rrane our first game until we have tried and tested all aspects of facility from playing on the pitches to pouring a pint in the bar and Life President: Frank King ensuring there is hot water in the showers. This in itself will take time but get ready to move home games from Lancing by around mid Directors: season. I can't wait !! Kevin Borrett (Chairman), John Lines (CEO), Mark Butler (Finance)
David Hillier, Paul Osborn (Commercial) James Clewlow (Legal Advisor and Company Secretary), Jeff Barrett
Club Committee: The above plus: Sean Bravery (chairman), Annie Raby, Mark Wells, Sam Borrett, Jeanie Charman Roger Charman, Joe Clarke, Ray Farrell, Howard Frogley, Paul Ockenden Nigel Smithers, Matt Dale, Mark Barrett, Paul Osborn HORSHAM FOOTBALL Club Secretary CLUB
Jeff Barrett 07712 888980 Email: [email protected] FOUNDED 1881 Youth Secretary & Child Welfare Officer: Annie Raby 07800 922442 Email: [email protected]
Health & Safety Officer: Roger Charman Major honours Programme: Mark Wells West Sussex Football
Website: Mark Wells League
Commercial: 1899-90, 1900-1, 1925-6
Programme advertising: Sue Bravery Email: [email protected] Sussex County League Matchday advertising: Paul Osborn 07748802424 Email: [email protected] 1931-2, 1932-3, 1933-4,
1935-6, 1936-7, 1937-8, Vice Presidents: S.Bravery, Mrs J Brittain, G Brittain, J.Dale, T.Dickinson, D.Duffield 1946-7 Southern Combination Mrs J.Mallard, W.Michel, D.Rick, J.Smyth, E.Stephens, Howie the Hornet Football League Life Members: 2015-16
Jeff Barrett, Roger Charman, Clive Edwards, Howard Frogley, Adam Hammond Sussex RUR Cup Frank King, Maureen Smith, Nigel Smithers, Ted Streeter, Eric Wright, Miss Joan Young 1900,Annie 1931, 1932, 1934 Raby, Ivan Raby, Mark Wells, John Lines (Jt), 1935, 1936,1937, Trustees: A.Baker, D.Burstow, C.Edwards, F.King 1938 (Jt), 1946, 1949
FOOTBALL (Jt), 1951,1952, 1957 1st Team Manager: Dominic di Paola Sussex Floodlight Cup 1st Assistant Manager: Adam Westwood 1977-8, 2001-2 1st Team Coach: Jon Meeney Sussex Senior Cup Goalkeeping coach: Andy McCarthy 1934-5, 1938-9, 1949-50, InjuryTherapist: Stephanie Apps 1953-4, 1971-2, 1973-4, Kit Man: Darren Etheridge 1975-6 Youth Development Officer: Ivan Raby FA Cup 1st Round U16 Manager: Adam Hartley Coach: 1947-8, 1966-7 U13 Green Manager: Ian Scott Coach: Ellis McKay, Andrew Stowell U13 Amber Manager: Tony Massimo Coach: Steve Bridle, Aaron Coniff-Broom FA Cup 2nd Round U12 Manager: Paul Brown Coach Alex Bethell, Ross Butterfill 2007-8 U11 Manager: Sam Jones, Matt Robinson Metropolitan League 1951-2 website: www.horsham-fc.co.uk Athenian League
Division Two 1969-70 Athenian League Division One
1972-3 Isthmian League Division Three 1995-6
Life President: Frank King Directors: Kevin Borrett (Chairman), John Lines (CEO), Mark Butler (Finance) David Hillier, Paul Osborn (Commercial), Jeff Barrett James Clewlow (Legal Advisor and Company Secretary)
Club Committee: The above plus: Sean Bravery (chairman), Annie Raby, Mark Wells, Sam Borrett, Jeanie Charman, Roger Charman, Joe Clarke, Ray Farrell, Howard Frogley, Nigel Smithers, Matt Dale, Mark Barrett, HORSHAM FOOTBALL Jack Everley CLUB Club Secretary FOUNDED 1881 Jeff Barrett 07712 888980 Email: [email protected]
Youth Secretary & Child Welfare Officer: Annie Raby 07800 922442 Email: [email protected] MAJOR HONOURS Health & Safety Officer: Roger Charman West Sussex Football Programme: Mark Wells League Website: Mark Wells & Matt Dale 1899-90, 1900-1, 1925-6 Commercial: Matchday advertising: Paul Osborn 07748802424 Email: [email protected] Sussex County League 1931-2, 1932-3, 1933-4, Vice Presidents: 1935-6, 1936-7, 1937-8, S.Bravery, Mrs J Brittain, G Brittain, J.Dale, T.Dickinson, D.Duffield 1946-7 Mrs J.Mallard, W.Michel, D.Rick, J.Smyth, E.Stephens, Metropolitan League Howie the Hornet 1951-2 Athenian League Life Members: Division Two Jeff Barrett, Roger Charman, Clive Edwards, Howard Frogley, Adam Hammond, Frank King, 1969-70 Maureen Smith, Nigel Smithers, Ted Streeter, Eric Wright, Miss Joan Young, Annie Raby, Ivan Raby, Mark Wells, John Lines Athenian League Trustees: A.Baker, D.Burstow, C.Edwards, F.King Division One 1972-3 FOOTBALL Isthmian League 1st team manager: Dominic Di Paola Division Three st 1 team assistant manager: Adam Westwood 1995-6 1st team coach: Jimmy Punter Goalkeeping coach: Andy McCarthy Southern Combination Injury therapist: Stephanie Apps Football League Kit man: Darren Etheridge 2015-16 U14 Amber manager: Tony Massimo Coach: Steve Bridle Sussex RUR Cup U14 Green manager: Ian Scott Coach: Andy Stowell, Rob Carter 1900, 1931, 1932, 1934 U13 manager: Paul Brown Coach: Alex Bethell, Ross Butterfill U12 manager: Ben Pugh (Jt), 1935, 1936,1937, U11 manager: Sam Jones Coach Matt Robinson 1938 (Jt), 1946, 1949 (Jt), 1951,1952, 1957 website: www.horsham-fc.co.uk Sussex Floodlight Cup 1977-8, 2001-2
Sussex Senior Cup 1934-5, 1938-9, 1949-50, 1953-4, 1971-2, 1973-4, 1975-6 The Isthmian Football League and Horsham FC strongly support the FA FA Cup 1st Round statement that there should be a zero tolerance approach against 1947-8, 1966-7 racism and all forms of discrimination. Accordingly any forms of nd discriminatory abuse, whether it be based on race or ethnicity, sexual FA Cup 2 Round orientation, gender, faith, age, ability or other form of abuse will be 2007-8 reported to the Football Association for action by that association.
