rane 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 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 season. I can't wait !!

HORSHAM FOOTBALL CLUB

FOUNDED 1881

Major honours West Sussex Football

League

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1946-7 Southern Combination Football League 2015-16

Sussex RUR Cup Main sponsor 1900, 1931, 1932, 1934 (Jt), 1935, 1936,1937, 1938 (Jt), 1946, 1949 (Jt), 1951,1952, 1957 Sussex Floodlight Cup Programme sponsor 1977-8, 2001-2 Sussex Senior Cup 1934-5, 1938-9, 1949-50, 1953-4, 1971-2, 1973-4, 1975-6 FA Cup 1st Round 1947-8, 1966-7 FA Cup 2nd Round 2007-8 Match sponsor Metropolitan League 1951-2 Athenian League Division Two 1969-70 Athenian League Division One 1972-3

Isthmian League Division Three 1995-6

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, Jack Everley, Shaun Scott, Matt Jones, Ian Burlinson, Ian Dunscombe 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] U23 secretary: Shaun Scott Email: [email protected] MAJOR HONOURS Health & Safety Officer: Roger Charman West Sussex Football Press officer: Matt Jones Email: [email protected] League Programme: Mark Wells 1899-90, 1900-1, 1925-6 Website: Mark Wells & Matt Dale Sussex County League Commercial: Paul Osborn Email:[email protected] Matchday advertising: Jonathan Kenworthy Email: [email protected] 1931-2, 1932-3, 1933-4, 1935-6, 1936-7, 1937-8, Vice Presidents: 1946-7 S.Bravery, Mrs J Brittain, G Brittain, J.Dale, T.Dickinson, D.Duffield Metropolitan League Mrs J.Mallard, W.Mitchell, D.Rick, J.Smyth, E.Stephens, Howie the Hornet 1951-2 Athenian League Life Members: Division Two Jeff Barrett, Roger Charman, Clive Edwards, Howard Frogley, Adam Hammond, Maureen 1969-70 Smith, Nigel Smithers, Ted Streeter, Eric Wright, Miss Joan Young, Annie Raby, Ivan Raby, Mark Wells, John Lines, David Hillier, Jeanie Charman Athenian League Trustees: A.Baker, D.Burstow, C.Edwards, Division One 1972-3 FOOTBALL Isthmian League 1st team manager: Dominic Di Paola Division Three 1st team assistant manager: Adam Westwood 1995-6 1st team coach: Jimmy Punter Goalkeeping coach: Stuart Owens Southern Combination Physio: Stephanie Apps Football League Kit man: Darren Etheridge 2015-16 Analyst: Steve Ives Sussex RUR Cup U23 manager: Mark Hawthorne Coach: Sam Jones 1900, 1931, 1932, 1934 U16 manager: Dixie Laker Coaches: Christian Williams, Danny Fuller, Paul Brown (Jt), 1935, 1936,1937, U15 Amber manager: Tony Massimo Coach: Steve Bridle U15 Green manager: Ian Scott Coach: Rob Carter, John Symonds 1938 (Jt), 1946, 1949 (Jt), U14 manager: Alex Bethell Coaches: Lee Maguire, Ross Butterfill 1951,1952, 1957 U13 manager: Ben Pugh Coach: Matthew Ayling Sussex Floodlight Cup U12 manager: Sam Jones Coach Matt Robinson 1977-8, 2001-2 U11 manager: Barry Ashton Coaches: Jason Grubb, Graham Duvergier Sussex Senior Cup

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GROUND REGULATIONS BetVictor Isthmian Premier Division Spectators may not bring the following into the ground: musical instruments, drums, klaxons, P W D L F A Pts air horns, whistles, fireworks, smoke bombs, 1 Folkestone Invicta 7 6 1 0 15 5 19 flares, glass bottles/containers, tin cans or any object that may be deemed to be dangerous. 2 Hornchurch 7 5 1 1 19 5 16 Spectators may not bring alcohol or food and 3 Haringey Borough 7 5 1 1 13 5 16 drink into the ground. Spectators must, if required, submit themselves to be searched 4 Horsham 7 4 2 1 14 5 14 in order that the club can prevent any prohibited 5 Enfield Town 7 4 2 1 15 9 14 items from being brought into the ground. The club reserves the right to eject from the ground 6 East Thurrock United 7 4 0 3 14 10 12 and prosecute any person who has: 7 Carshalton Athletic 7 4 0 3 12 12 12 a) Failed to comply with an instruction given by or club official, steward or police officer 8 Cray Wanderers 7 4 0 3 12 12 12 b) Thrown missiles of any description 9 Merstham 7 3 1 3 9 7 10 c) Encroached onto the playing area d) Made obscene, racist or insulting gestures or 10 Worthing 6 3 1 2 13 14 10 used obscene, racist or insulting language 11 Margate 7 2 3 2 11 11 9 e) Used violence of any nature f) Climbed on any building, wall, fence or 12 Potters Bar Town 7 2 3 2 12 13 9 floodlight equipment 13 Bishop's Stortford 6 3 0 4 12 18 9 g) Defaced or committed any act of vandalism against Horsham Football Club 14 Bowers & Pitsea 6 2 2 2 8 7 8 h) Taken glasses or glass bottles outside the 15 Brightlingsea Regent 7 2 2 3 5 13 8 clubhouse building 16 Cheshunt 7 2 1 4 9 12 7 The following are not allowed in the ground 17 Kingstonian 7 1 4 2 5 10 7 under any circumstances: 18 Lewes 7 1 2 4 9 14 5 • Ball games, scooters, skateboards etc. 19 Wingate & Finchley 7 1 2 4 4 15 5 20 Bognor Regis Town 7 1 1 5 8 14 4

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Just when you thought things couldn't get any more exciting, along comes the FA Cup! The world's most famous knockout competition, it is just two years shy of celebrating its 150th anniversary and, for most of us, it never ceases to send waves of anticipation coursing through the veins.

Never mind that clubs at this stage of the competition would have to battle their way through ten more rounds to reach the final. This is our day, the day of the minnow. An impossible dream it may be but, until our team is eliminated, it is that dream that we aspire to cling on to, long into the winter months. I'm sure these feelings are shared by our visitors from Dartford, but while we will do our best to ensure that their stay with us this afternoon is an enjoyable one, we bear them no ill in hoping that they return home disappointed. After all, the Darts have appeared in the first round 'proper' five times in the last nine seasons, and a step further in 2014, so I'm sure they won't mind stepping out of the limelight for a change and allowing the rest of us to have our moment of glory!

Last season we made it through to a 3rd qualifying round replay, only to be denied a trip to Haringey Borough by Poole Town who, it must be said, were rather fortunate to have progressed at our expense. But although that run still fell short of taking the club into the 'Promised Land', it left us with plenty of fantastic memories; the 5-0 thumping of Corinthian and the incredible 4-3 defeat of Heybridge Swifts, to name but two. Of course we have been there before and no FA Cup day would be complete without a mention of those two fabulous matches with Swansea City back in 2007. But the time is ripe to create new memories and how fitting it would be if The Camping World Community Stadium could host a Football League side in its first season, just as Queen Street did in its last.

What is certain is that our players should come into this match in confident mood, having picked up their first home league victory on Tuesday night to add to the wins at Enfield, Lewes and Brightlingsea, a run of results that has lifted us into 4th place in the Isthmian Premier Division. Having, by all accounts, dominated the match at Brightlingsea on Saturday, we looked as if we would produce a similar result against Wingate & Finchley when Charlie Harris gave us a third minute lead, even though it did take us until the 27th minute to extend it further. But Wingate rode their luck at times and the pace of their front line, in particular Alphanso Kennedy, enabled them to reduce the deficit with just over 20 minutes remaining. Although we were in no real danger of dropping points, it was a reminder to our players that there is no room for complacency no matter how satisfied we might be with our early results.

