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1 WELCOME TO THE LATEST EDITION OF THIS SEASONS NEWSLETTER IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PUBLICATION PLEASE CONTACT You can keep up to date with all the news from around the League by following us on A warm Wessex welcome to our new Finance Officer, Paul Scoble. A retired Maths teacher, outside football he works as an Exams Officer and is a lead Invigilator. His background in the game was through refereeing, and between 1991 and 1993 was a Football League referee, his first match was Gillingham v Scunthorpe United and last was one between Exeter City and Reading. His most memorable was Bristol City v Wolves together with lining at Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham and Spurs. Since then he has worked as an Observer/Assessor on both the Contributory leagues and our own. He holds various administrative roles in football. Treasurer Portsmouth Saturday Football League Chairman Portsmouth Divisional Football Association Chairman Portsmouth Local Area Referees Committee Member of Hampshire County FA Council and Board Chairman of Hampshire FA Referees Committee HAT TRICK COUNT- WEEK 4 2 Jude Nwachukwu hit all four for Brockenhurst in their Hampshire Senior Cup win in midweek. Dan Mason for Sholing at Amesbury on Saturday Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 1 of 15

2 SALISBURY HOSPITAL CUP DRAW 2017/ /17 WINNERS- Salisbury ROUND ONE AMESBURY TOWN V ANDOVER NEW STREET ANDOVER TOWN V WESTBURY UNITED BEMERTON HEATH HARLEQUINS V LUDGERSHALL SPORTS LAVERSTOCK & FORD V SHAFTESBURY SEMI FINAL DRAW IN BYES: DOWNTON, PEWSEY VALE, SHREWTON UNITED, SALISBURY JANUARY Ties to be played by End October QUARTER FINALS SHREWTON UNITED V SALISBURY DOWNTON V BEMERTON HEATH HARLEQUINS or LUDGERSHALL SPORTS LAVERSTOCK & FORD or SHAFTESBURY V PEWSEY VALE AMESBURY TOWN or ANDOVER NEW STREET V ANDOVER TOWN or WESTBURY UNITED Ties to be played by End December Preliminary Round- AFC PORTCHESTER 3-1 AMESBURY TOWN ALRESFORD TOWN 0-2 Thatcham Town ANDOVER TOWN 3-3 Wimborne Town Binfield 1-1 HORNDEAN BROCKENHURST 1-5 Hartley Wintney HAMWORTHY UNITED 4-1 Ascot United LAVERSTOCK & FORD 2-4 Knaphill PORTLAND UNITED 0-3 Paulton Rovers Salisbury 3-2 FAREHAM TOWN Tavistock 2-1 SHAFTESBURY Preliminary Round Replay- HORNDEAN 3-0 Binfield Wimborne Town 1-2 ANDOVER TOWN 1 st Qualifying Round- AFC PORTCHESTER v Dorchester Town ANDOVER TOWN v Cadbury Heath HAMWORTHY UNITED v Thatcham Town HORNDEAN v Bodmin Town Emirates FA Cup 2017/18 (Fixtures involving Wessex League Clubs only) <<< The draw for the 1 st Qualifying Round was made on Monday 21 st and is reproduced alongside for our teams involved. The ties are scheduled for Saturday 2 September. Good luck all!! PORTSMOUTH SENIOR CUP 2017/ /17 WINNERS- Havant & Waterlooville 1 st Round Locks Heath V Paulsgrove Reserves BYES: Moneyfields, Horndean, Havant & Waterlooville, Clanfield, AFC Portchester, Paulsgrove, Fareham Town, Petersfield Town, Gosport Borough, Baffins Milton Rovers, United Services Portsmouth, United Services Portsmouth Reserves, Liss Athletic, Hayling United, and Fleetlands. Our friends in the Hampshire Premier League are looking for a ground suitable to hold their Inter League match versus Cambridgeshire FA on 30 September. If you can help them, please contact their League Secretary at secretary.hpfl@hotmail.co.uk Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 2 of 15

