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Chairman: Ken Jacobs Commercial Director: Craig Buckingham

Manager: Wayne Mew Assistant Manager: Stuart Long

Coach: Dave Smith Res. Manager: Francis Benali

Res. Coach: Craig Mew Treasurer: Paul Taylor

Secretary: Carolyn Mew Wyvern Secretary: Laura Hicks

Medical Staff: Paul Coffin & Dave Penny Programme Editor: Cameron Melling

Safety Officer: Mike Garner Youth Protection Officer: Laura Hicks

Home colours: White & Black Away Colours: Blue

First Team Midweek Games: Tuesdays Reserve Midweek Games: Tuesdays

Club Website: www.romseytownfc.com Founded: 1886

Ground: The Bypass Ground Last Season

Sydenhams Wessex Premier Division: 16th FA Cup: Extra Preliminary Round

FA Vase: Second Qualifying Round Hampshire Senior Cup: 2nd Round

League Cup: 1st Round

Welcome to the Bypass Ground—home of Romsey Town FC. We hope you enjoy your stay here at the club.

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The club was established in 1976 as Wicor Mill F.C. playing in local leagues. They joined theHampshire League in 1998 after having a number of previous applications rejected. In 1999, they changed their name to their present name and immediately gained promo-tion to Division One, following this up with the Division One cham-pionship in the 2001–02 season. In 2002 AFC Portchester joined with three local youth football clubs, Castle Royals, Portchester Royals, and Kia Royals, enabling them to significantly incorporate a youth set-up. The club is now one of the largest clubs in Hamp-shire, boasting a soccer school, 11 mini soccer teams, 13 eleven a side youth teams, 2 under 18 youth teams, and 3 mens teams (2 in Wessex League and 1 in Portsmouth Dockyard Sunday League).

They joined the Wessex League's newly formed Division Three in 2004. This division was renamed Division Two for the 2006–07 season. They now play in the Wessex League Division One.

2 June 2011 - AFC Portchester have been awarded The Queens's Award for Voluntary Service - MBE for Groups by the Queen

Tonight Romsey take on Division One opposition in the shape of AFC Portchester in the Sydenhams Wessex League Cup. Port-chester currently sit in 8th position in Division One but finished 3rd last year so will be looking for promotion.

Nickname: Porchey Team Colours: Orange and Black Manager: Glen Bridgman 10/11 League Position (Div One): 3rd 10/11 Most Appearances: Neville Farley (33) 10/11 Top Goalscorer: Jay Ripiner (20)

Steve Hollicks – Position: Goalkeeper In his debut season for the Town in goal. Great shot stopper. Jake Fulford – Position: Goalkeeper Young goalkeeper who came through from QK. Matthew Brown – Position: Goalkeeper Good ‘keeper, has been solid every time he’s been called on. Jake Long – Position: Left back Tough full back resigned last season from Lymington after previously being at Romsey Richard Hayter - Position: Defender Solid defender who can play all across the back—ever present last season Gareth Batchelor – Position: Centre Back Skilful centre back who begins his second season with Romsey. Can play at the heart of midfield. Ross Gregory – Position: Centre back Captain spent many years at Romsey before signing for AFC Totton and is back at the heart of the defence Henry Rule – Position: Centre back New signing, previously of M&T. Luke Baker – Position: Centre Midfield Second season at Town, formed a solid partnership with Chris Hall last season. Luke Dempsey Position: Midfield Tough tackling centre mid who can also fill in at centre back signed from high flyers Sholing. Chris Hall – Position: Midfield Second season in centre mid-field and an eye for a goal. Converted into right back this season. Kieran Gallagher – Position: Centre Midfield Joined part way through last season and has been solid since. Abbas ‘Baz’ Agopo – Position: Centre Midfield Adds a lot of strength to the centre of midfield. Student in Southampton. Chris Morris – Position: Midfield New midfielder recruited from Alresford, very, very skilful and can walk past players. Macs Sampays – Position: Wing Third season at Romsey, never misses a game. Puts a good ball into the box and beats players. Callum Stanley – Position: Wing Very fast winger who can beat anyone. James Whitlock – Position: Wing Skilful winger who has pro-gressed through the reserves Simon De’ath – Position: Striker The Assassin, Romsey leg-end, longest ever serving player and all time top goalscorer. Guaranteed to score you goals. Ryan Long – Position: Striker Very quick striker who re-signed halfway through last season after leaving for Gosport for 6 months. Can also use his pace on the wing. Ben ‘Chalky’ White – Position: Striker New striker signed from Alton Town has scored over 30 goals in the past two seasons. Contributes much more than goals.

