AFC TOTTON VS AFC PORTCHESTER

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF AFC TOTTON

STAGS REVIEW 08 - OUR VISITORS - AFC PORTCHESTER

12 - MATCH REPORT - WILLAND ROVERS (H)

16 - FIXTURES & RESULTS

26 - MATCH REPORT - BRISTOL MANOR FARM (A)

BSA REGAL HAMPSHIRE SENIOR CUP | 17.09.19 | KICK-OFF 7:45PM | ISSUE 04

Honorary Life President

Peter Hart

Club President

Mick Carter

Trustees

Paul Maiden

Clive Bratcher

Geoffrey Cook

Executive Committee

Chairman

Wayne Mew

07770 720478

Vice-Chairman

Dave Penny

07754 753426

tamterhan@yahoo.co.uk

Treasurer

Carolyn Mew

Ex-Officio

Mick Carter

Club Chaplain

Simon Young

07547 003352

chaplain.2819@gmail.com

General / Commercial Manager

Wayne Shaw

07881 304120

wayneshaw70@hotmail.com

Football Secretary

Richard Matthews

07958 484615

secretary.afctotton@gmail.com

First Team Management

Manager

Louis Langdown

Assistant Manager

Adam Wilde

Goalkeeping Coach

Steve Hollicks

Sport Therapist

Dave Penny

Matchday Physio

Imagen Still

Kit Manager

Adam Laurenson

General Committee & Others

Child Welfare Officer

Simon Young

Stadium Manager

Darren Chandler

Chief Safety Officer

Claire Wood

Programme Design & Edit

JMA Programmes

joe@jmaprogrammes.co.uk

@JMAProgrammes

Media

Sean McGlead

Facilities / Stadium Manager

Paul Maiden

Boardroom Hospitality

Sheila Benfield

Head Groundsman

Ken Dunwell

Assistant Groundsman

Ted Rose

Bar Staff

Claire Wood, Jack Chandler,

Angie Hales, Paul Maiden,

Brenda Andrewa, Elaine Hinton

Turnstile Operators

Mick Carter, Andrienne Billows

AFC Totton is a Members Club.

All positions above are elected

annually by members of the

club at the AGM which is held

in August of each year as per

club rules (with the exception

of Honorary Life President)

Southern League Division One

South & West

2010/11

Hampshire Senior Cup

2009/10, 2010/11

FA Amateur Cup - 4th Round

1932/33

FA Challenge Cup - 2nd Round Proper

2010/11

FA Challenge Vase Runners Up

2006/07

Hampshire Intermediate Cup

1946/47, 1966/67, 1981/82

Hampshire Junior Cup

1913/14

Hampshire League West

1924/25

Hampshire League Division One

1981/82, 1984/85

Hampshire League Division Two

1930/31, 1966/67

Hampshire League Division Four

1978/79

New Forest League Winners

1905/06, 1910/11, 1913/14, 1919/20,

1925/26, 1926/27, 1947/48, 1960/61,

1961/62

New Forest League Challenge Cup

1905/06

Perkins Charity Cup

1909/10, 1912/13, 1913/14, 1926/27,

1957/58, 1960/61

Russell-Cotes Cup

1938/39, 1981/82, 1998/99

Southampton FA Senior Cup

1928/29, 1930/31, 1946/47, 1980/81,

1981/82

Wessex League Winners

2007/08

Wessex League Cup Winners

1989/90, 2002/03, 2005/06

CLUB

HONOURS &

CLUB CONTACTS

CLUB OFFICIALS

MEET AFC TOTTON

THE TEAM 2019/20 SQUAD

Alex Cull On loan from Premier League side Southampton FC. The excellent young goalkeeping prospect has represented England at youth level.

Alex Haynes Last seasons players’ player of the season. He’s one of our own after stepping up from the youth team. Former England schools player Alex has impressed everyone at the club.

