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SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05 Hello and welcome to the latest edition of your Newsletter, if you have anything to contribute, please do get in touch by email- newsletter.wessexleague@gmail.com 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! Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 1 of 21
SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05
ARE YOU LISTENING?
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 Southampton from 3pm to 5pm 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 cliffpledge@hotmail.com or secretary@sholingfc.com for more information.
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SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05
YEAR 21 - 2006/07 - PART ONE
RANK PREMIER DIVISION PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1 Gosport Borough 38 27 8 3 87 27 60 89
2 AFC Totton 38 27 8 3 89 31 58 89
3 VT 38 24 8 6 76 44 32 80
4 Poole Town 38 23 4 11 88 41 47 73
5 Bournemouth 38 20 10 8 69 38 31 70
6 Wimborne Town 38 19 10 9 82 54 28 67
7 Moneyfields 38 21 3 14 69 46 23 66
8 Fareham Town 38 18 12 8 95 57 38 65
9 Cowes Sports 38 17 9 12 61 50 11 60
10 Brading Town 38 15 7 16 74 80 -6 52
11 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 38 13 9 16 55 73 -18 48
12 Lymington Town 38 13 8 17 49 48 1 47
13 Brockenhurst 38 10 11 17 52 66 -14 41
14 Christchurch 38 9 10 19 47 63 -16 37
15 Hamworthy United 38 9 10 19 49 70 -21 37
16 Horndean 38 11 1 26 51 104 -53 34
17 Alton Town 38 9 7 22 59 87 -28 33
18 Downton 38 7 10 21 48 89 -41 31
19 Ringwood Town 38 5 8 25 34 85 -51 23
20 Hamble ASSC 38 5 3 30 24 105 -81 18
Premier Division results grid
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SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05
SYDENHAMS LEAGUE CUP 2006/2007- THE STORY
First Round- AFC Totton 5-1 Colden Common
Alresford Town 2-0 AFC Newbury
Alton Town 7-0 Bishops Waltham Town
Amesbury Town 6-3 Wellow
Andover New Street 2-1 United Services Portsmouth
BAT 0-3 East Cowes Victoria
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 2-3 Wimborne Town
Blackfield & Langley 3-2 Ringwood Town
Brading Town 1-2 VT FC
Fareham Town 4-1 Fleetlands
Farnborough North End 2-1 Overton United
Fawley 0-3 Downton
Hamble ASSC 2-0 Hamble Club
Horndean 3-2 Clanfield
Hythe & Dibden 2-1 Otterbourne
Laverstock & Ford 1-5 Christchurch
Liss Athletic 6-4 AFC Portchester
Locks Heath 8-2 Paulsgrove
Lymington Town 2-1 Hamworthy United
Moneyfields 3-0 Hayling United
Petersfield Town 1-5 Fleet Spurs
Poole Town 3-0 Verwood Town
Romsey Town 4-0 QK Southampton (Romsey Town played an ineligible player, QK Southampton reinstated)
Warminster Town 1-3 Bournemouth
Whitchurch United 0-2 Stoneham
Second Round- AFC Aldermaston 4-1 Fleet Spurs
AFC Totton 2-3 Lymington Town
Alton Town 3-2 Tadley Calleva
Andover New Street 1-5 Alresford Town
Bournemouth 11-0 QK Southampton
Brockenhurst 0-2 Farnborough North End
Christchurch 4-1 Hythe & Dibden
Cowes Sports 4-2 Blackfield & Langley
East Cowes Victoria 1-3 Fareham Town (Fareham Town played an ineligible player, East Cowes reinstated)
Gosport Borough 3-2 Liss Athletic
Hamble ASSC 0-2 Downton
Moneyfields 4-0 Horndean
Shaftesbury 4-1 Poole Town
Stockbridge 2-2 aet Stoneham (Stockbridge won 5-4 on penalties)
VT FC 2-0 Locks Heath
Wimborne Town 5-0 Amesbury Town
Third Round- Alton Town 1-3 VT FC
Christchurch 3-2 Alresford Town
Downton 1-0 Stockbridge
Farnborough North End 4-0 AFC Aldermaston
Gosport Borough 0-2 Bournemouth
Lymington Town 3-0 East Cowes Victoria
Moneyfields 1-0 Shaftesbury
Wimborne Town 4-0 Cowes Sports
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SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05 Quarter Final- Downton 0-1 Lymington Town Farnborough North End 0-3 Bournemouth Moneyfields 0-2 VT FC Wimborne Town 3-0 Christchurch Semi Final- Bournemouth 1-0 Wimborne Town Wimborne Town 1-0 Bournemouth (Aggregate score 1-1. Bournemouth won 5-4 on penalties) Lymington Town 1-1 VT FC VT FC 3-3 Lymington Town (Aggregate score 4-4. Lymington Town won on away goals) Final [at Christchurch] Bournemouth 1 (Phillips) Lymington Town 1 (Marwood) aet (Lymington Town won 7-6 on penalties) Match Report The match started at a rapid pace with Lymington shooting wide in the opening seconds. Play quickly moved to the other end of the field and from a right wing cross by Gary Langrish, Leigh PHILLIPS was unmarked and rose like the proverbial salmon sending his glanced header into the corner of the net to put Bournemouth 1- 0 up in the 1st minute. This woke Lymington up and for the next 10 minutes they pushed for the equaliser. The nearest they came was when a ball was driven across the Bournemouth six yard box with several Lymington forwards just missing the final touch. There was plenty of passion and tackles went in. Dave Marden the Lymington number 5 was cautioned after 15 minutes for a trip, and just five minutes later Danny Veal also of Lymington was cautioned for throwing the ball away. Poppies had two efforts from headers that would have wrapped the game up but somehow the Lymington keeper was able to deny an effort on 24 minutes from man of the match Lamin Dibba. On the half hour Matt Willsher fumbled a goal bound header from Phillips away, unfortunately for Poppies Jack Swann was unable to convert the chance from close in- and the ball was cleared. Two minutes later Carlo Tate had a shot blocked on the Bournemouth line, by Ollie Cherrett, who denied another Lymington strike with a timely stop. Half time came with Poppies still leading. The second half started with both teams attacking. Swann shot over from six yards although from a difficult angle. Play went straight up the other end and in the 56th minute a Lymington cross from the right was glanced home off the head by Steve MARWOOD although it had the benefit of bouncing in off the post following a pinball scenario in the Poppies goalmouth when nobody could get their foot on the ball. Play was even until the final 10 minutes when Lymington found some energy and twice almost scored. Extra time came and Lymington substitute Simon Young was cautioned for a very late tackle as players got tired and could probably count himself lucky it was only a yellow card. Lymington got on top in the final period of extra time and twice Darren Crook was through on goal but put both efforts wide of the far post. Poppies were beginning to tire quite badly but managed to keep going but there was no winner when full time arrived and it was down to penalties. After the initial five penalties the tie was still level at three each, both keepers saving two kicks. Sudden death penalties came and it was not until the 20th penalty kick that a winner emerged. Willsher saving the 19th kick and Lymington Town’s Tate converted thereby meaning they had won the Sydenhams League Cup 7-6 on penalties. A crowd of 448 was recorded. Line-ups Lymington Town: Matt Willsher, Paul Liddon (Steve Jenkin), Darren Ritchie (Simon Young), Carlo Tate, Dave Marden, Steve Marwood ©, Jimmy Anderson, Danny Veal, Darren Crook, Danny Gibbons, Kevin James. Unused: Luke Ansell, Mark McGinnes, Robert Vine Bournemouth: Jason Harvell, Paul Cuglietta, James Bailey-Pearce, Lamin Dibba, Ollie Cherrett, Rich McCabe, Gary Langrish), Mark Dancer ©, Leigh Phillips, Jack Swann (Dan Baguley), Dan Morrell (Tim Constable). Unused; Mickey Toy, Jon Lever, Dan Ackerman. Referee: Justin Amey Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 5 of 21
SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05
Chelsea had a cup winning double, with the FA Cup and League Cup both heading to Stamford Bridge, but in
the League Manchester United picked up the Premiership title, a 16th title win for the Old Trafford side. In
the first FA Vase final at the new Wembley, Truro City beat our own AFC Totton 3-1, the story was covered
last season in one of our Newsletters.