RESULTS Bostik League South East Division Table Bostik South East Division P W D L F A Pts Saturday 15 December Greenwich Borough 2 Three Bridges 2 1 Cray Wanderers 17 13 3 1 38 17 42 Guernsey 1 Whitstable Town 1 2 Hastings United 17 11 1 5 36 21 34 Hastings United 2 VCD Athletic 1 Herne Bay 2 East Grinstead Town 5 3 Whyteleafe 17 9 5 3 36 19 32 Horsham 4 Cray Wanderers 2 4 Horsham 17 10 1 6 37 26 31 Phoenix Sports 2 Faversham Town 2 Ramsgate 1 Ashford United 3 5 Haywards Heath Town 17 9 4 4 31 21 31 Sittingbourne 4 Sevenoaks Town 1 6 Ashford United 17 9 3 5 33 19 30 Whyteleafe 4 Hythe Town 3 7 Hythe Town 18 8 3 7 40 37 27
Tuesday 18 December 8 Phoenix Sports 17 6 7 4 37 33 25 Sittingbourne v VCD Athletic postponed 9 VCD Athletic 16 8 1 7 32 28 25
Saturday 22 December 10 Three Bridges 17 7 2 8 29 32 23 Guernsey 0 Three Bridges 3 11 Whitstable Town 17 6 4 7 16 27 22 Haywards Heath Town 2 Horsham 0 Herne Bay 3 Hythe Town 1 12 Sevenoaks Town 17 6 3 8 23 27 21 VCD Athletic 4 Greenwich Borough 1 13 East Grinstead Town 17 6 2 9 28 33 20 Whyteleafe 3 East Grinstead Town 1 14 Guernsey 18 6 1 11 25 36 19 Sunday 23 December 15 Ramsgate 17 4 5 8 24 29 17 Cray Wanderers 2 Sittingbourne 1 16 Sittingbourne 16 5 2 9 22 26 17 Wednesday 26 December 17 Greenwich Borough 18 5 1 12 25 40 16 Faversham Town 0 Ashford United 4 Hastings United 1 Sevenoaks Town 0 18 Faversham Town 17 4 4 9 30 50 16 Whitstable Town 1 Ramsgate 0 19 Herne Bay 17 3 2 12 24 45 11
FIXTURES Thamesmead Town withdrawn due to liquidation. Record expunged Saturday 29 December East Grinstead Town v Haywards Heath Town Hythe Town v Whitstable Town CULVER ROAD GROUND REGULATIONS Ramsgate v Faversham Town Spectators may not bring the following into the ground: musical Sevenoaks Town v Cray Wanderers instruments, drums, klaxons, air horns, whistles, fireworks, smoke bombs, Sittingbourne v Herne Bay flares, glass bottles/containers, tin cans or any object that may be deemed Three Bridges v Whyteleafe to be dangerous. Spectators may not bring alcohol or food and drink into the ground. Spectators must, if required, submit themselves to be Sunday 30 December searched in order that the club can prevent any prohibited items from Phoenix Sports v VCD Athletic being brought into the ground. The club reserves the right to eject from the ground and prosecute any person who has: Tuesday 1 January a) Failed to comply with an instruction given by a County FA or club Ashford United v Hastings United official, steward or police officer Horsham v Guernsey b) Thrown missiles of any description c) Encroached onto the playing area IMPORTANT d) Made obscene, racist or insulting gestures or used obscene, racist or Horsham FC does not accept any liability for insulting language any injury to or claims of any kind from, e) Used violence of any nature spectators arising from incidents either within f) Climbed on any building, wall, fence or floodlight equipment the ground or its precincts. All spectators must g) Defaced or committed any act of vandalism against Horsham Football remain behind the pitch barrier at all times. All Club or Sussex County Football Association property vehicles are parked in the car park at the h) Taken glasses or glass bottles outside the clubhouse building owner’s risk and the Horsham Football Club accepts no liability for any losses or damage to The following are not allowed in the ground under any circumstances: vehicles of any kind. Parking is not allowed on Dogs (except assistance dogs) Culver Road. Ball games, scooters, skateboards etc.
Greetings Today's match is sponsored by the Horsham FC Committee and the matchball provided by our former player Dennis Strudwick, to all of whom we offer our very grateful thanks.
Good afternoon everyone, and welcome back after an unusually quiet festive period for the Hornets. With no fixture on Boxing Day or at the weekend, we've all had chance to recharge our batteries and maybe even to have got over the disappointment of that defeat at Haywards Heath….or maybe not! Today we welcome Guernsey to Culver Road for our first meeting in just over a year, our players having made the trip to the island on Boxing Day 2017. Then, we overcame the inconvenience of the holiday visit by returning with the three points so we hope our visitors' equally disruptive trip today doesn't inspire them in a similar way. The Green Lions have won six times in the league this season, three at home and three away, and occupied fourteenth place in the table ahead of the weekend fixtures. Their last trip to the mainland saw them record an excellent 3-2 win at VCD Athletic so we will need to be wary of their threat this afternoon.
Our previous two matches saw supporters experience conflicting emotions. Many I spoke to were using the visit of Cray Wanderers as a yardstick against which to measure the team's progress this season but I'm sure few would have anticipated the final result, and us bringing an emphatic end to the leaders' unbeaten league record. I'm told it was a cracker of a match and one worth suffering a soaking. Sadly I missed out on the fun, due to a prior arrangement (more of that, later in this programme), and paid my penance by making the trip to Haywards Heath for our last match of the year. It was one of those frustrating matches in which very little went right for us as the home side made it a league double over us. That, and the loss at Three Bridges ten days before, were rare blips on an otherwise terrific first half of the campaign that sees us occupying a play-off position for the first time in many a year. There is still a long way to go, of course, and talk of promotion is still a little premature but what we can say with any certainty is that, whether it be in the Premier Division or Division One, the Hornets will be playing football in their new stadium at the start of next season. Yes, 2019 is finally here and the exciting new dawn for Horsham Football Club edges ever closer. I'm sure I wasn't the only one to have been thrilled by the latest aerial shots of the new stadium development when it was posted on the club website on Christmas Day. Congratulations to Paul Osborn and the team for putting together the really mouthwatering footage of the site, for which a full version was due to have 'gone live' today. If you've yet to see it, take a visit to https://stadium.horsham-fc.co.uk/.
Another landmark to have finally arrived is the draw for our Christmas raffle, which will take place in the clubhouse directly after this afternoon's match. Paul has gathered together a terrific collection of prizes, including an Amazon Echo and an Canon Inkjet printer, and tickets can be purchased from any club official right up to the final whistle. This year's chosen charity, the Springboard Project, will benefit from a sizeable donation from the profits of today's raffle so please help us support this very important organisation that helps provide short break services for disabled children, teenagers and young adults in Horsham and Crawley.
On Saturday we take to the road as we visit Faversham Town, hoping to maintain our unbeaten record in Kent this season, with our next match here at Culver Road taking place on Saturday 12th January when we have an opportunity to avenge our 3-1 loss at Church Road at the start of September when we host Whyteleafe.
Ending on two pieces of sad news, we were sorry to hear of the passing of Isthmian League statistician Mike Wilson last month. For over two decades, Mike has produced a comprehensive statistical review of all the essential facts and figures involving the Isthmian League and was behind the league's fascinating archive website. We were also very saddened to learn of the death of our former player Paul Steer, brother of Hornets' legend Barry Steer, after a battle with Motor Neurone Disease. Barry was a regular in our reserve side of the early 1970s who went on to make a number of senior appearances in our Premier Midweek Floodlit League campaign on 1970/71. Our condolences go to Mike and Paul's family and friends.
Mark
Cover: George Hayward stretches for the ball during our 2-0 loss at Haywards Heath (pic: John Lines)
From the boss Good afternoon everyone and a very happy New Year to you all. This Christmas was the first time in all my years in football that I've not been involved in a game, which felt a bit strange. I still managed to take in a match on Boxing Day but it wasn't the same and although I'm sure the lads enjoyed their break, we're all chomping at the bit to get back in action especially as our last three matches have been a bit of a mixed bag.