Matt Bozier Signed permanently after three loan spells from Aldershot FC, the classy defender will look to get a full season under his belt.

Robin Nicholls Our experienced midfielder entering his third season having played southern league football for a host of top sides.

Jack Smith Last season ever present centre back adds game knowledge and steal to the side. Entering his 3rd full season, the Eastleigh FC Academy coach brings a wealth of experience.

Gowan Stares A former New Zealand U20’s player, Gowan has represented Redditch United in the Southern League and after a series of injuries the defender will look for fitness and form.

Adam McWilliam New arrival the former Montrose player has plenty of skill and quality. Will be looking to add goals from midfield to the team.

Jack Masterton The skipper and our silky skilled lefty who’s also entering his 3rd season. Jack can play anywhere, but don’t ask him to head the ball.

Craig Feeney Known affectionately as ‘Mr Totton’ or ‘Goals’. Feens is a regular goal-scorer at this level. He uses his pace and strength very well, scored some cracking goals in a Stags shirt.

Silvano Obeng Arrived from Team Solent after 3 very good seasons. Silv brings good physicality and work-rate to the side, as well and being a cool finisher.

Oli Bradley The wideman has impressed the players and staff and this season promises to be a good year for the rapid attacker.

Liam Callaghan Arrived from Eastleigh Fc, the young attacker has experience at Southern league level and will excite our supporters.

Matt Hall Understudy to Alex, and again on loan from Southampton FC, the big stopper made his debut at 16 for the Stags.

Matt Simms Played in the same Eastleigh Academy side as Liam, and brings a versatility to the squad as he’s able to operate anywhere along the right hand side.

Matt Hartman The former Philippines International is a very experienced and calm footballer. Can operate in midfield or defence.

Mitchell Byrne The talented young centre back arrived from team Solent having played 2 seasons for the Wessex Premier side before reaching 18.

Dave Allen Club captain and a massive part of the football club for the last 4 seasons. The striker turned defender is the ultimate team player.

Liam Farrugia Dual signed from Conference South outfit Weymouth, Liam is a player we can use in a number of positions. Great athleticism and a winner.

James Matthews James broke into the squad last season while playing for our U18’s. He’ll dual sign with neighbours Totton & Eling as we progress him further.

Will Archer The young defender arrived from college football and the well run programme at Sparsholt. His first season in senior football and Will is expected to do very well.

AFC

PORTCHESTER

FULL NAME

Association Football Club Portchester

NICKNAME

Portchy, Royals

FORMED

1971

GROUND

Wicor Recreation Ground

CAPACITY

-

CHAIRMAN

Paul Kelly

MANAGER

Mick Catlin

With a history dating back to 1971, AFC Portchester truly came into

existence when the club was merged with another Portchester side;

Castle Royals in the 2002/03 season.

This merger came on the back of AFC’s acceptance, after many

successful years across various Portsmouth leagues, to the

Hampshire League in 1998, wherein we rose from Division 3 to the

top flight by way of successive promotions.

Now consolidated as the most successful side in the locality, AFC

Portchester has become one of Hampshire’s biggest clubs, with a

thriving Youth section coaching children from age 4 upwards, right

through to a Veterans squad.

Another significant milestone for the club came in June 2011, when

we were honoured with The Queens's Award for Voluntary Service

(MBE) for Groups, in recognition of our importance within the local

community.

The following season saw the 1st team gain promotion to the

Sydenham’s (Wessex) Premier Division, after securing the runners

up position, and our reserves also taking runners up spot in the

newly formed Wyvern combination East Division to gain promotion

to the Wyvern Premier league.

The next phase in our club history started with the appointment of

Graham Rix as manager in 2013. Graham’s CV includes

international caps for England, captaining Arsenal and managing

Chelsea. His vast experience was instrumental in developing our

facilities and ethos, as we push for promotion to the next step of the

football pyramid.

