SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 46

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of your Newsletter, if you have anything to contribute, please do get in touch by email- [email protected] You can keep up to date with all the news from around the League by following us on Twitter at - @Sydwessex You are more than welcome to use any material (excluding attributed photographs) but it would be appreciated if any material used is acknowledged. It is hoped you enjoy reading this each week. With readership quite widespread, not only within our own competition, but across the three counties and beyond- if ANY club has anything they’d like to have published in here, whether that be a request for helpers, promotion of forthcoming events, items required or available for sale please contact the Newsletter Editor. As a general reminder- Match Reports, player news and photos are always welcome- it is your Newsletter!

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ARE YOU LISTENING ?

Now broadcasting on Sunday 14:00 to 16:00

The Sydenhams Wessex Football League Show is the official podcast of the Sydenhams Wessex League. We’re on air live from the 103.9 Voice FM studios in from 14:00 to 16:00 every Sunday and you can also listen live on www.voicefmradio.co.uk from anywhere in the world. You can listen again afterwards, normally just one hour after the show has finished via the same website and there is also a Voice FM App you can download to your Phone I-Pad or Computer device. Our aim is to promote all local football but specifically the 38 teams of the Sydenhams Wessex League. So far, we have had managers, chairmen, players, press officers and secretaries joining us as studio guests and phone guests; from many Sydenhams Wessex League clubs, as well as guests from local teams both higher up and lower down the pyramid. This is your show and is a platform for your club to promote its events and raise its profile. If your club produces post-match interviews, please either email us a copy of the audio or give permission for us to play them on air straight from your website or social media sites, as we will aim to play them on the show. Please come and join us one Sunday, at the moment, no guests will be allowed in the Studio, but please email [email protected] or [email protected] for more information. Sunday, 16 May 2021 Page 3 of 11

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UNITED SERVICES AND THE FA VASE

United Services’ exploits in this season’s FA Vase were well documented in the last newsletter and immense credit is due to all concerned on their reaching the last four of the Competition, a remarkable feat for a Step Six Club. The latter stages consisted of, in a manner of speaking, a number of steps in to the unknown, because their record over the years in the Competition has not raised many eyebrows – and that is in no way a criticism, it is a fact of life for all Step Six Clubs. The Club first entered the Vase under their current name in 2004/05 when they lost at Sussex Club Mile Oak in their opening game and this was repeated in the next four seasons as they went down to Sidley United, Holmer Green, Milton United and Brading at the first time of asking. Sidley, from Sussex, was a home tie and Milton United were also victorious after a draw Burnaby Road. Holmer Green necessitated a trip to Buckinghamshire and they also had to cross to Brading having conceded ground advantage - presumably their own pitch was unavailable. The first success came in 2009/10 with a 4-0 win at Lymington after which they went down to the only goal of the game against Hamble ASSC. This was followed by three more first time exits at the hands of Mile Oak (again), Cowes Sports and Swanage Town & Herston, the last probably the most disappointing since they were a level lower. 2013/14 saw their best result to date with a 6-1 home victory over Western League Calne Town before losing by the odd goal in five against Winterbourne United, again from the Western League. The following season saw a revenge victory over Swanage Town & Herston – on penalties – and a defeat of Ringwood Town before losing to near neighbours AFC Portchester in the First Round Proper. 2015/16 is perhaps best described as the good and the bad as a creditable one all draw at Sholing was followed by a 6- 0 defeat in the replay. Western League Corsham Town scored the only goal of the game in the opening tie in 2016- 17 but the following season saw the First Round Proper reached again. There was an initial defeat of Verwood and then victory over Midhurst & Easebourne from Sussex before Christchurch proved too strong in a 3-0 victory. Two more seasons of opening game defeats, at the hands of Brockenhurst and Western League Sherborne, led to the present season which saw a halt in the Competition midstream followed by a sequence of matches week by week. As previously stated, this was well covered in the last newsletter but to recap briefly their run started with victory at AFC Portchester, in front of a designated capacity attendance of three hundred, followed by a win over with the match being played at Portchester. Then followed wins over Millbrook from the West Country, Christchurch, on penalties, and Flackwell Heath before the semi final loss to Binfield, to lose at that stage is always difficult to take but one imagines when it is on penalties it is made even harder. But as was said at the start of this piece it was a superb achievement that bought the Club, its officials and players a lot of credit and reflected well on the League and hopefully they can build on that success next season on all counts next season. Prior to 1986/87, the club played in the 1974/75 competition, but fell at the first hurdle with a 2-0 home defeat to Borough and again lost at home in 1975/76 to Bracknell Town who progressed courtesy of a best of five victory. Next time they entered was in 1983/84 and that saw a 2-0 home win for opponents Ash United, with 1985/86 seeing the club unfortunately fall foul of player eligibility rules. Their full FA Vase record whilst in Wessex League membership is reproduced here.

