WINCHESTER CITY

FOOTBALL

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OFFICAL MATCHDAY

PROGRAMME 2017-18

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SOUTHAMPTON SENIOR CUP QUARTER-FINAL

WINCHESTER CITY v SOUTHAMPTON FC

THURSDAY 11th JANUARY 2018

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WHO’S WHO?

BEHIND THE SCENES

PRESIDENT – TERRY BONE

CHAIRMAN – PAUL MURRAY

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL – DAVID MALONE

VICE PRESIDENT –STEVE BRINE MP & COUNCILLOR IAN TAIT

LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS – TERRY PAINE MBE & JOHN MOODY RPSL

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN – DARRELL GOWERS

SECRETARY – MARTIN MOODY

TREASURER – DAVID MALONE

COMMITTEE MEMBERS – KEVIN WATKINS, WAYNE ELKINS, ROBERT CONWAY, SALLY

STATHAM, STEVE (RONNIE) RAINBIRD, ELLIOTT TRODD, MATT RICHBELL, MIKE CARTER

HEAD OF COMMERCIAL – NEIL WILSON

CAR PARKING & STADIUM – SALLY STATHAM

STADIUM ANNOUNCER – WAYNE ELKINS

WEBSITE – STEVE (RONNIE) RAINBIRD

PROGRAMME EDITORS – MATT RICHBELL & MIKE CARTER

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY – WAYNE ELKINS

GROUND MAINTENANCE – DAVE GREEN

GROUNDSMAN – RAY BULPIT

CHIEF STEWARD – STEVE RAINBIRD

BAR MANAGER – KEVIN WATKINS

PHOTOGRAPHER – TONY SMITH

PLAYER SHIRTS SPONSORS & TRAVEL MANAGER – ROB CONWAY

SHOP MANAGER – NIKKI PERCIVAL

ASST. SHOP MANAGER – ROD YOUNGMAN

CLUB CATERING – JUDY MALONE, JUDITH TOWERTON, TINA ELKINS, MARGARET MOODY DUG-OUT CAFÉ – RONNIE THOMAS, RHIANNON TRINDER, SUZANNAH TAYLOR, SUMMER THOMAS

CAR PARKING – SALLY STATHAM, DAVE GREEN 50-50 DRAW – JUDY MALONE, JUDITH TOWERTON.

TURNSTILE OPERATORS – RICH PICKETT & ALLY BROWN

ON THE PITCH FIRST-TEAM MANAGER – CRAIG DAVIS

FIRST-TEAM ASSISTANT MANAGER – BARRY BLANKLEY

FIRST-TEAM COACHES – RICHARD MORSE & GARETH BYRES

GOALKEEPING COACH – STEVE HOLLICK

SPORTS THERAPIST – MARK GIBSON

CHIEF SCOUT – PETE MILLARD

RESERVE TEAM MANAGER – RYAN ANDRESS

HEAD OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT – ELLIOTT TRODD

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DAVO’S DIARY

Good evening and a very warm welcome to everyone today’s exciting fixture against Southampton FC, it’s brilliant for us that we got this draw and we hope that everybody enjoys this prestigious game.

Today we will be fielding a side that comprises of mainly our youngsters who deserve this opportunity for the way that they battled through a really physically tough game against Nursling, as in all games though we will using the 1st team squad as well, it would have been easy for us to play a full 1st team for this game, however, as a club who are trusting in youth and really developing a fantastic group of youth players, plus with an important league game on Saturday, we have selected a side to reward the young lads and also give minutes to those that need them. One thing is for sure, everyone on that pitch will be giving it their all to put on a show against the full time professionals from Southampton, this is their first season back in this competition and they have thrashed their opposition in the previous rounds and so this will be extremely tough but we will all enjoy the experience and give it a good go!

On reflection, and looking back on last Saturday, we had a decent point away at Paulton Rovers. They have some decent players and it’s never an easy place to go, so to battle back from 2-1 down and get a point was good. Away points in this league are always decent, we were hoping for all three, but we respect the point and it keeps us ticking along in an extremely tight league.

Player wise, we picked up injuries to Liam Gilbert, Pat Cox and Rob Carr on Saturday as well as still have injury to Danny King, we are hoping that some if not all of them will be back available for the weekend though.

Once again, I hope everyone enjoys the game, we are honoured to have this fixture and as a club we hope that our boys can put on a good show, give them all the support you can tonight.

Up the Citizens!

Davo

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CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTS

Tonight’s Quarter-Final tie of the Southampton Senior Cup is between Winchester City Football Club and Southampton U23s. We welcome the players, fans, management and officials of Southampton here to the Simplyhealth City Ground.

First of all, I must compliment and thank Saints for entering and competing in this season’s centenary Southampton Senior Cup competition. There is some discussion as to whether this is the centenary, i.e. 100 years since the first one, or, as I am reliably informed, this is the 100th playing of the competition, with the first one being played in 1908. I believe that the latter must be the case.

Saints have also agreed to play the games as drawn either home or away and that is why we see our visitors here tonight.

Saints have won the trophy seven times, having played in nine finals. They were winners in 1910, 1912 and 1913, 1946, 1970, 1983 and 1984.

This season, Southampton have comfortably beaten BTC and QK Southampton, whilst Winchester have beaten AFC Stoneham and Nursling. This brings us to this evening’s match, which is the plum tie in the Quarter Finals.

Winchester will continue with their policy of playing a young team in this competition, but bolstered by the inclusion of a few first team members. Other than that, the Citizens will be fielding the usual young reserves side.

Enjoy the game, which should be interesting in many ways!