Recent successes include: capturing the Russell Cotes Cup in

2013 and 2017, the League Cup and a 3rd place finish in 2015; a

season which also saw one of our home-grown players join

Reading FC on professional terms, and winning the League Cup

once more in 2018, when we also reached the Fratton Park final of

the Hampshire Senior Cup.

Our current manager is Mick Catlin, a stalwart of local football

having been manager and assistant manager at Gosport Borough

over nine years, during which he won multiple trophies and lead the

team out in the most prestigious tie in their history, the FA Trophy

final at Wembley. Mick has also held senior positions at Andover

Town, Fleet Town, Chichester City and Petersfield Town, in a

career which has made him one of the most popular figures in non-

league football.

For the 1st time this season the Stags have the sweet taste of victory after a hard fought 1-0 win over Willand Rovers at the Testwood Community Stadium last night.

The Stags gave a home debut to former Saints U23 player Mohammed Richard Bakary, who wore the No 11 shirt and midfielder Pip Nolan made his 2nd debut for the club. The 3rd debutant was Robert Bradley, a recent signing from Wimborne Town. There was a total of 5 changes to the Starting eleven with the other changes seeing Matt Bozier return to the No 3 shirt, whilst Mitchell Byrne also came in, wearing the No 2 shirt. Totton were without Jack Masterton and Alex Haynes through injury, whilst Matt Simm, Matt Hartmann and Liam Callaghan dropped out of the starting eleven with Hartmann and Callaghan being named onb the bench. The other three subs were Liam Farrugia, Gowan Stares and Ollie Bradley.

The game started at quite a pace with Willand going straight on the attack and they forced a corner which Jack Smith put out for a 2nd corner and when that arrived the Totton defence managed to deal with it.

The Stags went straight up the other end and Craig Feeney forced Willand keeper Mike Searle to parry away a firm shot from the Stags striker. Willand then tried to carry the ball forward and Pip Nolan just stole the ball off of a Willand defender and he strode forward and fired low past Searle to give the Stags a 3rd minute lead. This was the 1st time Totton have the lead in a game this season.

Willand reacted well to going behind and they played a long ball downfield for Dean Stamp who almost got in on goal, but Totton managed to clear the danger.

The end to end theme continued with Bakary showing some lovely footwork out on the left and he fooled a couple of Willand defenders before cutting in and trying an audacious lob over Searle from a tight-ish angle but the Willand keeper plucked the ball from the air.

Then the visitors almost got Stamp free again down the left, but Stags defender Mitchell Byrne got in to put the ball out for a corner.

It was still end to end and Alex Cull very cleverly spotted Lewis Beale in space and he quickly bowled the ball out to him, Beale had lots of space to run into and he bore down on the Willand defence before he let rip with a shot that Searle got down to save.

The Stags then almost scored when a bit of a mix up in the Willand defence saw the ball hit the back of Feeney’s leg and it rolled close to the goal line before being cleared.

NOLAN GIVES

THE STAGS A

HUGE BOOST

Afc

totton

1-0 WILLAND

ROVERS

The game then went through a stage where it became niggly and there were a few tackles flying in and as a result there were bookings for Byrne and and Feeney as well as Rob Norrish. The chances became fewer during this niggly spell but with 10 minutes of the half left Willand sudden-ly had a spell where they were on top and in that time there were chances for Josh Searle whose low cross/shot was saved by Cull, then Ryan Guppy crossed for Luke Mortimore and he pulled another save out of Alex Cull, in fact that man Mortimore was looking very lively sending a low 20 yard drive inches wide, then he fired in another low drive that Cull gathered.

Totton then had a free kick around 25 yards out on the right, it was floated towards the back post by Bakary, the ball avoided everybody but it ran out to the left where Matt Bozier hooked it back into the 6 yard box towards Beale and a desperate header by centre half Joe Curtis put the ball just over the bar for a corner. Then not long after Rob Bradley had a shot from distance that was deflected wide.