3 Just to inform you all that at Brockenhurst FC we have agreed a 4 Year Partnership with one of Main Sponsors Meadens Skoda. The Sponsorship will include Ground Renaming for 4 Years and we are proud to let you know that Grigg Lane will now be known as the Meadens Skoda Arena from now on. Watch out for the Official Press Release in due course. Terry Schofield, Managing Director of MJM Sports Limited and Ian Hoare Chairman of the Sydenhams League are pictured with one of the Electronic Substitute Board that the league has issued to their clubs. These replace the old number boards and it is hoped that these boards will further enhance the professional image of our league. Terry gave a brief demonstration on how to operate the electronic substitute boards that have been issued to each Club at the EGM. These boards belong to the League for the next three years and Clubs must use them for both home and away games. HAMPSHIRE SENIOR CUP 2017/ /17 WINNERS- Basingstoke Town Revised 2 nd Round draw after midweek action. See results below. Two games remain outstanding- Horndean and Andover Town both being in FA Cup replay action AFC Bournemouth V Newport IOW Alresford Town or Andover Town V Eversley & California Blackfield & Langley V Folland Sports Cove V Hamble Club Eastleigh V Aldershot Town Fareham Town V Christchurch Fleet Spurs V Havant & Waterlooville Fleet Town V Farnborough Hartley Wintney V Brockenhurst Havant & Waterlooville V Gosport Borough Lymington Town or Horndean V Bournemouth Moneyfields V Sholing New Milton Town V AFC Portchester Romsey Town V AFC Totton Tadley Calleva V Bashley Winchester City V East Cowes Victoria Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 3 of 15

4 Monday 21 August Hampshire Senior Cup 1st Round Team Solent 0-5 Bournemouth?? Sami Makhloufi [2] Kev Foreman [2] Azu Khider Tuesday 22 August Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round Replay Horndean 3-0 Binfield 91 Mark Smith Harry Jackson Liam Kyle Wimborne Town 1-2 Andover Town 248 Dan Cann 21 Mike Gosney [pen] Jason Silver Hampshire Senior Cup 1st Round AFC Stoneham 0-1 Fleet Spurs?? Andy Vaughan [pen] Brockenhurst 4-2 Alton 44 Jude Nwachukwu 42,45,47,58 Taylor Watts 74 Scott Sanderson 77 Hamble Club 4-1 Andover New Street?? Prince McLean Callum Sweeney Ben Kemplen Nick Watts James Thomson Hythe & Dibden 0-0 Romsey Town?? [2-4 pens] Newport (IoW) 3-2 Petersfield Town 83 Emerson Tattersall 13 Luke Kendall 15 [pen], 67 Aidan Sainsbury 43 Scott Sampson 56 Sholing 4-0 Whitchurch United?? Jamie Bulpitt 28,55 Dan Miller 53 Bradey Norton 60 Tadley Calleva 3-2 Cowes Sports?? Sam Hamilton Darren Williams Connor Thorne Jimmy Wykes Aaron Parfitt Totton & Eling 1-2 AFC Portchester?? Onandi Shemar Bobby Scott Olly Searle United Services Portsmouth 2-2 Cove?? [2-4 pens] Tom Jeffes?? Josh Smith?? Premier Division Blackfield & Langley 3-2 Fareham Town 65 Sam Griffin 33 Simon Woods 89, 90 [pen] Connor Doe 38 Jamie White 54 Portland United 2-2 Shaftesbury 144 Alex Godfrey Danny Finnigan Shaun Bessant Jack Vallis Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 4 of 15

