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FLEET TOWN v A.F.C. TOTTON

Saturday September 22nd 2018 – 3.00 P.M Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South

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Fleet Town is an unincorporated association, managed by a committee, currently comprising of the following individuals: Alec Grant, Richard Whittington, Chris Arnold, Harry Cannon, Darren Edwards and Nathan Cookson.

Good afternoon and a warm welcome to Calthorpe Park for this afternoon’s Southern League fixture. Especially, of course, to the supporters, committee and players of our visitors AFC Totton. On Tuesday evening, we hosted Hamble FC in the Hampshire Senior Cup where we managed to record our second competitive win and first clean sheet in a fixture this season which signifies the progress being made. The scoring was opened in the second half by Riccardo Andrade with a nice finish from the edge of the penalty area with the outside of the foot, before Meshach Williams finished the game with his second goal in as many games late on following a blistering counter attack. Other than the result and the clean sheet, one of the biggest positives we took from Tuesday night was the resilience the players demonstrated yet again to cope with a far more experienced and physical Hamble side, a trait we hope to continue to build on. The squad is beginning to evolve as we attract young players from higher division clubs who want an opportunity to play week in week out. It’s refreshing to see that young players still want to play football regardless of whether they are paid for it or not. Eight players have recently left the squad while over the last two weeks we have signed Meshach William (CF from Egham), Lemar Komora (CM from Winchester), Armani Bonsu (RB from Westfield) and Jordan Stepney (CB from Westfield). As much as the new signings won’t do much to increase our average age, they do add more quality and a little more experience than we had a few weeks ago. We are looking forward to working with these players and we are confident, that once they have all settled in and gelled with the rest of the squad, that we will become very competitive at this level and will start picking up the results our performances, attitude and application deserve. The future is certainly looking a lot brighter than it did a few weeks back, not only for the rest of this season but also beyond. Today we are looking to take confidence from Tuesday evening’s result as we continue to evolve the squad and build on good performances. Thank you to all the fans for their continued support, it is making a real impact within the dressing room which, despite our current position, is an extremely positive and vibrant environment.

Come on you Blues

Sam

01252 623804 www.fleettownfc.co.uk Fleet Town F.C. Crookham Road, Fleet, Hants, GU51 5FA

CHAIRMAN: Alec Grant VICE CHAIRMAN : Richard Whittington COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Alec Grant, Richard Whittington, Chris Arnold, Harry Cannon, Darren Edwards and Nathan Cookson : CLUB SECRETARY : Richard Whittington FIRST TEAM MANAGER : Sam Waters FIRST TEAM COACH : Chris Neate

GOALKEEPING COACH : Dave Kelly SPORTS THERAPIST : Edward Hensby

YOUTH TEAM MANAGER: Neil Selby

WEBSITE MANAGERS : Harry Cannon & Matt Thorne

CHILD WELFARE OFFICER : Chris Arnold

CLUB SAFETY OFFICER : Lyn Bevan

PROGRAMME EDITOR : Martin Griffiths

CLUB SHOP MANAGER : Claire Whittington HOSPITALITY : Carol Black TEA BAR : Maria Horsenail GROUNDSMAN ; Bryan Smith

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FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2018/19

Date Opponents H/A Competition Score Result Att. Sat Aug 18 Street A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 3-0 L 193 Tue Aug 21 Blackfield & Langley H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 0-2 L 120 Sat Aug 25 Petersfield Town H Emirates F.A. Cup Preliminary Round 3-1 W 141 Mon Aug 27 Thatcham Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 0-6 L 212 Sat Sep 1 Bristol Manor Farm H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 2-2 D 83 Tue Sep 4 Farnborough H Southern League Challenge Cup Preliminary Round 1-3 L 143 Sat Sep 8 East Grinstead H Emirates F.A. Cup 1st Qualifying Round 1-2 L 159 Sat Sep 15 Bideford A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 1-2 L 195 Tue Sep 18 Hamble Club H Hampshire Senior Cup Round 2 2-0 W 46 Sat Sep 22 A.F.C. Totton H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Sep 29 Yate Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Oct 6 Mangotsfield United H Evo-Stik League South Division1 South Sat Oct 13 Barnstaple Town H Buildbase F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round Sat Oct 20 Slimbridge A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South