Willand went back on the attack in added time and they earned themselves a free kick out on the right, it was taken by Mortimore and the kick whistled across the face of the Totton goal.

The last chance of the half saw the Stags earn a throw in on the right, Nolan threw the ball into the area where Craig Feeney got his head to it, only to see Searle make a save.

Half Time: AFC Totton 1 Willand Rovers 0

After a breathless 1st half Totton came out with a real intent and Feeney got in a cross from the right that was not too far away from sub Ollie Bradley, who was just out jumped by a Willand cen-tre half.

Lewis Beale was impressing, and he sent in a strike that forced Searle into making a save. Totton then put together a good move that ended with Rob Bradley showing some good skill before he played in Feeney and Feeney was denied when his shot from a tight angle was saved by Searle.

Willand then had a shot on goal in the 58th minute that was not too far wide for the visitors. The game was still breathless, there was no let up in the action at all.

Lewis Beale then made a terrific run before he let fly with a shot that forced Searle into making a save. Totton then moved forward again and Bozier got down the left before he put in a low cross that a Willand defender very nearly put into his own net, but the Stags had to settle for a corner.

How the game was only 1-0 I don’t know, there had been so many chances for both sides. It real-ly was a great watch for the spectators.

Willand made a double substitution with Douglas Camillo coming on for Dean Stamp and Ben Bickie coming on for Rob Norrish and suddenly Willand looked even more dangerous than be-fore, for around 10 minutes or so they really gave the Stags some problems.

That man Camillo, who had not long been on the pitch sent in a thunderous shot that forced Alex Cull to make a terrific save at full stretch. Then the other substitute Ben Bickie was creating a bit of havoc out on the left and he worked his way into the Totton area before he sent in a thunder-ous shot that smacked against the Totton crossbar.

Totton went back on the attack and forced a corner from which Dave Allen headed over. Then another Totton Sub Liam Callaghan played in Feeney whose deflected shot was saved by Searle. Liam Callaghan then got in a shot that was charged down.

Then the visitors really did finish strongly with Mortimore pulling a save out of Cull and sub Bickie had two shots saved in quick succession by Cull in added time.

It was a bit nerve wracking in those dying moments but the Stags held on!