5 Wednesday 23 August Hampshire Senior Cup 1st Round Christchurch 3-2 Baffins Milton Rovers 62 Max Wilcock 39 Blu Boam 9, 20 Jack Satterley 45+3, 46 East Cowes Victoria 3-1 Fawley?? Jordan Browne Dane Sayce Jimmi Burton Liam Newbold Folland Sports 3-2 Ringwood Town?? Charlie Cooper [2] River Smith Sheldon Green Matt Steer John Gorman writes WIMBORNE 1 ANDOVER TOWN 2 Upsets are not infrequent in FA Cup Competitions but normally, if the lower ranked side does not win on their own ground, then they do not win at all. But Andover bucked the trend at the Cuthbury when, despite going a goal down, they came back with a superb second half performance to win by two goals to one and earn a home tie with Bristol based Cadbury Heath in the next round. The visitors were forced to make two changes from Saturday s three all draw with Aaron Nesbeth replacing the suspended Connor Cocklin in midfield and Jason Silver coming in for the not fully fit Zach Glasspool up front. On a pleasant evening Andover kicked off up the slope with Silver s pace winning an early corner before Wimborne created the first chance of the evening but Luke Holmes was too high. Silver and Rusher were causing the home defence some problems but it was Wimborne who looked the more dangerous with Stefan Penny finding a lot of space on the left flank and after he had fired straight at keeper Lloyd Thomas the visitors escaped when a Thomas clearance struck the oncoming Dan Cann and bounced to safety. This was a good spell for the Southern League side and they gained their reward after twenty minutes with the initial move coming from the right with Toby Holmes s low diagonal cross splitting the defence to leave CANN a simple finish at the far post. Toby Holmes a hat trick on Saturday was then thwarted once by Thomas before rounding the keeper and inexplicably putting the ball over the bar. The Magpies did get the ball in the net again but the flag had already signalled offside and though Silver tested home keeper Benfield the visitors were probably relieved to hear the halftime whistle. Anyone who dallied over their half time tea and missed the start of the second half also missed the equaliser Five of the last six seasons Wimborne have tasted defeat at the hands of one of our teams- 2012/13 Fareham won there 1-0, next season Hamworthy United won at Cuthbury 3-1, and in 2015/16 Blackfield came home with a 6-1 win. Last season Alresford drew at Cuthbury- before a replay win. as Andover immediately took the game to their opponents. A long run and cross from Mike Gosney found Silver in the box, the challenge was rash and GOSNEY coolly stroked home the resulting penalty. Within ten minutes the visitors turned the game on its head as the home defence made a total hash of a long clearance and SILVER lobbed the ball over the advancing Benfield. Wimborne now abandoned trying to free the long striding Holmes, who had been a constant source of danger in the first tie, in favour of pumping the ball into the area at every opportunity and although this caused one or two goalmouth chances it is difficult to recall a clear-cut chance being created. Joe Wright was booked for a challenge, with the attitude of one or two of the home players bringing little credit to them or their Club, but with the two Liams, Hibberd and Gilbert, largely dominating midfield and the back three holding firm Thomas was rarely seriously troubled apart from one brave save at the near post. The home side threw on Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 5 of 15

6 all three substitutes but twice wasted free kicks from dangerous positions as their desperation grew but all to no avail. Four minutes added time made no difference and it was the blue shirted visitors who celebrated at the final whistle. This was a first class performance by Andover and credit to the management team and players for changing the system for the evening and making it work - with effort from all and no little skill. The change largely nullified the dangerous Holmes and Wimborne seemed to have very little in the way of alternative options. For Andover, the Magpies nest had a Silver lining by the end of the evening. WHISTLE STOP First in an occasional series. What would you do if you were the Referee in a number of scenarios. Answers in the next Edition. 1) Your cup game has gone to penalties at the end of the allocated time. During the away team's 3rd penalty the kicker makes unsavoury gestures at the goalkeeper after you have signalled for the kick to be taken in an attempt to cause him a distraction. What do you do: a. Nothing just let the kick be taken as normal b. Stop the penalty, caution the player and retake the kick c. Allow the penalty to be taken and then caution the player d. Caution the player and record the penalty as a miss 2) A right winger for the home side has broken away and is slightly ahead of the slower defending left back. As he enters the penalty area on the right-hand side and prepares to cross, the defender puts in one last genuine attempt to tackle for the ball but misses and the attacker goes to ground, with the clear promising attack being stopped. Taking all the factors into account, how do you deal with this situation? a. Award a penalty and caution the defender for unsporting behaviour b. Award a penalty and dismiss the defender for serious foul play c. Award a penalty only d. Play on as the challenge was an attempt for the ball 3) You award a throw in to the defending side, which the thrower takes quickly back towards the goalkeeper. The keeper is in his own penalty area and chips it up into the air in front of him. As he does so, he is aware of an attacker bearing down on him. As the attacker reaches the keeper, the keeper grabs the ball to prevent the attacker playing it. What do you do now? a. Allow the game to continue, as the goalkeeper touched it with his foot first. b. Stop the game and have the throw in retaken again. c. Stop the game and award an indirect free kick to the defending team, at the point where the attacker enters the penalty area. d. Stop the game and award an indirect free kick to the attacking team. Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 6 of 15