Kind Regards Paul Murray Chairman Winchester City Football Club

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DUGOUT… SOUTHAMPTON FC

CLUB HISTORY In 2001 the move from the Dell to the new St Mary's Stadium was something of a spiritual homecoming for Southampton Football Club. The team that play in red and white today can trace their roots back to the club formed in 1885 by members of St. Mary's Church Young Men's association who played their football on the banks of the Itchen for 13 years before moving on. Originally called Southampton St. Mary's, the club joined the Southern League in 1894 and won the championship for three years running between 1897 and 1899 and again in 1901, 1903 and 1904. That success spanned some major changes for the Saints as they moved to a newly built £10,000 stadium called The Dell in 1898. Although they would spend the next 103 years there, the future was far from certain in those early days and the club had to rent the premises first before they could stump up the cash to buy the stadium outright in the early part of the next century. Saints were briefly forced to switch home matches to their local rivals Portsmouth's ground at Fratton Park during World War II when a bomb landed on the Dell pitch, leaving an 18-foot crater which damaged an underground culvert and flooded the pitch. Promotion was narrowly missed in 1949 and 1950 by a margin of one point and then goal average as Charlie Wayman rattled in a total of 56 goals. Then relegation in 1953 sent Saints sliding back into Division 3 (South). It took until 1960 for Saints to regain Second Division status, Derek Reeves plundering 39 of the champions' 106 League goals. In 1963 a crowd of 68,000 at Villa Park saw them lose 1 -0 to Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final. The dream of Division 1 football at The Dell for the first time was finally realised in 1966 when Ted Bates' team were promoted as runners-up. It was a never-to-be-forgotten achievement. For the following campaign Ron Davies arrived to score 43 goals in his first season and Saints stayed among the elite for eight years. Twice they qualified for Europe before becoming the first victims of the new three-down relegation system in 1974. The most memorable day in Southampton Football Club's history came in 1976 when the Second Division side, managed by Lawrie McMenemy, won the FA Cup for the first time with a sensational 1-0 victory at Wembley over odds-on favourites Manchester United. In 1978 Saints gained promotion back to Division 1 and a year later they were back at Wembley, losing 3-2 to Nottingham Forest in the League Cup Final. Alan Ball was in the Saints team, one of several star names to join the club. The signing of Kevin Keegan, twice European Footballer of the Year, from Hamburg, was a masterstroke by McMenemy, a move which stunned the football world and one that was followed in the 1983/84 season by the most successful campaign in the club's history. With the great Peter Shilton in goal they finished runners-up to Liverpool in the league and reached the FA Cup semi-finals, losing to Everton in extra time. By finishing fifth in 1984/85 Saints qualified for European football for the fourth time in five seasons and the following year reached the FA Cup semi-finals again, only to go out to Liverpool.

McMenemy then left in the close season to be replaced by former Saints player Chris Nicholl. In 1986/87 Saints were again stopped one step short of Wembley with Liverpool again their tormentors, beating them over two legs in the Littlewoods Cup semi-final. During the 1988/89 season Saints created history by becoming the first club to include three brothers - Danny, Rodney and Raymond Wallace - in a First Division match. The following year Saints emerged as one of the country's most entertaining teams as second top scorers in the First Division with 71 strikes in their goals for column. Matthew Le Tissier, 24-goal leading scorer, was named PFA Young Player of the Year with strike partner Rodney Wallace in second place.

The 1990s saw Alan Shearer emerged as an exciting prospect at the club and in 1992 Saints reached the Zenith Data Systems Cup Final at Wembley, going down 3-2 to Nottingham Forest in extra-time after an epic battle. Shearer was Saints' top scorer with 21 goals and was capped by England. On the eve of the 1992/93 season an English record transfer fee of £3million saw Blackburn Rovers prise Shearer away from the south coast and Saints were amongst the teams in the newly formed Premier League. Tim Flowers followed his former team-mate to Lancashire mid-way through the 1993/4 season, 1996/97 saw the arrival of Scotland hero Graeme Souness as manager. Souness brought in several new players including centre-back Claus Lundekvam and, despite masterminding a 6-3 annihilation of Manchester United, for the third time in four years Saints were not safe until the final day when they stayed up despite a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa. Glenn Hoddle replaced Dave Jones as manager in 2000 and steered Saints to safety but stayed little more than a year, leaving in March 2001 for his spiritual home to take over the vacant manager's position at Tottenham Hotspur. First team coach Stuart Gray stepped up in a caretaker capacity for the final few games of the season including the memorable final league game at The Dell where Saints triumphed 3-2 over Arsenal thanks to Matthew Le Tissier's unforgettable last minute winner. Chairman Rupert Lowe acted swiftly dismissing Gray and his assistant Mick Wadsworth in October 2001 after a poor start to the season and brought in former Coventry manager Gordon Strachan to revive the team's fortunes and he promptly led the side to 11th place. The fourth time in five years that Saints had been safe well before the end of the season. In his second season in charge the wee Scot went on to surpass all expectations as he guided the team to a record breaking 8th place in the Premier League and the FA Cup Final, which Saints lost out in to Arsenal at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. The runners-up spot was good enough to earn Saints a place in the UEFA Cup in 2003/4 season. A tricky first round tie against Steaua Bucharest meant their European tour was a brief one however and a couple of months later Saints' season looked even more shaky when Gordon Strachan announced his decision to leave the club at the end of the season to spend time with his family. Eventually a successor was found in the shape of former Plymouth boss Paul Sturrock who guided the team to a respectable finish of 12th in his first season in charge but at the start of the 2004/5 season he parted company with the club after just two games. Steve Wigley was also unable to transform the team's fortunes, notching just one win against Portsmouth in 14 Premiership matches in charge. Saints then pulled off what seemed a massive managerial coup as they snapped up former Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp after he had left their bitter rivals only weeks earlier. However, Redknapp, was unable to halt the decline despite bringing in five new players during the January transfer window and, after a 27-year stay in the top flight, Saints were relegated on the final day of the 2004/05 season. They lost 2-1 at home to Manchester United to finish bottom of the Premier League. The 2006/07 Championship campaign was a roller coaster one which built up to a thrilling finale as Saints won five of their last seven matches to secure sixth spot and a play-off place, but they would ultimately lose out to Derby County in the semi-finals, leaving Southampton to face a third season in the Coca-Cola Championship but now without a parachute payment. As a result, Saints struggled and narrowly avoided relegation in 2007-08 after manager George Burley left midway through the campaign to take charge of Scotland. In May 2008, Rupert Lowe returned to St Mary's as chairman of the PLC with Michael Wilde taking over as chairman of the football club. Dutchman Jan Poortvliet was named as Saints' new Head Coach with Mark Wotte coming in as Academy Director, but after a disastrous year the club lost its