Back in the news again in June this year, Madeleine McCann disappeared in Portugal.
Celebrating a golden jubilee was the TV series Sky At Night which was hosted by Sir Patrick Moore (who died
in Selsey in December 2012), World Cup winner Alan Ball sadly passed away in April 2007.
Sheffield indie band Arctic Monkeys stormed the music scene with “Brianstorm” penned by Alex Turner in
April 2007. The early stages of the season saw The Da Vinci Code taking the plaudits on the big screen.
In local county FA competitions none of our then current members collected any trophies although Gosport
did collect losers’ medals in the Russell-Cotes. Former members at the time Fleet Town, were then in the
Isthmian League Division 1 South alongside the likes of Maidstone United and Dover Athletic and finished 5th
of 22. Their promotion chase was ended at the Semi Final stage of the play offs with a 2-1 defeat at the hands
of Tooting & Mitcham, but the next term they found themselves in the Southern League Division 1 South and
West.
A runners up slot being their award come season end followed by a return to the Isthmian again for 2008/09,
but that is a different story. A John Grant brace for the Shots condemning our former members to defeat,
Jermaine Hamilton with a late consolation. It was a long journey for both as the Final was at the Dean Court
home of AFC Bournemouth. The north Hampshire side did lift some silverware though in the shape of the
Russell-Cotes Cup, courtesy of a 2-0 over League Champions Gosport Borough, the first of three on the trot
for the Calthorpe Park outfit.
Elsewhere Dorchester Town beat Sherborne Town 2-1 in the Dorset Senior Cup and Corsham secured the
Wiltshire version with a single goal victory over Melksham Town.
PREMIER DIVISION
The Wessex League’s “21st Birthday” and something of a watershed season with cosmetic changes at the
start and wholesale changes at the end. The cosmetic changes were the re-naming of the Divisions with One,
Two and Three replaced by Premier, One and Two. The greater changes will be covered in a couple of weeks
when the review of all three divisions has been completed but this was the last season of the League having
three divisions.
The newly named Premier Division had twenty Clubs, two fewer than the previous season, with six Clubs
“going out” and four “coming in”. Winchester City, Thatcham Town and Andover had been promoted to the
Southern League, Portland United had returned to the Dorset Premier League and BAT and AFC Newbury
dropped down a Division because of ground grading problems. The four newcomers were Brading Town,
Downton, Horndean and Ringwood Town. Looking at the completed table and comparing same with today,
AFC Totton, Poole Town, Wimborne Town and Moneyfields have all progressed up the pyramid, Brading have
returned to Island Football whilst VT have morphed in to Sholing who have also moved up a step.
The season ended in a tight finish between Gosport Borough and AFC Totton, who had finished fourth and
fifth in the previous campaign, and we will return to that later. No Club topped the one hundred goal mark –
Fareham Town in eighth place were the highest scorers, and mention of Horndean who only drew one of
their thirty-eight games, an unusually low figure. During the course of the season both Fareham and Alton
suffered a one-point deduction for misdemeanours that are not recalled so many years on.
The League Cup Final was played at Christchurch between Lymington Town and Bournemouth and finished
all square at one each with Lymington winning a protracted penalty shoot-out 7-6 to take the Trophy as we
have covered elsewhere in this edition.
Back to the League and the tight finish between Gosport Borough and AFC Totton for the Title. Possibly the
weather had been bad earlier in the season and Totton’s Vase run would also have impacted on the fixtures,
but going in to the final month, April, both sides still had seven League matches to play with the relative
positions showing: -
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Gosport Borough 73 points GD 44
AFC Totton 71 points GD 47
In the first half of the month Gosport had two trips to the Island, winning two one at Cowes and sharing six
goals at Brading, and defeated Fareham three nil at home. Totton in turn did the double over Ringwood –
two one and two nil – beat Follands five one (Mike Gosney 3) but crucially lost two one at home to
Moneyfields.
Gosport Borough 80 points GD 48
AFC Totton 80 points GD 53
Gosport then went in to overdrive over the next three games, winning two one at Christchurch and scoring
six without reply at Horndean and at home to Downton. Totton played only two games in the same period
and won them both – one nil at Lymington and three one against Sholing at Testwood Park leaving the
position as follows with both Clubs just having one game to play.
Gosport Borough 89 points GD 61
AFC Totton 86 points GD 57
Whether it was a quirk of the fixtures or the Fixture Secretary’s handiwork is unknown but the last fixture
involved them playing each other and Totton needing to win by five clear goals which probably was never on
and they had to settle for a single goal victory and second place to add to their Wembley appearance. On the
individual front Michael White played in every single game for Gosport and with their goals being largely
shared around, Neil Scammell was top scorer with fourteen. Two players still gracing the League today
featured strongly for Totton with Ross Bottomley an ever-present and Mike Gosney notching fourteen goals
to add to the seventeen and eighteen scored by Fouad Hamodu and Mark Osman respectively.
Gosport were promoted to the Southern League South and West where they finished in a respectable
eleventh place in their first season.
Part Two next week, will have Division One, Division Two and the FA Cup and FA Vase stories for the season.
WHISTLING THROUGH WESSEX
The Editor’s remarkable records recently provided me with a list of all the League Cup Finals since the
League’s inception writes John Gorman along with the team line ups, goal scorers and referees, which will
feature as a series in later editions. The latter seldom get noticed or mentioned – unless they do something
wrong in somebody’s eyes- but it is interesting to note how many of our Cup Final referees subsequently
progressed up the refereeing ladder.
The first Final, in 1987, was a two-legged affair between Road Sea and Horndean – the only occasion on which
the Final has been played over two legs – and the second leg, at Road Sea, was refereed by PAUL SCOBLE.
Paul went on to referee in the Football League and has very much remained in Football as a Director of the
Hampshire FA, Referees Assessor and over the last three years, back to where he started in a manner of
speaking as Finance Director of the Sydenhams League. The other leg of the Final was refereed by Bob Purkiss
who has since provided yeoman service to the Wessex League.