Dartford will be hoping they have turned a corner after securing only their second success of the campaign in winning 2-0 at Concord Rangers last Saturday but history is on our side, having knocked them out of this competition back in 1996. In more recent seasons we have endured rather less favourable results, losing each of our four league meetings – the most recent of which came back in March 2010. Since then, the Darts have gone on to spend three seasons in the Conference National and were losing semi-finalists in the National League South play-offs in 2017 and 2018. Whatever the outcome this afternoon, you can be sure that our players will have given nothing less than 100% and if we can match that effort off the pitch then who knows what we can achieve together.

If today's match ends in a draw, the replay will take place at Princes Park, Dartford, on Tuesday, ko 7.45pm. If not, our next match is away to Cheshunt next Saturday, to which you can travel on the coach at the usual fare of £13. You'll find more details on these arrangements, further in the programme. After that, it’s a trip to Corinthian-Casuals on Tuesday October 1st (7.45pm) before we host Hornchurch here on Saturday October 5th. Please note that the next round of the FA Cup is scheduled for this date so the match will be rearranged if either team is still involved in the competition.

Don't forget that you can catch two of our youth sides in action here tomorrow, including a terrific-looking contest between our U16s and their counterparts from Eastbourne Borough, as well as a rather splendid breakfast menu! Clubhouse opens at 9am, with breakfast served from 10am.

Finally, we would like to express our sincere thanks to Dual Strength & Fitness for their generous sponsorship of today's match and to Pete Little for providing the matchball.

Mark

From the boss

In man y ways, I was happier with Tuesday's win than I was at Brightlingsea on Saturday. Everything went our way at the weekend and you could almost put your feet up with half an hour to go, light the cigars, and relax. But against Wingate & Finchley we had to do a lot of the ugly work and it turned out to be a tougher one than the table would have suggested. It takes two teams to play and after a two hour journey, or whatever it took them to get here, I think their manager would have got at them at half-time and told them to have a go and he got a reaction from them in the second half. Their front four were a proper handful and their goalscorer, Kennedy, is only 18 but you could see why he's had 7 or 8 top teams looking at him as he was probably the quickest player I've ever seen and took his goal well. But we did well as they only had one shot all game and although there's still plenty to improve on, there were lots of factors to be pleased with.

I was delighted to get 90 minutes out of Lee Harding as I think this could be a big season for him. We were also able to give Pammy 75 minutes and he's got three assists since we brought him in at Met Police, which is something I thought was missing from our game at that point, and Briv had 20 minutes or so at the end. As I said in Tuesday's programme, the higher up the league you go, the greater importance there is on it being a squad game and not just the starting 11. We have some excellent players who just want to play and their chance will come as it is a long, tough, season ahead.

The win now puts us up to 4th and although I'm not saying we will stay there, you do have to pinch yourself to think how far the club has come over the last 14/15 months. The profile of the club has changed massively, we're playing big clubs now, getting decent gates, and I think everyone has been surprised at how well we're doing at the moment. The attitude and character of the players is brilliant and that went a long way to getting us promoted last season. We tend to look back at the glory days, the 4-0s, the 6-1 at Sittingbourne, but we forget the likes of East Grinstead away when they absolutely destroyed us but we dug in and won 2-1 and I think that was the difference between us and some of the other teams we were battling with last season.

Today is going to be a completely different ball game again. Dartford are a division above us and will come here expecting to win. They've just changed their manager and got Tony Burnham back in charge. He's a very experienced manager at Conference level, knows the game inside out, and it's probably no coincidence that they picked up their first win for 5 games at Concord Rangers last weekend. They've got a lot of established players in their side, like Alex Flisher who was at Maidstone, Charlie Sheringham who has been the top scorer for the last couple of seasons, and Adam Cunnington won the Ryman Prem with Billericay so they've got quality everywhere but this is what you find the higher up the leagues you go.

Last season I think we were fortunate to have caught Corinthian-Casuals and Carshalton at the right time. Their confidence was low but they went on to pick up and, in Carshalton's case, came second in the league. Perhaps we've missed the boat with Dartford now things have changed around but we'll have to see. It's a one-off game, another free hit, but the rewards are very good if you have a successful run in this competition and whatever happens it should be a good day for the club and supporters.

Enjoy the game,

Dom

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BetVictor Isthmian League Premier Division round-up

Result s September 17th Isthmian League Premier Division Bishop's Stortford 1 Cray Wanderers 5 Bognor Regis Town 1 Cheshunt 2 Horsham 2 Wingate & Finchley 1

Just three matches were played in the Isthmian Premier Division in midweek, one of which saw Bognor Regis Town's woes continue as they went down 2-1 to fellow strugglers Cheshunt at Nyewood Lane.

On what was described by the Bognor Regis Observer as a 'pivotal night' for Jack Pearce's squad, against a side that began the night just one place above them, their preparations were not helped by the absence of injured striker Jimmy Muitt. Yet they began brightly enough, with Tommy Leigh shooting over the bar. But Cheshunt responded well, with former Barnet and Horsham man Shane Cojocarel forcing a good stop from Petar Durin before picking up an injury and being replaced by Joe Re. But it was largely featureless football from both sides until the Rocks' Brad Lethbridge shot narrowly wide from 20 yards and, shortly after, struck a post with a fierce shot from an acute angle. But it was Cheshunt who took the lead on 33 minutes when a simple move down the right ended with Afolabi Akinyemi evading a challenge and firing low beyond the exposed 'keeper.

Things went from bad to worse for Bognor, six minutes into the second half, when Akinyemi got his and Cheshunt's second with a curling effort from the edge of the penalty box. The home side pulled one back on 61 minutes when a brief spell of pressure ended with Ashton Leigh shooting home, after which Bognor improved and Leigh's driven cross from the left evaded everyone, but The Rocks couldn't find an equaliser and ended the night in the bottom three.

Cray Wanderers leapfrogged opponents Bishop's Stortford into 8th after a comprehensive 5-1 victory in Hertfordshire. Cray came out the traps extremely quickly, creating three presentable goalscoring chances inside the first quarter of an hour, but then The Blues responded in similar fashion and were only denied by a couple of excellent blocks by Cray defender Mitchell Nelson. A goal was coming and duly arrived in the 25th minute when Ben Mundele's shot was parried and Joe Taylor slotted home the rebound. The lead lasted just four minutes when Bishop’s Stortford got back on level terms with an excellent individual goal from Jack Thomas and, within minutes, the home side passed up two good chances to take the lead through Jamie Cureton and Mark Haines. Having weathered the storm, Cray hit back to score twice before half- time, first through the pacy ex-Horsham midfielder Tom Murphy and then Karl Dent.

The second half began in the same cavalier manner and Taylor made it 4-1 on 54 minutes when he beat the home offside trap to finish with aplomb. Stortford were reduced to ten men, midway through the half, when Sam Robbins was sent off for bringing down Mundele and to rub salt into the wounds, Murphy blasted the resulting free-kick round the wall and into the top left hand corner for a breathtaking 5th goal for the Wands. With the numerical advantage, Cray were able to play the last twenty minutes at their pace and played some neat possession football although Murphy sought a hat-trick with a shot from 18 yards which was saved by Burbidge.