Championship status and the Holding Company (Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC) went into administration. Following confirmation of relegation Saints were subsequently deducted ten points going into their first campaign in the third tier of English domestic football in nearly 50 years. The Club was virtually on its knees as administration lingered over Saints for the early part of the summer in 2009. The positive news that everyone had been waiting for finally arrived however, when Nicola Cortese, a man who had built his reputation in Swiss finance, introduced German businessman Markus Liebherr to the idea of buying the Club. Negotiations with the administrators eventually saw Liebherr complete the purchase of Southampton Football Club on 8th July 2009, with Cortese taking on the day-to-day running of the Club. A new manager was swiftly appointed in Alan Pardew, while players such as Dan Harding from Ipswich, experienced Tunisian international Radhi Jaidi and striker Rickie Lambert – a £1million acquisition from Bristol Rovers – were quickly recruited. The psychological burden of ten-point penalty took until early October to clear, with Saints moving off the foot of the League 1 table later that month. By Boxing Day, they had reached mid-table. More high-profile signings were made in January, as defender José Fonte dropped down a division from Championship side Crystal Palace and winger Jason Puncheon abandoned a loan spell with high-flying MK Dons to switch to St Mary's. While progress continued to be made in the league, it was in the final of Johnstone's Paint Trophy that – after a succession of dark years – the club would get a long-awaited day in the sunshine. On 28th March 2010, over 50,000 Saints fans travelled to Wembley Stadium to see their side win their first piece of silverware in 34 years as goals from Lambert, Adam Lallana, Papa Waigo and Michail Antonio secured a 4-1 win over Carlisle United. In the end, Southampton finished the season in seventh, one spot and seven points short of a place in the play-offs. Dark days would return in the summer when Liebherr sadly passed away in August 2010 at the age of 62, but the club would recover and go on to fulfil his legacy in the best possible way. After a stuttering start to the 2010/11 campaign, Nigel Adkins was brought in as manager, moving down a division after helping Scunthorpe United twice win promotion to the Championship. Young players like Lallana, Morgan Schneiderlin and the emerging Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain flourished as Saints battled their way into the automatic promotion places on New Year's Day 2011. Promotion was all-but secured with victory at Plymouth Argyle on 2nd May, and was mathematically sealed in the final game of the season a week later. Back in the Championship after a two-year absence, players such as Jack Cork, Jos Hooiveld and Danny Fox arrived as Saints hit the ground running, winning six of their first seven matches to go top of the league by mid-September. By Christmas, Southampton had been beaten just four times in the Championship and were on the verge of going a calendar year unbeaten at home in the league only to lose to relegation-threatened Bristol City on 30th December. In early February 2012, the club announced that it had begun development on the new Football Development & Support Centre, a cutting-edge new facility at its Staplewood Training Ground in Marchwood. Saints' on-field progress continued as they returned to the top of the division in February midway through a 12-game unbeaten run that lasted almost two months. Nevertheless, Saints were kept under pressure by West Ham and late-comers Reading, and had to wait until the last day of the season to ensure promotion by beating Coventry City to secure second place and a return to the Premier League after a seven-year sojourn. In the following season academy graduates James Ward-Prowse and Luke Shaw, both still teenagers, broke into the side early on, playing regularly in the Premier League alongside the likes of Lambert, Schneiderlin, Lallana and Fonte – all of whom had been playing for the club in League 1 just two years earlier. On Boxing Day 2012, Southampton appointed Terry Paine MBE – its all-time record appearance-maker, with 816 games for Saints – as Honorary Club President. After a mixed first half of the season, Saints appointed former Argentina international Mauricio Pochettino as First Team Manager following his three-year spell in charge of Spanish top-flight side RCD Espanyol. He quickly set about enhancing Southampton's reputation with memorable home wins over Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea as Premier League safety was secured with a game to spare.