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SEASON ROUND VENUE F - A OPPOSITION 1986-1987 Extra Preliminary Round HOME 1 - 1 Peacehaven & Telscombe 1986-1987 Extra Preliminary Round Replay AWAY 1 - 0 Peacehaven & Telscombe 1986-1987 Preliminary Round AWAY 2 - 1 Chertsey Town 1986-1987 1st Round AWAY 0 - 1 Three Bridges 1987-1988 Extra Preliminary Round HOME 2 - 1 East Cowes Victoria 1987-1988 Preliminary Round AWAY 0 - 4 Bridport 1988-1989 Extra Preliminary Round HOME 2 - 1 Wantage Town 1988-1989 Preliminary Round AWAY 2 - 2 Bournemouth 1988-1989 Preliminary Round Replay HOME 2 - 3 Bournemouth 1995-1996 1st Qualifying Round AWAY 5 - 3 Sherborne Town 1996-1997 1st Qualifying Round HOME 3 - 5 Kintbury Rangers 1997-1998 2nd Qualifying Round HOME 2 - 4 AFC Newbury 1998-1999 2nd Qualifying Round HOME 0 - 2 Chipstead 1999-2000 1st Qualifying Round HOME 2 - 4 Faversham Town 2000-2001 1st Qualifying Round HOME 0 - 1 Moneyfields 2004-2005 2nd Qualifying Round AWAY 1 - 3 Mile Oak 2005-2006 2nd Qualifying Round HOME 0 - 2 Sidley United 2006-2007 1st Qualifying Round AWAY 0 - 1 Holmer Green 2007-2008 1st Qualifying Round HOME 2 - 2 Milton United 2007-2008 1st Qualifying Round Replay AWAY 1 - 2 Milton United 2008-2009 2nd Qualifying Round HOME 2 - 4 Brading Town (at Brading) 2009-2010 2nd Qualifying Round AWAY 4 - 0 Lymington Town 2009-2010 1st Round HOME 0 - 1 Hamble ASSC 2010-2011 1st Qualifying Round AWAY 2 - 4 Mile Oak 2011-2012 2nd Qualifying Round AWAY 0 - 1 Cowes Sports 2012-2013 2nd Qualifying Round HOME 0 - 3 Swanage Town & Herston 2013-2014 1st Qualifying Round HOME 6 - 1 Calne Town 2013-2014 2nd Qualifying Round HOME 2 - 3 Winterbourne United 2014-2015 2nd Qualifying Round [*] AWAY 1 - 1 Swanage Town & Herston 2014-2015 1st Round AWAY 3 - 1 Ringwood Town 2014-2015 2nd Round HOME 1 - 3 AFC Portchester 2015-2016 2nd Qualifying Round AWAY 1 - 1 Sholing [aet] 2015-2016 2nd Qualifying Round Replay HOME 0 - 6 Sholing 2016-2017 1st Qualifying Round AWAY 0 - 1 Corsham Town 2017-2018 1st Qualifying Round HOME 2 - 1 Verwood Town [aet] 2017-2018 2nd Qualifying Round AWAY 2 - 0 Midhurst & Easebourne United 2017-2018 1st Round AWAY 0 - 3 Christchurch 2018-2019 2nd Qualifying Round HOME 0 - 2 Brockenhurst 2019-2020 1st Qualifying Round HOME 2 - 3 Sherborne Town 2020-2021 2nd Qualifying Round HOME 2 - 1 AFC Portchester (at Portchester) 2020-2021 1st Round HOME 3 - 1 Bournemouth (at Portchester) 2020-2021 2nd Round HOME 2 - 1 Brockenhurst 2020-2021 3rd Round HOME 3 - 2 Millbrook 2020-2021 4th Round [*] HOME 1 - 1 Christchurch 2020-2021 5th Round AWAY 3 - 1 Tavistock 2020-2021 Quarter Final HOME 2 - 0 Flackwell Heath 2020-2021 Semi Final HOME 1 - 1 Binfield [3-4 on penalties]

KEY TO NOTES- [*] Won on penalties.