On to 1991 and Thatcham against Wimborne with LAURENCE JONES in the middle. Laurence reached the
Football League Line as the apex of his refereeing career but has probably excelled that since moving into the
Administration side of the game. Executive posts with AFC Bournemouth, the Hampshire FA and the Leicester
and Rutland FA preceded a move to the FA and a position at the very top table.
The 1995 Final between Gosport and Fleet saw Portsmouth based ROB STYLES as the man with the whistle
at the start of a journey that ended at the highest level. Premiership referee and on the FIFA list and the man
in charge of the 2005 FA Cup Final at Cardiff between Arsenal and Manchester United which went to extra
time and penalties and, memory suggests, saw Robert Pires sent off.
BERNARD BAKER was in charge of the 1995 Final involving Thatcham and Lymington and he reached the
Conference middle and the Football League line. Andover based, he had a Business not too far from New
Street’s ground but is now retired and not involved in Football in any way.
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Three years on to 1998 and another referee who has enjoyed a successful career in the middle in KEITH
STROUD who oversaw the Aerostructures/Bemerton Heath Final. Keith was on the line at the 2003 FA Cup
Final and had a spell on the Premier League list. He is now designated as a Championship Referee – in simple
terms the level between the Premiership and the Football League – and while a return to the Premier middle
is unlikely, he receives a fair number of appointments for the Championship Matches that “look difficult” on
paper. He also boasts considerable experience on the Football Administration front.
In to the twenty first Century and 2001 with JAMES LININGTON appointed to the Final between Andover and
Fleet Town. James was then, and still is, based on the Isle of Wight which adds greatly to his travelling time
especially following midweek appointments in the North of the Country. James and his family have always
been keen supporters of the Wessex League and he too, like Keith Stroud is a Championship Referee.
Whether there is another step up to the Premiership is unknown but since the return of Football following
the Lockdown, he has had a couple of Fourth Official appointments at Premiership fixtures and, in another
similarity to Keith, also tends to be appointed to the “difficult looking” games in the Championship.
Another three-year gap and the 2004 Final between Bemerton Heath and Winchester which was refereed by
WENDY TOMS. Wendy was very much a pioneer and flag bearer for female referees and is no doubt delighted
at the number that have since taken up the whistle, though the FA still shy away when it comes to the final
promotion steps. Wendy refereed in the Conference, was on the line in the Premiership and for the 2000
League Cup Final at Wembley. She also enjoyed involvement in the EUFA Women’s Cup and Championship
and the Olympic Games before injury ended her career.
CHRIS POWELL had charge of the 2006 Final and will be known to many on the Wessex League circuit. Chris
graduated to the Football League line with a plum appointment of the line at a Johnstone’s Paint Cup Final
at Wembley until a road accident, in which he was the innocent party, sadly ended his refereeing career.
Since then he has become mentor to many aspiring referees, coaches referees generally and is in regular
attendance at Wessex League matches.
Coming closer to the present the more recent Cup Final Officials have been faced with a
choice. When initially promoted from the Wessex League they move in to the middle in the
Isthmian and Southern Leagues and if wishing to progress from there have the choice of
continuing up the refereeing ladder or choosing to be an Assistant at the higher level. So
far Justin Amey (who took the Final in 2007), Dean Treleaven (2008), Chris Wade (2009),
Ben Cobb (2012) and Dan Berry (2013) have chosen the latter route and appear regularly
on the Football League line. Dean enjoyed an hour in the limelight at AFC Bournemouth a
season or so ago when he was plucked from the crowd to take over as Fourth Official when the Match Referee
was injured while Ben still maintains contact with the Wessex League as Assessors Secretary.
One official, Gary Parsons (2010), has stuck to refereeing and was latterly officiating in the National
Conference, one step away from the Football League, last season. He was in charge for the Bournemouth
Senior Cup Final between Brockenhurst and Hamworthy United at Hurn Bridge, that saw a penalty victory for
the Badgers earlier this year. Only recently diagnosed with Bowel Cancer, Gary has just started a course of
chemotherapy, but is targeting a return to the League in an Observers role sometime soon. A timely reminder
to people out there to get any concerns checked, and I am sure you will join me in wishing him well in his
battle.
The above only relates to those referees who have officiated in our Cup Final but it is only fair to mention
others that have moved up through the ranks via the League – Roger East, Andy Davies, Dan Cook (on the
FIFA Lines List) Louis Marks, Mike Desborough and Connor Farrell with apologies to any that have been
omitted.
The League has also encouraged female referees over the years with such as Lucy May – who has received
FIFA appointments – and Paula Wyatt, recently promoted and also making her mark in Womens football. An
incentive for the promising referees we have on the League now.
The game quite simply would not exist without referees, it can be a thankless task and it is nice to see that
the Wessex League has played a small part in helping so many in their careers. We thank them all.
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FIXTURES
Subject to alteration at short notice and also subject to Guidelines issued by the Government and FA, this list
updates that in our previous Newsletter and takes both divisions up to the end of the calendar year.
Tuesday/Wednesday September 1st/2nd Alton v Andover Town
F.A. Cup Extra Preliminary Round Andover New Street v Petersfield Town
Saturday September 5th Bemerton Heath H’quins v Newport IOW
Premier Division East Cowes Victoria v Downton
AFC Portchester v Fleet Town Folland Sports v Ringwood Town
AFC Stoneham v Lymington Town New Milton Town v Laverstock & Ford
Alresford Town v Baffins Milton Rovers U.S. Portsmouth v Totton & Eling
Blackfield & Langley v Fareham Town Whitchurch United v Romsey Town
Brockenhurst v Cowes Sports Spare: Hythe & Dibden
Hamble Club v Tadley Calleva Tuesday September 15th
Hamworthy United v Christchurch Sydenhams League Cup 1st Round
Horndean v Bournemouth AFC Portchester v Horndean
Portland United v Bashley Alresford Town v Hamworthy United
Shaftesbury v Amesbury Town Andover Town v Bournemouth
Division One Cowes Sports v Brockenhurst
Andover Town v Fawley AFC Lymington Town v Baffins Milton Rovers
Downton v Alton Sydenhams League Cup 2nd Round
Laverstock & Ford v U.S. Portsmouth Alton v Totton & Eling
Newport IOW v Andover New Street Bashley v Andover New Street
