North Warnborough F.C. Founded 1895
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North Warnborough F.C. Founded 1895 THE NEW PAVILION TO BE OPENED BY THE CHIEF CASE OFFICER OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY, RICHARD MORLEY (Mr Morley used to live in Odiham and attended London Road and Robert Mays Schools) On SATURDAY, %4IhAUGUST, 1996 at L2.30 pm Souuewfi Pvogvavnvne Compiled by Anne Pitcher MBE 5op Proceeds to North Warnborough Football Club SPONSORSHIP AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE BROCHURE AND RAFFLE BY Abacus K-Net Anchor Public House Lamb Brooks A.R.T. Glassware J. Lodder R. Bassett o.c.s. Basingstoke Country Hotel One to Eight Blubeckers Eating House Raven Hotel G. Brodrick Red Lion B. Buckland Rentaman Clover Leaf Cars S. Saunders Collector Express J. Shirtliff Comley & Sons Ltd T. Stent Dobson & Horrell B. Steward Field Sports & Leisure The Bakehouse Forte Posthouse, Guildford M. Turner Hampshire Voice Wellworth Harpers Wood in Hampshire G. Heath 'Workforce' R. Janaway World Flowers Ltd J. & J. Antique & Collector Fairs And other anonymous donations SPONSORSHIP, GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE CLUBHOUSE Lottery Sports Fund Football Association Hart District Council National Playing Fields Association Odiham Parish Council Odiham Consolidated Charities Secondhand Building Materials available from our Farnham Yard Low Lane Reclaim Demolition Low Lane irr, lrr Badshot Lea !l_l: l_! t Contractors 01252 345688 ;[-, (D 01256 702L78 Hours of Business: 8-s.30 GB il-l t-]i *E AIE lECl CLlrc l= -li RAVEN HO:TEL & RESTATJRANT Station Road, Hook, Flarnpshire RG27 9HS Telephone: Hook (01256) 76254L Fax: (01256) 76A677 Restaurartt Open Euery Day Bar Snacks Large Selection of Real- Ales 3 Function Roonzs 38 En Suite Bedroorrts - HISTORY OF \ORTH \\:AR\_BOROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB Rtr' :'cl> .h,,','. :ir:: :irr tll'>: llaich ;t,aled br' \oltit British life, including sport. The strength of clubs at \\':ii'nLrororigir F,,rirtball Clr.rb. u'heli lt u'as formed ir-r all levels was affected by the call-up of young men into .l:i!'.].. 11';15 a fl'ie11div agarnst tl-re neighbouring r,illage of t-he armed forces, and within a year most had ceased to H r, ,k. The matcl'r ended in a l-i dra[r. The North operate. North Warnborough rejoined the Basingstoke \\'arnborolrgh tear-r-r u'as C. Barton. Mclntyre, Ner,ille. District Junior League in 1919, and finished fourth. Tr-rbb. .\ Parsons. Rev F. Knight. O. Parsons, Baker. The 1920s brought mixed fortunes, which swung from Brner'. \Iorris and Clarke. The match was played in a the brilliant to the indifferent. During the 1922-23 nreaclou'loanecl by a farmer. It was a hard fought game season they reached the semi-final of the Hants Junior $'rt]'r Iio qLrarter given for there was great rivalrl- Cup, but lost on a replay. However, they picked betu'een the two villages, which promoted tremendous themselves up to win the Basingstoke Division One excrtement for the supporters. But then came two Junior Cup, plus the league. The Reserves won the disasterous def'eats. All these games, fiom 1895 to 1903. Division 2 Cup. North Warnborough played in the rvere friendlies, but what wonderful entertainment. Aldershot Junior League, and entered the Harvey What was so interesting was that games were played Charity Cup, and the 'Frere Hospital Cup'. In 1924, at a very much slower pace than today's high speed they got to the Final of the Hants Junior Cup and lost game, but the forwards, in particular, were capable of on a replay. They were in the final of the Harvey great dribbling skills. Goals were often scored by Charity Cup and won it, only to be disqualified for several players following a scrummage near goal, with playing a player who was adjudged to be ineligible. the ball eventually being forced over the line. In the Never mind, they took the Frere Hospital Cup, beating early days there were two umpires and a referee. The Hartley Wintney 3-2, and the following year, in the ref'eree. however, would not enter the playing area but flrst round of the Hants Junior Cup, crushed would sit or stand near the centre line, and would only Excelsiors by 19-0, a record for the club. 1926 was the be required to adiudicate when the two umpires were year the 'Borough' took the Basingstoke Junior Cup, unable to agree. Now the referee has replaced the also the Basingstoke and District Junior League for umpires and is in control of the game. The umpires are the fourth time. This wonderful feat had not gone relegated to linesmen. There was no local league but unnoticed, and in accordance with the wishes of its play was rough with fierce shoulder