The transfer record was against broken twice in the summer of 2013 as in-demand midfielder Victor Wanyama arrived from Celtic and Italy international striker Dani Osvaldo moved from Roma. With a squad consisting of international stars, Academy graduates and players who had experienced the club's rise through the division, the 2013/14 season began with a clear message: our dream is real. The team started the new campaign brightly, and ended the season with a new Premier League record of 56 points, and an eighth place finish - the best they had achieved since 2003. Midway through the season on Wednesday 15th January 2014, Nicola Cortese resigned from his position as Executive Chairman. Katharina Liebherr, the owner of the Club, took up the title of non-executive Chairman as a result. Two months later, on Wednesday 12th March, Liebherr appointed Ralph Krueger as the new Chairman of Southampton Football Club. Krueger, a Canadian-born German who previously played and coached ice hockey at a professional level, joined the Board of Directors of St Mary’s Football Group Limited (formerly DMSWL613 Ltd), along with Gareth Rogers, the Club's Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Les Reed. Following the resignation of Mauricio Pochettino after the 2013/14 season, the new board sourced former Holland international Ronald Koeman as the Argentine's replacement in the dug-out at St Mary's. Koeman swiftly galvanised a squad which had the heart ripped out of it by some big money departures in that summer. He helped to source replacements who hit the ground running at St Mary’s, with the likes of Graziano Pellè, Dušan Tadić and Sadio Mané coming to England with a point to prove. Koeman, assisted by his brother Erwin, fitness coach Jan Kluitenberg, former Saints man Sammy Lee and England goalkeeper coach Dave Watson formed a new-look coaching set-up which in their first season helped guide the club to a best ever Premier League finish of seventh place. That brought with it Europa League football which returned to St Mary’s for the first time in 12 years, confirming the club’s status as an established top half Premier League team. The Markus Liebherr pavilion was also unveiled, with the club's outstanding new training facilities opened and inhabited by the first team and academy's support staff. If the 2014/15 season had been one to savour, what was to follow in 2015/16 was even more spectacular. While it began in frustrating circumstances, with an exit from the Europa League play-off stages at the hands of Danish champions FC Midtjylland, things soon were on an upward trajectory again. Famous wins over the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City ensured a new record Premier League finish, as Saints secured sixth position and qualification for the group stages of the Europa League. They would go into them under the guidance of Claude Puel, the former Monaco, Lille, Lyon and Nice boss, who replaced Koeman, after he left to join Everton. Puel, joined by coaches Eric Black and Pascal Plancque, would lead Southampton to the League Cup final, beating Premier League sides at each stage, including a famous semi-final success over Liverpool. Sadly, a cruel 3-2 defeat would follow in the final against Manchester United, despite Saints being viewed as the better side on the day. An eighth-placed finish would also be secured, on 46 points – 17 less than the tally a year previously – with the club parting company with Puel in the summer. Replacing him was Mauricio Pellegrino, who was appointed manager in June 2017. The Argentinian boss, who previously played and coached at Valencia and Liverpool, arrived after leading Spanish side Alaves to one of the greatest seasons in their history. August 2017 would also see a new face at the top of the club, as a new partnership was reached with Chinese businessman Mr Jisheng Gao.

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DUGOUT… SOUTHAMPTON FC PLAYER PROFILES

KINGSLEY LATHAM – An 18-year old Goalkeeper who joined the club from League Two side, Yeovil Town. Latham signed a deal until June 2018. He was previously on the books as a scholar at Torquay United.

BEN CULL – Ben is the older brother of Alex, who is also in the Southampton Under-18 squad. Ben can play either left-back or centre-back and enjoyed an impressive 2015/16 campaign. The defender made 21 appearances during his first season as a scholar.

AARON O’DRISCOLL – Dublin-born defender who joined Saints from Manchester City in July 2016. A centre-back, 6 foot 2 inches tall, played for the famous Cherry Orchard side in his homeland before moving to England, and describes himself as a ball-playing, aggressive, defender with solid leadership skills, basing his game on Manchester United and Irish star, Roy Keane.

WILL WOOD – An attack-minded full-back, Wood aspires to be like Saints Academy graduate, Gareth Bale. Hailing from nearby Sussex, Will had trials with Fulham and Chelsea before he joined Saints Academy aged 12 having attended a trial event which led to a six-week stint at the Club and then a contract offer. Will has been elevated on a few occasions to Saints-Under 21s in 2014/15, making a string of solid performances as a left-sided centre back. In total, he made 18 appearances for the Under-21s in 2014/15 as well as five for the Under 18s. Wood’s 2015/16 campaign was hampered by injury, as the defender made nine appearances over the course of the season.

OLLIE COOK – A six-foot tall defender, Ollie, was drawn to Southampton in January 2014 by its history of producing English players for the first team and the way he could be integrated into what he feels is a ‘family’ at the club. Formerly of Fulham’s youth ranks, Cook has immediately made an impression at Staplewood, earning him two Under-18 appearances at the tail end of 2013/14 – one of those being a start against Tottenham Hotspur. Cook, who made seven Under-21 appearances in 2014/15, was a regular for the Under-18s as he made 27 appearances in all competitions. A further 19 appearances for the Under-18s as well as a breakthrough into the Under-21s in 2015/16 was rewarded with a professional contract.

ALFIE JONES – A Bristol-born youngster who joined Saints aged just nine years old. Jones was playing for his local side, Nailsea United, before being handed a six-week trial at Saints. Jones made a breakthrough in the 2015/16 campaign and to play 14 times for the Under-21s and landed the clubs Young Player of the Year award.

YAN VALERY – Valery is capable of playing right-back or on either wing thanks to his pace and crossing ability. The Frenchman, who played for Stade Rennais FC’s academy, joined Saints in the summer of 2015. His pace and power saw him receive international recognition last season when he represented France at Under-17 level. Has signed a professional contract with the club in February 2016.

RICHARD BAKARY – Hails from Porto-Novo in Benin, Richard Bakary signed for Saints as a scholar having been at the club some time having already been on the books of Chelsea and Welling United. The full-back was immediately thrust into Saints Under-18s. He made 16 appearances during the 2014/15 campaign and a further 22 appearances the following season.

ARMANI LITTLE – Joined the Saints Academy as Under-12, joining through the Elite Training Centre. He has quick feet and bases his style on that of former Manchester United midfielder, Paul Scholes. He captained the Under-18s in 2014/15, making 18 appearances in the process, as well as playing twice for the Under-21s. He netted for the Under-21s the following season, whilst making 16 appearances.

BEN ROWTHORN – A Saints fan, made nine appearances for the Under-18s in the 2014/15 season. Went on to make 23 appearances for the Under-18s in his first season as a Scholar.

CALLUM SLATTERY – A key member of the Under-18s squad in the 2014/15 season. The midfielder joined Saints from Chelsea aged eight. He agreed terms on a professional contract in 2015 and has already represented England at Under 16 and Under 17 levels.