Steve Hollick

Jake LOng

Richard Hayter

Gareth Batchelor

Luke Baker

Luke Dempsey

Ross Gregory Chalky White

Ryan Long

Simon De’ath

Macs Sampays

Chris Morris

Baz Agopo

Chris Hall

Date Opposition H/A Competition Result Scorers

12/08/11 Bournemouth Home League 1-0 Simon De’ath

20/08/11 Brading Town Home FA Cup 0-1

23/08/11 Moneyfields Away League 5-6 Simon De’ath 2, Ryan Long 2, Macs Sampays

27/08/11 Newport (IOW) Home League 1-3 Macs Sampays

29/08/11 Winchester Home League 2-3 Simon De’ath, Ryan Long

03/09/11 Hayling United Away League 2-1 Simon De’ath, Chalky White

06/09/11 Bemerton Heath Home League 1-0 Ryan Long

10/09/11 Bournemouth Away League 1-3 Simon De’ath

13/09/11 Cowes Sports Home Hampshire Senior Cup 7-3 White 3 De’ath Morris Baker R.Long

17/09/11 Lymington Home League 0-1

20/09/11 Blackfield & Langley Home League 4-5 Simon De’ath 3 Chris Hall

24/09/11 Fawley Home FA Vase 1-3 Simon De’ath

27/09/11 Moneyfields Home League 3-0 Chris Hall , Ross Gregory, Macs Sampsays

01/10/11 GE Hamble Away League 0-2

08/10/11 Rozel Rovers Home Hampshire Senior Cup 2-0 Ryan Long 2

12/10/11 Newport (IOW) Away League 2-0 Ryan Long 2

15/10/11 Hamworthy Home League 2-1 Luke Baker, Jamie Thoroughgood

18/10/11 AFC Portchester Away League Cup

22/10/11 New Milton Away League

25/10/11 Fawley Home League

29/10/11 Fareham Home League

05/11/11 Alton Home League

08/11/11 Lymington Away League

12/11/11 Hayling United Home League

15/11/11 Christchurch Home League

19/11/11 Brading Town Home League

22/11/11 New Milton Home League

26/11/11 Winchester Away League

29/11/11 GE Hamble Home League

03/12/11 Fawley Away League

10/12/11 Alresford Away League

03/01/12 Totton & Eling Home League

07/01/12 Laverstock & Ford Home League

14/01/12 Hamworthy Away League

21/01/12 Downton Away League

28/01/12 Christchurch Home League

04/02/12 Alton Away League

11/02/12 Brading Town Away League

18/02/12 Horndean Home League

10/03/12 Fareham Away League

17/03/12 Alresford Home League

31/03/12 Laverstock & Ford Away League

07/04/12 Downton Home League

09/04/12 Totton & Eling Away League

21/04/12 Bemerton Heath Away League

28/04/12 Blackfield & Langley Home League

Romsey Town: A brief history The history of Romsey Town Football Club goes back to 1886 when a meeting took place at the Town Hall to consider the desirability of forming a football club in the town.

In the season 1889/90 they played their football at Alma Road, playing in local football. By the 1920’s they had gained entry into the Hampshire League and played their games at Priestlands which is now Romsey School. They had great success and won the Hampshire Intermediate Cup for the first time.

After the Second World War Romsey Town went on to produce some of their best attacking sides. In 1949 they reached the 2nd Round of the F.A. Cup and the final of the Hampshire Senior Cup in the same season. By 1955-56 they moved to their current home – the Bypass Ground – however they were relegated and the club fell into decline.

By the 1970’s the club started to climb out of the doldrums of lower league football and in 1974-75 won the Hampshire League Division 4 title. By the late 80’s Romsey had reached the Hampshire League Division 1 and in 1990 became the second club (after Bashley) to win the Wessex League title.

In the years to follow the club could not maintain the high standards and went into another decline until re-cently. In 2007 the club finished 3rd in Division 1 of the Wessex League and gained promotion to the Premier Division. After a good start to the 2007-08 campaign, the side suffered a poor second half of the season and finished 18th. The reserves finished 4th in Combination 2 and were beaten finalists in the Southampton Sen-ior Cup Final at St Mary’s.