Full time: AFC Totton 1 Willand Rovers 0

Match Report by Sean McGlead

FIXTURES & RESULTS Sat 17 Aug Larkhall Athletic D1S L 1-2 Feeney

Tue 20 Aug Winchester City D1S L 1-2 Beale

Fri 23 Aug Blackfield & Langley FAC L 1-2 Feeney

Mon 26 Aug Moneyfields D1S L 1-4 Feeney

Sat 31 Aug Barnstaple Town D1S L 0-1 -

Tue 03 Sept Willand Rovers D1S W 1-0 Nolan

Sat 14 Sept Bristol Manor Farm D1S W 3-2 Feeney 2, Callaghan

Tues 17 Sept AFC Portchester HSC 7:45pm

Sat 21 Sept Basingstoke Town D1S 3pm

Sat 28 Sept Bideford AFC D1S 3pm

Sat 05 Oct Frome Town D1S 3pm

Tue 15 Oct Fleetlands RCC 7:45pm

Sat 19 Oct Thatcham Town D1S 3pm

Sat 02 Nov Highworth Town D1S 3pm

Sat 09 Nov Cirencester Town D1S 3pm

Sat 16 Nov Cinderford Town D1S 3pm

Sat 23 Nov Melksham Town D1S 3pm

Sat 30 Nov Evesham United D1S 3pm

Sat 07 Dec Mangotsfield United D1S 3pm

Sat 14 Dec Paulton Rovers D1S 3pm

Sat 21 Dec Slimbridge D1S 3pm

Sat 26 Dec Sholing D1S 3pm

Wed 01 Jan Moneyfields D1S 3pm

Sat 04 Jan Winchester City D1S 3pm

Sat 11 Jan Larkhall Athletic D1S 3pm

Sat 18 Jan Basingstoke Town D1S 3pm

Sat 25 Jan Bristol Manor Farm D1S 3pm

Sat 01 Feb Frome Town D1S 3pm

Sat 08 Feb Bideford AFC D1S 3pm

Sat 15 Feb Thatcham Town D1S 3pm

Sat 22 Feb Highworth Town D1S 3pm

Sat 29 Feb Cirencester Town D1S 3pm

Sat 07 Mar Cinderford Town D1S 3pm

Sat 14 Mar Melksham Town D1S 3pm

Sat 21 Mar Evesham United D1S 3pm

Sat 28 Mar Barnstaple Town D1S 3pm

Sat 04 Apr Willand Rovers D1S 3pm

Sat 11 Apr Slimbridge D1S 3pm

Mon 13 Apr Sholing D1S 3pm

Sat 18 Apr Paulton Rovers D1S 3pm

Sat 25 Apr Mangotsfield United D1S 3pm

LEAGUE TABLE

PLAYER & STAFF SPONSORSHIP

Adam

McWilliam

Adam

Wilde

Alex

Cull

Alex

Haynes

Craig

Feeney

David

Allen

Gowan

Stares

Jack

Masterson

Jack

Smith

James

Matthews

Liam

Callaghan

Liam

Farrugia

Louis

Langdown

Matt

Bozier

Matt

Hartman

PLAYER & STAFF SPONSORSHIP

Matt

Simms

Mitch

Byrne

Oliver

Bradley

Rob

Nicholls

Will

Archer

AFC Totton pulled off a tremendous 3-2 win at The Creek, the home of Bristol Manor Farm this afternoon with Liam Callaghan getting his 1st goal in a Stags shirt and Craig Feeney netting himself a brace.

Louis Langdown made two changes to the starting eleven that faced Willand Rovers last time out, Matt Simm came in for Mitchell Byrne,who dropped to the bench and Liam Callaghan came in for Lewis Beale, who is injured. The Stags bench consisted of Ollie Bradley, Matt Hartmann, Gowan Stares, Liam Farrugia and Mitchell Byrne (as mentioned above).

In what was an even first half Totton had the 1st effort of the game and it came in the 3rd minute from Feeney, who tried a low shot that lacked sufficient power to trouble Ben Johns.

The home side started probing the Stags defence and the lively Jordan Metters put in a decent low cross that was cleared at the near post and Metters then tried a shot from the edge of the box that Stags keeper Alex Cull dealt with quite easily.

Totton then fell a goal behind after just seven minutes when Joseph McClennan picked up a clearance from a corner around 20 yards out, the Farm No 7 looked up and sent a shot rifling past Cull. Maybe the Stags could have closed down the space to prevent the shot, but there was no doubting the quality of the strike.

Totton reacted brilliantly to going a goal behind because within a minute they were level. Feeney picked the ball up on the right of the area, he then turned and tried what looked like a shot, the ball hit a Farm defender before finding its way to Liam CALLAGHAN who poked the ball home from. a yard out. This was Callaghans 1st competitive goal for the Stags.

Totton then very nearly took the lead when Jack Smith’s downward header forced John to push it wide, a little while later Feeney put in a cross that was met by Callaghan but the header was blocked by a defender who was stood very close to him.

Then came a spell when the ‘Farmy army’ were marginally on top, in that period Jamie Adams had a shot palmed away by Alex Cull, Metters had a deflected shot gathered by Cull then Cull was called into action again when he had to make a save from Lloyd Mills. There was then a shot narrowly wide from Joseph Tumelty, then goal scorer McClennan was released down the Farm left, he held off the attentions of Totton’s Matt Simm and he shot low at goal and Cull was on hand to make a routine save.