THOMAS O’CONNOR – Born and raised in Ireland before joining Saints in 2015. He played for New Ross Celtic and Wexford County Team as well as playing for Republic of Ireland at Youth level. He has played regularly for the Under-18s and also made several appearances for the Under-21s.

TYREKE JOHNSON – Began his career with Watford and then spent four seasons at Swindon Town before arriving at Saints in 2014. He signed a professional contract on his 17th birthday and contributed three goals in 25 appearances for the Under-18s in the 2015/16 season.

MARCUS BARNES – Barnes signed for Saints from Wolves in 2014. Barnes was the Under-18s top scorer in the 2014/15 season, with 13 goals from 26 games. Barnes missed most of the 2015/16 season due to injury.

DAN N’LUNDULU – Born in France but has previously played for Chelsea before joining Saints Academy in 2013. He featured for England Under-16s in the victory shield during the 2014/15 season.

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FIXTURES

Thu 11/01/18 Southampton XI (H) Southampton Senior Cup

Sat 13/01/18 Larkhall Athletic (H) League

Wed 17/01/18 Slimbridge (A) League

Sat 20/01/18 Bishops Cleeve (A) League

Tue 23/01/18 Alresford Town (H) Hants Senior Cup ¼ Final

Sat 27/01/18 Cinderford Town (H) League

Wed 31/01/18 Kidlington (A) League

Sat 03/02/18 Mangotsfield United (A) League

Sat 10/02/18 Didcot Town (H) League

Sat 17/02/18 Bristol Manor Farm (A) League

Sat 24/02/18 Barnstaple Town (H) League

Sat 03/03/18 Salisbury (A) League

Sat 10/03/18 Taunton Town (H) League

Sat 17/03/18 Slimbridge (H) League

Sat 24/03/18 Evesham United (A) League

Sat 31/03/18 Cirencester Town (H) League

Mon 02/04/18 AFC Totton (A) League

Sat 07/04/18 Yate Town (H) League

Sat 14/04/18 Swindon Supermarine (A) League

Sat 21/04/18 North Leigh (H) League

Sat 28/04/18 Bideford (A) League

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RESULTS

DATE RESULT COMPETITION ATT Wed 05/07/17 Romsey Town 2-2 WCFC (Bailey, Stanley) Pre-Season Fri 07/07/17 WCFC 3-2 Gosport Borough (Bailey 2, White) Pre-Season Tue 11/07/17 WCFC 0-1 Hungerford Town Pre-Season Sat 15/07/17 WCFC 4-0 Hanwell Town (O.G, White, Barron (pen), Byres)Pre-Season Tue 18/07/17 WCFC P-P Sholing Pre-Season Sat 22/07/17 Bashley 0-2 WCFC (Tomasso (pen), Stanley) Pre-Season Tue 25/07/17 Blackfield & Langley 1-1 WCFC (Carr) Pre-Season Sat 29/07/17 WCFC 3-3 Alresford Town (Jenkinson 2, Barron) Pre-Season Tue 01/08/17 Moneyfields 3-3 WCFC (Barron 3 (3 pens)) Pre-Season Sat 05/08/17 WCFC 0-1 Farnborough Pre-Season Sat 12/08/17 Shortwood United 2-4 WCFC (Bailey, Cox 3) League 96 Tue 15/08/17 WCFC 0-1 Kidlington League 116 Sat 19/08/17 Bracknell Town 0-4 WCFC (Cox, Carr, Jenkinson, Flooks) FA Cup 238 Sat 26/08/17 Larkhall Athletic 1-2 WCFC (Carr, Cox) League 114 Mon 28/08/17 WCFC 1-0 Wimborne Town (Harfield) League 197 Sat 02/09/17 Paulton Rovers 1-0 WCFC FA Cup 190 Sat 09/09/17 Cirencester Town 1-0 WCFC League 121 Tue 19/09/17 WCFC 6-2 East Cowes Vics (Mlambo, Cox 4, Bailey) H.Senior Cup 44 Sat 23/09/17 WCFC 3-0 Mangotsfield United (Cox, Carr, Bailey) League 161 Tue 26/09/17 Didcot Town 2-4 WCFC (Bailey 2, Carr, Mlambo) League 111 Sat 30/09/17 Barnstaple Town 1-4 WCFC (Bailey 2, Mlambo, Flooks) League 130 Sat 07/10/17 Kidlington 3-1 WCFC (Harfield) FA Trophy 78 Sat 14/10/17 WCFC 1-2 Bristol Manor Farm (Bailey) League 194 Tue 17/10/17 WCFC 1-1 Paulton Rovers (Carr) League 110 Sat 21/10/17 Taunton Town 4-1 WCFC (Bailey) League 340 Fri 27/10/17 WCFC 4-5 Salisbury (Cook, Barron, Bailey 2) League 623 Sat 04/11/17 Cinderford Town 2-2 WCFC (Gilbert, Cox) League 118 Sat 11/11/17 WCFC 2-1 Bishops Cleeve (Bailey 2) League 156 Tue 14/11/17 WCFC 4-1 Nursling (Andrady (pen), Corner, McCormick S.Senior Cup 66 Sunley) Sat 18/11/17 Yate Town 1-1 WCFC (Cox) League 152 Tue 21/11/17 WCFC 3-2 Swindon Supermarine (Barron 2 (2pens), Bailey)League 85 Sat 25/11/17 WCFC 2-3 Bideford AFC (Sampson O.G, Bailey) League 165 Tue 28/11/17 North Leigh 1-2 WCFC (Bailey, Jenkinson) League 52 Sat 02/12/17 WCFC 2-0 Evesham United (Carr, Hill) League 171 Tue 05/12/17 WCFC 3-3 Basingstoke Town (AET) (7-6 on pens) H.Senior Cup 125 Sat 23/12/17 WCFC 5-1 Shortwood United (Cox 3, Bailey, Barron) League 126 Tue 26/12/17 Wimborne Town 3-0 WCFC League 235 Mon 01/01/18 WCFC 1-1 AFC Totton (Bailey) League 325