charges. The donor, Lt Col John May, the First Division Shield 'Borough' had played quite we1l, but rvhat a shock la-v became their property. in store for them. Odiham Grammar School played During the 1930s, the team played brilliant football soccer against other grammar schoois. but rvhen but won nothing of note. They reached finals but lost North Warnborough challenged them, thel- accepted. them, and the 1934-35 season was a disaster. Both Crowds flocked to see the match and rvhat an upset North Warnborough teams were banned from those schoolboys delivered. the-v def'eated the Division 1 and Division 2 for paying service players to 'Borough'2-i. play for them, and for playing players under false 1903 was the year the Basingstoke and District names. The club was re-instated in September 1935. On Junior League was formed. The teams entered were 3rd January 1936, a new player made his was onto the Basingstoke Reserves, OId Basing, Basingstoke pitch, Joe Ridyard. He was not very tall but oh boy Albion, Thornycrofts, Ivanhoes, Oakley l'C, Blue Star, could he play football, and what an asset for the club to North Wan.rborough and North Hants Iron Works. have a player like him. The first league match was played on 26th September, There were no teams in the Basingstoke and District 1903, Thornycrof'ts versus North Warnborough. It was Junior League from the end of the 1938 season until history in the making and the 'Borough' had to be at 1945. Only the Lads squad were able to play a few their very best. They wanted to create a good matches to represent the club. The war in Europe impression, and out of the nine clubs in the newly ended in May 1945, followed later in the year by the formed Basingstoke and l)istrict Junior League, they ceasing of hostilities worldwide. It took time to get re- tlnished in sixth place. Thornycrofts were the first organised, but there were compensations, like the champions. The following year North Warnborough friendly match against the German prisoners of war. It were runners up to Thornycrofts, but 1906 was a was played on Boxing Day 1946, and was a great momentous year. The club had an excellent team success. 1947 was an important year for North they were coming into their own. [,t Col John May, a Warnborough, for they started their cup campaign in major benefactor to Basingstoke sport, had presented the autumn. They progressed steadily and the a shield tbr League Competition in 1903. North following May their efforts came to fruition. On 7th Wamborough were runners up in 1904-5, but 1906 rvas May 1948 they met Sarisbury Green in the final of the their year. 'I'he-v came through the competitton n-ith Hants Junior A Cup at West Ham Park, Basingstoke. l1ying colours, winning the league. When thel- dreu' Hundreds of fans lined the touchline to witness an with Blue Star on Basingstoke Common. the incredible battle between two excellent teams. The handsome shield rnras theirs. After that ever:' club \\'as 'Borough' swept the opposition aside and were leading out to wrest the shield fiom them. by three goals to one. Then incredibly, in the B6th Mr Andrews had moved to North Warnborough. ancl minute, Sarisbury Green scored, and then scored he was approached by the club secretar--,, regarcling a again to level the match. Sadly, the 'Borough' Iost the meadow. The club badll- r'reeded one for the 1907-08 cup in extra time. Ten days later they made up for season. He agreed to rent 'Effons' meados- for' 40 their loss by beating Whitchurch to take the shillings a year. (As a point of interest. \orth Basingstoke Junior Cup. Warnborough still pla1- on this meadou, some 90 ]'ears On 2nd March, 1951, hundreds of people witnessed a later.) 'l'he club continued to plav good lbotball br,rt match, the like they had never seen before. North their condtLct on the field u.as not all it shor-rld be. and Warnborough entertained Preston Candover, and dr-iring a matcl'r against Hartlel- Wintner-. H. Hill thrashed them 21-0. That was the day the club record clou.teci an opposing plaver'. Eventualll- tireir mocle of went, thanks to a young lad by the name of Jack plal- cost therr clear'. plavc,rs \\-ere suspendtd anc.l Wilkinson, who scored 11 goals. Two months later points declucterl. ar-id ,r1 rlr-lth -{lrgr.rst. 1!,1ri. \orth they overcame Whitchurch to take the Basingstoke \\'a rr-rboritu gh,,',. rth il re',r' fr',, nr the R asir-r gstoke J tu-rior Junior Cup, and the Reserves got to the final of the I-eaque The , ,'.rtlri'rak ,rl the First \\-orld \\'ar. iri Basingstoke Junior 'B' Cup. The 'Hants and Berks' ,\r-r.,-r<t r!'i-. hari rrn.)Lrvrous in-r1r:rct on all aspects ol repofted that "North Warnborough FC were certainly This page kindll, P.Y.O.