Horsham's match versus Wingate & Finchley attracted a crowd of 412, an Isthmian League attendance bettered on the night only by AFC Sudbury's visit to Bury Town (443).

Premier Division leading goal scorers Premier Division best attendances 7 – Chris Dickson (Hornchurch) 1,684 – Worthing v Bognor Regis Town 26.8.19 6 – Josh Hutchinson (Potters Bar Town) 1,150 – Worthing v Lewes 13.8.19 6 – Chris Smith (Horsham) 739 – Worthing v Leatherhead 14.9.19 5 – Ken Charles (Enfield Town 711 – Horsham v Leatherhead 10.8.19 5 – Kadell Daniel (Margate) 701 – Worthing v Hornchurch 17.8.19 5 – Ira Jackson (Folkestone Invicta) 622 – Horsham v Folkestone Invicta 31.8.19

Biggest win: Worthing 0 Hornchurch 6 17.8.19 Most goals in a match: 10 – Worthing 5 Leatherhead 5 14.9.19 nd Emirates FA Cup 2 qualifying round draw Winning clubs will receive £6,750 from The FA prize fund while losing clubs will collect £2,250 1 Marine v Dunston 2 Southport v Scarborough Athletic 41 Potters Bar Town v Hornchurch 3 Chester v Altrincham 42 Bishop’s Stortford v Peterborough Sports 4 Curzon Ashton v Blyth Spartans 43 Dulwich Hamlet v Bognor Regis Town 5 Bradford (Park Avenue) v Morpeth Town 44 Flackwell Heath v Slough Town 6 Irlam v York City 45 Billericay Town v Basildon United 7 Ashton United v Pontefract Collieries 46 Tooting & Mitcham United v Dorking Wanderers 8 Colne v Ossett United 47 Hadley v Ramsgate 9 1874 Northwich v Whitby Town 48 Lewes v Bowers & Pitsea 10 FC United of Manchester v Warrington Town 49 Cray Wanderers v Soham Town Rangers 11 Trafford v Darlington 50 Harrow Borough v Carshalton Athletic 12 Gateshead v Ramsbottom United 51 Biggleswade v Chertsey Town 13 Guiseley v Stockton Town 52 Biggleswade Town v Ware 14 Lancaster City v Spennymoor Town 53 Badshot Lea v Hayes & Yeading United 15 Runcorn Town v Farsley Celtic 54 Lowestoft Town v Needham Market 16 Alfreton Town v King’s Lynn Town 55 Barton Rovers v Hitchin Town 17 Stamford v Boston United 56 Enfield Town v Braintree Town 18 Leamington v Chasetown 57 Maldon & Tiptree v Wingate & Finchley 19 Kettering Town v Sutton Coldfield Town 58 Moneyfields v Whyteleafe 20 Belper Town v Witton Albion 59 Hartley Wintney v Chichester City 21 Loughborough Dynamo v Tamworth 60 Horsham v Dartford 22 AFC Telford United v Nantwich Town 61 St Albans City v Worthing 23 Rushall Olympic v Gainsborough Trinity 62 Kings Langley v Folkestone Invicta 24 Halesowen Town v Stratford Town 63 Haringey Borough v Staines Town 25 Boston Town v Leek Town 64 Farnborough v Wealdstone 26 Buxton v Corby Town 65 Welling United v Chipstead 27 Matlock Town v Kidsgrove Athletic 66 Chesham United v Hampton & Richmond Borough 28 Hednesford Town v Barwell 67 Weston Super Mare v Merthyr Town 29 Kidderminster Harriers v Stafford Rangers 68 Sholing v Weymouth 30 Coalville Town v Stourbridge 69 Hereford v Truro City 31 Beaconsfield Town v Hemel Hempstead Town 70 Portland United v Salisbury 32 Corinthian Casuals v Chelmsford City 71 Havant & Waterlooville v Taunton Town 33 Kingstonian v Grays Athletic 72 Cirencester Town v Chippenham Town 34 Walthamstow v Abbey Rangers 73 Tavistock v Highworth Town 35 Balham v Royston Town 74 Tiverton Town v Bristol Manor Farm 36 Tonbridge Angels v Eastbourne Borough 75 Poole Town v Hungerford Town 37 Margate v Concord Rangers 76 Swindon Supermarine v Bath City 38 Hendon v Deeping Rangers 77 Oxford City v North Leigh 39 St Ives Town v Canvey Island 78 Kidlington v Gloucester City 40 Maidstone United v Cheshunt 79 Brackley Town v Cinderford Town 80 Blackfield & Langley v Dorchester Town

Horsham Football Club first entered 'The English Cup' in 1903 but enjoyed limited success in the pre-war years, winning just 11 of its 38 matches, although narrowly missing out on a match at Bristol City in 1938 when going down 1-0 to Enfield in a 4th qualifying round replay. But all that changed in 1947 when they secured a dream first round tie at Notts County. Although beaten 9-1, Horsham shocked their more illustrious opponents by taking a first minute lead and so impressed their hosts – and a 25,000 crowd - that they were presented with the signed matchball that is still in the club’s possession today.

It was another two decades before the club made it beyond the qualifying rounds again, in 1966, when they were rewarded with a home tie with Swindon Town. Again the match ended in a not unexpected defeat as a ground record 7,134 packed into Queen Street to see the Wiltshire side emerge victorious by three goals to nil. Five times the club would suffer a final qualifying round defeat before making history in 2007 by reaching the second round, beating current Football League side AFC Wimbledon along the way. The pairing with Welsh giants Swansea City brought a real buzz of excitement to the town, not to mention Sky TV executives who sent their cameras down to Queen Street to capture all the action from a tremendous 1-1 draw that sent the sides back to the Liberty Stadium for another televised replay. Twice Horsham took the lead before going down, far from disgraced, 6-2 to the full- strength Swans. It took a replay for Stevenage Borough to end the club’s hopes of a glamour tie at Leicester City the following season and, although Horsham have yet to match those highs since, they did at least have the consolation of having the name of their striker, Toby House, printed on the matchball for the 2018 final between Chelsea and Manchester United!

Introducing

DARTFORD

Dartford Football Club was formed in early 1888 by members of the Dartford Working Men’s club and, for the first few seasons, played only friendly fixtures with the occasional foray into cup football. A run to the final of the Kent Senior cup in 1894 encouraged the club committee to enter Dartford as a founder member of the Kent League for the 1894/95 season. It was in October 1895 that Dartford first played in the FA Cup. Two seasons later Dartford became founder members of the Southern League winning the Division 2 Championship at the first attempt. Over the next few seasons Dartford fluctuated between the Southern and Kent Leagues but a financial crisis in the early 1900s saw the club drift down to the West Kent League. In 1908/09 Dartford won both the West Kent League and Cup ‘double’ and generated enough enthusiasm for the club to rejoin the Kent League, retaining membership until the outbreak of WWI. In 1913

Dartford undertook a short tour of Norway, which ended with a 6-1 win over a Norway XI.

After the war, Dartford football was slow to get underway as their Summers Meadow ground was no longer available. However, local business men completely re-structured the club and, from 1921 onwards, Dartford FC was run as a public limited liability company. A site was found in Watling Street in the neighbouring parish of Stone, which was to remain the club’s home until a financial crisis forced the sale of the ground in 1992.