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PORTSMOUTH SENIOR CUP 2019/20

1st Round Baffins Milton Rovers Reserves 0-5 United Services Portsmouth AFC Portchester 4-2 Liphook United Baffins Milton Rovers 3-3 Infinity [4-2 on penalties] AFC Petersfield 0-7 Horndean Clanfield 1-3 Liss Athletic Petersfield Town 4-1 Fleetlands [BYES: Denmead, Town, Gosport Borough, Hayling United, Hayling United Reserves, Locks Heath, Moneyfields, Paulsgrove, United Services Portsmouth Reserves] 2nd Round AFC Portchester 3-3 Denmead [1-3 on penalties] Fareham Town 4-1 Hayling United Gosport Borough 1-1 Moneyfields [2-4 on penalties] Hayling United Reserves 0-8 United Services Portsmouth Reserves [at US Portsmouth] Locks Heath 2-2 Horndean [4-5 on penalties] Paulsgrove [at Petersfield] 2-0 Petersfield Town United Services Portsmouth 8-1 Liss Athletic [BYE: Baffins Milton Rovers] Quarter Final Denmead [at Front Lawn] 0-4 Moneyfields Paulsgrove [at Baffins] 0-4 Baffins Milton Rovers United Services Portsmouth 2-5 Horndean United Services Portsmouth Reserves 0-2 Fareham Town Semi Final Baffins Milton Rovers 3-0 Horndean Moneyfields 3-1 Fareham Town Final Baffins Milton Rovers v Moneyfields At Park on 20 May 2021

LEAGUE NEWS

The date of the AGM has been moved to and confirmed as to Sunday 13th June commencing at 10:30, this will give sufficient time for the annual accounts to be audited and then sent out to all Clubs.

Subject to confirmation by the AGM, the League season will start with a Premier Division fixture list during the midweek commencing Monday August 2nd. The first Division One fixture list will be on Saturday August 7th but, for Division One clubs playing F.A. Cup matches on that day, will have their fixtures brought forward into the prior midweek.

Christmas Day and New Years Day fall on a Saturday next season. The Board decided that there would be a full fixture list on Monday December 27th and Monday January 3rd, both of which are Public Holidays.

The Wessex Football League are currently looking for a Competition Secretary for 2021/22 season. All enquiries should be made to Greg Dickson: [email protected] or on 07496804555 Should anyone be interested please read the Job Description on the next page and note that the closing date for applicants is 31st May.

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WESSEX FOOTBALL LEAGUE - COMPETITION SECRETARY – JOB DESCRIPTION

The Competition Secretary should: Have previous experience of a similar role, preferably with an interest in football. Be computer literate, with working knowledge of Word and Excel. Be contactable by telephone and email, throughout the day and evening [times to be agreed with successful candidate]. Advise/support club secretaries as required. Refer communications to relevant officers. Liaise with and support Board members as required. Answer emails promptly; if the email requires action, send an acknowledgement. Administer correspondence in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Standardised Rules which specifically refer to the role of the Competition Secretary. Have working knowledge of The Football Association Standardised Rules and Wessex League Directives. Develop working relationships with The Football Association; , Wiltshire, and Dorset County Football Associations. Represent the League at meetings with external bodies as required. Arrange dates and venues for Board Meetings, the AGM and ad-hoc meetings. Compile the agenda for meetings with the agreement of the League Chairman, forward to Board members seven days in advance of the meeting. Papers for the AGM should be forwarded to attendees 14 days prior to the meeting. Deal with correspondence arising from meetings and the AGM; including letters and or fines as appropriate. Copies of fines correspondence should be forwarded to the League Treasurer and Ground Grading Officer. Ensure fines are paid to the league treasurer within the agreed time schedule. Compile club’s directory prior to the commencement of the season, providing same information to the league IT Administrator for publishing to the league website. Supply clubs competing in Football Association competitions (FA Cup and FA Vase) with pennants when playing opponents from other leagues. Forward ground availability information, from the application form to the League Fixture Secretary. Liaise with the League Treasurer and MJM Sports Ltd to ensure that sufficient quantity of footballs are in stock. Access to the site: mjm-sports-ltd.Monday.com, the successful candidate will need to contact MJM Sports Ltd for a password. Key Dates Ensure the League is sanctioned by The FA via the online process, liaise with the League’s Finance Officer to make payment of the required fee prior to the commencement of the playing season. Confirm that clubs have the necessary Public Liability insurance cover prior to the season commencing. 14 days prior to start of the season – confirm that clubs have the required level of player insurance January 31st – Proposed alterations to rules to be received with a proposer and seconder. Following ratification by the board these should be sent to The Football Association for approval. When ratified by The Football Association, advise the Board. February 1st – Contact clubs who hold trophies from the previous season; advising that trophies should be returned by 31st March in good condition and engraved. March 31st – issue application forms: pitch availability forms and agreements for the following season. These to be returned by April 30th; record any changes and forward to the League I. T. Administrator for publishing to the website prior to new season. End of playing season – send trophy agreement to clubs who have won trophies; agreements to be returned within fourteen days. Maintain a diary of Board members’ holidays to ensure that individual roles are covered while they are away, ensuring that matters are dealt with accordingly. Sunday, 16 May 2021 Page 7 of 11