Sat Oct 27 Buildbase F.A. Trophy 1st Qualifying Round

Sat Nov 3 Paulton Rovers H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Nov 10 Winchester City H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Nov 17 Cinderford Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South

Sat Nov 24 Barnstaple Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South

Sat Dec 1 Cirencester Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South

Sat Dec 8 Evesham United H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Dec 15 Larkhall Athletic A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Dec 22 Melksham Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Wed Dec 26 Thatcham Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Dec 29 Street H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Tue Jan 1st Moneyfields A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Jan 5 Highworth Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Jan 12 Blackfield & Langley A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Jan 19 Bideford H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Jan 26 A.F.C. Totton A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Feb 2 Yate Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Feb 9 Mangotsfield United A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Feb 16 Slimbridge H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Feb 23 Paulton Rovers A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Mar 2 Larkhall Athletic H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Mar 9 Evesham United A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Mar 16 Barnstaple Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Mar 23 Cirencester Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Mar 30 Winchester City A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Apr 6 Cinderford Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Apr 13 Melksham Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Apr 20 Bristol Manor Farm A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Mon Apr 22 Moneyfields H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Apr 27 Highworth Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South

THE OTHER MATCHES IN OUR LEAGUE TODAY

Barnstaple Town v Slimbridge

Bristol Manor Farm v Bideford

Cirencester Town v Winchester City

Evesham United v Yate Town

Highworth Town v Thatcham Town

Larkhall Athletic v Cinderford Town

Mangotsfield United v Street

Moneyfields v Melksham Town

Paulton Rovers v Blackfield & Langley

5 10 13 0

6 5 12 0

7 3 12 0

4 10 10 0

10 3 10 0

7 3 9 0

6 3 9 0

6 3 9 0

7 1 9 0

8 1 7 0

5 1 7 0

5 1 7 0

11 -3 7 0

8 -3 7 0

10 0 6 0

17. Aylesbury United 5 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 3 6 10 -4 6 0

18. Thame United 5 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 3 7 15 -8 6 0

19. Arlesey Town 5 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 6 11 -5 1 0

20. Aylesbury 5 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 4 3 9 -6 1 0

21. Fleet Town 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 4 3 19 -16 1 0

22. Hanwell Town 5 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 1 11 -10 0 0

A.F.C TOTTON HISTORY

Totton Football Club was formed in 1886 and became one of the founder members of the Hampshire F.A. when it was inaugurated, and was also one of the founder members of the New Forest League, formed in 1904. After the 1914/18 War they entered the Southampton Senior League and the New Forest League, and in 1920/21 joined the Hampshire League West.

The early matches were played at South Testwood Park before Totton moved to Testwood Park, on 30th December 1933. In 1975 they amalgamated with Totton Athletic, installed floodlights and opened a Club Room and Bar at the ground.

Totton’s most successful season was in 1981/82 when they won Hampshire League Division 1 for the first time, the Russell Côtes Cup, Hampshire Intermediate Cup, Southampton Senior Cup and Reg Mathieson Trophy and in 1983 reached the 5th round of the FA Vase losing 1-0 away to the cup holders Forest Green Rovers.

Totton became one of the founder members of the Wessex League when it was formed in the 1986/87 season, finishing third. The Medisport Wessex League Cup was won in 1989/90 and the Club was runner-up to Southern League Bashley in the Russell Côtes Cup in 1990/91. The Carlsberg FA Vase provided the Club with a good run in 2001, reaching the 4th Round. Season 2002/03 saw the Club enjoy a good FA Cup run before losing to Slough Town in a 1st Qualifying Round replay. The Club did gain some silverware though, beating League Champions Eastleigh 2-1 in the final of the Jewson Wessex Football League Cup.