Darts continued their association with the Kent league before switching to the Southern League in time for the 1926/27 season. Under manager Bill Collier, Dartford won trophies by the shoal in the pre-War years, picking up back-to-back Southern League Eastern titles and the overall league championship, by virtue of defeating the Western Section winners. In county football, they won the Kent Senior Cup four times in five seasons and the Kent Senior Shield three times. In addition, Dartford became the first club outside the Football League to reach the FA Cup Third Round Proper in successive seasons, losing 3-2 at Derby County in 1935/36 (after leading 2-0) and going down 1-0 at home to Darlington the following year.

For a decade and a half following WWII, Dartford had little to show for its efforts except for a Kent Senior Cup win over Bromley in 1947 in which future FA Secretary Ted Croker appeared for the Darts. In the late 1950s the Southern League was totally reorganised and Dartford spent most of the ensuing twenty seasons in the Premier Division. In the early 1970s, Dartford appeared in four successive Kent Senior Cup finals and won the Southern League Championship in 1973/74. That same season, Dartford reached the final of the FA Trophy final, losing 2-1 to Morecambe at Wembley Stadium. For the next few seasons, Dartford drifted along and just failed to clinch a spot in the newly formed Alliance Premier League. Even though the period was barren by Dartford’s standards, the club did win the Southern League Cup for the first time in 1976/77.

Then came the 1980s, a period dominated by two managers with contrasting styles: John Still and Peter Taylor. By winning the Southern Division of the Southern League in 1980/81, Dartford had gained a short- lived place in the Alliance Premier League. Relegated after just one season, but having tasted life at the top of the semi-professional game, Dartford wanted more and brought in John Still who, in 1983/84, steered them to a fourth Southern League Championship and a return to the Alliance Premier League (by now known as the Gola League). This time Darts stayed two seasons, finishing third in 1984/85, but another periodic crisis was looming and, with Still departing in February 1986, Dartford were relegated once again. In the summer of 1986, former Tottenham and England winger Peter Taylor took charge of the club. In the four seasons of his reign, Dartford were never out of the top four in the Southern League Premier Division, won the Southern League Cup and the Southern League Championship Trophy twice, the Kent Senior Cup twice and reached the FA Trophy semi-finals twice. In each of his four seasons at Dartford the team scored over one hundred goals – a feat unmatched until Tony Burman’s side in 2007/08. In addition Taylor saw average attendances rise from around 450 to almost 1,000.

In the wake of the Bradford and Hillsborough disasters Dartford, like so many clubs, needed to either re- locate or upgrade their current facilities and, with the Board going for the latter option, large sums of money were spent on planning and design fees which burdened a manageable financial deficit with crippling interest charges. At the same time Maidstone United, who had sold their own ground, needed a suitable home to launch their ill-fated foray into the Football League and the Dartford board agreed to let Maidstone ground- share at Watling Street, the rent income providing a welcome boost for finances.

Within a few years Maidstone had gone into liquidation and the ground improvements, which Maidstone United had paid for, were sold to Dartford at a cost of around £500,000, which pushed Darts’ debts beyond manageable proportions and led to Watling Street being sold and Dartford withdrawing from the Southern League, four games into the 1992/93 season. The club’s Supporters’ Association came to the rescue and a private limited liability company was incorporated in November 1992 to manage affairs which meant, primarily, keeping the Youth team operating, an action that enabled Dartford to maintain both its Senior status and Full Membership of the Football Association.

The club were offered a groundshare arrangement by Cray Wanderers, enabling them to make a successful applic ation for membership of the Kent League in 1993/94. Spurred on by an average attendance of well over 300, Dartford finished that first season in sixth position. With a view to the future, the club negotiated a groundshare with Erith & Belvedere in time for the 1994/95 season and, a year later, Dartford were pipped to th e Division One title on goal difference, having to console themselves with a Kent Senior Trophy success. In May 1996 came the news that Dartford had gained promotion to the Dr Martens-sponsored Southern League, exactly one hundred years after the club first entered that competition.

In September 1997 a disastrous fire at Erith & Belvedere put the club’s standing with the Southern League into serious doubt and a new ground sharing arrangement was made with Purfleet in time for the 1998/99 season, with a subsequent move to Gravesend & Northfleet from 2001/02. The agreement at Gravesend, coupled with an upturn in performances on the field, saw a significant increase in attendances to help the financial position of the club. Season 2003/04 saw the first team finish in 16th position in the Dr Martens Eastern Division but the news that everybody had been waiting for came on the 10th April 2004 with Dartford Borough Council announcing that it would provide funding and a site for the building of a stadium in Dartford in time for the 2006/07 season.

The 2004/05 season saw the restructuring of non-league football and Dartford remained in the Southern

League in a division made up of largely teams from the Ryman League. The season as a whole was disappointing with the Darts on the edge of the relegation zone for much of the season until an upsurge in results enabled them to retain their Southern League status. A much-improved campaign in 2005/06 saw Dartf ord narrowly miss out on a place in the play-offs but the FA’s restructuring plan saw the Darts transferred to the Ryman League South the following season, during which the new Princes Park ground was opened when a capacity crowd of 4,100 saw Horsham YMCA beaten 4-2. Dartford were moved across to the Ryman League Division One North for the 2007/08 season and won the title, going on to finish 8th in the Premier Divisi on a year later.

Crowned champions in 2009/10, the Darts were promoted to Conference South, finishing a creditable 10th st in their debut season, reaching the 1 round of the FA Cup, and winning the Kent Senior Cup. Progress continued to be made and, in 2011/12, the club finished in second place to seal a play-off spot that ended in final success against Welling United to place Dartford back in non-league football's top tier for the first time since the 1980s. Their first season back in the top flight was one of the most successful in the club's history as they reached the FA Trophy semi-final and ended 8th in the league, thanks to some excellent victories against the likes of Wrexham, Luton Town, Cambridge United and Grimsby Town, while Princes Park hosted its first international match as England 'C' hosted Turkey 'C'.

In complete contrast, 2013/14 saw Dartford spared from relegation due only to the financial affairs of Salisbury City. But, having now signed players in preparation for life back in Conference South, it was no surprise that the Darts would struggle the following season and so it proved, finishing 22nd in the 24 team division. The 2015/16 league campaign ended with the Darts finishing just outside of the play-offs in 8th rd place, the club going one better the following season when, having come in 3 , they lost a two-legged tie against Poole Town. There was further heartache in 2017/18 when, having this time missed out on automatic promotion back to the National League by virtue of champions Havant & Waterlooville's superior three goal difference, they lost 1-0 at home to Braintree Town in the play-off semi-finals.

It was announced after the play-off defeat that manager Tony Burman would step down and, a few days later, ex-players Adam Flanagan and Jamie Coyle were confirmed as joint-managers, steering the club to

10th spot last season only to leave the club earlier this month with the club languishing in 20th place.