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CLUB NEWS

Totton & Eling are actively looking for a new football secretary for their first team and reserve team for next season. Full support will be given please contact the club directly if interested or requiring more information at [email protected]

Ringwood Town are looking for a new volunteer Website & Communications Manager ahead of the 2021/22 season. After many years of building and maintaining the club’s website over several platforms the current post holder is stepping down at the end of the season. This means there is now an exciting opportunity for someone new to get involved and help bring a fresh perspective to the Club ahead of the new season. Detailed role description can be found on their website. If you are interested in this, or in other volunteer roles at the Club or want to know more please contact the club directly at [email protected] No prior experience of website management necessary.

Bashley have announced a new Under 23s team for next season, 2021/22. For more information and details on trials please email [email protected]

Hythe & Dibden are looking for a Sports Therapist/Physio and a First Team kitman for next season, please contact the club directly for more information and or application.

Portland United are very excited to announce that they have applied to join the Dorset Football Under 18 League for the 2021/22 season and we are now awaiting confirmation. So often when our youngsters finish off their Under 16 season, there is nowhere to turn. Sport is so important to everyone and that includes our youth; mental wellbeing and physical health. Please do not hesitate to make contact. The Club are very keen to grow links with the local community and to attract young, local, talented players to the Club - as part of the Club’s long-term plans. The Club can offer a pathway into adult football for ambitious young players via the Club’s Reserve Team (who play in the Dorset ) and hopefully onto the First Team, playing in the Wessex League. Danny Nash will be overseeing the initial setup of the team. Danny’s Portland Utd Sports Youth Team have progressed very successfully through Youth football together. They have won the County Cup, League Cup and League in their age group on three occasions. This talented group of young players will provide a fantastic start for the new Youth Team and this will provide the players with the opportunity to progress. Open trials, overseen by first team management, Franklyn Clarke and Sam Poole, will be arranged shortly for any players aged 15 – 17 who may be interested. For more information or to register an interest in joining our setup, please send an email to: [email protected] Sessions will be arranged in the coming weeks to form our squad for next season.

Brockenhurst have a couple of first team positions available, Goalkeeper Coach and Kit Manager for away games, a role that will not involve laundry. Please email [email protected] to apply or for more information.

A match day pitch side physiotherapist and first aider are required by Cowes Sports – if you’re a local University student on a Physio/Sports Massage degree and looking for a placement and experience, they will provide travel and stock the required equipment. Contact them at [email protected] if interested or after more information.

We were sorry to hear about the passing of long time Newport IOW volunteer, committee member and supporter Arthur Downer, on behalf of the League I extend our sincere condolences to family and friends at this sad time.

Shaftesbury have parted company with Manager Danny Holmes so are now looking to recruit a replacement as soon as possible. Sunday, 16 May 2021 Page 8 of 11

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PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES

It would be expected that this list will grow from week to week, so please do get in touch- contact me by email at [email protected] to get your games added. DAY DATE HOST . OPPONENT Saturday 03-Jul Horndean - & Waterlooville Saturday 03-Jul Paulsgrove - Baffins Milton Rovers Please contact us so Saturday 03-Jul Salisbury - AFC Portchester we can promote your Saturday 03-Jul Winchester Castle - Amesbury Town games and advise of Tuesday 06-Jul Arundel - Baffins Milton Rovers clubs from outside our Tuesday 06-Jul Folland Sports - Horndean area looking for similar Tuesday 06-Jul Petersfield Town - Amesbury Town arrangements. Please Tuesday 06-Jul Stockbridge - AFC Stoneham do NOT forget that the Saturday 10-Jul AFC Stoneham - Crawley Down Gatwick HOST team also MUST obtain sanction from Saturday 10-Jul Amesbury Town - Westbury United their County FA before Saturday 10-Jul Horndean - Hartley Wintney the game is played. Saturday 10-Jul Newport IOW - Baffins Milton Rovers Games are subject to Saturday 10-Jul Salisbury - Lymington Town change at little or no Tuesday 13-Jul AFC Stoneham - AFC Totton notice. Tuesday 13-Jul Amesbury Town - Colden Common At time of writing we Tuesday 13-Jul Andover New Street - Salisbury understand that the Tuesday 13-Jul Selsey - Horndean first games in the Tuesday 13-Jul Whitchurch United - Winchester Castle 2021/22 FA Cup will Saturday 17-Jul AFC Stoneham - Knaphill be on Saturday 7 August, so please bear Saturday 17-Jul Bashley - Hartley Wintney that in mind when Saturday 17-Jul Cribbs - Amesbury Town booking games, and Saturday 17-Jul East Cowes Victoria - Brockenhurst allow for the fact that Saturday 17-Jul Fleetlands - Baffins Milton Rovers as in previous seasons, Saturday 17-Jul Horndean - Chichester City we may have a round Saturday 17-Jul Whitchurch United - Midhurst & Easebourne of League fixtures Tuesday 20-Jul Baffins Milton Rovers - Worthing prior to that week. Tuesday 20-Jul Bashley - Sholing Pre-season fixtures Tuesday 20-Jul Bush Hill - Brockenhurst and tournaments are Tuesday 20-Jul Horndean - Gosport Borough listed IN GOOD FAITH, but please note that Tuesday 20-Jul Ringwood Town - AFC Stoneham the League have no Wednesday 21-Jul Amesbury Town - Andover New Street control over the Saturday 24-Jul AFC Stoneham - Ascot United proposed schedules. Saturday 24-Jul Amesbury Town - Verwood Town Spectators are Saturday 24-Jul Baffins Milton Rovers - Chichester City strongly recommended Saturday 24-Jul Bashley - Winchester City to check nearer the Saturday 24-Jul East Cowes Victoria - Colden Common time if making a Saturday 24-Jul Fareham Town - Salisbury special journey. Saturday 24-Jul Horndean - Bognor Regis Town Saturday 24-Jul Whitchurch United - Brockenhurst Tuesday 27-Jul AFC Stoneham - Bemerton Heath Harlequins Tuesday 27-Jul Baffins Milton Rovers - Dorking Wanderers Tuesday 27-Jul Calne Town - Amesbury Town Saturday 31-Jul Baffins Milton Rovers - Winchester City Saturday 31-Jul New Milton Town - Brockenhurst Saturday 31-Jul Sherborne Town - Amesbury Town

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RESULTS ROUNDUP

Tuesday 11 May Sydenhams League Cup Semi Final Hamworthy United 5-1 Bashley Steve Devlin 55, 66, 75 Own goal for Bashley 73 Dan Cann 63 Jamie Beasley 72 Wednesday 12 May Hampshire Senior Invitational Supplementary Cup Quarter Final Fawley AFC 0-3 Bemerton Heath Harlequins Ronan Clancy Harvey Clark Justin Bennett Saturday 15 May Sydenhams League Cup Semi Final United Services Portsmouth 3-3 Bemerton Heath Harlequins [4-2 on penalties] Harvey Clark Jack Chandler Ronan Clancy [2] Tyler Moret [2] Hampshire Senior Invitational Cup Semi Final Folland Sports 4-1 Alton Matt Casey Matt Graham 80 pen Clayd Roach Ethan Anders Josh Ball Hartley Wintney 3-2 Blackfield & Langley Dom Griffiths 17 Rudy Plummer 48 Sam Argent 62, 90+3 Mitch Speechley-Price 70 Ringwood Town 1-0 Hamble Club Ryan Hamm 48 Friendly Godalming Town 0-5 Fleet Town

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Subject to confirmation and Thursday May 20th Portsmouth Senior Cup Final [2019/20] Baffins Milton Rovers v Moneyfields [at Fratton Park] change at short notice. Saturday May 22nd Sydenhams League Cup Final [at AFC Portchester 15.00] Hamworthy United v United Services Portsmouth Managers Tim Sills (Hamworthy United) and Glenn Turnbull (United Services Portsmouth) are on “The Sydenhams Wessex League Football Show” today (16 May) previewing the game. Friday May 28th Hampshire Senior Invitational Supplementary Cup Final The Quarter Final between Cove and Brockenhurst is the subject of a player disciplinary issue so the Semi Final involving Bemerton Heath Harlequins is yet to be arranged. In the Final Ringwood Town await the winners. Saturday May 29th Hampshire Senior Invitational Cup Final Hartley Wintney v Folland Sports

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THE LAST WORD

Quick correction to note from last week, for some reason I put the wrong venue in for the Final of the , it was in fact played at the Snows Stadium, home of AFC Totton and not at Eastleigh, apologies for that oversight. We are pleased to announce that for those unable to get along to our League Cup Final next weekend will still be able to view the game. TBTV Sport will be filming at the game and at time of writing it is anticipated that this will be LIVE. Please visit the website tbtvsport.com for more information. In addition if any Press or Media people want to come to the final, then they must email the Referees Secretary, [email protected] by Wednesday 19th May. Thanks.

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