Having had our eight match unbeaten run ended by Three Bridges, we then went and became the first team this season to take three points off Cray Wanderers, only to lose out at Haywards Heath. Regardless of the result, I thought the Cray game was a superb advert for Bostik League football. The conditions were horrendous and I don't think I've ever been so cold and wet but both sides tried to play decent football, the match officials were excellent, it didn't turn into an ugly game, and I'm sure any neutrals would have seen that it was two of the teams right up there in the table. The boys have been brilliant this season and I actually fancied us to do well against them but I have to give a special mention to Rob O'Toole, who was magnificent and took his goals really well. The lads all performed superbly but I don't think we're quite good enough to challenge Cray throughout the rest of the season as they have that little bit more quality than everyone else in the league and I still fancy them to win the title. But that's Hythe and Cray's unbeaten records that we've ended in the last month so we're moving in the right direction and we need to enjoy days like those as there are plenty of down days in football.
We suffered one of those at Haywards Heath, just before Christmas, where a number of issues went against us. Don't get me wrong, Haywards Heath deserved the win but losing Charlie Harris to tonsillitis didn't help our cause. He was desperate to play but came off after the warm up and could barely breathe so we had to reshuffle and I still think we would have won the game had Rob or Smudge taken one of their early chances. We then had Biff sent off and conceded a questionable penalty but the fact was that we didn't match them in key areas and that's something that we may need to address for the second half of the season. Both Haywards Heath and Three Bridges were really up for it and we didn't seem to have anyone prepared to go toe to toe with them. They pretty much did to us what we used to do to Lewes and all the time we're up towards the top we'll come up against teams that will be looking to raise their game. Historically we have always been fired up for Sussex derbies but maybe that's been our downfall in the past as we've put too much emphasis on beating the likes of Lewes or Hastings and not taken that same sort of passion into games against other teams. I'm not looking to bring in anyone else this season as I'm really happy with the current squad but that's the challenge for the boys from hereon in, starting today. We are much better on 3G as, without sounding arrogant, I think we are technically one of the best footballing sides in the division but we have probably eight more matches on questionable surfaces and if we can't adapt to that then maybe we'll have to bring in a couple of players who can give us that little bit extra.
Biff's red card means he'll miss today's match which would normally mean Lewis coming into the side but having allowed him to go to Pagham on loan, we're unable to recall him within that month so I feel a bit sorry for him as he's had a difficult season. On the plus side, he should have got three games under his belt over the Christmas period which is important to help bring him up to match fitness. Kieran Lavery's loan spell has now ended so he returns to Dorking Wanderers with our thanks for his contribution. He gelled really well in the side and fitted in with the lads straight away. James McElligott is due to play another couple of matches for Horley Town and then he'll be back with us.
Dom
MATCH REPORT
Horsham 4 Cray Wanderers 2 Bostik South East Division Saturday 15th December 2018 Att 150 A Rob O’Toole hat-trick and Charlie Harris wonder strike helped bolster Horsham’s play-off credentials as they swept aside runaway league leaders Cray Wanderers, inflicting the Wands with their first league defeat of the season. Freezing, torrential conditions could do nothing to dampen the home side’s spirits as they claimed a fifth win in six games, keeping them in third place and firmly locked in the play-off hunt and rendering the midweek loss at Three Bridges to all but a distant memory. Cray had won every previous away game this season but they were no match for Horsham, who are quickly developing a reputation as being one of the most impressive sides in the division. Harris’ fine eighty-second minute strike capped off a largely dominant display from the Hornets who maintained their third place in the Bostik Division One South; their highest league position in twelve years. O’Toole opened the scoring after nineteen minutes with a typical poacher’s goal before Ben Mundele restored parity for the visitors five minutes later, after a driving run saw him finish coolly in a one-on-one with Josh Pelling. O’Toole restored the home side’s lead on the half-hour mark, capitalising on a loose ball, but Archie Johnson levelled once more, eight minutes into the second half. With conditions worsening, O’Toole was on hand again with a near-post header on the hour mark as he completed a memorable hat-trick. However, it was Harris who followed up the previous week's stunner against Hythe and secured the victory with a fantastic twenty-yard strike eight minutes from time, making certain the home side would claim all three points.
Horsham: Josh Pelling, Steve Metcalf, Harvey Sparks, Charlie Harris, Joe Shelley, Dylan Merchant, Jack Brivio, George Hayward, Rob O'Toole (Dean Lovegrove,90), Kieran Lavery (Chris Smith,78), Tyrell Richardson-Brown (Lee Harding,84)
Cray: Nick Blue, Barney Williams (Lee Lewis,80), Archie Johnson, Jay Leader, Mitchell Nelson, Bradley Pritchard, Sean Roberts, Karl Dent, Joseph Taylor, Junior Dadson (Jerome Frederico,65), Ben Mundele (Malik Solebo,86)
Haywards Heath Town 2 Horsham 0 Bostik League South East Division Saturday 22nd December 2018 Att 223 In-form Haywards Heath completed a league double over the Hornets with this 2-0 victory that was aided by a dubious penalty award and a red card for Horsham's Joe Shelley. The hosts began well, with Karl Akehurst flashing a shot wide after just fifteen seconds and Alex Laing curling an effort straight at Josh Pelling. Rob O'Toole had the visitors' best chance of the opening half hour when he turned Tyrell Richardson-Brown's cross onto the top of the net and then, after Akehurst wasted a good opening with a miscued shot, Chris Smith sent one over the crossbar and Harvey Sparks sent one just beyond the far post to bring the first half to a close. The breakthrough came just two minutes after the break when an unmarked Akehurst headed in Callum Saunders' cross from close range and things got worse for Horsham, just two minutes later, when Shelley picked up his second caution of the match and was dismissed. Heath looked to turn the screw and the second goal duly arrived, midway through the half, when Pelling was harshly adjudged to have fouled his man despite having appeared to play the ball first and Saunders confidently converted the spot-kick. Akehurst ought to have made it three towards the end but somehow contrived to hit the post from close in.
Horsham: Josh Pelling, Steve Metcalf, Harvey Sparks, Chris Smith (Joey Taylor,60), Joe Shelley, Dylan Merchant, Jack Brivio (Lee Harding,71), George Hayward, Rob O'Toole (Dean Lovegrove,51), Kieran Lavery, Tyrell Richardson-Brown
Haywards Heath: Josh Heyburn, Joel Daly, Kieran Rowe, Kane Louis, Nathan Cooper, Josh Spinks, Callum Saunders (Max Miller,72), Byron Napper, Melford Simpson (Lewis Finney,87), Karl Akehurst, Alex Laing
Bostik South East Division Round-Up This article was written prior to the weekend fixtures
Cray Wanderers hold an eight point lead at the top of the table, having bounced back from suffering their first defeat of the season away to Horsham by overcoming a stubborn Sittingbourne side that ended the match with ten men after the last minute dismissal of Lex Allan. A goal in each half by Bradley Pritchard and Ben Mundele put Cray in the driving seat before Chris Webber set up a nervy last few minutes by pulling one back for the Brickies, only for Allan's red card to extinguish any realistic hopes of completing an unlikely comeback. Hastings United ended a run of three successive league defeats to climb back in to second place but had to do it the hard way, overturning a half-time deficit before beating VCD Athletic in front of their increasingly restless supporters. Alastair Gordon put the visitors in front with their only notable effort of the match before two defenders, academy products Jamie Fielding and Tom Climpson, turned the match on its head in the second half. The Arrows enjoyed a similarly narrow victory at home to Sevenoaks Town on Boxing Day, in front of their biggest league gate of the season, when substitute Sam Cruttwell scored the only goal of the game just four minutes after the second half dismissal of Jack Miles.