Romsey Town: Honours Wessex League Champions 1989/90 Hampshire League Division 2 Champions 1978/79, Runners-up 1994/95 Hampshire League Division 3 Runners-up 1946/47, 1977/78 & 2003/04 Hampshire League Division 4 Champions 1975/76 Hampshire Senior Cup Winners 1978/79. Finalists 1948/49 Hampshire Intermediate Cup Winners 1926/26, 1930/31 & 1977/78 Hampshire Junior Cup Winners 1900/01, 1909/10 & 1923/24. Finalists 1898/99 & 1899/1900 Russell Cotes Cup Runners-up 1932/33 & 1988/89 Southampton Senior Cup Winners 1973/74 & 1994/95. Southampton Junior Cup Winners 1922/23 Southampton League Premier Division Champions 1980/81 & 1983/84 Southampton League Senior Division 1

Champions 1926/27, 1973/74 & 1976/77. Southampton League Senior Division 2 Champions 1972/73, Southampton League West Division Champions 1951/52 Southampton League Romsey Division Champions 1927/28 Southampton League Junior Division 3 Runners-up 1924/25 Southampton League Junior Division 4 Champions 1974/75 Salisbury & District League Champions 1898/99 South Hants League Champions 1900/01 Winchester League Champions 1921/22 Eastleigh League Champions 1922/23, 1923/24, 1928/29.

Sydenhams Wessex Premier Division

While you wait for the action to restart, why not have a go at this today’s football quiz?

This week’s subject: The League Cup (the professional one!)

1. A record seven minutes of stoppage time were added to the 2007 final due the injury suffered by which player?

2. Who beat Wigan 4-0 to claim the 2006 trophy? 3. Which club has won the most league cups? 4. In the 1982 League Cup final, which Spurs keeper played

against the club where he made his name? 5. Who did Aston Villa beat in the first final in 1961? 6. In 1967, who became the first Division Three team to win the

League Cup? 7. Which club won their third League Cup in 2005? 8. Who scored Nottingham Forest’s winner in the 1990 final

against Oldham? 9. Which side won their first major trophy in 1998, causing an up-

set by beating Arsenal 3-2 in the final?

1) John Terry 2) Manchester United 3) Liverpool (7) 4) Ray Clemence (v Liverpool) 5) Rotherham United 6) QPR 7) Chelsea 8) Nigel Jemson 9) Luton Town

Have a suggestion for what the Half Time Challenge could be? Then email your suggestion to cameronmelling@hotmail.co.uk.

Saturday Premier Division Review (15/10/11) A Warren Bentley goal on the half-hour had put ALRESFORD TOWN ahead against NEW MILTON TOWN at Alrebury Park. However, former Blackfield and Langley midfielder, Callum Tanner, levelled just two minutes later. The hosts regained the lead when an-other former Blackfield and Langley midfielder, Josh Warren, was on target. The lead remained until twenty minutes from time when in-form Alex Baldacchino made it 2-2. Young and a Neil Williams brace gave BEMERTON HEATH HARLEQUINS a 3-0 home win against FAWLEY AFC. BLACKFIELD & LANGLEY drew 1-1 at home to MONEY-FIELDS in front of a crowd of 75. Ollie Fleming and Giancarlo Giancovich were both on target as BRADING TOWN were beaten 3-2 at home to TOTTON & ELING. Harvey Coker got sent off for DOWNTON as they drew 1-1 at home to CHRISTCHURCH. James Bur-den put the Priory men in the lead on the hour but Dan Telfer levelled the scores on 71 minutes. FAREHAM TOWN drew 1-1 at home to NEWPORT (IOW) with substitute Jack Kirby scoring for the hosts and Tom McInnes netted for the visitors. LAVERSTOCK & FORD won 3-2 away at GE HAMBLE thanks to a brace from Danny Western and Eddie Perrett also found the net. ALTON TOWN won 4-3 away at HAYLING UNITED. Steve Brown bagged a hat-trick for the visitors and Scott Sanderson added the final goal in stoppage time for the Brewers. HORNDEAN held LYMINGTON TOWN to a 0-0 draw away from home. ROMSEY TOWN recorded an impressive 2-1 home win against HAM-WORTHY UNITED. Luke Baker and Jamie Thoroughgood scored for the home side with Michael White scoring the Hammers' solitary goal. Jamie White was once again in fine form as WINCHESTER CITY ran out 5-1 winners at home to BOURNEMOUTH POPPIES. White put the hosts ahead on 15 minutes and Smeeton made it 2-0 on 30 minutes. It was 3-0 just two minutes later through White again before Smeeton got his second of the match on the stroke of half-time. Justin Keeler pulled a goal back for Poppies on 57 minutes but Alek Przespolewski scored a penalty on 72 minutes to complete the scor-ing. Saturday Division One Review (15/10/11) A goal from Joe Adams put EAST COWES VICS ahead on the stroke of half-time against FLEET SPURS. The lead was doubled on 66 minutes through Matt Evans and Frederick Knowles made it 3-0 on 69 minutes. AMESBURY TOWN drew 2-2 at home to RINGWOOD TOWN with Martin Edwards scoring a brace for the visitors and Dan Morrell was also given a straight red card. Jason Bates and Nathan Jones scored for the hosts. HYTHE & DIBDEN drew 1-1 at home to PEWSEY VALE with Ricky Franklin scoring with 20 min-utes remaining for Vale. The visitors also missed two penalties. Josh Sheehan scored a brace and Callum Coker was also on target for PETERSFIELD TOWN in their 4-3 defeat at home to BROCKENHURST. Gavin Burgess scored a penalty and AFC PORTCHESTER scored an own goal as STOCKBRIDGE beat their Hampshire rivals at home. The visitors also missed a penalty. Mark Connet scored a brace and Matt Magro also scored as UNITED SERVICES PORTSMOUTH beat TADLEY CALLEVA 3-2 at the Victory Stadium. ANDOVER NEW STREET took the lead at Potterne Park but goals from Haskell, Gajic and Saxby gave VERWOOD TOWN the three points and the 3-1 home win. Dom Bur-bridge grabbed a first-half brace including one penalty and Darren Williams scored in the second half to give COWES SPORTS a 3-0 win at WARMINSTER TOWN. WHITCHURCH UNITED drew 0-0 at home to TEAM SOLENT.