SUPER

STAGS GRAB

DESERVED WIN

Bristol

manor farm 3-2

AFC

TOTTON

Just after the half hour Totton forced a corner on the right that was taken by Richard Bakary and Jack Smith got up to meet with a thumping header that was stopped on the line, A few Totton players felt that the ball had hit the arm of the defender but referee Andrew Shepperd was having none of it. Then Pip Nolan played a lovely ball over Farm left back Mason Winter and Callaghan got in to put over a cross that Farm managed to get clear.

Just before the break Lewis Leigh Gilchrist played in Winter who had overlapped and Winter forced Cull into making a decent save.

Half Time: Bristol Manor Farm 1 AFC Totton 1

Totton started the 2nd half well and they were awarded a free kick in the ‘D’ around 20 yards out, Pip Nolan stood over the ball with Richard Bakary and Bakary was the one who took the kick but he sent it a few feet over the Farm crossbar. Then Totton’s Rob Bradley got in on the action, firing wide of the left hand post from the edge of the box.

Totton had been excellent since the break and they were rewarded when Rob Bradley played a superb ball through for FEENEY who got in behind the Farm defence and the Totton striker lobbed the ball over the advancing Ben John to give his side the lead.

Totton were awarded another free kick 20 yards from goal after a foul on Bradley, Pip Nolan took the free kick and passed it sideways to Feeney who had a shot that forced John to make a save.

A rare attack from the hosts resulted in a corner on the right and when it arrived in the box it was met by Adams who saw his effort brilliantly tipped away by the outstretched Cull. It really was a save out of the top drawer.

Then n 70 minutes Totton increased their lead further when Robin Nicholls played in FEENEY who picked up the ball on the left of the area, the Stags striker then carried the ball across the box before shooting low into the bottom left hand corner of the net.

The home side then started to push forward in an attempt to get back in the game and substitute Lewis Bamford showed some good footwork before he curled a shot inches wide of the left hand post.

On 79 minutes Totton very nearly had a 4th goal when Craig Feeney received a pass from Sub Matt Hartmann, Feeney tried to lift the bouncing ball over keeper John and it looked like he had succeeded until the keeper threw up and arm to get fingertips to it, and this was enough to prevent the ball from dropping into his net.

The home side were now taking gambles by pushing extra bodies forward and Tumelty had a shot saved comfortably by Cull, then shortly afterwards sub Rogers sent a wild effort well wide.

Totton had been looking threatening for most of the game and Matt Simm got in an angled effort that forced John to get down and save.

Totton had been comfortable in truth, dominating the 2nd half. They had defended well when they needed to and they looked dangerous when they attacked. However, with the 90 minutes up they were given a scare when Rogers reduced the deficit slipping the ball past Cull from inside the box. It was a goal out of nothing really. It made added time a little nervy for those Totton fans who had travelled to the West Country, but Louis Langdown’s side survived without any further scares, allowing them to come back to Hampshire with a richly deserved three points.

Full Time: Bristol Manor Farm 2 AFC Totton 3

Match Report by Sean McGlead

THE TEAMS Alex Cull

Alex Haynes

Matt Bozier

Robin Nicholls

Jack Smith

Gowan Stares

Adam McWilliam

Jack Masterson

Craig Feeney

Silvano Obeng

Oliver Bradley

Liam Callaghan

Matt Hall

Matt Simms

Matt Hartman

Mitchell Byrne

Dave Allen

Liam Farrugia

James Matthews

Will Archer

Manager

Louis Langdown

Assistant Manager

Adam Wilde

Brad Snelling

Rob Evans

Liam Bush

Adam Cripps

Jack Barker

Ellis Martin

Josh Warren

Michael Turvey

Owen Fee

Nathan Paxton

Dan Wooden

Steve Ramsey

Jordan Brooks

Bradey Norton

James Thompson

Terrell Lewis

Efu Kazadi

Olly Searle

Brodie Spencer

Manager

Mick Catlin

Assistant

Jason Hampson

Goalkeeper Coach

Dave Woodnut

AFC TOTTON AFC PORTCHESTER