Ashford United move into sixth place, just a point behind Haywards Heath, after back-to-back victories away to Ramsgate and Faversham Town. It was a third successive 3-1 reverse for the Rams, who appointed Nick Davis as their new manager last month, and they trailed 2-0 to goals from Sam Corne and Danny Parish before being given a lifeline when Jerald Aboagye scored in his own net. But Parish's second put the result beyond doubt and the same player got his name on the scoresheet in the Boxing Day clash at the Shepherd Neame Stadium where the majority of Faversham's best crowd of the season went away disappointed as the Nuts and Bolts ran in four unanswered goals. The match was scoreless going in to the final moments of the first half when Usman Adenisi put Ashford ahead and it was 2-0 inside nine minutes of the second period when Ridwan Ajala netted his first of the season. Adenisi scored his second, ten minutes from time, with Parish putting the icing on the cake for an Ashford side that has now won nineteen points from the last twenty-one available.
By contrast, early season promotion hopefuls Hythe Town have now lost four in a row, including a shock defeat at struggling Herne Bay on Boxing Day. Having shipped three goals inside the first half hour away to Whyteleafe, the Cannons did well to fightback to a rather less emphatic 4-3 loss but left their fans stunned when bottom of the league Bay ran in three goals, through Danny Leonard, Nathan Wood and Jake Embery before Chris Kinnear scored a last minute consolation.
Three Bridges are second in the form guide, having won five and drawn one of their last six games including a 3-0 success away to Guernsey where Ibby Akanbi scored twice, once in each half, and John Ufuah the other to consign our opponents today to a seventh home loss of the season. Bridges' victory came on the back of an impressive fightback at Greenwich Borough where two George Gaskin goals rescued a point for the Sussex club after Ryan Elliott-King and a Reece Deakin penalty had put the hosts in charge at the break. Our other Sussex representatives, East Grinstead Town, enjoyed their biggest win in the league to date away to Herne Bay, with Greg Cundle taking his goals tally to five in five games with a brace in a 5-2 win. The former Gillingham first teamer also netted in the Wasps' next game but couldn't prevent them from slipping to a 3-1 loss at Whyteleafe.
The bottom five places are all occupied by Kent clubs, with Sittingbourne, Ramsgate, Greenwich Borough, Faversham Town and Herne Bay recording just three victories between them in the matches played between December 22-26. Whitstable Town's 1-0 Boxing Day defeat of Ramsgate was enough to lift them up to mid-table with Sittingbourne's 4-1 win against Sevenoaks Town bringing to an end a run of five straight losses, a statistic undoubtedly responsible for the paltry attendance of just seventy-five at Woodstock Park. Faversham's creditable 2-2 draw at top eight side Phoenix Sports was undone by that heavy home loss to Ashford while Greenwich Borough's three match unbeaten run came to an emphatic end when they went down 4-1 at VCD Athletic for whom Alex Gaggin scored twice.
A New Year's message from President Frank King
To all members, players and supporters.
First of all, I hope you all had a great Christmas and I wish you all a very happy New Year. 2019 promises to be a very special year in the history of Horsham Football Club as we look forward to starting the 2019/20 season in our new home at Hop Oast. It will herald an exciting new era for the club in which we will again be able to use our own facilities and run our own functions, bar etc to raise club funds. So the future looks very bright and rosy but the club will need more help and volunteers in order to thrive so do please step forward if you are able to help out in any way.
We have so many people to thank for the past ten years or so since leaving our much-loved Queen Street as, without them, the club could easily have folded. So on behalf of the club, I would like to thank all our directors (Kevin Borrett, John Lines, Mark Butler, David Hillier, Paul Osborn, Jeff Barrett and Legal Advisor James Clewlow) for keeping an eye on the finances, the progress of Hop Oast and the club’s new building etc. The club could not exist without its working committee and volunteers, especially at home matches and in all weathers, so a very big thank you goes to Sean Bravery (Chairman of the Working Committee) and his son Jack, parents Sue and Jim, to Jeanie Charman and Annie Raby for looking after the boardroom and players’ food after games, Howard Frogley, who is so reliable and ever-present on the gate and our Safety Officer Roger Charman and his team of stewards, Nigel Smithers, Ray and Graham Farrell. Also to Mark Barrett on the microphone for keeping us all up-to-date with team news and fixtures, Matt Dale for his work on the match reports and club website and Mark Wells and his valuable work on our matchday programme.
A big thank you, too, to Paul Osborn for his work on the commercial side, and special mention to Jeff Barrett, not only as director but also the important job as Secretary which takes many, many hours every week. And, of course, a BIG THANK YOU to our regular supporters who turn up whatever the weather, at home and away, and keep encouraging the team whether they win or lose. And what a season we are having! Great credit must go to our manager Dom Di Paola and his right-hand man Adam Westwood, and to all the players. They have played some great football this season and some of the matches have been outstanding. Our cup runs have been exciting, every player is a credit to the club, and I feel we have one of the best teams since the days of Swansea, Swindon and even back to Notts County in 1947. So thank you Dom and Adam, and not forgetting Jimmy Punter, Andy McCarthy, Steph Apps and Darren Etheridge, for putting such great smiles on our faces despite not playing at our own home. It is nice to have Steph as our physio as she is the first female to ever hold that position at the club and what a great job she is doing!
I have some wonderful memories of our family club and have been very proud of being a member since 1945 but I am especially proud of our present club members, players, management team, supporters, committee and directors and wouldn’t swap our club for any other. So here’s to you all, to 2019, and a very bright future for Horsham FC.
Frank King
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GUERNSEY
Guernsey Football Club was formed in 2011 to offer the island's elite footballers the opportunity to progress and test themselves on a regular basis outside of the Channel Islands. The proposal to establish the club and seek to join the English national league pyramid system was developed by the Guernsey Football Association in an attempt to further advance development opportunities for the island's current and future players by playing at higher levels on a regular basis.
We are an independent, community amateur football club, owned and run for the benefit of the local Guernsey community, and play our home games at the Footes Lane Stadium. The club's vision is to create, develop and maintain a sustainable, successful, financially viable, Year formed: 2011 democratic football club that creates and maintains real and lasting benefits to its members and the local Guernsey community. We are a Current ground: registered charity and will remain a non-profit organisation with any Footes Lane, St Helier financial surpluses being reinvested for the future viability of the club and hence the benefit of the local community. Manager: Tony Vance Previous leagues: The initial idea to establish Guernsey FC was developed during the Combined Counties League 2009/10 season when Guernsey's Senior County Division One representative side enjoyed a successful run in the FA National League Combined Counties winners: System Cup (for league representative sides at Step Seven on the non- 2011/12 league pyramid system and below, since renamed the FA Inter-League Combined Counties Premier Cup), culminating in Guernsey beating the Liverpool County Premier Challenge Cup winners: League 5-2 in the final in May 2010. Along the way, Guernsey defeated 2011/12 representative sides from the Kent County Premier League, the Northampton Premier League, the Southern Amateur League, the Highest position: 4th Hertfordshire Premier League and the Dorset Premier League. The final Isthmian League Div 1 South was held in Guernsey in front of a crowd of over 2,500 and was the first Best FA Cup run: time ever that the FA had allowed one of its competition finals to be held nd outside of the UK mainland. 2 qualifying round: 2013/14 Best FA Trophy run: Following a 1-0 victory over Jersey to reclaim the Muratti Vase in May 1st qualifying round 2010, the prize for winning the FA National League System Cup for this 2013/14, 2014/15 same squad of players was to represent England in the UEFA Regions Cup preliminary round in Croatia in September 2010. This was a Best FA Vase run: fantastic experience for the players and coaching and medical staff and, Semi-final 2012/13 although Guernsey enjoyed mixed fortunes by beating Wales 3-0, Last season: drawing with hosts Croatia 1-1 and losing to group winners Turkey 3-0, th it provided football at a higher standard, was very motivational and gave 18 Isthmian League South our players a great desire to improve further and to play more regularly Last match: at higher levels. Over the course of the following few months, the club's 22.12.18 v Three Bridges (h) founding directors, Steve Dewsnip and Mark Le Tissier, received Lost 0-3 encouragement from the Football Association, the Guernsey FA, the Combinedcombine Counties League (which we were introduced to by the FA),our former official main club sponsor Sportingbet, the island's government (the States of Guernsey) and the island's local football community to develop our plans for the new club further and were delighted when the member clubs of the Combined Counties League voted by a significant majority on 20 June 2011 to allow Guernsey FC to join Division One of their league.