Petersfield Town v Folland Sports Bemerton Heath H’quins v Shaftesbury
Ringwood Town v East Cowes Victoria Downton v New Milton Town
Romsey Town v New Milton Town Fareham Town v Christchurch
Totton & Eling v Bemerton Heath H’quins Fawley AFC v Folland Sports
Verwood Town v Hythe & Dibden Fleet Town v Romsey Town
Spare: Whitchurch United Hythe & Dibden v Newport IOW
Tuesday September 8th Laverstock & Ford v Blackfield & Langley
Premier Division Petersfield Town v Verwood Town
Alresford Town v Amesbury Town U.S. Portsmouth v Tadley Calleva
Bashley v Hamworthy United Wednesday September 16th
Christchurch v Portland United Sydenhams League Cup 1st Round
Cowes Sports v Blackfield & Langley Fawley AFC v Folland Sports
Fareham Town v AFC Portchester Whitchurch United v Portland United
Horndean v Fleet Town Saturday September 19th
Lymington Town v Brockenhurst F.A. Vase 1st Qualifying Round
Shaftesbury v Bournemouth Premier Division
Tadley Calleva v AFC Stoneham Baffins Milton Rovers v Portland United
Wednesday September 9th Lymington Town v Fleet Town
Premier Division Tuesday/Wednesday September 22nd/23rd
Baffins Milton Rovers v Hamble Club F.A. Cup 1st Qualifying Round
Friday September 11th Saturday September 26th
Division One Premier Division
Fawley AFC v Verwood Town AFC Portchester v AFC Stoneham
Saturday September 12th Amesbury Town v Brockenhurst
F.A. Cup Preliminary Round Baffins Milton Rovers v Hamworthy United
Division One Bashley v Horndean
Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 9 of 21SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05 Blackfield & Langley v Shaftesbury Whitchurch United v New Milton Town Bournemouth v Hamble Club Spare: Fawley AFC Christchurch v Alresford Town Tuesday October 6th Fareham Town v Portland United Premier Division Fleet Town v Cowes Sports AFC Portchester v Hamble Club Tadley Calleva v Lymington Town AFC Stoneham v Cowes Sports Division One Alresford Town v Fleet Town Andover New Street v Totton & Eling Blackfield & Langley v Bashley Bemerton Heath H’quins v Petersfield Town Bournemouth v Amesbury Town Fawley AFC v Laverstock & Ford Brockenhurst v Portland United Folland Sports v Romsey Town Christchurch v Lymington Town New Milton Town v Andover Town Hamworthy United v Shaftesbury Newport IOW v Verwood Town Horndean v Baffins Milton Rovers Ringwood Town v Hythe & Dibden Tadley Calleva v Fareham Town U.S. Portsmouth v Downton Saturday October 10th Whitchurch United v East Cowes Victoria F.A. Vase 2nd Qualifying Round Spare: Alton Division One Tuesday September 29th Andover Town v U.S. Portsmouth Division One Bemerton Heath H’quins v Whitchurch United Alton v U.S. Portsmouth Fawley AFC v Downton Andover Town v Andover New Street Folland Sports v Alton Downton v Bemerton Heath H’quins New Milton Town v Petersfield Town East Cowes Victoria v Newport IOW Newport IOW v Hythe & Dibden Hythe & Dibden v Fawley AFC Ringwood Town v Andover New Street Laverstock & Ford v Whitchurch United Romsey Town v East Cowes Victoria New Milton Town v Ringwood Town Verwood Town v Laverstock & Ford Romsey Town v Verwood Town Spare: Totton & Eling Totton & Eling v Folland Sports Tuesday October 13th Spare: Petersfield Town Premier Division Saturday October 3rd Portland United v AFC Stoneham Premier Division Division One AFC Stoneham v Hamworthy United Alton v Petersfield Town Amesbury Town v Fareham Town Andover Town v Whitchurch United Bashley v Alresford Town Downton v Andover New Street Brockenhurst v Christchurch Hythe & Dibden v Folland Sports Cowes Sports v Tadley Calleva Laverstock & Ford v Bemerton Heath H’quins Fleet Town v Baffins Milton Rovers New Milton Town v Verwood Town Hamble Club v Blackfield & Langley Newport IOW v Fawley AFC Lymington Town v Bournemouth Romsey Town v U.S. Portsmouth Portland United v AFC Portchester Totton & Eling v East Cowes Victoria Shaftesbury v Horndean Spare: Ringwood Town Division One Saturday October 17th Andover New Street v Romsey Town Premier Division East Cowes Victoria v Alton Amesbury Town v Christchurch Hythe & Dibden v Bemerton Heath H’quins Baffins Milton Rovers v Tadley Calleva Laverstock & Ford v Totton & Eling Bournemouth v Fleet Town Petersfield Town v Downton Cowes Sports v Portland United Ringwood Town v Newport IOW Fareham Town v Brockenhurst U.S. Portsmouth v Folland Sports Hamble Club v Bashley Verwood Town v Andover Town Hamworthy United v Alresford Town Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 10 of 21
SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05 Horndean v Blackfield & Langley AFC Stoneham v Brockenhurst Lymington Town v AFC Portchester Division One Shaftesbury v AFC Stoneham Andover New Street v Whitchurch United Division One Bemerton Heath H’quins v U.S. Portsmouth Andover New Street v Alton Downton v Ringwood Town Bemerton Heath H’quins v New Milton Town Hythe & Dibden v Alton East Cowes Victoria v Andover Town Newport IOW v Totton & Eling Folland Sports v Fawley AFC Romsey Town v Petersfield Town Hythe & Dibden v Laverstock & Ford Verwood Town v Folland Sports Petersfield Town v Newport IOW Spare: East Cowes Victoria U.S. Portsmouth v Ringwood Town Wednesday October 28th Verwood Town v Downton Division One Whitchurch United v Totton & Eling Fawley AFC v New Milton Town Spare: Romsey Town Saturday October 31st Tuesday October 20th Premier Division Premier Division AFC Portchester v Blackfield & Langley Alresford Town v Horndean Alresford Town v Lymington Town Bashley v Lymington Town Baffins Milton Rovers v AFC Stoneham Brockenhurst v Blackfield & Langley Bashley v Shaftesbury Christchurch v Bournemouth Brockenhurst v Hamble Club Cowes Sports v AFC Portchester Cowes Sports v Christchurch Fareham Town v Baffins Milton Rovers Fareham Town v Fleet Town Fleet Town v Hamble Club Hamworthy United v Amesbury Town Portland United v Hamworthy United Horndean v Portland United Tadley Calleva v Shaftesbury Tadley Calleva v Bournemouth Saturday October 24th Division One Premier Division Alton v Ringwood Town AFC Portchester v Brockenhurst Andover Town v Downton AFC Stoneham v Bashley East Cowes Victoria v Bemerton Heath H’quins Amesbury Town v Horndean New Milton Town v Newport IOW Baffins Milton Rovers v Bournemouth Petersfield Town v Laverstock & Ford Blackfield & Langley v Alresford Town Romsey Town v Totton & Eling Fleet Town v Hamworthy United U.S. Portsmouth v Hythe & Dibden Hamble Club v Christchurch Verwood Town v Andover New Street Lymington Town v Fareham Town Whitchurch United v Fawley AFC Shaftesbury v Cowes Sports Spare: Folland Sports Tadley Calleva v Portland United Tuesday November 3rd Division One Premier Division Alton v Romsey Town AFC Stoneham v Horndean Andover Town v Hythe & Dibden Bashley v Brockenhurst Downton v Whitchurch United Blackfield & Langley v Tadley Calleva Fawley AFC v Andover New Street Bournemouth v AFC Portchester Laverstock & Ford v East Cowes Victoria Christchurch v Baffins Milton Rovers New Milton Town v Folland Sports Fareham Town v Alresford Town Newport IOW v U.S. Portsmouth Fleet Town v Shaftesbury Ringwood Town v Bemerton Heath H’quins Hamble Club v Cowes Sports Totton & Eling v Petersfield Town Lymington Town v Hamworthy United Spare: Verwood Town Portland United v Amesbury Town Tuesday October 27th Saturday November 7th Premier Division Premier Division Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 11 of 21
SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05 AFC Portchester v Bashley Alton v Laverstock & Ford Amesbury Town v Lymington Town Bemerton Heath H’quins v Verwood Town Blackfield & Langley v AFC Stoneham Downton v Newport IOW Bournemouth v Alresford Town East Cowes Victoria v New Milton Town Brockenhurst v Baffins Milton Rovers Folland Sports v Andover New Street Christchurch v Tadley Calleva Hythe & Dibden v Romsey Town Cowes Sports v Horndean Petersfield Town v Fawley AFC Hamworthy United v Hamble Club Ringwood Town v Totton & Eling Portland United v Fleet Town U.S. Portsmouth v Whitchurch United Shaftesbury v Fareham Town Spare: Andover Town Division One Tuesday November 17th Andover New Street v U.S. Portsmouth Premier Division Bemerton Heath H’quins v Alton AFC Portchester v Baffins Milton Rovers Downton v New Milton Town Alresford Town v Hamble Club Fawley AFC v East Cowes Victoria Bashley v Christchurch Folland Sports v Andover Town Blackfield & Langley v Amesbury Town Newport IOW v Whitchurch United Brockenhurst v Shaftesbury Petersfield Town v Verwood Town Fareham Town v Cowes Sports Ringwood Town v Romsey Town Fleet Town v Tadley Calleva Totton & Eling v Hythe & Dibden Hamworthy United v Bournemouth Spare: Laverstock & Ford Lymington Town v Horndean Tuesday November 10th Saturday November 21st Premier Division Premier Division Amesbury Town v AFC Stoneham AFC Stoneham v Hamble Club Division One Amesbury Town v Cowes Sports Alton v Totton & Eling Baffins Milton Rovers v Bashley Andover Town v Bemerton Heath H’quins Bournemouth v Fareham Town East Cowes Victoria v Folland Sports Christchurch v Fleet Town Hythe & Dibden v Andover New Street Hamworthy United v Tadley Calleva Laverstock & Ford v Downton Horndean v Brockenhurst New Milton Town v U.S. Portsmouth Lymington Town v Blackfield & Langley Romsey Town v Fawley AFC Portland United v Alresford Town Verwood Town v Ringwood Town Shaftesbury v AFC Portchester Spare: Newport IOW Division One Wednesday November 11th Andover New Street v East Cowes Victoria Division One Downton v Hythe & Dibden Whitchurch United v Petersfield Town Fawley AFC v U.S. Portsmouth Saturday November 14th Laverstock & Ford v Folland Sports Premier Division Newport IOW v Alton AFC Stoneham v Bournemouth Petersfield Town v Ringwood Town Alresford Town v AFC Portchester Romsey Town v Andover Town Baffins Milton Rovers v Shaftesbury Totton & Eling v New Milton Town Bashley v Fareham Town Whitchurch United v Verwood Town Brockenhurst v Hamworthy United Spare: Bemerton Heath H’quins Cowes Sports v Lymington Town Saturday November 28th Fleet Town v Blackfield & Langley AFC Portchester v Horndean Hamble Club v Portland United Baffins Milton Rovers v Amesbury Town Horndean v Christchurch Bashley v Fleet Town Tadley Calleva v Amesbury Town Bournemouth v Brockenhurst Division One Christchurch v AFC Stoneham Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 12 of 21
SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05 Cowes Sports v Hamworthy United Premier Division Fareham Town v Hamble Club AFC Portchester v Hamworthy United Portland United v Blackfield & Langley AFC Stoneham v Fareham Town Shaftesbury v Lymington Town Amesbury Town v Fleet Town Tadley Calleva v Alresford Town Baffins Milton Rovers v Cowes Sports Division One Bashley v Bournemouth Alton v Whitchurch United Brockenhurst v Tadley Calleva Andover Town v Totton & Eling Christchurch v Blackfield & Langley Bemerton Heath H’quins v Romsey Town Hamble Club v Horndean East Cowes Victoria v Petersfield Town Portland United v Lymington Town Folland Sports v Newport IOW Shaftesbury v Alresford Town Laverstock & Ford v Andover New Street Division One New Milton Town v Hythe & Dibden Andover Town v Newport IOW Ringwood Town v Fawley AFC Downton v Totton & Eling Verwood Town v U.S. Portsmouth Fawley AFC v Bemerton Heath H’quins Spare: Downton Laverstock & Ford v Romsey Town Tuesday December 1st New Milton Town v Andover New Street Premier Division Petersfield Town v Hythe & Dibden AFC Portchester v Christchurch U.S. Portsmouth v East Cowes Victoria Bashley v Amesbury Town Verwood Town v Alton Blackfield & Langley v Bournemouth Whitchurch United v Ringwood Town Cowes Sports v Alresford Town Spare: Folland Sports Hamble Club v Shaftesbury Tuesday December 15th Hamworthy United v Fareham Town Division One Horndean v Tadley Calleva Downton v Folland Sports Saturday December 5th Saturday December 19th Premier Division Premier Division Alresford Town v AFC Stoneham Alresford Town v Brockenhurst Amesbury Town v AFC Portchester Bournemouth v Portland United Blackfield & Langley v Baffins Milton Rovers Christchurch v Shaftesbury Bournemouth v Cowes Sports Cowes Sports v Bashley Fareham Town v Christchurch Fareham Town v Horndean Fleet Town v Brockenhurst Fleet Town v AFC Stoneham Horndean v Hamworthy United Hamble Club v Amesbury Town Lymington Town v Hamble Club Hamworthy United v Blackfield & Langley Shaftesbury v Portland United Lymington Town v Baffins Milton Rovers Tadley Calleva v Bashley Tadley Calleva v AFC Portchester Division One Division One Andover New Street v Bemerton Heath H’quins Alton v New Milton Town Fawley AFC v Alton Andover New Street v Downton Folland Sports v Whitchurch United Bemerton Heath H’quins v Folland Sports Hythe & Dibden v East Cowes Victoria East Cowes Victoria v Verwood Town Newport IOW v Laverstock & Ford Hythe & Dibden v Whitchurch United Ringwood Town v Andover Town Petersfield Town v Andover Town Romsey Town v Downton Ringwood Town v Laverstock & Ford Totton & Eling v Verwood Town Romsey Town v Newport IOW U.S. Portsmouth v Petersfield Town Totton & Eling v Fawley AFC Spare: New Milton Town Spare U.S. Portsmouth Saturday December 12th That is it for 2020 unless late changes are made. Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 13 of 21
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NOTES REGARDING THE FIXTURES-
Because of the late start there are more midweeks than normal which means some of the midweek fixtures
involve greater travelling distances than is usual. In addition, and a point which applies principally to Division
One. If your team is shown as spare, do not stand your players down unless the League release your club
from a fixture. This is particularly relevant early in the season when F.A. Cup and Vase games are arranged at
relatively short notice.
I am sure that you will join me in thanking Roger Allen for getting these lists out so promptly. As above, please
note that these are subject to change at short notice, especially given the aforementioned Cup and Vase ties
for the coming season.
And a further reminder, it is confirmed that the end date for the season will be 15th May 2021.