Dartford player profiles

Mark Smith (goalkeeper) Mark joined Dartford skilful wing play. Left the Darts at the end of the having spent the second half of last season at 2017/18 season for a 2 year deal at Concord Rangers Billericay Town and the first half at Eastbourne but returned to the club in October 2018. Borough. He spent his earlier career at Brentford and Aldershot. Although only 23 years old he has the Luke Allen (midfield) Luke joined Dartford having experience in both the National and National League spent the last 2 seasons at Braintree Town. Started South. Mark is a fantastic shot stopper, with good his career at Tottenham and Cambridge United and communicator and has brilliant distribution skills. also had spells at St Albans and Tonbridge Angels. As a midfielder he has an eye for goal and assists, he Josh Hill (defence) Vastly experienced at National will hopefully have a big impact in the final third. League and National League South, Josh rejoined the Darts this season having first joined them in Alex Flisher (midfield/striker) A 27 year old who August 2013. A tall and imposing defender, Josh has spent the last two seasons at Margate, having also played for Boreham Wood, St Albans City, previously been at Maidstone United with whom he Chelmsford City, Wealdstone, Braintree and Welling won several promotions. Alex started on the wing while at Maidstone, converting to a striker in recent Jordan Wynter (defence) Jordan is a 25 year old years, adding options to the squad. defender who made a permanent move to the club from Maidstone United following a successful loan Darren McQueen (striker) Darren came to Dartford spell last season in which he showcased what a from Sutton United this summer, following a loan spell good player he is in a variety of positions. Jordan’s earlier in the year. Originally with Ebbsfleet United. energy levels and commitment to the cause is without question. Charlie Sheringham (striker) Son of former Spurs, Manchester United and England forward Teddy, Tom Bonner (defence) Experienced defender who Charlie returned to Dartford for a third spell at the start has made over 300 appearance for the Darts after of last season, following his release from Hemel starting his career at the QPR Academy. Signed a Hempstead. Began his career in the Millwall Academy professional contract at Northampton Town but was then joined Tottenham Hotspur and later Ipswich loaned out to Bedford Town and Nuneaton Borough Town. Moving into non-league football, Charlie joined before signing for AFC Rushden & Diamonds in Cambridge City then Welling United, followed by a January 2007. Moved south because of work spell at Bishops Stortford and a loan spell at Histon. commitments and spent three years with Dartford In his first spell with the Darts he netted 30 goals in before joining Cambridge United, for whom he 46 fixtures which led to a move to Bournemouth. played in the Football League. After his release by However, injury plagued his stay at the Cherries and the Us, Tom linked up with Ebbsfleet for one season he was released at the end of the 2012/13 season before returning to Princes Park for 2016/17. when he signed for AFC Wimbledon for one season before moving back into non-league football with Rob Howard (defence) Joined the Darts on a short- Ebbsfleet United. Loaned out to Bishops Stortford and term youth loan from Southend United. later to Hemel Hempstead, for whom he made a permanent move in 2017. Has also played for Saif in Ben Greenhalgh (midfield) Ben entered, and won, Bangladesh. the Sky One programme “Football's Next Star” while at Welling United and received a 6 month contract Norman Wabo (striker) Young striker who began his with Inter Milan, at the end of which he received a 12 career at Southend United but has also gained month extension. Returning to the UK, Ben linked up experience through loan spells at Cambridge City, with Brighton & Hove Albion and Birmingham City Ebbsfleet United, Maidstone United and Braintree. before returning to Welling United and subsequently Joined the Darts in the close season after being joining Ebbsfleet United and Maidstone United. In released by Southend at the end of last season. 2013 he joined Scottish side Inverness Caledonian Thistle, sandwiched between two of three spells at Adam Cunnington (striker) Experienced non- Concord Rangers, and then joined Maidstone United league striker who joined the Darts in the close for the 2016/17 campaign. Signed for Dartford in season following his release by Billericay Town. May 2018. Adam commenced his career at Barton Rovers and names Barwell, Solihull Moors, Kettering, Tamworth, Ryan Hayes (midfield) Originally joined Dartford as Cambridge United, Bristol Rovers, Ebbsfleet United a 19 year old in April 2005 from local side Slade and Bromley as his previous clubs. Scored in excess Green and quickly became a crowd favourite with his of 100 goals in his career.

We’ve met before

Horsham and Dartford were first on opposing sides back in 1953 when we came up against the Kent club's second string in the Metropolitan & District League. Having lost that inaugural contest 3-1, helped by a Bert Pope brace, Dartford were victorious on the next 6 occasions with a 22:4 goal difference. Things have been a little more even against the Darts' first XI in cup competitions, with Horsham winning 2 and drawing 2 of the 5 ties played since 1977, while Dartford have won all 4 Isthmian League meetings. We look back on two past matches below.

Horsham 1 Dartford 0 Dartford 3 Horsham 2 Tuesday September 3rd 1996 Saturday 15th August 2009 FA Cup Preliminary Round replay Ryman League Premier Division

This FA Cup tie, replayed after a 1-1 draw at Erith A second half collapse from Horsham saw title- & Belvedere's Park View ground, was never pretty favourites Dartford score three quickfire goals to nor hit any heights of technical excellence but the earn maximum points from this opening day fixture competitive nature of the evening, and the at a sunny Princes Park. The Hornets had started atmosphere generated by the Hornets‘ noisy brightly, with Gary Charman forcing a save from followers packed into one side of the stand, made it home 'keeper Andrew Young, although Lee Burns compelling viewing. Chances were at a premium. went close when he lobbed an effort just over Rob Zak Newman, Horsham's scorer in the first match, Tolfrey's goal. The Hornets enjoyed a purple patch volleyed just wide and sent a 20 yard curler over the around the midway point of the first half, with Young bar in the first half, with Dartford’s best effort seeing producing a spectacular save to keep out a Russell Ricky Bennett extend Duncan Green with a low shot Eldridge strike. But there was little the goalkeeper after a swift build-up involving Paul Hennessy, could do when Eldridge curled in a perfect free-kick whose weekend equaliser for the Southern League to give the visitors a deserved lead on 31 minutes. side had made this replay necessary. Young's brilliance prevented Claude Seanla from The second period was just as tight. Dartford forced extending the lead at the start of the second half but a handful of chances which brought no threat, then Dartford stepped up the pressure after that and the Hornets won their first corner kick of the half on Elliott Bradbrook levelled following a rare mistake by 66 minutes and opened the scoring when Richard Mark Knee. The next ten minutes proved to be Knight powered home Pat Gordon's flag kick. disastrous for Horsham. A quick Dartford counter- Substitute Stafford Browne, brought on ten minutes attack ended with Anthony Acheampong upending before the goal in an attempt to liven up the attack, Bradbrook in the area and skipper Adam Flanagan almost made it 2-0 when his header went just too calmly wrong-footed Tolfrey from the spot, with high. Bennett went just as close with a diving Bradbrook adding a third when he converted sub header on 76 minutes, following one of Dartford’s Adam Burchell's assist. As the home side took their best attacks, and Robinson went close to forcing foot off of the peddle in the last 20 minutes, a extra-time when, in the 4th minute of time added on, number of half chances came Horsham's way but it he headed Gary Flore's free-kick just a foot over wasn't until the final minute that debutant Pat Green's crossbar. Harding scored their second when he stabbed Alex Haddow's pass over the line.