Although our club is very young, football in Guernsey has a long history dating back to 1893 when the Guernsey FA was established and since then has produced several players who have graced the highest levels of the English professional game, including Bill Spurdle (Manchester City), Richard Le Flem (Nottingham Forest & England U23), Ron Farmer (Coventry City), Len Duquemin (Tottenham Hotspur), and more recently and more famously, our former club president Matt Le Tissier (Southampton & England).
Saturday 6th August 2011 was a historic day for Guernsey FC and the island in general when the club played its inaugural game at Footes Lane against Knaphill FC in the Combined Counties League Division One. That historic day turned into an historic season with the club winning the league title, having lost only two of its thirty-four league matches, with a 7-1 win against second-placed Bedfont Sports in front of 2,143 supporters at Footes Lane in March 2012 and then going on to secure the double in its first season by winning the Combined Counties Premier Challenge Cup following a 2-0 victory after extra-time over Premier Division side Colliers Wood United. The 2012/13 season was a tough campaign. The Green Lions reached the semi-finals of the FA Carlsberg Vase in the club’s first season in the competition, breaking its record attendance twice in the historic run. A crowd of 4,290 was at Footes Lane for the semi- final first leg against Spennymoor Town. The league campaign saw countless postponed fixtures due to adverse weather and the cup run. In April, Guernsey FC played a staggering sixteen games in thirty days. The May bank holiday weekend saw GFC play four games in four days and remarkably secure all twelve points to finish second in the Combined Counties Premier League and gain promotion to the Ryman Isthmian League Division One South.
The club's first season in the Ryman Isthmian League was a constructive campaign and had plenty of highs. The club finished in a respectable fourth place but lost 3-2 away to Leatherhead in the play-off semi-final. The Green Lions also became the first team from the Channel Islands to play in the FA Cup during the 2013/14 season, when they took on Crawley Down Gatwick away on 31st August 2013. GFC won the game 3-1 and eventually went out of the competition in the 2nd qualifying round, after losing 3-2 to the Conference South's Dover Athletic. Guernsey's second season in Ryman South was much tougher. Injuries and unavailability left the Green Lions struggling through October and November and it wasn't until just before Christmas that results picked up. Any hopes of sneaking into the play-offs late on were dashed with a run of four defeats in five games in March. The Green Lions eventually finished 10th in the league before many of the squad were part of the Guernsey FA gold-medal winning side at the 2015 NatWest Island Games in Jersey.
Despite a couple of patches of indifferent form in the first half of the 2015/16 season, the Green Lions found themselves third in the table in the new year and equalled their Ryman South unbeaten record of nine games. But a mixture of poor performances, injuries and bad luck led to a six-game losing run that saw our play-off challenge fade away. However, a new crop of youngsters made an impact, with Robbie Legg becoming the club's youngest goalscorer at sixteen when he netted against Whyteleafe in March. GFC were finally drawn at home in the FA Cup against Lewes in the first qualifying round, but unfortunately a replay defeat to Phoenix Sports in the preliminary round meant they were unable to fulfil that particular goal. We beat our points total and wins total from the previous season, but finished 13th. The 2016/17 season was GFC's most challenging yet as they battled against relegation for the first time in their history. It took until the end of September to secure the first victory of the campaign and bad luck hit Tony Vance's squad with several lengthy injuries and absences to key players. They didn't manage to win a home game after Christmas, but finally ended their winless away run (that had gone on for over a year and nearly thirty matches) when they beat Chipstead in February and, ironically, it was their away results that kept them up as two more wins and a draw were enough to keep them ahead of their rivals. There was change off the field as Mark Le Tissier took over as Chairman, but the main highlight was the FA Cup coming to Guernsey for the first time in August amidst a tremendous fanfare that included the famous trophy being displayed at Footes Lane. Dave Rihoy’s second-half brace in the first ever FA-Cup match to be contested outside the mainland secured a replay, but GFC eventually went out on penalties at Thamesmead Town. More youngsters made an impact as Thomas Dodds went on to become a key player, having only made his debut at the start of the campaign at just seventeen years of age. He went on to scoop five awards at the end-of-season gala.
Past meetings: Horsham and Guernsey have met on eight previous occasions with the Hornets holding the upper hand by virtue of their five wins to two, with one goalless draw. The first meeting marked Guernsey's home 'debut' in the Isthmian League and was decided in Horsham's favour by Byron Napper's second half goal in front of a midweek crowd of almost 1400. Guernsey have won just one of the four meetings on the mainland, a 4-2 success at Goring's Mead in September 2014, with the same venue witnessing the largest recorded victory in this fixture when a Billy Dunn hat-trick inspired the Hornets to a 6-2 win.
When in Spain – an alternative to Lancing by Mark Wells The birth of my youngest daughter, twenty-one years earlier, led to the misfortune of me missing our fabulous victory over unbeaten league leaders Cray Wanderers last month. You see, I had naively agreed to go along with the suggestion of my infinitely better half to take said daughter, her sibling, and two best friends on a three night break to Barcelona to commemorate the milestone, little knowing that the same weekend would produce such a mouthwatering clash between two of the division’s leading sides.
The blue skies and unseasonably pleasant temperatures allowed me to cast away my disappointment during the Saturday morning as we Segwayed our way past the lapping shores of the Mediterranean and round the city’s old Gothic Quarter. But come the afternoon, and during a rather boozy cocktail-making class (yep, you heard right), one eye was permanently fixed on events at a wet, wild and windy Culver Road through Neil’s excellent, and very welcome, twitter updates. As the chain of events came through from back home, I was filled with a sense of frustration at not being there to witness the latest in a series of outstanding performances from the lads this season, although the steady offering of Cosmopolitans, Black Russians, Margaritas and Mojitos helped temper that feeling. My one consolation was that, unlike those hardy few at the match, I was warm, dry and not the least bit smug. But I had missed my weekend football fix so, to fill that void, Mrs W and the gang graciously agreed to allow me time off from Sunday traipsing round the dubious ‘delights’ of El Corte Ingles shopping centre and all its festive offerings to take in a La Liga match at the RCDE Stadium, home of Real Club Deportivo Espanyol de Barcelona (or just simply Espanyol from hereon in or I’ll run out of space!).
