 1-0 weekend? corner had been turned, certainly in defeat away at a handy East Preston front of goal as it’s no secret that our unit. Enjoy today’s game, struggles this season have come as a They are on the road for over the result of not taking enough of our coming weeks with your next chance Scott and Owen chances. to see them here being on Halloween But it was back to the drawing night when Horsham YMCA visit. Today’s visitors... You wait years to face Langney Wanderers and then you get four meetings in one season. This afternoon represents the third of those as Simon Colbran brings his side to the Beacon in the League Cup... Before the start of the 2018-19 since his arrival and has a talented season, Hassocks had never faced squad at his disposal as Hassocks Langney Wanderers Langney Wanderers in a competitive found out last week at Priory Lane game at senior football. where Wanderers sauntered to a 4-0 Founded 2009 That was hardly a surprise Premier Division win. Nickname Wanderers though given the remarkable rise That was in stark contrast to the Ground Priory Lane that Wanderers have been on sicne FA Cup meeting between the two Website langneywanderersfc.co.uk they were founded as a Sunday here in August when goals from Jack Twitter @LangneyW League team a decade ago. Rowe-Hurst and Matt Berridge gave Manager Simon Colbran In 10 years, they’ve gone from the Robins a 2-0 success. Top Scorer Max Holloborne, 7 the Lewes & District Sunday League Throw in the two draws from two to the top flight of the Southern Premier Division meetings last Combination and they look like they season and you’ve got a fixture that HONOURS should be on course to better last neither side is yet to truly dominate. SCFL Division 1 year’s 15th placed finish. Those stalemates both finished 2 Runners up 2018 That left them a comfortable 10 -2 and both featured late levellers, SCFL Division 2 points clear of the relegation zone, Jordan Badger rescuing a point at Winners 2014 largely thanks to a blistering end of Priory Lane in the 89th minute for SCFL Division 1 Cup season run under the management Hassocks and Tyler Capon doing Winners 2017 of the wily Kenny McCreadie. likewise for Langney in the return McCreadie departed suddenly a fixture here in March. month into the new season and his That day highlighted the never- place at the helm has been taken by say-die attitude that underpins this Simon Colbran, a vastly experienced side and that was in evidence in one operator at this level most notable of their more extraordinary results in for his time in charge of this campaign when they came from Crowborough Athletic who led from 3-0 down with 25 minutes remaining Division Two to Premier Division at Newhaven to draw 3-3. champions in a short space of time Not that anybody who watched during the mid 00’s. last week needs any reminding of Colbran has steadied the ship their talents. 10 Key Moments Last 7 Seasons 2009…Langney Wanderers are founded, joining the 2018-19, Southern Combination Premier 15th Lewes & District Sunday League 2017-18, Southern Combination One 2nd 2012… move from Sunday League football to join the 2016-17, Southern Combination One 8th East Sussex Premier Division 2015-16, Southern Combination One 9th 2013… win 17 of their 18 games in their first East 2014-15, Southern Combination Two 3rd Sussex League season to win the title 2013-14, Southern Combination Two 1st 2014… win SCFL Division Two at the first attempt but 2012-13, East Sussex Premier 1st are unable to be promoted due to ground grading 2015… a 3rd placed finish the next year and planning permission for floodlights see’s them promoted 2016… leave their Shinewater Lane home to groundshare with Eastbourne United at the Oval 2017… lift the Division One Cup, their first silverware in senior football 2017… leave the Oval after one season, moving in with Eastbourne Borough at Priory Lane 2018… win promotion to the Premier Division for the first ever time 2019… secure top flight survival with 15th placed finish Hassocks v Langney Wanderers :: Head-to-Head SCFL Premier Division… Played 3 - Won 0 - Drawn 2 – Lost 1 - Scored 4 - Conceded 8 FA Cup… Played 1 - Won 1 - Drawn 0 – Lost 0 - Scored 2 - Conceded 0 Total… Played 4 - Won 1 - Drawn 2 - Lost 1 - Scored 6 - Conceded 8 Previous 2 Meetings 2019-20 SCFL Premier: Langney 4-0 Hassocks 2019-20 FA Cup: Hassocks 2-0 Langney Wanderers 2018-19 SCFL Premier: Hassocks 2-2 Langney 2018-19 SCFL Premier: Langney 2-2 Hassocks Hassocks in the Peter Bentley League Cup The Peter Bentley League There was no shortage of opposition came in 2008, when John Cup has never been the controversy about Lancing hosting a Suter’s side faced Rustington for the happiest of hunting 7.15pm kick off which meant a mad first and so far only time, losing 2-1 dash down to Culver Road for the away from home. grounds for Hassocks, right Robins squad, even without taking Hassocks ended up making the back to when they first into account the traffic nightmare quarter finals in the 2007-08 season entered the tournament in that unfolded due to Brighton playing before falling to Ringmer, while the 1985.