2005/06 saw many changes in Team personnel and with Stuart Ritchie now at the helm, 4th place was gained in the League, together with a fine run in the FA Cup and the winning of the Wessex League Cup for a third time. 2006/07, proved to be the most memorable in the history of the Club. In the League the first Team had a season-long battle with Gosport, missing out on the title by one goal - a bitter disappointment after having led the table from October until the last week of the season but the highlight of the season was the Final of the FA Carlsberg Vase at the new Wembley Stadium for the first time in the Club’s history, Sadly in front of a record 36,232 crowd for a Vase Final we had to settle for Runners-up spot after a thoroughly entertaining and skilful match against Truro City, losing 3-1.

After the achievements of the previous season, 2007/2008 was always going to be a challenge. A good early run in the FA Cup set the team up nicely for the season and that momentum extended into a great run in the League. In what became a battle with any of five teams in with a chance, the team responded brilliantly, ultimately producing 27 points from 30 in March & April to seal our first ever Wessex League Championship, and promotion to the BGB Southern League. Certainly the past two seasons will linger long inthe memories of those lucky enough to be part of the adventure, and a glowing tribute to a dedicated team and fantastic supporters. An exciting new adventure was about to begin !

2008/09 saw AFC Totton reach new heights after being promoted to the Southern League South and West Division One. After a table topping start to the season we eventually finished 3rd in the league and after beating Beaconsfield SYCOB in the play off semi-final we ended up with a home tie for the final against Didcot Town. It was a superb match which went to extra time before Didcot scored the winner.

2009/10 had seen AFC Totton lift the Hampshire Senior Cup after reaching the final for the first time in the Club’s history. This wrapped up yet another great season for the Stags as we narrowly missed out on promotion for the second season in a row, this time finishing runners up in the league and losing in the play off semi-final against Cirencester Town 2-3, after coming from 2 goals down to unfortunately concede a goal in the 90th minute.

2010/11 was one of the most successful seasons in the club’s history, picking up not only the Hampshire Senior Cup for the second time but also retaining it from the 2009/10 season beating Sholing 3-1 at St. Marys Stadium. But this was eclipsed by the club being crowned Champions of the Southern League South and West Division, just pipping Sholing to the title by 2 points in a nail-biting finish to the season. The Club was named club of the season for the South and West division and also picked up the fair play award along with the Merit Cup for the most goals scored. The Club also celebrated a golden boot award for one of the crowd favourites Mike Gosney who scored 36 goals. The Club were also very pleased to see another crowd favourite doing well and penning his first pro contract to secure a deal with Port Vale.

The highlight of the 2011/12 season was AFC Totton reaching the 2nd round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the Club’s history. The match, televised live on ITV was against Bristol Rovers our visitors coming out on top in convincing style. Nevertheless, history was written and shall never be forgotten This was not the only history making event of the season - Stefan Brown made his mark in the record books by scoring the fastest FA Cup hat-trick by a substitute, scoring all 3 goals in 15 second half minutes, AFC Totton also reached the Hampshire Senior Cup final for the 3rd season in succession, losing out to 2-0 Eastleigh. The Club narrowly missed promotion to the Conference South, but lost 4-2 at Oxford City.in the play-off final after only one season at Southern Premier League level.

Season 2012/2013 saw AFC Totton consolidate their position in the Southern Premier League, their 14th position coming after a mixed bag of results, with home results disappointingly not matched by performances away from the Testwood Stadium. The Red Insure Cup saw an early exit at the hands of Sholing, but a better run in the Hants Senior Cup ended with the scores level at 90 minutes against a strong AFC Bournemouth side, with the Stags losing out 4-2 on penalties. Very worthy of mention is the tremendous effort of the Youth side who defeated AFC Bournemouth on their own patch, after an epic 11-10 penalty victory in FA Youth Cup. Unfortunately, they were defeated in the next round of the competition but the win at Bournemouth will remain in the memories of everyone who attended the match. In the FA Cup progress was made to the 4th Qualifying Round where the Stags lost a close encounter 3-2 at home to Cambridge City, but on the way they recorded a remarkable result, defeating then Conference South side Truro City by the same score in Cornwall. In the FA Trophy, Totton were rewarded by three home draws, beating Bideford, Gosport Borough, and Conference South Basingstoke Town before giving a fine performance at Blue Square Premier side Forest Green Rovers, only losing by a solitary goal in time added on.