7 OLD BOYS NETWORK First in an occasional series with Mike Robins #1 Swanage Town & Herston - WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The residents of Days Park have had two spells in our League. The first time saw them coming in from the Western League and were runners up in that debut season- 1990/91. They left at the end of 1996 after a dire season conceding some 138 goals and collecting just 22 points. They rejoined in 2000/01 but only lasted two seasons. Currently they are in the Dorset Premier League and got this season off to a flying start with a 10-1 home win over new boys Milborne Port, further success followed with wins over derby hosts Wareham Rangers and then at home versus Hamworthy United Reserves. The first setback this season came last Wednesday night. Going down to two goals inside the first five minutes was always going to mean a struggleespecially against Weymouth outfit Balti Sports. Two red cards didn t really aid their cause, but the crowd witnessed the Swans going down by the odd goal in eleven in what was a thrilling contest. They applied for promotion during last season, but several Ground Grading matters prevented that happening, and the push petered out, finishing sixth when in contention for a top three slot at the turn of the year. In the FA Cup, the last time they entered was during their initial Wessex League stay- eventually going out in a 2 nd Replay in the Preliminary Round at Brockenhurst. First game at Days Park ending goalless, the replay one apiece with the second replay also out in the Forest. They ve been involved in the FA Vase though- in additon to this term, the last three seasons. United Services Portsmouth (2014/15) winning on penalties in the Purbecks and last season Hurn Bridge was the venue for their last outing, Christchurch running out as 2-1 victors that day. Joe Clark netting for the Swans, Luke Stone bagged a brace for the hosts. This season, Combined Counties team Ash United are the visitors in the 1 st Qualifying Round in early September. Saturday 26 August Premier Division AFC Portchester 4-2 Portland United 87 Joe Noakes [2] Shaun Bessant Nathan Kirby Ryan McKechnie George Wells Alresford Town 4-0 Team Solent 51 Dave Parry Ben Clarke Matt Andrews Tom Sands Amesbury Town 1-3 Sholing 37 Luke Greenway 28 Dan Mason 10,49,90+5 Bashley 1-1 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 124 Lewis Aimson 90+3 Elliot Cross 56 Bournemouth 0-3 Baffins Milton Rovers 36 Shane Cornish Max Davies Tyler Moret Brockenhurst 2-1 Petersfield Town 65 Matt Sheedy 8 Luke Walker Noel McCarthy-Gardiner 60 Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 7 of 15