Horsham: Duncan Green, Ashley Cook, Chris May, Horsham: Rob Tolfrey, Jack Page, Mark Knee, Steve Breach, Richard Knight, Geoff Ward, Paul Anthony Acheampong, Sam Page, Lee Carney Smith, Rodney Prosper, Zak Newman, Pat Gordon, (Jack Lyons), Russell Eldridge, Gary Charman, Ben Roger Barnes Subs Stafford Browne, Mark Pulling, Andrews (Pat Harding), Claude Seanla (Steve Mark Stepney Davies), Alex Haddow

Dartford: Team not recorded Dartford: Andrew Young, Billy Burgess, Adam Gross, Adam Flanagan, Jamie Coyle, James White, Horsham went on to secure another 1-0 win in the Ryan Hayes (Adam Burchell), Jamie Day, Rob next round, at home to Wealdstone in front of a 361 Haworth (Allan Tait), Lee Burns (Lee Noble), Elliott crowd, before exiting the competition at the hands Bradbrook of Herne Bay in the 2nd qualifying round. Dartford's defeat was the first time they had gone out of the Dartford finished 18 points clear of 2nd placed FA Cup at the preliminary round stage since 1981. Sutton United at the end of the season and were promoted to Conference South. Horsham Football Club fixtures 2019/20 Date Opposition Comp F-A Att Scorers Pos 10 Aug LEATHERHEAD LGE 1-1 711 O'Toole 9 13 Aug Bognor Regis Town LGE 1-1 545 O'Toole 12 17 Aug Enfield Town LGE 4-1 333 Smith 2, Harris, Newton 7 24 Aug Tower Hamlets FAC 6-1 89 Miles, Smith 2, Newton, OG, Rance 26 Aug Lewes LGE 2-0 600 Hayward, Shelley 6 31 Aug FOLKESTONE INVICTA LGE 0-1 622 9 07 Sep Metropolitan Police FAC 1-1 143 Smith 9 10 Sep METROPOLITAN POLICE FAC 3-2 445 Sparks, Smith 2 9 14 Sep Brightlingsea Regent LGE 4-0 166 Smith 3, Harris 7 17 Sep WINGATE & FINCHLEY LGE 2-1 412 Harris, Smith 4 21 Sep DARTFORD LGE 28 Sep Cheshunt LGE 01 Oct Corinthian-Casuals LGE Kick-off 7.45pm 05 Oct HORNCHURCH LGE 08 Oct CARSHALTON ATH LGE Kick-off 7.45pm 12 Oct Bishop's Stortford LGE 19 Oct MERSTHAM LGE 22 Oct CRAY WANDERERS LGE Kick-off 7.45pm 02 Nov Haringey Borough LGE 09 Nov BOWERS & PITSEA LGE 16 Nov Potters Bar Town LGE 23 Nov Kingstonian LGE 30 Nov MARGATE LGE 07 Dec Folkestone Invicta LGE 14 Dec EAST THURROCK UTD LGE 26 Dec Worthing LGE 01 Jan LEWES LGE 04 Jan Hornchurch LGE 11 Jan CORINTHIAN-CASUALS LGE 18 Jan Merstham LGE 25 Jan BISHOP'S STORTFORD LGE 01 Feb Cray Wanderers LGE 08 Feb HARINGEY BOROUGH LGE 15 Feb Leatherhead LGE 18 Feb BOGNOR REGIS TOWN LGE Kick-off 7.45pm 22 Feb CHESHUNT LGE 29 Feb Carshalton Athletic LGE 07 Mar POTTERS BAR TOWN LGE 14 Mar Bowers & Pitsea LGE 21 Mar ENFIELD TOWN LGE 28 Mar East Thurrock United LGE 04 Apr BRIGHTLINGSEA REG. LGE 11 Apr Wingate & Finchley LGE 13 Apr WORTHING LGE 18 Apr KINGSTONIAN LGE 25 Apr Margate LGE (Home fixtures in CAPITALS) Key: LGE – BetVictor Isthmian Premier Division, FAC – FA Cup Match sponsors 2019/2020 Horsham Football Club would like to thank all this season's match & matchball sponsors Date Opponent Match sponsor (£90) Matchball sponsor (£30) 10.08.19 Leatherhead Lello Business Pete Tanner 31.08.19 Folkestone Invicta Horsham 1881 Blue Stragglers 17.09.19 Wingate & Finchley Mid-Sussex Cars Ltd Jonathan Kenworthy 21.09.19 Dartford Dual Strength & Fitness Pete Little 05.10.19 Hornchurch Horsham & Crawley Counselling Group Richard Eastwood 21.09.19 Carshalton Athletic 19.10.19 Merstham In memory of Roy Wells 22.10.19 Cray Wanderers 09.11.19 Bowers & Pitsea Monksgate Business Services 30.11.19 Margate 14.12.19 East Thurrock United Joe Clarke 01.01.20 Lewes Jim Rae Pete Little 11.01.19 Corinthian-Casuals SEUCL 25.01.20 Bishop's Stortford 08.02.20 Haringey Borough 18.02.20 Bognor Regis Town Kevin Baxter 22.02.20 Cheshunt 07.03.20 Potters Bar Town Horsham 1881 Ian Dunscombe 21.03.20 Enfield Town Shirley 'Patricia' Rae Ian Dunscombe 04.04.20 Brightlingsea Regent Ian Dunscombe 13.04.20 Worthing Paul William Arnold Ian Dunscombe 18.04.20 Kingstonian Neil Richmond Ian Dunscombe Full match sponsorship is available for £90 and includes 2 free tickets, reserved parking, boardroom hospitality, complimentary signed programmes, selection and presentation of the Man of the Match award, programme and PA acknowledgement. Email [email protected] for more details Travel in style with the Hornets this season

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It's quite telling that Danny Cowley mentioned his and brother Nicky’s Non-League roots in the opening press conference as Huddersfield Town manager, writes Dave Richardson.

From the Essex Senior League to the Championship in

a little over a decade is some rise – and they will never

forget where they came from. The Cowley brothers have

now been at every level of English football from tier two

down to Non-League’s Step 5. They even picked up

back-to-back Manager of the Year honours at our annual

National Game Awards!

Their recent success at Lincoln City, who they took to the National League title and then League Two winners, has seen them linked to a number of jobs higher up the ladder. For Imps fans, news of their departure would have been something they’d have known was eventually coming but would have done little to dampen the comingpain of seeing them leave Sincil Bank for pastures new last Monday.

Of course, it all began at Concord Rangers with Danny as joint-manager to Danny Scopes – the man back in the Beachboys’ hot-seat this season – and Nicky as a player. Since then they’ve gone on to form a formidable partnership, taking Concord to National League South football before a third-place finish with Braintree Town in Non-League’s top tier and a subsequent move into the full-time management with Lincoln.

Concord chairman Ant Smith told The NLP what stood them apart all those years ago and how a relentless quest to be as good as they possibly can has been the cornerstone of their success, which is why he thinks they’ll go right to the very top. “Danny would only ask for that extra one per cent to make things better for the players or the club,” said Smith.

“He wasn’t asking for thousands of pounds, just little bits and pieces that would make a big difference. On a Thursday night after training we’d have ‘Pizza Night’. I’d order them in, a few of the committee would go down there and we’d have a laugh and it just helped that comradery and the bonding between us all. Little things like that. Their desire to win games and their attention to detail was just incredible. For anybody in Non-League to watch what they’ve done gives everyone hope. I truly believe they will manage England one day.”

It would be a remarkable story should they go on to lead the Three Lions but for now we wish them all the best in their new challenge and know they continue to be great ambassadors for Non-League football. Like Chris Wilder in the Premier League at Sheffield United, it is a boost to Non-League gaffers with big aspirations to see these examples. It shows there are sharp managerial minds outside of the Football League. Let’s hope more get a shot because of them.

Match report

Tuesday 17th September Horsham 2 Wingate & Finchley 1 (Isthmian League Premier Division) Report by Matt Dale Horsham made it three wins from their last three games in all competitions as Wingate & Finchley were brushed aside at The Camping World Community Stadium. The game’s first effort on goal came on two minutes when Tommy Tejan-Sie curled a low 25 yard free-kick around the outside of the wall but George Bentley was able to warm up his gloves with an elegant save. Horsham’s response was immediate. Steve Metcalf played a diagonal low ball towards the penalty area that was cleverly dummied by Chris Smith and, with the visiting defence split open, Charlie Harris collected and finished perfectly, passing the ball into the bottom left hand corner.

