HASSOCKS FOOTBALL CLUB Founded 1902 The Beacon Ground, Brighton Road, Hassocks, BN6 9LY 01273 846040 [email protected] CLUB OFFICIALS HONOURS FIRST TEAM CHAIRMAN / TREASURER / GENERAL MANAGER Southern Combination Division One Dave John 07787 563351 Runners up 1995 VICE CHAIR / MEMBERSHIP / BAR MANAGER Southern Combination Division Two Owen John 07747 612526 Winners 1993 SECRETARY Southern Combination Division Two Cup Sarah John 07703 346208 Runners up 1988, 1991 PROGRAMME EDITORS Sussex Intermediate Cup Owen John 07747 612526 Winners 1975 Scott McCarthy 07887 746222 Montgomery Challenge Cup WEBSITE MANAGER Winners 1960 Scott McCarthy 07887 746222 Mowatt Challenge Cup GROUNDSMAN Winners 1928 Alan John 01444 416155 FIRST TEAM MANAGER UNDER 23 TEAM Mark Dalgleish 07788 713954 Southern Combination Under 23 West Division ASSISTANT MANAGER Runners up 2018, 2019 Brad Sweetman 07933729597 GOALKEEPER COACH Haig Kingston UNDER 18 TEAM PHYSIO Southern Combination Under 18 Championship Phil Wickwar 07762 779796 Winners 2002, 2018 Runners up 2014 UNDER 23 TEAM MANAGER Southern Combination Under 18 Central Dave John 07787 563351 Winners 1999, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018 Runners up 2008, 2013, 2015, 2019 UNDER 18 TEAM MANAGER Southern Combination Under 18 Cup Brad Sweetman 07933729597 Winners 2001, 2008, 2009, 2018 ASSISTANT MANAGER Runners up 2002, 2014, 2015 Owen John 07747 612526 Sussex County FA Under 18 Cup Winners 2002 LADIES MANAGER Martin Lee 07713 452615 SECRETARY VETERANS TEAM Tallie Bright 07541 900786 Fred Pretty Veterans Cup Winners 1995, 1996, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 VETERANS MANAGER Runners up Steve Spies 07711 499496 2017 Welcome to the Beacon Good evening and welcome to the Beacon for tonight’s FA Cup Preliminary Qualifying Round replay between Hassocks and Chipstead…. We’re being a bit blessed with games invited to attend. It’s your We’ve got the added complication in the national cup competitions this opportunity to find out what is going of Owen not being here for some of season with today being our third FA on both on the pitch and off it over those - more details about that are Cup fixture of the season. the course of the next year. contained within - so if anybody can The winners will go onto face We’ll keep reminding you in the give up some time to help take on Westfield in the next round with extra run up to the evening, but please do some of his jobs behind the scenes time and penalties being used if the put it in your diaries. for those, please do let us know. scores remain level after 90 minutes. First team advance in Vase Coming up this week Tonight’s visitors The first team had an excellent 2-0 It’s a busy week of football after We’d like to start by welcoming our win away at Meridian Valley Park two tonight as the Under 23s, Under 18s visitors from Chipstead to the Beacon days ago. and Ladies sides are all in action. this evening and we hope they enjoy On a difficult service and in The Under 23s host Pagham on their stay with us this evening. testing conditions, we were more Thursday night buoyed by last week’s As we saw in the first game than good value for the result which 2-1 win away at Broadbridge Heath. between the two sides, Chipstead are was delivered by goals from Jamie Jake Atherton and Joe Bull got the extremely capable opponents and it Hillwood and Jack Troak - and as goals there. was largely down to a string of today’s front cover shows, Jack was The Under 18s play their first excellent saves from Josh in goal that clearly delighted with his strike! league game of the campaign away we’ve got this second bite at the That sets up a second qualifying at St Francis Rangers in what should cherry tonight. round tie against Horley Town in 11 be an excellent local derby given that An extremely tough test lies in days time here at the Beacon with Rangers kicked off their season with a store and we all know that Hassocks kick off at 3pm. 4-1 hammering of reigning champions will need to be somewhere near their The games are coming tick and Haywards Heath Town. best if they are to win this evening. fast with that fixture giving us three And there’s football here on home games in a row. Sunday afternoon as the Ladies host Annual General Meeting Depending on when the Peter Lewes. Kick off in that one is at 2pm We’ll be holding this year’s AGM on Bentley League Cup tie with Langney and entrance is free. Monday 16th September in the Wanderers that had been due to be Clubhouse at the Beacon with a 7pm played tonight is rearranged for, that Enjoy the game, start. could actually leave us with four All members and