Also known as Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, the ground has been home to Barcelona’s ‘other’ team since 2009 and is situated around thirty minutes from the iconic Sagrada Famila, via the excellent metro system. I knew the match wouldn’t be as well attended as one at the world famous Nou Camp but I was struck by how few supporters were on the same carriage as me as I took the modern, clean, Line 5 underground train towards my destination – and end of the line - Cornellà Centre station around two hours before kick- off. I was grateful that there was one elderly gent, proudly sporting a scarf in the home team’s blue and white colours, from whom I could take my lead on this first visit to the stadium and I matched his leisurely stride through the recently-erected Christmas market that filled the streets outside the station. Within a short time, we caught up with small pockets of supporters and passed groups of followers of opponents Real Betis, who, in time-honoured fashion for travelling supporters, had located a number of conveniently- situated watering holes at which to hold their pre-match conversations about the contest that awaited.
After around a fifteen minute walk, the stadium loomed large in front of us. Flanked by trees and a heavy presence of stewards behind low-lying barriers, the large lettering RCD ESPANYOL around the base of the stadium screamed out as if to say “yes, you’ve found us”. As I passed a rather impressive statue that looked to be in tribute to the club’s fans, or possibly Sir Winston Churchill judging by the appearance of one of its characters, I came across a fanzone and was immediately struck by the large presence of travelling supporters, many of whom delighted in putting on a show for the TV cameras. The large number of visiting fans had even surprised one Barca-based Betis fan I spoke to, who was a loss to explain why so many should have made the journey for what was effectively a meaningless mid-table clash. “It is because we are Betis” his female partner claimed, with a sense of defiance, and she may have had a point. Back in the 1940s, and despite having been relegated to the fourth tier of Spanish football, Betis fans packed their Estadio Benito Villamarín ground and regularly took massive support to away matches with what became known as the ‘Green March’. On first impressions it appeared that today’s supporters have continued that tradition as, despite a round-trip of some ten hours between Barcelona and their home city of Seville, the green and white stripes of Betis were the predominant colours as I strolled around the outer perimeter of the ground. As I followed one particularly vocal group, a large roar went up as they met a similarly noisy and enthusiastic band of visitors displaying a huge banner declaring the fans’ ‘105 years of passion’ (given that the club was formed 111 years ago, I assume the first six years of the relationship was something of a slow burner).
With the gates yet to be opened, I took the opportunity of watching a couple of junior matches that were taking place on an adjacent pitch which, in itself, was an impressive set-up. The main stand was reminiscent of Tooting’s Imperial Fields while every inch of perimeter advertising space seemed to be filled. There was a healthy crowd, too, no doubt filled by family members of the young participants as well as curious onlookers such as myself. Back at the main stadium it was evident that Espanyol were proud of their history, with names of those who had played their part in the club’s successes emblazoned above each entrance including former manager, and current Tottenham Hotspur boss, Mauricio Pochettino. Inside the ground, my seat couldn’t have been better located. Perched in the front row of the upper corner tier, the views of the pitch and the stadium were fantastic. Diagonally across from me were housed the majority of the Betis fans but as the afternoon progressed I noticed there were pockets of travelling supporters dotted all around the ground although, with just twenty minutes to go, there was barely more than ten thousand inside the stadium. By kick-off the attendance had risen sharply but still numbered just half of its forty thousand capacity although the home fans did their very best to generate an atmosphere behind the goal occupied by their current custodian, Diego López. And it was he who sent the home faithful into raptures on sixteen minutes when a foul on Betis’ Júnior Firpo gave Giovani Lo Celso the opportunity to put the visitors in front but López, guessing correctly, dived to his left to push the ball away and was quickly on his feet to repel the follow-up shot, provoking great scenes behind the goal as flags waved furiously and noise levels were cranked up several notches.
At the other end, Betis ‘keeper Pau López Sabata was incurring the wrath of the home crowd for the simple fact of having made the switch from Espanyol to Betis in July. High-pitched whistles greeted every touch made by the man who also spent a season-long loan at Spurs in 2016/17 and those who had ‘given him the bird’ were delighted when he was beaten on twenty-four minutes when Sergio Garcia swept in a low cross from Leo Baptistao. Betis were, though, the better side and it was only their reluctance to test López that prevented them from drawing level. That is until two minutes from half-time when a superb run from by the impressive Sergio Canales, that took him half the length of the pitch, was finished off by Lo Celso. During the break, I took a stroll around the stadium and found two fast food kiosks but very little else on which spectators might spend their money, unlike my visit to Wembley Stadium earlier in the year. In truth, although remaining an absorbing contest, there was very little to report in the second half until a dramatic final five minutes that saw Betis secure the win. First a spectacular free-kick by Cristian Tello, that was right out of the Charlie Harris portfolio of set-pieces, put the visitors in front and then, in stoppage time, the Espanyol defence found themselves outnumbered as their team-mates went forward in search of an equaliser and the unfortunate Óscar Duarte slid the ball into his own net to the delight of the travelling contingent. By this time the stadium had emptied considerably, to the extent that the celebrations resembled more of a home match for Betis with their fans seemingly lining every area of the pitch. It was, as you might expect, a muted atmosphere among the few home fans with whom I shared the subway home and, I must admit, the experience still didn’t quite match the excitement that I would otherwise have enjoyed at Culver Road the previous day.
Player sponsorship 2018/19
Dom Di Paola Adam Westwood Steph Apps Darren Etheridge Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Clive Williams Neil Richmond Nigel Smithers Clive Williams
Jack Brivio Lee Harding Charlie Harris George Hayward Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Howard Frogley Neil Clarke Mark & Angela Butler Mark & Angela Butler
Will Hoare Lewis Hyde Dean Lovegrove Dylan Merchant Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Tim Harrison #TB3 & Horsham U13s Harrison Jones Pete Little
Steve Metcalf Rob O'Toole Josh Pelling Tyrell Richardson- Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Brown Jim Bravery Cathy Snow Steve Snow Sponsor Paul Osborn
Joe Shelley Chris Smith Harvey Sparks Joey Taylor Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor: Oakland Sponsor Sean Bravery Dave Duggan Insurance Services Mark Wells Horsham Football Club would like to thank all those named above for their generous sponsorship this season Don't forget to join us in the clubhouse after the final whistle today when we draw the winners of our fantastic Christmas Raffle, in which we are raising funds for the Springboard Project in Horsham and Crawley. Tickets cost just £1 each and are available right up to the final whistle from club officials. A full list of prizes are shown below.