The home side were nearly caught napping, moments later, when a ball was played to Tejan-Sie, who got past the Hornets defence and cut inside but, with only Bentley to beat, he pulled his shot wide. Visiting goalkeeper Shane Gore fumbled a Chris Smith cross into the box to concede a corner that was subsequently headed wide by Lea Dawson before, on 27 minutes, Horsham extended their advantage. A wonderful Harris pass switched play out to Kieron Pamment on the right flank and he brought the ball down and returned a low cross into the area that was swept home by Smith on the edge of the six-yard box. The hosts had a chance to put the game to bed, five minutes before the break, when a misplaced pass was intercepted by Pamment and the ball moved on to Harris whose angled shot was too close to Gore. On the cusp of half- time a frantic scramble inside the Horsham box saw Tanashe Abrahams' strike deflected behind for a corner.

Looking for a decisive third goal, Smith went close just minutes into the second half when his deflected shot threatened to take the ball over Gore's head until the back-pedalling 'keeper stuck out a hand to save. Gore was later forced into making another fine stop when Lee Harding stuck a fierce effort from some 20 yards out and another good opportunity went begging when Harvey Sparks did well to keep the ball in play and whip in a cross towards the far post but Pamment could only volley into the side netting.

Smith then chased down a long ball and darted behind The Blues' defence, but the leading scorer decided to go for glory himself and fired straight at a defender, rather than look for Harding who had made the run into the box in support. That would prove to be Smith’s final contribution of the match as he made way for Zack Newton. Will Miles then had a header scrambled off the line but a long pass up the left flank gave the visitors a lifeline when Alphanso Kennedy sped away to smash an arrowed shot into the far corner of the net to suddenly change the game’s dynamic.

Yet despite the goal, the visitors rarely threatened with neither side particularly capable of taking control for long spells although Horsham went closest to changing the scoreline in the closing stages when a Harris free-kick was met at the back post by the diving Miles, who headed wide. Wingate & Finchley did enjoy a concerted spell of pressure as referee Mr Alex Mathieson found an additional five minutes of injury time from somewhere, but Horsham held on. Horsham:

George Bentley Steve Metcalf Harvey Sparks Alex Kelly (Jack Brivio) Joe Shelley Will Miles Kieron Pamment (Zack Newton) Lea Dawson Chris Smith (Kieran Lavery) Charlie Harris Lee Harding

Unused subs: Dylan Merchant, George Hayward Above: Charlie Harris receives his Man of the Match award from sponsors Mid-Sussex Cars Ltd Mid-Sussex Cars Ltd

Player stats

2019/2020 Career Substitute appearances in brackets League Cup Total Total Player Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals George Bentley 7 3 10 10 0 Jack Brivio (4) (2) 6 51 9 Lea Dawson 6 3 9 9 0 Ben Dyatt 1 1 1 0 Lee Harding 3 (1) 1 (1) 6 46 11 Charlie Harris 6 (1) 3 3 10 3 48 11 George Hayward 4 (2) 1 6 1 52 5 Josh James 8 0 Alex Kelly 3 (4) 3 10 10 0 Kieran Lavery 5 (1) 1 7 30 3 Dylan Merchant 2 2 36 1 Steve Metcalf 5 1 (1) 7 131 9 Will Miles 5 3 1 8 1 15 1 Harry Mills 2 (1) 3 6 6 0 Zack Newton 5 (2) 1 3 1 10 2 10 2 Jerry O'Sullivan 4 4 4 0 Rob O'Toole 2 (2) 2 1 (1) 6 2 68 27 Kieron Pamment 2 (2) 4 57 24 Jared Rance (3) (1) 1 4 1 4 1 Joe Shelley 5 1 2 (1) 8 1 143 31 Chris Smith 6 6 3 5 9 11 53 34 Harvey Sparks 4 3 1 7 1 48 3

A round-up from Horsham Youth

Horsham U15 (Amber) put in a scintillating performance in their first competitive match at The Camping World Stadium last Sunday, although their 7-1 Mid-Sussex League victory over Lancing United Colts was marred by Josh Mamo suffering a broken wrist in a second half tackle. Horsham were quick out of the blocks and netted six times in the first half, with superb interplay between Joe Simpkin and Max Warren seeing them both bag a brace. Conner Collcutt continued his impressive goal-scoring streak, first striking from 20 yards after a fine team move and then slotting home a second before the break. The superb defence of Isaac Small, Alfie Furneaux, Mamo, Max Morris and ‘keeper Will Scurr was unlucky to concede for the first time this season, through a deflected strike. Lancing were more threatening in the second half as Horsham nullified the game, but Henry Hazell tapped home late on to complete the rout.

Horsham: Will Scurr, Isaac Small, Alfie Furneaux, Joshua Mamo, Max Morris, Charlie Gibson, Alfie Clifford, Henry Hazell, Max Warren, Conner Collcott, Joe Simpkin. Subs: Zain Beg, Phelan Jeffery, Nico Massimo, Leighton Read.

Our U13s' first league match of the season saw them go down 7-2 to Worthing United, for whom Nasim Adesanya-Balmer claimed four goals. The lads started the match slowly and were punished by some clinical finishing but, in the second half, the Hornets played some great stuff and became more confident, scoring two cracking goals through Elliott Evans and Harvey Marshall. The U12s went down 3-0 at Felpham but there were no such problems for the U14s as they made it three wins from three with a 9-0 triumph over Mile Oak Wanderers, with U15 (Green) following up their opening day success over Loxwood by winning 2-0 away to Barnham Trojans Red, where Sam McMinn and Max Fitzsimmons got the goals.

The U16s' injury hit squad travelled to Lewes Juniors Pumas and took the lead when, from some good wing play, the ball was delivered by Callum Chesworth for Harvey Woolard to the stab the ball home. This calmed the nerves of the young Hornets and they started to control the game, scoring their second when a corner from Aden Radojevic was bundled over the line by Jamie Rodd. The visitors opened up the second half in confident style and Thomas Ayling, working hard on the left flank, found himself in on goal to fire past the Pumas goalie to make it 3-0. This pushed Horsham into another gear and Ayling was on a roll, stealing the ball off a defender and slotting it home for his second and the Hornets' fourth. Then came a real display of great teamwork and individual skill, notably from Radojevic who cut inside a defender to smash a thunderbolt over the 'keeper and into the net. Horsham really went for the jugular now and Radojevic added another when he turned away from the defence and fired low into the bottom corner. There was still time on the clock for another and it went to Ayling, who delivered a stunning “top bins” effort that smashed past the 'keeper for his hat-trick. There were several chances to extend the lead further but the Pumas keeper did his best to keep them out, allowing the game to run down and seeing Horsham victorious on the road for the first away game of the season.

Horsham: Luke Reeves, Diego Carmo, Ryan Baldwin, Jack Charman, Callum Chesworth, Zach Hobson- Hughes, Matty Pepper, Aden Radojevic, Jamie Todd, Jonny Ruiz, Harvey Woolard. Subs – Thomas Ayling, Gui Costa.