8 Hamble Club 3-5 Lymington Town?? Nick Watts Ash Jarvis Doug Rowe Jack McCarthy Steve Walker Jack Odam Manny Soetan Sam House Hamworthy United 2-0 Fareham Town 100 Dan O'Sullivan 57 Josh Rose 80 Horndean 4-1 Cowes Sports 38 Harry Jackson [2] Gareth Bricknell [pen] Miles Everett Jack Maloney [pen] Newport (IoW) 0-4 Andover Town?? Reece Rusher [2] Liam Gilbert Shane Lock Shaftesbury 2-3 Blackfield & Langley?? Jack Vallis Jamie White [2] Ash Clarke Joe Byrne First Division Alton 0-0 Christchurch 114 Downton 0-3 Tadley Calleva 61 Brett Denham Archie Fawcett Paul Coventry Hythe & Dibden 4-3 Ringwood Town?? Rian Drake Matt Steer [2] Liam Hanlon Pete Richmond-Cole Luke Watts Jack Attrill Laverstock & Ford 5-1 Totton & Eling 35 Scott Donaldson [2]?? Archie Lovegrove Rob Gallagher Tom Mundy Goal count from Saturday 73 New Milton Town 0-1 AFC Stoneham?? Tom Cottillard 52 United Services Portsmouth 2-3 Andover New Street?? Perry Easton Callum Sweeney 7 Jordan Neal Dan Rimell 76 Nic Turpin 90+3 Verwood Town 0-2 Romsey Town 47 Kieran Hancock Dan Fox Whitchurch United 2-1 East Cowes Victoria?? Jack Ormiston Jordan Browne 35 Dave Panter Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 8 of 15

9 Mike Robins writes BASHLEY 1 BEMERTON HEATH HARLEQUINS 1 Two teams struggling for points and only scoring four between them going into the game made this game look to a close one on paper. The visitors were clearly missing a few from their squad whilst Bashley had strengthened after their defeat at the hands of Baffins. There were few chances at either end although both enjoyed a fair amount of possession moves broke down all too easily. The first chance came on 12 minutes when McGrath fired goal wards from near the PA part of the stand, only to see his effort ricochet to safety off the foot of the far upright. New signing Ben Bolton came close ten minutes later but Watch was alert and denied the striker. The ball broke quickly and at the other end Edgar was equal to Jones effort coming into the area. The hosts were in the ascendancy and on 37 a deep free kick was cleared off the line, and crosses from Aimson and Thompson on the left and right flanks respectively were comfortably dealt with, so goalless at the interval. Harlequins went ahead on 56 when Elliott CROSS showed some good skill by beating four players on his run from just inside the Bashley half and with the luck of the bounce rounding off with an audacious chip over the last man and then cracked the ball home with the stranded Edgar unable to make the save. This seemed to energise both teams, but it was the hosts who again pressed forwards. A tame effort on 71 saw Watch misjudge the flight of the ball and was grateful to make a last-ditch dive to palm the ball away to safety. Bashley came close again on 82 when Kabba Jack raced through the middle and rode a couple of challenges only to see his 18-yard effort blaze well over the bar. Moments later a fierce McGrath shot was blocked by Hassell With a couple of minutes left of normal play on the clock, a Jake Rawkins free kick was well defended by the New Forest side. Going into added on time, Lewis AIMSON found himself in space on the left side of the penalty area and with the ball spilling to his feet when Ross was up ended, was able to grab an equaliser that was probably just about deserved and with only a matter of moments played after the strike, the game ended 1-1. Action from Sholing s 3-1 win at Amesbury Town on Saturday. Courtesy of Ray Routledge Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 9 of 15