Prizes
Canon Home Inkjet Printer from Lello Business Amazon Echo from Digital Resolutions Ltd. £50 voucher from the ‘Giggling Squid’ restaurant, Horsham Vouchers for race meeting from Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Full afternoon tea from South Lodge Hotel Shampoo, cut and finish voucher from Coco’s of Billingshurst Family swim voucher (two adults and two children) from Pavilions in the Park Fish & chips vouchers from Deep Blue Restaurants £20 chocolate gift box from Cocoa Loco Four tickets from Everyman Theatres Photobook voucher from uPhotogifts Family-size pizza from Domino’s of Southwater One-hour sports massage from Jackie Evans – Sports & Remedial Massage Therapist £50 voucher from the ‘Giggling Squid’ restaurant, Horsham Selection of books from Waterstones Children’s money box from Between the Lines Two bottles of red wine from the Crown Inn, Horsham Men’s football hamper from Horsham FC Club Shop Women’s football hamper from Horsham FC Club Shop Children’s football hamper from Horsham FC Club Shop Bottle of Bells Scotch whisky from Ray & Caroline Farrell Bottle of Ophir gin from Paul Osborn Two bottles of wine from Matt Dale Bottle of red wine from Pete Little £40 Love to Shop voucher from Unbeatable Conservatories Bottle of red wine from George Leadbeater Sweets hamper from Howard Frogley Cookware set from Roger and Jeanie Charman Boys’ football and selection of gifts from Horsham youth teams Bottle of Whisky from Len Hay
Horsham Football Club fixtures 2018/19 Date Opposition Comp F-A Att Scorers Pos 11 Aug SITTINGBOURNE LGE 1-2 195 Smith 14 18 Aug Sevenoaks LGE 2-1 166 Shelley, Harding 9 21 Aug Haywards Heath VT 5-2 112 O'Toole, Richardson-Brown, Landais, Smith 2 - 25 Aug Carshalton Athletic FAC 1-0 274 Harris - - 27 Aug HAYWARDS HEATH LGE 4-5 240 O'Toole, Boswell, Richardson-Brown, Smith 13 01 Sep Whyteleafe LGE 1-3 196 Hyde 13 04 Sep Bracknell Town VT 1-3 175 O'Toole - 08 Sep Corinthian FAC 1-1 118 OG - 12 Sep CORINTHIAN FAC 5-0 124 Harding, Shelley, O'Toole, Smith, Brivio - 15 Sep HERNE BAY LGE 1-0 148 Smith 12 22 Sep HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS FAC 4-3 162 Metcalf, Shelley, O'Toole, Smith - 25 Sep Hastings United LGE 0-2 479 14 29 Sep Bury Town FAT 2-1 270 O'Toole, Richardson-Brown - 02 Oct PHOENIX SPORTS LGE 3-2 122 Hayward, Hoare, Brivio 14 06 Oct POOLE TOWN FAC 1-1 355 Shelley - 09 Oct Poole Town FAC 1-2 381 Sparks - 13 Oct WARE FAT 3-1 103 Hoare, Harris 2 - 20 Oct EAST GRINSTEAD LGE 3-1 146 Taylor, Hoare, Smith 11 27 Oct CORINTHIAN-CASUALS FAT 3-0 137 Shelley, O'Toole, Brivio - 30 Oct Ramsgate LGE 0-0 132 11 03 Nov Ashford United LGE 3-2 296 Smith, Richardson-Brown 2 7 06 Nov Storrington SSC 2-0 204 Smith, Brivio - 10 Nov POTTERS BAR TOWN FAT 1-0 147 Smith - 17 Nov VCD ATHLETIC LGE 4-0 152 Smith, O'Toole 2, Hoare 7 25 Nov BATH CITY FAT 1-2 328 Harris - 27 Nov GREENWICH BORO' LGE 2-0 100 Harding,Richardson-Brown 6 01 Dec WHITSTABLE TOWN LGE 4-0 162 OG, Harris, Harding, Sparks 5 04 Dec EASTBOURNE BORO' SSC 0-1 124 - 08 Dec Hythe Town LGE 4-2 241 Brivio, Richardson-Brown, OG, Harris 3 11 Dec Three Bridges LGE 1-2 147 Smith 3 15 Dec CRAY WANDERERS LGE 4-2 150 O'Toole (3), Harris 3 22 Dec Haywards Heath LGE 0-2 223 4 01 Jan GUERNSEY LGE 05 Jan Faversham Town LGE 12 Jan WHYTELEAFE LGE 19 Jan Phoenix Sports LGE 26 Jan RAMSGATE LGE 02 Feb East Grinstead Town LGE 05 Feb HASTINGS UNITED LGE 09 Feb VCD Athletic LGE 16 Feb THREE BRIDGES LGE 23 Feb Whitstable Town LGE Home matches in CAPITALS 02 Mar HYTHE TOWN LGE 09 Mar Cray Wanderers LGE KEY: 16 Mar Greenwich Borough LGE LGE – Bostik South East Division 23 Mar ASHFORD UNITED LGE 30 Mar SEVENOAKS LGE VT – Velocity Trophy 06 Apr Sittingbourne LGE FAC – FA Cup 13 Apr Herne Bay LGE 20 Apr FAVERSHAM TOWN LGE FAT – FA Trophy 22 Apr Guernsey LGE SSC – Sussex Senior Cup
2018/19 Career totals First team stats Apps Subs Goals Apps Goals Jack Brivio 17 6 5 23 5 Lee Harding 13 5 4 18 4 Charlie Harris 27 2 7 33 8 Jack Hartley (on loan to Horsham YMCA) 1 4 0 43 3
George Hayward 18 8 1 26 1
Will Hoare 23 4 4 27 4
Lewis Hyde (on loan to Pagham) 13 3 1 88 9 Scott Kirkwood (on loan to Saltdean United) 0 1 0 86 9 Dean Lovegrove 13 9 0 26 0 James McElligott (on loan to Horley Town) 11 4 0 15 0 Dylan Merchant 18 0 0 18 0
Steve Metcalf 26 2 1 104 8
Rob O'Toole 27 1 12 40 18
Josh Pelling 31 0 0 116 0 Tyrell Richardson-Brown 20 10 8 30 8 Joe Shelley 25 0 4 117 29 Chris Smith 14 8 12 22 12 Harvey Sparks 14 5 2 19 2
Joey Taylor 12 6 1 18 1
Horsham FC – on this day, 1927: A first minute goal by H Palmer was the start of a thrilling Sussex County League encounter as Hastings & St Leonards made the New Year's Day trip to Queen Street. Just a point divided the two mid-table sides at the start of play and the opening ten minutes proved to be just as close, with Mick Carter pulling a goal back for Horsham after George Burrage had scored in his own net. Bannister and Don Corbett traded goals to make it 3-2 before Hastings went further ahead when the ball ended in the net following a challenge between Wisden and Henry Charman. Horsham were far from beaten, though, and drew level before the break with Corbett scoring twice more to complete a hat-trick. Swatland put Hastings back in front after the interval but parity was restored when Ron Hewell scored for the home team only for Swatland and a Wisden penalty to take the match beyond Horsham's reach. F/T Horsham 5 Hastings & St Leonards 7 Match sponsors 2018/19 Horsham Football Club would like to thank all this season's match & matchball sponsors 11.08.18 Sittingbourne Kevin Borrett Dennis Strudwick 27.08.18 Haywards Heath John Lines Howard Frogley 12.09.18 Corinthian Jeff Barrett Ray & Caroline Farrell 15.09.18 Herne Bay Mark & Angela Butler Nigel Smithers 22.09.18 Heybridge Swifts Sean Bravery & Mark Barrett Sam Borrett 02.10.18 Phoenix Sports Tanbury Garage Blue Stragglers 06.10.18 Poole Town Martin Frogley & Paul William Arnold Matt Dale 13.10.18 Ware Kevin Borrett Domino 's Horsham and #HFCYU13 20.10.18 East Grinstead Matt & Jack Dale In memory of Roy Wells 27.10.18 Corinthian-Casuals Horsham FC Stewards Dennis Strudwick 10.11.18 Potters Bar Town David Hillier Matt Dale 17.11.18 VCD Athletic Alan Keary Dennis Strudwick 25.11.18 Bath City Christopher Kirk Brian Charman 27.11.18 Greenwich Borough Matthew Shelley Paul Osborn 01.12.18 Whitstable Town HISC HISC 04.12.18 Eastbourne Borough Time Out Catering Jeff Barrett 15.12.18 Cray Wanderers Monksgate Business Services Lyla Maj Clarke 01.01.19 Guernsey Horsham FC Committee Dennis Strudwick 12.01.19 Whyteleafe Neil Richmond & Co Sean Bravery 26.01.19 Ramsgate Holly Osborn Pete Tanner 05.02.19 Hastings United Watson Associates Mark Barrett 16.02.19 Three Bridges Simon Edwards Consultancy Jack Everley 02.03.19 Hythe Town Alistair Hempstead HISC 23.03.19 Ashford United 'Patricia' Rae Mark Barrett 30.03.19 Sevenoaks Town Tanbury Garage Saint Agnes 20.04.19 Faversham Town Jim Rae Oscar Kent
Down with the kids – a round up from Horsham Youth
Horsham's youth team players will have more reason than most to look forward to the opening of the club's new home ground next season, having seen their fixtures decimated throughout December. Just three matches took places across our five sides, with our U13s not having kicked a ball in anger since mid- November! We wish them all greater fortune this weekend when the fixtures return after the festive break as we have a lot to look forward to in the second half of the season with our youngest age group, the U11s, will be looking to kick on after winning the Winter Cup, having finished runner-up in the Autumn Cup. Our U12s are fighting on three fronts and already have a League Cup final to look forward to before doing battle with Oakwood this Sunday for a place in the quarter-finals of the W J Jewell County Cup. In the league, they are currently locked in an exciting title race with Chichester City Colts, with whom they currently share top spot. The U13s will also be hoping to make it through to the last eight of the County Cup when they take on ASC Strikers in the 3rd round of the Les Kempster Challenge Trophy, with only Worthing United Colts standing between Paul Brown's side and a place in the final of the Arun & Chichester League Cup. Contrasting fortunes have befallen our two U14 squads this season, with the Greens hoping to pull away from the foot of the table in the coming weeks after registering just the one victory thus far while, in the same division, Amber boast the only 100% record with six wins from six. Just like the U12s, they too have a cup final to look forward to when they take on Chichester City for the Division A League Cup.