Forthcoming fixtures Sunday 22nd September U11 v Rustington Otters (a) Arun & Chichester Autumn Cup (Coral League) U12 v Lancing United Colts (h) Arun & Chichester League U13 v Midhurst & Easebourne (a) Arun & Chichester League U14 v Furngate Youth (a) Mid-Sussex Youth League U15 Green v Angmering Village (a) Arun & Chichester League Cup U16 v Eastbourne Borough Youth Orange (h) Mid-Sussex Youth League

Don't forget that the clubhouse opens at 9am this Sunday, with the very popular breakfast menu available from 10am,

You can follow the fortunes of all our youth sides this season through our Twitter feed @HorshamFCYouth or by visiting our official website www.horshamfc.co.uk Horsham's cricketing footballers

Cricket playing footballers are no rare thing. Many have chosen to spend their winter months chasing a leather ball around a muddied field only to switch to white flannels and a willow bat during the summer, and records will show that Horsham Football Club is no different. Les Hillman, Roy Spriggs, Pete Wilkins, Mick and John Browning, Tony Murrant and Ted Streeter were among those to have turned out for the renowned Leatherhunters club since the war, for example, and all-time record goalscorer Jack Broadley was one of many to have represented the town club with distinction. But just occasionally a player will show such prowess at the summer sport that he comes to the attention of the county selectors and even earn an international call-up!

One player of whom this is the case was George Street. Born in Charlwood, Surrey, in December 1889, Street lived just outside Horsham in the village of Warnham and was an all-round athlete. Described by one contemporary as being ‘fit as a fiddle’, he initially played his football for the village side before going on to join Horsham in 1912, making his debut in a 4-0 loss to Worthing at Queen Street on September 29th that same year. A carpenter by trade, he made most of his fifty-nine appearances for the football club during his first two seasons before the onset of War put the brakes on his promising playing career. However when peacetime returned, it wasn’t long before he broke into the first team at Sussex County Cricket Club, where he became their regular wicketkeeper until his untimely death in 1924.

His first match for Sussex came at Hove against Cambridge University in June 1909 and he went on to score 3,627 runs for the county, taking 310 catches, 119 stumpings and even claiming three wickets at an average of twenty-two runs! Arguably Street’s crowning glory on the cricket field came during England’s tour of South Africa in 1922/23 when he was called up as a replacement for the injured Walter Livsey and opened the batting in the second innings of the drawn third test in Durban.

Equally adept on the football field, Street scored George Street thirty times for Horsham, including a five goal haul against Shoreham in November 1912. However, just a month after making what was to prove his final Horsham appearance, a tragic accident

brought his life to a premature end when he crashed his motorcycle in Portslade in April 1924, killing him instantly. He was aged just thirty-four.

Such was the esteem in which he was held that

Warnham church was packed to the rafters for Street’s funeral, with more than seventy floral wreaths – among them those from Sussex CCC and the MCC as well as Warnham, Horsham, and Brighton & Hove Albion Football Clubs. Six

members of the Sussex playing staff; Maurice Tate, George Stannard, Joe Vine, ‘Tich’ Cornford, Ted Bowley and Albert Wensley acted as coffin bearers with Mr A W Hillman summing up everyone’s thoughts when he declared that “we feel that not

only has the Sussex team lost a good man, but that England also has lost one who promised to be a first class cricketer.”

Coverage of the inquiry into Street’s death,

ultimately adjudged to be accidental, and the funeral itself, filled almost an entire page in The West Sussex County Times.

The Horsham players, who had earlier faced Shoreham on the day of his death, were back in action a week later when, wearing black armbands, they paid a fitting tribute to their tragic team-mate by defeating Crawley 6-2.

Born in Horsham on January 17th, 1875, Ernest Killick (known by his peers as Tim) played first class cricket for Sussex from 1893-1913 and also turned out for his hometown football club from the age of seventeen.

Although incomplete, our club records show that Killick's footballing debut was likely to have been in a West Sussex Senior League match at Bognor in October 1892, after which he went on to play regularly in a forward line which, in those bygone days, usually comprised five players. The crowning moment of his time as a footballer came in a Sussex Junior Cup tie at Horsham Park when he scored six of the home side's ten goals against Brighton YMCA.

His cricketing skills were honed with the Horsham and Henfield clubs before following in the footsteps of his late uncle, Harry Killick, in joining his county. Despite standing just 5 ft. 6 in tall, weighing 10 stone, and having to wear glasses, he made great strides after first appearing for the county at the age of eighteen and went on to become a highly accomplished batsman. From July 1898 he played in 389 consecutive matches for Sussex and, altogether, scored 18,768 first-class runs before retiring during the 1913 season. Only the brilliant and legendary pair of CB Fry and KS Ranjitsinhji were more prolific for Sussex than Killick in 1900, 1901 and 1903, with his highest score of 200 coming against Yorkshire at Hove in 1901 when, along with Fry, he put on 349 runs for the second wicket. Even the touring Australians suffered at his hands, with admirable innings of 106 and 57 in a drawn three-day match in 1899.

But it wasn't just with the bat that Killick excelled. As a bowler, he returned figures of four Nottinghamshire wickets for two runs, five for two against Hampshire, seven Essex wickets for 10 runs and five for 14 against Nottinghamshire at Hove in 1911, ending his career with 729 wickets to his name.

But it was for a rare failure that Ernest 'Tim' Killick entered the record books when, during the aforementioned match against Notts, he came up against the giant Ted Alletson. Nottinghamshire were facing certain defeat in their County Championship match with nine wickets down when Alletson decided to target Killick's slow-medium right-arm. Where the Sussex man had been the scourge of the visitors' first innings with his 'five for', he now became the fall guy as, over the course of the next 40 minutes, Alletson smashed an incredible 142 runs, including 115 of 120 scored in just seven overs. Poor Killick suffered most with one particular over, that included two no-balls, going for 34 runs. It remained the most number of runs scored off a single over until Garry Sobers hit 36 off Malcolm Nash some 57 years later! Killick finished the match with second innings figures of 20 overs, 2 maidens, one wicket for 130 runs!

He was also a talented musician who, upon his retirement, became the county's official scorer. Ernest Killick passed away in Hove on September 29th, 1948, aged 73 years.

Ernest Killick

A series of articles by the author of the book ‘A History and Guide to Football Programmes’ describing how programmes have changed over a century-and-a-half of Association Football

More Substantial Issues Before the Great War

The fund-raising potential of football programmes became widely appreciated by clubs in the years which followed the turn of the century, and by the outbreak of the Great War, clubs had become polarised into those who published multi-page, advertising-included recognisable match programmes, and those who published nothing at all. Few, if any, remained with the half-way house of a simple team sheet.

Some of these early programmes were substantial affairs, providing a comprehensive coverage of club matters, commentary on football topics and description of visiting clubs. “The Villa News and Record”, for instance, comprised 20 pages and was arguably superior to the club’s programmes some 50 years later. Birmingham City (or just plain Birmingham as they were then known) favoured a very large page size, with a cover of blue paper and white internal pages.

A curiosity amongst programmes from the early decades of this century was the “Everton and Liverpool Official Football Programme” .... “the only programme issued by Authority of the Everton and Liverpool Clubs.” This was a substantial, 16 large page edition, which covered both city clubs, featuring the first team match of one, and the reserve team fixture of the other, both played on opposite sides of Stanley Park on the same afternoon. This, apparently, happy collaborative arrangement persisted for many years on Merseyside, before the clubs reverted to their 19th century habit of issuing separate match programmes.

The Sheffield clubs were early and prolific programme issuers, with Wednesday being one of the last clubs to feature team selections on the front page. Their 16-page productions from the early 1900’s were arguably before their time. It was not only League clubs who were beginning to make their programmes bigger and better. Hartlepool United, who did not join the League until after the Great War, had “Martin’s Key Card and Official Programme” issued on their behalf as early as 1909/10. This consisted of 12 pages, only three of which were given over to advertisements.

By the outbreak of the Great War, those clubs who regularly issued programmes were publishing multi-page issues which we would recognise today - minus the gloss, colour and photography of course. Universal programme production across the country did not happen until the 1920’s.

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