Sat 06/01/18 Paulton Rovers 2-2 WCFC (Cox, Barron (pen) League 118

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“THE CITIZENS POST” CUP DRAWS

HAMPSHIRE SENIOR CUP QUARTER-FINALS

WCFC v Alresford Town

AFC Bournemouth v Eastleigh

Blackfield & Langley v AFC Portchester

Havant & Waterlooville v Hamble Club

SOUTHAMPTON SENIOR CUP 4th ROUND

Sholing v Hamble Club

Netley Central Sports v Lymington Town

Team Solent v Blackfield & Langley

WCFC v Southampton XI

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FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

THURSDAY 11th JANUARY

SOUTHAMPTON SENIOR CUP QUARTER-FINALS

WCFC v Southampton

SATURDAY 13th JANUARY

LEAGUE

Barnstaple Town v Cinderford Town

Bishops Cleeve v Mangotsfield United

Bristol Manor Farm v Kidlington

Didcot Town v Cirencester Town

Evesham United v Paulton Rovers

Salisbury v North Leigh

Slimbridge v AFC Totton

Swindon Supermarine v Bideford

Taunton Town v Shortwood United

WCFC v Larkhall Athletic

Yate Town v Wimborne Town

TUESDAY 16th JANUARY

LEAGUE

Cinderford Town v Larkhall Athletic

Cirencester Town v North Leigh

Mangotsfield United v Taunton Town

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Didcot Town v Chesham United

RUSSELL COTES CUP QUARTER-FINAL

Fleet Town v AFC Totton

WEDNESDAY 17th JANUARY LEAGUE

Evesham United v Swindon Supermarine

Slimbridge v WCFC

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1st TEAM LEAGUE TABLE P W D L FOR AGAINST G.

DIFF

PTS

1 TAUNTON TOWN 21 17 3 1 52 20 32 54

2 SALISBURY 23 14 5 4 62 26 36 47

3 BRISTOL MANOR

FARM

24 12 6 6 55 40 15 42

4 SWINDON

SUPERMARINE

22 12 4 6 42 32 10 40

5 WIMBORNE

TOWN

24 12 3 9 53 34 19 39

6 EVESHAM

UNITED

23 11 6 6 40 33 7 39

7 DIDCOT TOWN 24 11 6 7 45 42 3 39

8 BIDEFORD 21 11 5 5 38 26 12 38

9 WCFC 23 11 5 7 47 37 10 38

10 AFC TOTTON 22 11 4 7 40 26 14 37

11 KIDLINGTON 22 8 9 5 43 36 7 33

12 YATE TOWN 23 8 8 7 43 41 2 32

13 LARKHALL

ATHLETIC

21 8 4 9 40 36 4 28

14 CIRENCESTER

TOWN

22 7 4 11 39 43 -4 25

15 NORTH LEIGH 22 7 4 11 30 37 -7 25

16 CINDERFORD

TOWN

22 5 9 8 39 43 -4 24

17 PAULTON

ROVERS

23 6 5 12 32 43 -11 23

18 SHORTWOOD

UNITED

22 5 7 10 36 60 -24 22

19 MANGOTSFIELD

UNITED

23 5 5 13 25 47 -22 20

20 SLIMBRIDGE 22 5 5 12 30 59 -29 20

21 BARNSTAPLE

TOWN

23 3 5 15 32 59 -27 14

22 BISHOPS CLEEVE 22 1 2 19 17 62 -45 5

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RECENT RESULTS

SATURDAY 6th JANUARY

LEAGUE

AFC Totton 0-4 Taunton Town (342)

(Ross Staley 3, Matt Wright)

Bideford 1-0 Bishops Cleeve (209)

(Josh Downing)

Cinderford Town 0-0 Yate Town (131)

Cirencester Town 2-3 Salisbury (254)

(Henry Spalding, Aidan Bennett) (Daniel Young, Owen Howe, Claudio Herbert)

Kidlington 5-2 Barnstaple Town (68)

(Declan Benjamin, Duran Martin, Darius Browne, Lewis Coyle, George Nancekevill o.g) (Archie Reay,

Harry Stevens)

Larkhall Athletic 3-3 Swindon Supermarine (131)

(Joseph Tumelty, Cory Simpson, Alex Lambert) (Joe Selman 2, Joshua Grace-Parsons)

Mangotsfield United 2-1 Bristol Manor Farm (214)

(Kailan Gould, Jordan Ricketts) (Dean Stamp)

North Leigh 1-1 Slimbridge (61)

(Roger James) (Joseph Wilton)

Paulton Rovers 2-2 WCFC (118)

(Joshua Morgan-Williams, Liam Monelle) (Pat Cox, Jamie Barron (pen))

Shortwood United 3-3 Didcot Town (67)

(Nicholas Humphreys, Adam Learoyd o.g, Liam Meredith) (Adam Learoyd, Richard Thwaite o.g, Marlon

Agyakwa)

Wimborne Town 3-4 Evesham United (273)

(Tobias Holmes 3 (1pen)) (Matthew Liddiard, Adam Mann 2, Archie Haskayne)

MONDAY 1ST JANUARY

LEAGUE

Evesham United 2-2 Shortwood United (259)

(Adam Mann, Matthew Liddiard) (Nicholas Rhodes o.g, Chris Earle)

Salisbury 2-0 Wimborne Town (902)

(Daniel Young, Stuart Green)

Swindon Supermarine 2-2 Kidlington (205)

(Joshua Grace-Parsons, Ryan Campbell) (Anaclet Odhiambo, Declan Benjamin)

WCFC 1-1 AFC Totton (325)

(Oli Bailey) (Alfy Whittingham (pen))

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CLUB NEWS

Defender, Rob Flooks, whilst still registered as a player at the Simplyhealth City Ground,

has dual-registered with Sydenhams Football League Premier Division side, Blackfield and

Langley.