The 2013/14 season saw the Stags undergo major changes, caused by previous miss-management of the Club. Forced to field mainly inexperienced youngsters in the tough surroundings of the Southern Premier League, relegation was half expected, although as the players matured, performances improved, and the dreaded drop nearly avoided.

The Club has spent the last few seasons at the wrong end of the table, so with new committee, management and player squad we are looking forward to the 2018/19 season.

A.F.C TOTTON PLAYER & MANAGEMENT PROFILES

Shane Murphy (25). Arrived from Dorchester Town and capped a great season picking up the Supporters Player of the Season award. An ever present in his first season at the club the former AFC Bournemouth Keeper proved a vital addition.

Connor York (19). Signed permanently from AFC Bournemouth the promising defender played 50 times in his maiden season in senior football. Tactically schooled in a number of positions, his energy and skill was utilised on the right hand side last season.

Eddie Perrett (27). A new edition who signed from promotion winning Salisbury City where he spent 3 successful years. Eddie brings quality and versatility being able to play in a number of positons.

Charlie Gunson (21). Former England Schools International Charlie enters his third season with the club. Scorer of some fantastic goals Charlie is approaching 100 appearances for the club. Another quality player who is comfortable in a number of attacking positions.

Callum Chugg (19). The Players Player of the season made a huge impact in his maiden season at Southern League level. A great attitude and willingness to defend, he adds an old school bite to our backline.

Jack Smith (21). Arrived from Farnborough midway through last season and showed why he’d played at higher levels for the likes of Truro City with some commanding defensive displays.

Stuart Green (27). Signed from promotion winning Salisbury City their ‘golden boot winner’ will add experience, a goal threat, and plenty of energy. Formerly of Bognor Regis and Winchester City Greener is a well-known force and links up with a few former teammates.

Jack Masterton (21). Signed from National League side Eastleigh FC Jack proved his footballing quality and is now a real midfield force having been converted from left back. The former Southampton Scholar Jack has good experience of higher divisions and this season takes over the armband duties.

Craig Feeney (25). Now a seasoned southern league striker having scored goals galore for the Stags and previous club Winchester City. Craig will look to add to his impressive 1 goal in 2 games ratio for the club.

Justin Bennett (36). The experience striker joins from Oxford City having missed last season through injury. A former Southern League golden boot winner, and Gosport Borough’s all time leading scorer, his record speaks for itself, and his standing in local non league football makes him a great signing.

Toby Adekunle (24). A former QPR academy player Toby enters his second season with the Stags after putting in some excellent attacking performances his pace and trickery caught the eye. Previous clubs include Basingstoke, Sholing and team Solent.

Jack Barker (18). The promising defender arrived on loan from Aldershot Town mid way through last season. Jack showed his technical ability in games and his calmness on the ball but Injuries hampered his run in the side and now Jack will look to add to his 20 appearances.

Josh Cotton (17). The promising young Keeper is completing his scholarship at Eastleigh FC. Josh will continue his development and dual sign with Wessex Club Hamble FC. Last season Josh proved his talent by picking up the player of the year award at Whitchurch United

Liam Crook (29). Newly recruited from Hamble Club. Liam is great footballer who captained the Monks for the last three seasons. He will add bite and quality. Liam has a great delivery and passing range.

Robin Nicholls (28). Robin joined midway through last season and became a regular in central midfield with his non-stop running and selfless team ethic. A former Weymouth and Yate Town player Robin has a good footballing pedigree and leads by example.

Dave Allen – (34). Awarded the Captaincy last season Dave has converted admirably to a central defender from his days as a midfielder for the likes of Weymouth, Dorchester, Winchester City, Bashley and Lymington & New Milton. His knowledge and leadership have been crucial to this young squad who voted him their players player last season.

Stuart Mott (25). An excellent defender who brings a wealth of experience to our backline. The ultra-fit soldier will continue to be available when his active service permits. Motty has captained the team and former club Winchester City.