supporters are home matches in succession. Owen and Scott Today’s visitors... Chipstead are embarking on their 13th consecutive season of Isthmian League football, an excellent record for a club who have climbed the pyramid with a policy based on promoting youth... A read through the Chips’ player Eastbourne Borough and his squad is profiles for this evening provides an in fact littered with players who have Chipstead eye opening look at what a club can links to the county. Founded 1906 do if they have a thriving youth Curtis Ford has been a thorn in Nickname Chips section and links with the Hassocks’ side many times in the Ground High Road community. past during his days with Website chipsteadfc.com The majority of our visitors’ Peacehaven & Telscombe while Allan Twitter @chipsteadfcsurr squad have come through the ranks Tait has been a regular scorer across Manager Rob Kember at High Road, meaning that they are Sussex with Borough, East Grinstead Top Scorer Allan Tait, 1 a club not too dissimilar to us in the Town and Crawley Town. way that they try and nurture their There will of course be a little HONOURS own talent. familiarity between the two sides as That’s turned them into a staple well, this being the second time that Combined Counties League of the Isthmian League with a 10th we’ve met in the space of 10 days Winners 1990, 2007 placed finish being the highest that following the 0-0 draw at High Road Combined Counties Cup they’ve recorded since winning the which caused this replay. Winners 1987, 1991 Combined Counties League title and The Chips will have good Runners up 1983, 2011 with it, promotion in 2007. memories of last time they were CCFL Premier Division Cup Chipstead have a history of here at the Beacon some six years Winners 1993, 1995 appointing former players as their ago. managers, encouraging them to Hassocks gave them a real fright, continue the cycle of promoting from but the visitors managed to escape within. with a 2-1 win and safe passage to The current incumbent is Rob the second qualifying round after Kember who took charge towards Phil Gault’s missed penalty with the the end of last season following the last kick of the game denied the departure of another ex-player in Robins a replay. Anthony Williams. If tonight has half as much Kember is a familiar name to entertainment as that game packed Sussex non-league followers having into 90 minutes, then we should be previously played for Lewes and in for a treat. 10 Key Moments Last 20 Seasons 1906… founded by Chipstead locals as a team play 2018-19, Isthmian South Central 13th workers building the new Netherne Hospital 2017-18, Isthmian Division One South 20th 1920… secure their own team transport - an open top 2016-17, Isthmian Division One South 20th lorry owned by a local builder 2015-16, Isthmian Division One South 21st 1962… move into intermediate football, joining the 2014-15, Isthmian Division One South 15th Surrey League 2013-14, Isthmian Division One South 13th 1982… join the Surrey Premier League, finishing 2012-13, Isthmian Division One South 20th runners up three times and winning three League Cups 2011-12, Isthmian Division One South 10th 1986… earn senior status with promotion to the 2010-11, Isthmian Division One South 10th Combined Counties League 2009-10, Isthmian Division One South 19th 1990… win their first ever Combined Counties title, 2008-09, Isthmian Division One South 21st with four League Cup wins following 2007-08, Isthmian Division One South 15th 1998… purchase the freehold to High Road, allowing 2006-07, Combined Counties Premier 1st them to develop and expand the ground 2005-06, Combined Counties Premier 14th 2007… Combined Counties League champions for a 2004-05, Combined Counties Premier 8th second time, earning promotion to the Isthmian League 2003-04, Combined Counties Premier 8th 2009… come within one game of the first round proper 2002-03, Combined Counties Premier 16th of the FA Cup, bowing out to Torquay United 2001-02, Combined Counties Premier 3rd 2011… secure their highest ever finish of 10th in 2000-01, Combined Counties Premier 5th Isthmian League Division One South 1999-00, Combined Counties Premier 4th Hassocks v Chipstead :: Head-to-Head FA Cup… Played 2 - Won 0 - Drawn 1 - Lost 1 - Scored 1 - Conceded 2 Total… Played 2 - Won 0 - Drawn 1 - Lost 1 - Scored 1 - Conceded 2 Previous 2 Meetings 2019-20 FA Cup: Chipstead 0-0 Hassocks 2013-14 FA Cup: Hassocks 1-2 Chipstead Made in Chipstead Chipstead have always had a Sidwell subsequently played for non-league with Kettering Town and thriving youth section with over Chelsea, Aston Villa, Fulham and then Corby Town.