The lads of the U14 Greens enjoyed a bit of fun with a pre-Christmas 'Secret Santa' and a visit from their shirt sponsors, Cartwood Buildings Ltd, who presented the squad with a sack of training balls. A big shout out, and our thanks, to Pete and Keith from Cartwood Buildings for their generosity and who are seen here being presented with framed shirts from U14s manager Ian Scott. You can find out more about Cartwood Buildings at their website www.cartwood.co.uk.
Forthcoming matches (Sunday 6th January):
U12 v Oakwood (a) County Cup U13 v ASC Strikers (h) County Cup U14 Amber v Worthing Town Red (h) (@ Horsham YMCA) Arun & Chichester League Division A
Half-time quiz LANK Today's half-time quiz has been provided by our long-serving kitman, Darren Etheridge, who many of you know suffers from following Southampton FC (only joking, Daz). We make no apologies, therefore, that the quiz centres around the St Mary's side.
1. Which player holds the record for the most appearances for Southampton FC? 2. Name the first three brothers to play together for one top flight match since 1920 when they played for Southampton in 1988. 3. Name the only club Matt Le Tissier never scored against in the Premier League 4. Before their relegation in 2005, Southampton were the fifth longest serving top flight club. Who were the other four? 5. Which Southampton goalkeeper kept a clean sheet in a FA Cup Final but finished on the losing side? 6. Who is the only goalkeeper to have saved a Matt Le Tissier penalty? 7. Which two Southampton players appeared in the 1982 World Cup Finals? 8. What was unique about the 2003 FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Southampton? 9. Who was manager of Southampton in the 1976 FA Cup Final? 10. Southampton are one of eight teams to win the FA Cup as a non-top flight club. Can you name the other seven?
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1772 The first traveler's cheques are issued by the London Credit Exchange
Company, initially for use in ninety countries, with American Express
developing a large-scale international traveler's cheque system in 1891 to supersede the traditional letters of credit. Generally used by people on holiday in foreign countries instead of cash, their use has been in decline since the 1990s when a variety of more convenient alternatives, such as credit cards,
debit cards, pre-paid currency cards and ATMs became more widely available and easier for travelers to use. The cheques are no longer widely accepted and cannot easily be cashed, even at the banks that issued them.
1788 The first edition of The Times of London is published. Having started its
life three years earlier under the title The Daily Universal Register, The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world such as The Times of India and The New York Times. In countries where these other titles are popular, the newspaper is often referred to as The London Times or The Times of London. The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface, originally developed for its legibility in low-tech printing and, in 2006, began printing headlines in a new
font, Times Modern. The Times was printed in broadsheet format for 219 years but switched to compact size in 2004 in an attempt to appeal more to younger readers and commuters using public transport. As of November 2017 The Times had an average daily circulation of 435,061 while The Sunday Times,
which remains a broadsheet, had an average of 792,210.
1892 Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was opened on this day. Largely created through land reclamation, the island became the official processing point for millions of immigrants arriving in New York City. Over 1.5million
immigrants were processed at the station in the first five years although most of the records were subsequently lost when a fire ripped through the wooden buildings, completely destroying the complex in 1897. By the time it closed, in November 1954, twelve million immigrants had been processed by the U.S. Bureau of Immigration. The island was made part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965 although much of the island, including the entire
south side, has been closed to the public since 1954.
1968 Davor Šuker, current president of the Croatian Football Federation, is
born. Šuker began his footballing career with his hometown team NK Osijek before joining Dinamo Zagreb in 1989. Despite the war in Croatia halting a promising season for the then twenty-one year old, he was signed by Spanish club Sevilla in 1991 where his impressive performances prompted Real Madrid to take him to the Bernabeu, five years later. It proved to be a great move for both parties as the striker’s goals helped the Spanish giants to domestic and European honours during a three year stay before moving to England and a spell at Arsenal and West Ham, helping the former to the UEFA Cup final in 2000. The crowning moment of Šuker's career was the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, where he won the Golden Boot by scoring six goals in seven matches and also won the Silver Ball as the second-best player of tournament behind Ronaldo. His goalscoring feats proved instrumental in the Croatians winning the bronze medal in their debut World Cup. Named as Croatia's Golden Player for the UEFA 2003 Jubilee anniversary, he came third in the FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 1998 and is the only Croatian on the FIFA 100 list of great
footballers. With forty-five goals, Šuker is Croatia's all-time top scorer and is generally regarded as the country’s greatest striker of all time.
HORSHAM GUERNSEY Amber & Lincoln Green All White
Josh Pelling Callum Stanton Steve Metcalf Frank Tobin
Joey Taylor Keanu Marsh Harvey Sparks Tom De La Mare
Dylan Merchant Jamie Dodd Dean Lovegrove Tom Dodds Charlie Harris Carlos Canha George Hayward Matt Loaring Lee Harding Liam Mahon Jack Brivio Charlton Gauvain Rob O'Toole Kieran Mahon Chris Smith Dave Rihoy Tyrell Richardson-Brown Seb Skillen Tom Baxter Paris Pereira Will Fazakerley Kyle Smith
Referee: Ian Bentley Assistant Referees: Stephen Matthews & Daniel D’Urso
COMING NEXT TO CULVER ROAD: Saturday 12th January 2019 Bostik League South East Division WHYTELEAFE Kick-off 3pm Admission £9 adults, £5 concessions, £1 U16s
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