Harry Prisk (18). Harry’s performances late last year has seen the gifted striker promoted the first team squad and after good loan spells in the Wessex league his touch and clever play will see him make a good impact this season.

Alex Haynes (18). A former England Schools International Alex has shown good quality in central midfield. Alex is a competitor and enjoys a physical battle. The talented midfielder will look to increase on his 12 first team appearances after a successful loan stint at Wessex Premier Side Bemerton Heath Harlequins last season.

Adam Wilde – (39). Former England C international Adam made 4 appearances in the football league with Cambridge United before establishing himself as a Conference player with stints at Kettering, Worcester and Weymouth, the later paying a sizable fee for his services. Former clubs include Sutton, St Albans, Eastbourne, Salisbury, Farnborough, Gosport and of course a season long loan at the Stags in 2008.

Manager - Louis Langdown (39). The former Head of Sport Science at AFC Bournemouth & Crystal Palace FC enters his 2nd full season in charge. Previous coaching roles include positions at Southampton FC and Portsmouth FC working with Premier League, National League, and International footballers.

Assistant Manager – Adam Wilde (39). Combining playing with his managerial duties, Adam brings 20 years of high level non league playing experience having worked under excellent coaches and managers. Adam’s experience of winning promotions at Steps 2,3 and 4 and playing in the Trophy Final at Wembley provides good game knowledge to our young team.

GK Coach - Jamie Cotton (39). Jamie continues to work the club’s keepers and also acts as our local scout. Jamie knows the level very well having previously coached at Petersfield Town and Winchester City prior to his first stint with the Stags in 2015.

Fitness Coach – Josh Ward (24). Josh enters his 4th season with the club. A sport science graduate Josh spent a placement year at Southampton FC working with the first team strength and conditioning staff. He is a sport scientist for Spire Perform and is invaluable to the club and players.

Physio - Dave Penney. The clubs long standing Physio, and all round top man. The ‘Doc’ works his magic to get the players back fit in record time.

Sports Therapist – Imogen Still (20). Entering her 2nd season Imogen provides pitch-side first aid support and specialist injury prevention and recovery techniques for the players.

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Fleet Town’s next away game is at Yate Town on Saturday September 29th at 3 p.m.

They play at Lodge Road, Yate, Gloucestershire, BS37 7LE

Driving Distance – 85.6 miles Sat/Nav. Driving Time – 1 hour 38 minutes

‘Come on you Blues’

Alternatively, the Team and Club Officials will be travelling by coach

You are welcome to travel with them at a relatively small cost.

Details of this and leaving time from Calthorpe Park will be on our

website probably next week.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22nd 2018 – 3.00 P.M

THE EVO–STIK LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION 1 SOUTH

FLEET TOWN

MANAGER : Sam Waters COACHES : Chris Neate & Dave Kelly Colours : Blue/Navy/Blue 1 Brendan Norris 2 Daniel Framp 3 Danny Barham 4 Imran Uche 5 Stuart Derry (C) 6 Armani Bonsu 7 Danilo Cadete 8 Connor Channon 9 Meshach Williams

10 Billy Oram 11 Ricardo Andrady SUBS 12 Matthew Deadfield 14 Enow Ojong 15 Ronan Silva 16 Sam Waters 17 Abdul Rajab

A.F.C. TOTTON

MANAGER : Louis Langdown ASST. MANAGER Adam Wilde Colours : Yellow/Yellow/Yellow 1 Shane Murphy 2 Connor Yorke 3 Justin Bennett 4 Eddie Perrett 5 Dave Allen 6 Callum Chugg 7 Liam Crook 8 Robin Nicholls 9 Craig Feeney

10 Charlie Gunson 11 Toby Adekunie SUBS 12 Jack Masterton 14 Stuart Green 15 Jack Smith 16 Alex Haynes 17 Harry Prisk

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Jack Oxenham of Egham, Surrey

Assistant Referees: Adam Jones of Basingstoke, Hampshire Bogdan Caraghin of London

Observer : Lawrence Dudley ________________________________________________________________________