LEAGUE NEWS
On the pitch at time of writing just over 870 players have been registered on the Whole Game System. A bit
of a surprise in that eight of our members for the coming season have yet to record any players committing,
whilst on the opposite side of the coin we have three clubs with more than 50 players currently registered
with their club!
Whilst the Transfer Market has already been active, and not considering those players, in global terms this
means just over 28 players per team are currently registered.
Clubs will have been advised that Bob Purkiss has taken on the role of Covid-19 Coordinator for the League,
it is requested please that all matters relating to Covid-19 be addressed to Bob for the foreseeable future.
His contact details are on the website.
Clubs are reminded that before they can play again, a Covid-19 Risk Assessment must be completed, sent to
the league and signed off by the aforementioned Covid-19 Officer. For those teams based in Hampshire or
under affiliation to the Hampshire County FA, please be aware that they will not sanction any friendly or
organise a referee until it has been done. We should presume that the same rules apply for those in Dorset
and Wiltshire.
Whilst on this topic, the League Management team does not have anyone qualified to approve Covid-19
Sanitiser products, consequently we cannot suggest suitable Covid-19 related sanitiser and/or hygiene
products.
With reference to pre-season, please contact us so we can draw up a list of your games and advise of clubs
from elsewhere looking for similar. AGAIN, please don’t forget the home team also has to obtain sanction
from their County FA before playing AND that we still must adhere to FA and Government guidelines as
regards the Covid-19 situation. At time of writing this also includes the proviso that games arranged at Step
5 and Step 6 grounds are played “BEHIND CLOSED DOORS” . So, please remember currently due to current
Government regulations, no spectators are permitted at venues at Step 6 and above hosting friendlies. To
the best of my knowledge those marked with an asterisk [*] fall into that category.
Other Clubs where spectators are allowed will be collating details for test and trace, and spectators groups
should be of no more than 6 people safely adhering to social distancing.
Based on messages seen and noted, the following are Pre-season fixtures that are listed in good faith, but
please note the League have no control over the proposed schedules, which are all subject to change and
confirmation by the clubs. Please check nearer the time if making a special journey.
DATE HOSTS . OPPOSITION VENUE KO
04-Aug Alton v Liphook United Anstey Park Enclosure * ?
04-Aug Ascot United v Fleet Town Racecourse Ground * ?
04-Aug Christchurch v Bournemouth Sports Slades Farm ?
04-Aug Fleetlands v Baffins Milton Rovers Lederle Lane 18:30
04-Aug Hamworthy Recreation v Verwood Town Magna Road 19:00
Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 14 of 21SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05 04-Aug Totton & Eling v Lyndhurst Hatches Farm 19:00 05-Aug Bush Hill v Brockenhurst Mansel Park 19:00 06-Aug Fawley v Lymington Town Aliport Arena * 19:45 08-Aug Amesbury Town v Cribbs Bonnymead Park * 13:00 08-Aug Basingstoke Town v Whitchurch United Winklebury (?) 15:00 08-Aug Blandford United v Shaftesbury Blandford School ? 08-Aug Bournemouth v Bournemouth Sports Slades Farm 12:00 08-Aug Broughton v Andover New Street Buckholt Road 13:00 08-Aug Cranborne v Christchurch Pennys Lane 15:00 08-Aug Hamworthy United v Dorchester Sports Specsavers County Ground * ? 08-Aug Hythe & Dibden v Lymington Town Clayfields * 15:00 08-Aug Merley Cobham Sports v Verwood Town Merley Park ? 08-Aug QK Southampton v Brockenhurst Lordshill Rec 15:00 08-Aug Romsey Town v Hamble Club Bypass Ground * 12:00 08-Aug Shrewton United v Bemerton Heath Harlequins ? ? 08-Aug Stockbridge v Downton High Street ? 08-Aug Tadley Calleva v Totton & Eling Everest Community College 14:00 08-Aug United Services Portsmouth v Liss Athletic Burnaby Road * ? 11-Aug Alton v AFC Portchester Anstey Park Enclosure * ? 11-Aug Blandford United v Downton Blandford School - 11-Aug Fawley v AFC Totton Aliport Arena * 19:45 11-Aug Fleetlands v Hamble Club ? 19:00 11-Aug Hamworthy Recreation v Bournemouth Magna Road 19:00 11-Aug Merley Cobham Sports v Hamworthy United Merley Park ? 11-Aug Petersfield Town v Baffins Milton Rovers Love Lane 19:30 11-Aug Selsey v Horndean Bunn Leisure Stadium * ? 11-Aug Stockbridge v AFC Stoneham High Street 19:45 11-Aug Verwood Town v Wimborne Town Potterne Park * 15:00 12-Aug Tadley Calleva v Cove Everest Community College 19:00 12-Aug Whitchurch United v Hungerford Town Swifts Longmeadow * 19:30 13-Aug Sturminster Marshall v Verwood Town Churchill Close 19:00 14-Aug Folland Sports v Hamble Club Follands Park * 19:00 15-Aug Amesbury Town v Cove Bonnymead Park * 13:00 15-Aug Andover New Street v Salisbury ? ? 15-Aug Bournemouth v Verwood Town Slades Farm 14:00 15-Aug Brockenhurst v Chichester City Meadens Skoda Arena * 13:00 15-Aug Clanfield v Fleet Town Chalton Lane 12:00 15-Aug Colden Common v Downton ? ? 15-Aug Cowes Sports v Romsey Town Westwood Park * 15:00 15-Aug East Preston v Horndean The Lashmar * ? 15-Aug Farnham Town v Fleet Town Memorial Ground * ? 15-Aug Hamworthy United v Moneyfields Specsavers County Ground * ? 15-Aug Hythe & Dibden v Blackfield & Langley Clayfields * 15:00 15-Aug Laverstock & Ford v Cricklade The Dell * ? 15-Aug Midhurst & Easebourne v Alton Dodsley Grove ? Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 15 of 21
SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05 15-Aug Petersfield Town v Hayling United Rogate Recreation Ground 15:00 15-Aug Portland United v Hamworthy Recreation New Grove Corner * 14:00 15-Aug Stockbridge v Totton & Eling High Street 15:00 15-Aug United Services Portsmouth v Baffins Milton Rovers Burnaby Road * 15:00 15-Aug Whitchurch United v Lyndhurst Longmeadow * 15:00 15-Aug Wincanton Town v Shaftesbury Moor Lane Sports Centre * ? 18-Aug Alton v Badshot Lea Anstey Park Enclosure * ? 18-Aug Amesbury Town v Gillingham Town Bonnymead Park * ? 18-Aug Brockenhurst v Sholing Meadens Skoda Arena * 19:45 18-Aug Fawley v Hayling United Aliport Arena * 19:45 18-Aug Hamworthy Recreation v Hamworthy United Magna Road 19:00 18-Aug Horndean v United Services Portsmouth Fiveheads Park * ? 18-Aug Hythe & Dibden v Infinity Clayfields * 19:45 18-Aug Laverstock & Ford v Wroughton The Dell * ? 18-Aug Merley Cobham Sports v Bournemouth Merley Park 19:00 18-Aug New Milton Town v Fareham Town JMC Stadium * 19:45 18-Aug Romsey Town v AFC Stoneham Bypass Ground* 19:30 18-Aug Whiteley Wanderers v Ringwood Town Meadowside Leisure Centre ? 19-Aug Westbury United v Portland United Meadow Lane* ? 20-Aug Andover Town v Eastleigh Portway Stadium * 19:45 21-Aug Fawley v Stockbridge Aliport Arena * 19:45 21-Aug Horndean v Bognor Regis Town Fiveheads Park * ? 21-Aug Romsey Town v Fleetlands Bypass Ground * 19:30 22-Aug AFC Portchester v Cribbs Crest Finance Stadium * ? 22-Aug Andover New Street v Eastleigh Academy Foxcotte Park * 15:00 22-Aug Arundel v Tadley Calleva Mill Road * 15:00 22-Aug Ash United v Fleet Town Shawfield Road * ? 22-Aug Baffins Milton Rovers v Winchester City PMC Stadium * 15:00 22-Aug Bournemouth v Bournemouth Electric Slades Farm 12:00 22-Aug Bridport v Hythe & Dibden St Marys Ground * 15:00 22-Aug Brockenhurst v Alton Meadens Skoda Arena * 15:00 22-Aug Cowes Sports v Bush Hill Westwood Park * 14:00 22-Aug East Preston v Hamble Club The Lashmar * 13:00 22-Aug Fareham Town v Cambrian & Clydach Vale Cams Alders * 15:00 22-Aug Godalming Town v Amesbury Town Wey Court * ? 22-Aug Hamworthy United v Badshot Lea Specsavers County Ground * ? 22-Aug Midhurst & Easebourne v Whitchurch United Dodsley Grove 15:00 22-Aug Petersfield Town v Liphook United Rogate Recreation Ground 15:00 22-Aug Portland United v Downton New Grove Corner * - 22-Aug Shaftesbury v Laverstock & Ford Cockrams * ? 22-Aug United Services Portsmouth v Westfields Burnaby Road * ? 22-Aug Wimborne Town v Christchurch Cuthbury ? 25-Aug Andover New Street v Basingstoke Town Foxcotte Park * 19:45 25-Aug Andover Town v Salisbury Portway Stadium * ? 25-Aug Baffins Milton Rovers v Chichester City PMC Stadium * 19:45 Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 16 of 21
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25-Aug Blackfield & Langley v Bournemouth Gang Warily * 19:00
25-Aug Bush Hill v Hamble Club Mansel Park 18:45
25-Aug Fawley v Bashley Aliport Arena * 19:45
25-Aug Fleet Town v Aldershot Town u23 Calthorpe Park * ?
25-Aug Hythe & Dibden v Bournemouth Manor Clayfields * 19:45
25-Aug Laverstock & Ford v Brockenhurst The Dell * 19:45
25-Aug Romsey Town v Empire Bypass Ground * 19:30
25-Aug Shaftesbury v Downton Cockrams * -
25-Aug Tadley Calleva v Eastleigh XI Barlows Park * 19:45
26-Aug Whitchurch United v Winchester Castle Longmeadow * 19:30
27-Aug Pewsey Vale v Laverstock & Ford Pewsey Recreation Ground ?
27-Aug Verwood Town v Christchurch Potterne Park * ?
28-Aug Fawley v Lyndhurst Aliport Arena * 19:45
28-Aug United Services Portsmouth v Cowes Sports Burnaby Road * 19:30
29-Aug Amesbury Town v Kingsclere Bonnymead Park * ?
29-Aug Andover Town v Andover New Street Portway Stadium * ?
29-Aug Baffins Milton Rovers v Worthing PMC Stadium * 13:00
29-Aug Bournemouth v Bournemouth Manor Slades Farm 14:00
29-Aug Cribbs v Horndean The Lawns * 15:00
29-Aug Farnham Town v Alton Memorial Ground* ?
29-Aug Fleet Town v Whitchurch United Calthorpe Park * 15:00
29-Aug Hamworthy United v Wimborne Town Specsavers County Ground * 15:00
29-Aug Pagham v Fareham Town Nyetimber Lane * 15:00
29-Aug Petersfield Town v East Preston Love Lane * 15:00
29-Aug Reading City v Tadley Calleva Rivermoor Stadium * 13:00
29-Aug Romsey Town v Blackfield & Langley Bypass Ground * 15:00
29-Aug Saltash United v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Kimberley Park * 14:00
29-Aug Shaftesbury v Wells City Cockrams * ?
Clubs are also reminded as regards DBS Applications, for those affiliated with Hampshire FA please visit-
http://www.hampshirefa.com/news/2020/jun/26/everything-you-need-to-know-about-dbs-applications
it is likely that similar arrangements are to be followed with both Dorset and Wiltshire, those clubs should
check accordingly.
We understand that the Portsmouth Senior Cup for 2019/20 will be completed. There is one Quarter Final
outstanding, but this is the draw as regards the Semi Finals. Baffins Milton Rovers v Horndean and Denmead
or Moneyfields v Fareham Town. These are intended to be played in November with a date for the final in
early 2021. There will be NO Saturday Senior Cup competition for 2020/21.
WEEKEND RESULTS
AFC Portchester 3-0 Paulsgrove
Bush Hill 1-7 Folland Sports
Hamble Club 1-0 Infinity
Lymington Town ? Moneyfields
Petersfield Town 1-3 Clanfield
QK Southampton 0-0 Romsey Town
Romsey Town 2-1 Brockenhurst
Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 17 of 21SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05
THE NIGHT IT WAS HAYLING GOALS
A Tuesday evening in October 2011 and a Premier Division game between two sides who now compete at
rather differing levels. This was my first visit to Hayling United, then playing at the College Ground, and
remains the only time I have actually seen a game there. I was aware of their ground grading problems –
which eventually led to their leaving the league - but on a dark evening the only things I recall was that the
Stand was out of kilter with the pitch and the lights perhaps could have been brighter. There also appeared
to be no form of refreshments available at all.
The visitors were Winchester City, who were leading the table going in
to the game whilst Hayling at the time occupied bottom place so a
home win was probably not on the cards – and so it proved. The
Winchester side on the evening included Ryan Gosney (who had a quiet
ninety minutes). Mike Byrne, Chris Mason. Leigh Mills, Jamie White and
from the Island Charlie Smeeton and Alex Przespolewski. The decent
Matchday Programme included in the home line-up Jack Salter-Vaile, a
classy midfielder who also played for AFC Portchester, and Sean
Thurgood, a doughty defender who may have played for Winchester at
one time, as names of note but neither actually played on the evening.
The Programme also included a page headed “The Manager’s
Viewpoint” which was blank!
The game was, from memory, the best of half an hour late starting
because one of the Assistants was taken ill and needed medical
attention with a replacement having to be found, and though the
Officials names are not shown in the Programme memory, again,
suggest that it was refereed, and refereed efficiently by Lucy May.
Proceedings on the pitch were very one sided – there was a large difference in class between the two sides
– and Winchester scored almost at will over the ninety minutes with Jamie White claiming three of the nine
goals. With the late kick off and the score line it did seem harsh for one Winchester Official to complain that
insufficient stoppage time was played at the end of the second half!