Flooks has signed for the Watersiders to get some much-needed game time over the

coming weeks.

The Club will be running a coach to Bishops Cleeve on Saturday 20th January. Please visit

http://wcfcfans.proboards.com/thread/3251/coach-bishops-cleave-saturday-january to

put your name down for a place. The price is just £20.

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2017-18 RESERVE TEAM

RESULTS

Weds 16/08/17 Poole Town 6-1 WCFC League

Weds 23/08/17 Bashley 2-1 WCFC League

Tues 29/08/17 WCFC 1-2 Basingstoke Town League

Tues 12/09/17 Tadley Calleva 0-2 WCFC Memorial Shield Thur 28/09/17 WCFC 0-1 Salisbury League

Wed 04/10/17 Lymington Town 2-1 WCFC Challenge Cup

Thurs 12/10/17 WCFC 1-0 AFC Stoneham S. Senior cup

Wed 18/10/17 AFC Portchester 0-2 WCFC League

Tues 24/10/17 AFC Stoneham 1-3 WCFC Memorial Shield

Thur 02/11/17 WCFC 2-1 Dorchester Town League

Wed 08/11/17 Wimborne Town 1-7 WCFC League

Tue 14/11/17 WCFC 4-1 Nursling S. Senior Cup

2017-18 RESERVE TEAM FIXTURES

Thu 04/01/18 WCFC v Gosport Borough Memorial Shield

Thu 11/01/18 WCFC v Southampton XI S.Senior Cup

OTHER FIXTURES TBC

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“THE CITIZENS POST” WYVERN COMBINATION MIDWEEK DIVISION LEAGUE TABLE

Basingstoke Town 10 6 1 3 25 18 7 19

Poole Town 6 6 0 0 32 4 28 18

Salisbury 5 5 0 0 17 4 13 15

Dorchester Town 6 4 1 1 26 12 14 13

Moneyfields 8 4 0 4 20 20 0 12

WINCHESTER CITY 7 3 0 4 14 13 1 9

Bashley 7 3 0 4 8 23 -15 9

Wimborne Town 9 1 0 8 9 36 -27 3

AFC Portchester 10 0 2 8 9 30 -21 2

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CUP HONOURS

FA Vase: Winners (2004) Hampshire Senior Cup: Winners (1935 & 2005). Finalists (1888 & 2016) Hampshire Tournament Cup: Winners (1888). Finalists (1889 & 1890) Hampshire Floodlit Cup: Winners (2005). Finalists (2003) Russell Cotes Cup: Winners (1955 & 1971) North Hants Senior Cup: Winners (1982, 1987, 2002 & 2015) North Hants League Cup: Winners (2003) Southampton Senior Cup: Winners (1950, 1952, 2001 & 2003). Finalists (1909) Basingstoke Senior Cup: Finalists (2002) Andover & District Open Cup: Winners (2002) Hampshire Intermediate Cup: Winners (1952, 1968, 1973 & 2002) Wessex League Cup: Winners (2004) Wyvern Challenge Shield: Finalists (2013) Hampshire League, League Cup: Winners (1994 & 2003) Hampshire League Combination Cup: Finalists (2002) Hampshire Chronicle Cup: Winners (2005) Southern Newspapers Invitation Cup: Winners (1971) Inter-League Challenge: Winners (2001 & 2002)

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“THE CITIZENS POST” LEAGUE HONOURS

Southern League: Play-Off Semi-Finalists (2016) Wessex Premier League: Winners (2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2011-12). Runners-Up (20042005, 2014-2015) Hampshire County League: Winners (1928-1929) Hampshire Premier League: Winners (2002-2003) Hampshire League Division 1: Winners (2001-2002). Runners-Up (1929-1930, 1949-1950 & 1970-1971) Hampshire League Division 2: Winners (1957-1958, 1973-1974 & 1991-1992) Hampshire League Division 3: Runners-Up (1967-1968 & 1979-1980) Hampshire League Division 3 East: Runners-Up (1949-1950 & 1951-1952) Hampshire League North Division: Winners (1904-1905 & 1928-1929). Runners-Up (19091910, 1911-1912 & 1919-1920) Hampshire League Championship Shield: Winners (1928-1929) Hampshire League Combination Division 2: Winners (2005-2006) South Hampshire League: Winners (1896-1897, 1897-1898 & 1898-1899) North Hants League: Winners (2002-2003)