Romsey’s League—Sydenhams Wessex Premier Division—Level 9

Sydenhams Wessex Division One—Level 10

Evo-Stik Southern Division One South & West—Level 8 Evo-Stik Southern Division One Central—Level 8

Check out previous issues of the Romsey Town official matchday programme here at www.issuu.com/cammelling

First Round Brading Town 4-1 Hayling United

Brockenhurst 2-2 (aet, 4-1 on pens) Team Solent Downton 1-0 Hythe & Dibden

Fleet Spurs 1-2 Petersfield Town Whitchurch United 2-6 Winchester City

Warminster Town 3-2 Fawley AFC Ringwood Town 1-4 Bemerton Heath Harlequins

Romsey Town v AFC Portchester (18/10)

Second Round Lymington Town v Brading Town (25/10)

Alton Town v US Portsmouth (01/11) Amesbury Town v Romsey Town or AFC Portchester (01/11)

Brockenhurst v Andover New Street (01/11) Petersfield Town v Tadley Calleva (01/11)

Winchester City v GE Hamble (02/11) Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Hamworthy United (07/11)

Alresford Town v Moneyfields (08/11) Bournemouth v Stockbridge (08/11)

Christchurch v Warminster Town (08/11) Laverstock & Ford v Pewsey Vale (08/11)

Totton & Eling v Cowes Sports (08/11) Newport (IOW) v Horndean (09/11)

Verwood Town v New Milton Town (09/11) East Cowes Vics v Fareham Town (08/11) Downton v Blackfield & Langley (22/11)

Tonight’s game is the last fixture in the first round of the League Cup with the draw for the second round already complete. The winner of tonight’s game will play Division One side Amesbury Town in the second round.

Romsey Town AFC Portchester

White Shirts Black Shorts Black Socks

Orange Shirts Black Shorts

Orange Socks

Match Officials Referee: J Norton Assistants: N Turner & K Warrington

Full Time Score -

Squads subject to change

Pld Sub Gl Pld Sub Gl

Steve Hollicks (GK)

Matthew Brown (GK)

Jake Long

Richard Hayter

Gareth Batchelor

Ross Gregory (C)

Henry Rule

Jamie Thoroughgood

Luke Baker

Luke Dempsey

Chris Hall

Kieran Gallagher

Chris Morris

Macs Sampays

Callum Stanley

Simon De’ath

Ryan Long

Ben ‘Chalky’ White

Next Home Game: Fawley AFC Tuesday 25th Ocotober KO: 19:45 Next Away Game: New Milton Town Saturday 22nd October KO: 15:00

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