At the end of the season Winchester finished fourteen points clear of nearest rivals Bemerton Heath and
scored 138 goals, sixteen of which came in two eight nil defeats of Brading Town, whilst the home side
finished eighteenth out of twenty-two and twelve points clear of bottom spot. Hayling left the Wessex League
at the end of the following season but have remained in, and become a mainstay of, the Hampshire Premier
League. After a spell playing elsewhere, they have returned to the College and have ambitions to also return
to the higher level in the playing sense. We wish them well.
With the late start and the best part of a sixty-mile journey to follow one suspects it was Wednesday before
home was reached.
BANKES CHARITY CUP 2020-21
The draw has been made for this competition, the details for our members looks like this.
There are two (Saturday Senior) groups, winner of each group to contest the Final. Group
A sees Brockenhurst, Downton and Shaftesbury. Hamworthy United are drawn in Group
B, where they are joined by Cranborne and Hamworthy Recreation Reserves. Please visit
their website at www.bankescup.co.uk for details on this and more!
Those involved need to ensure that their application has been confirmed with the League.
The Bankes Charity Cup Football Competition, based in Dorset, dates back to 1889 and is
open to clubs who are affiliated to the Dorset County FA or other County Associations. Last year the
organisation celebrated their 130th Anniversary were delighted to announce that £1,400 had been donated
to local charities from the 2018/2019 Season.
Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 18 of 21SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05
EPILEPSY RESEARCH CHARITY GOAL CHALLENGE
Thanks to Chris Dunn-Veale for providing the information and story behind this campaign.
How did it start?
It originally started back in the 2016-2017 season when I was raising money along with a friend of mine for
the “Year of The Runs” Challenge and raising money for four charities Epilepsy Research, Cystic Fibrosis, Mind
and Fibromyalgia UK. A local company was asked if they would kindly donate every time our player
representative based at Salisbury FC scored a goal between 1st July 2016 and 30th July 2017. (The
representative was Justin Bennett who raised £258 for the challenge)
During that time I was asked to become an Ambassador for Epilepsy Research and I pledged to raise a
minimum of £10,000 for them and so the start of Challenge 10000 began on 1st September 2017. As the goal
challenge was very popular the season before we continued it into the 2017-18 season, and our rep this time
was Stu Green, who raised £260 (and had a less time for the competition to run). Again, the same company
backed the challenge and they now back the three Epilepsy Reps that we have taking part.
However, it was at the beginning of the 2018-19 season that the challenge really became a fund-raising event,
in its own right.
During the past few seasons I have personally sponsored player’s kits and my disco company at Salisbury,
Laverstock & Ford and Andover Town to name but a few. A comment made by my Dad, started the ball
rolling. His comment was “Why don’t you see if your sponsored players would also be interested in doing this
for you”. So that was what I did and contacted all the players that I had previous sponsored or was sponsoring
for that season to see if they would take part. Happy to say that that season a total of 11 football clubs agreed
to take part, with 16 different players covering 6 different leagues.
Clubs that took part were: Laverstock & Ford, Bemerton Heath Harlequins, Corsham Town, Melksham Town,
Bishop Manor Farm, Amesbury Town, Shaftesbury, Winchester City, AFC Totton, AFC Portchester and of
course Salisbury.
They scored a total of 211 goals and raised just over £1220. However, what was really great was that during
the season other clubs had heard about it and wanted to take part. So last season, the guys had scored 372
goals (stopped at the beginning of the UK lockdown) and raised £2211 between them. However, there are
still ten collection tins to be collected and open so the amount will be higher than that shown.
But we had 23 Clubs (this included those named above plus Downton, Taunton Town, Westbury United,
Shrewton United, Donhead United, Sholing, Poole Town, Warminster Town, Shaftesbury Colts, Yate Town,
Fareham Town and Mangotsfield United), 29 players and covered 8 different leagues.
2020-21 Season - The Biggest Challenge Yet
The Challenge for this season, is the biggest one yet, with our very first juvenile team, first Ladies team and
first Futsal football teams taking part. We have 33 players, from 30 clubs, from 12 different leagues.
I am also happy to say, that the Wessex Football League have the highest amount of clubs taking part this
year with nine clubs from both the Premier and First Division Leagues, and will have 11 players taking part
(two of whom are representing me and the charity itself).
The Wessex teams involved:
AFC Portchester - Steve Ramsey
Amesbury Town - Tyler Brockway
Baffins Milton Rovers - Charlie Searle
Bemerton Heath Harlequins - Justin Bennett (Last season's Highest Scorer)
Brockenhurst - Mitchell Speechley-Price
Downton - TJ Moseley (Last season's challenge Highest Scorer Runner-up)
Fareham Town FC - Charlie Cooper
Laverstock & Ford - Chae Sykes (2018-19 Challenge - 3rd Highest Scorer)
Shaftesbury - to be confirmed
Charity Rep: Olly Searle - AFC Portchester
Charity Rep: Charlie Rayfield - Bemerton Heath Harlequins FC
Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 19 of 21SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 05 List of Other Competitors: AFC Totton - Craig Feeney (Last season's challenge 3rd Highest Scorer) Alderbury - Mark Scott Bristol Manor Farm - Jamie Bird Chesterton AFC - George Peare Cirencester Town - to be confirmed Clarendon FC - Charlie Humber Cricklade Town - Jason Tatum Donhead United - Andy Faulkner FC Salisbury United (the first Juvenile Club to compete) Laverstock & Ford Ladies - Rachel Adkin (The first Ladies Team to compete) Melksham Town - Luke Ballinger Purton - Lewis Petrie Salisbury - Lewis Benson Sholing - Stu Green Shrewton United – Craig Lewis Taunton Town - Dan Demkiv Warminster Town - Carl Crabtree Wessex Futsal Club - Jordan Matthews (2018-19 Highest Scorer for Amesbury Town, and first Futsal Team) Westbury United - Callum Demkiv Weston-Super-Mare AFC - Luke Purnell Winchester City - Jamie Barron Charity Rep: Owen Howe - Taunton Town How does it work? It works very simply really. All the players need to do is score or keep clean sheets if the representative is a goalkeeper. I arrange for different companies (who I invoice monthly along with copies of the official results sheets taken from the appropriate results page) to sponsor their selected player. The selected player / company is chosen at random – (done like the FA Cup draws). This makes it more of a competition, as we do not know if the players will be chosen by the Manager to play, get suspended- or just where none of the players have scored or kept a clean sheet (which has happened many times over the past couple of seasons). Goal Amount The amount per goal scored is £3.50. There are times when this can change, and so will become a “Double Money Goal” day (£7 per goal) or even a “Triple Money Goal” day (£10.50). Players get a bonus if they score a hat-trick, so we will pay £14 instead of £10.50 on a “Basic Goal” Day. (These will also get doubled or tripled, if on a special payment day). Special Payment Days “Double Money” Days include: * Cup Matches * Competitor Matches (this where two Clubs taken part in the challenge meet) * Publicity Days * Charity Collection Days “Triple Money” Days include: * Semi Final Cup Matches * Cup Final Matches * Competitor Matches (this where two Clubs taken part in the challenge meet) * Publicity Days * Charity Collection Days Saturday, 01 August 2020 Page 20 of 21
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