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PLAYER PROFILES

RYAN PRYCE – Ex-AFC Bournemouth Goalkeeper that also lists Salisbury City, Gosport Borough and Fleet Town amongst his former clubs. Pryce made five senior appearances for the Cherries, making his debut against Southend United. CALLUM MAHER – Goalkeeper signed this year from Brockenhurst, had a taste of step 4 with Bashley a couple of seasons ago and performed extremely well, delighted he will be with us working alongside Prycey. DAN WILLIAMSON – Referred to by Manager, Craig Davis as an “electric-heeled, attack-minded right back” joined the club from Fleet Town. Williamson has also previously played for Marlow and Hungerford Town. DANNY KING - Left sided defender, the clubs longest-serving player currently and a real fans favourite. A teacher by trade, he has played for Chelsea and Southampton in his youth. ADAM TOMASSO - Had a brilliant season for City and part of the promotion side in 2014/2015. Played for AFC Totton and Lymington Town. A student fabricator/welder, another one of our long serving players. ROB FLOOKS – Centre-back who is in his second spell with the club. Flooks previously played for Fawley AFC and AFC Totton before he first came to City. Flooks subsequently left the club due to work commitments and switched to Alresford Town before returning to City this summer. JOSH HARFIELD – 21 year-old defender who was City reserve player three seasons ago. Since played for Whitchurch United and most recently, Fleet Town, Harfield has returned to City this summer, a player with real potential for the future. JOE HAYWARD – Defender who joined us last season having previously been with Eastleigh FC, unfortunately broke his leg during last year but returned quickly and showed what great potential he has. Delighted he is with us again this year and look forward to seeing him in action. ANDY JENKINSON - Twenty one year old Andy started his career at Reading, before joining Basingstoke Town when he was released by the Royals in 2013. He appeared for Basingstoke more than 50 times over two seasons, before moving on to Maidenhead United. Andy signed for Chippenham in the close season, but he became frustrated by the lack of first team opportunities. He joined City with a determination to demonstrate his ability on a regular basis last season, he

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has returned for another season this year having impressed last year. JAMIE BARRON - Resigned from Gosport Borough Jamie has played for Salisbury, Andover, Sholing and Folland Sports. A winner of a Schools National Cup medal. Scored a hat-trick of penalties in a pre-season friendly with Moneyfields this summer. Appointed Captain this season and a really important player for us. OLI BAILEY – 20 year-old striker who has joined the club this summer from Gosport Borough, Has also previously played for Swindon Supermarine and started out as a youngster at Southampton FC. Pacey, enthusiastic forward with a bright future. Has already shown how good he is during pre season PAT COX – A prolific striker that has signed for City at the end of this pre-season. Cox joined from Farnborough and also previously played for Fleet Town, Hayes & Yeading and Staines Town. Has been prolific at each of his previous clubs scoring 30 goals plus in each of the last few seasons at step 3 and 4, links back up once again with Manager, Craig Davis. ROB CARR – 24 year-old highly rated winger that has previously played for both Woking and also Fleet Town. Another regular goalscorer with 20 goals plus in the last 3 seasons for Fleet Town. SIMBA MLAMBO – Also signed from Davis’ former club, Fleet Town. Mlambo has spent the past few seasons in North Hampshire, and was an Alton Town player before this. Can play wide or up front and a player with immense speed and power in the air. IK HILL – 16 year old forward player who broke through into the first team ranks last season, a player with a really bright future ahead of him, was looked at closely by Portsmouth FC last season, we are delighted to have him with us again and carry on developing his career this year. BRETT STANLEY – Another player that has switched from City from Davis’ former club, Fleet Town. GARETH BYRES – Player-Coach who has played for us in the past with distinction. Byres was previously running the club’s Under 16 side before stepping up to become First Team Coach. Has had an excellent playing career for ourselves, Fleet Town and AFC Totton where he appeared at Wembley in the FA Vase. CRAIG DAVIS – Player-Manager who came to City from Fleet Town after relinquishing his position as Manager. Took over as Interim Manager until the end of the 2016-17 season before taking over the reigns permanently. His playing career started off as a pro at Cardiff City before spells at Bashley, Salisbury, Gosport Borough and AFC Totton. Has won both the Southern League South and West and Premier as a player. BARRY BLANKLEY – Assistant Manager – Joined Craig as his assistant manager this season having previously worked with him as a player at Salisbury and Bashley. Barry was a professional as a player at Southampton and Aldershot Town and has managed Bashley and AFC Totton in the past, was also Assistant Manager for Salisbury and Havant & Waterlooville.

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RICHARD MORSE – Coach – Joined Davis backroom staff this season, previously Assistant Manager at Brockenhurst FC and had a good playing career at several clubs including Bashley, Brockenhurst, Lymington Town, an important part of the management team this year. PETE MILLARD – Scout – Someone Craig Davis brought to the club this season and has previously worked for Bashley FC and Craig at Fleet Town, has a wealth of knowledge and provides important information to Craig throughout the season, really crucial member of the management team. MARK GIBSON – Sports Therapist – ‘Gibbo’ joined The Citizens early in the 2016-17 season after spending 2 ½ seasons with Havant & Waterlooville FC. Has hard work experience with Portsmouth FC, as well as several clients including Rugby, Gymnastics, and an Iron Man! A valuable, and much-loved member of the backroom staff.

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“THE CITIZENS POST” TODAY’S LINE-UPS Monday 1st January 2018 Evo-Stik League South West

WCFC (Red & Black Shirts, Red Shorts, Red SOUTHAMPTON FC:

Socks) From:

From: RYAN PRYCE KINGSLEY LATHAM

DAN WILLIAMSON BEN CULL

JOE HAYWOOD AARON O’DRISCOLL

CRAIG DAVIS WILL WOOD

JOE COOK NATHAN TELLA

JOSH HARFIELD OLLIE COOK

ANDY JENKINSON ALFIE JONES

JAMIE BARRON YAN VALERY OLI BAILEY RICHARD BAKARY

JOSH McCORMICK ARMANI LITTLE

SIMBA MLAMBO CALLUM SLATTERY

JOSH CORNER TYREKE JOHNSON RICCARDO ANDRADE MARCUS BARNES

IK HILL SIPH MDLALOSE

BEN SUNLEY THOMAS O’CONNOR

Manager – CRAIG DAVIS Manager – MARTIN HUNTER

A/Manager – BARRY BLANKLEY A/Manager – RADHI JAIDI

First-Team Coach – GARETH BYRES

First-Team Coach – RICHARD MORSE

Sports Therapist – JO BROCKSOM

Sports Therapist – MARK GIBSON

Reserve Team Coaches – RYAN ANDRESS, DARREN NICHOLSON & ELLIOT TRODD

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