10 Joe Brown writes HAMWORTHY UNITED 2 FAREHAM TOWN 0 The Creeksiders gave a hard fought and battling away performance today at hands Dorset side Hamworthy United. Town struggled to get to grips with Hamworthy's 3G pitch which resulted in slowing down Town's fast fluent play. On 8 minutes Town almost had the perfect start Simon Woods successfully rounding the Hamworthy Keeper only for his shot to be cleared of the line by defender Nathan Walker. Then on 12 minutes Luke James attempted a shot from a free kick only for it to be blocked by a resolute Hamworthy wall. Then straight after Hamworthy tried their luck to score when Smith once again volleyed over the bar from 25 yards out from goal. 14 Minutes Hamworthy win free kick and Holmes brilliantly blocked a shot from just outside the box and almost immediately Keeper David Hook made a fantastic save to deny Jamie Gleeson. This save caused an injury to the veteran keeper and 17 year old keeper Adam Puckett made his Town bow coming on to the replace the injured Hook. His first action 6 minutes later saw Smith shoot straight into the hands of Puckett. On the half hour from a Hamworthy corner, Puckett was put under immense pressure and a goalmouth scramble ensued and with both sets of players scrapping for the ball, Puckett punched it away and in any case Martin had been fouled. Four minutes before half time Fareham had an opportunity to go ahead when midfielder James Carrier rifled a shot just outside Hamworthy's penalty area only for their keeper Andy Knights producing a diving save for a corner kick to Town. Half Time Hamworthy 0 Fareham 0 Fareham had a chance in the opening 30 seconds of the 2nd half to open the scoring when Town winger Miles Gibson shot low only to flash wide of Knights goal. On 56 minutes the hosts thought they went in front but Preston's effort was ruled out for off side with his header bouncing up and down Puckett's goal. The keeper making a superb reflex stop to initially push it onto the bar. Not for the last time, the hosts were fortunate to keep 11 men on the pitch. Billy Walker aiming a wild kick off the ball at Simon Woods, whilst not seen by the match officials, was certainly seen by the referee s observer in the stand who commented on it ruining what had up to that point been a good performance by the referee. On the hour mark it was Hamworthy who opened the scoring Town giving the ball away too easily in midfield and failing to pick up the running Hamworthy players and whilst Puckett saved the initial effort, the ball fell to Hamworthy Right Back Dan O' Sullivan to tap in at the far post. Six minutes later Hamworthy should have been reduced to ten men when midfielder Gleeson pulled back Holmes only for the ref to give him a talking too rather than the 2nd yellow his foul clearly merited. Three minutes 1-0 nearly became 2-0 when Fareham were caught sleeping at the back when Forward Mark Ford was through on goal and his effort hit the post which came to Town's rescue. On 72 minutes Holmes whipped in a corner kick Laycock successfully win an aerial battle for his effort to sail over the bar. On 83 minutes Hamworthy doubled their advantage to make it 2-0 when Fareham were caught on the counter attack and Hamworthy defender O'Sullivan hit the ball beyond Puckett's reach. Laycock was then next to benefit from the officials leniency as he too should have been shown a 2nd yellow card for grabbing hold of his attacker who had beaten him. Deep into injury time Town had a chance to grab a consolation when Simon Woods shot, which Knights saved well and was cleared away by the Hamworthy defence before the Town forwards to capitalise on the rebound. Full Time Hamworthy United 2 Fareham Town 0 Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 10 of 15

11 RANK PL W D L F A GD PTS 1 Baffins Milton Rovers Blackfield & Langley Sholing Hamworthy United Horndean Andover Town Lymington Town Brockenhurst Hamble Club Portland United AFC Portchester Alresford Town Fareham Town Shaftesbury Cowes Sports Newport (IoW) Amesbury Town Bournemouth Petersfield Town Bashley Bemerton Heath Harlequins Team Solent RANK PL W D L F A GD PTS 1 Laverstock & Ford Andover New Street Tadley Calleva AFC Stoneham Romsey Town United Services Portsmouth New Milton Town Christchurch Downton Hythe & Dibden Weymouth Reserves Alton Totton & Eling Whitchurch United Verwood Town Ringwood Town Folland Sports East Cowes Victoria Fawley Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 11 of 15

12 Monday 28 August Premier Division Cowes Sports v Newport (IoW) 12:00 Fareham Town v AFC Portchester 15:00 Team Solent v Bournemouth 19:45 Tuesday 29 August Premier Division Andover Town v Amesbury Town Baffins Milton Rovers v Horndean Please note that fixtures may be Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Shaftesbury subject to change at short notice Blackfield & Langley v Bashley Brockenhurst v Lymington Town Petersfield Town v Alresford Town Portland United v Hamworthy United Sholing v Hamble Club First Division AFC Stoneham v Folland Sports Downton v Laverstock & Ford Hythe & Dibden v Fawley Romsey Town v Andover New Street Tadley Calleva v Whitchurch United Totton & Eling v Verwood Town United Services Portsmouth v East Cowes Victoria Wednesday 30 August First Division Christchurch v New Milton Town Weymouth Reserves v Ringwood Town Saturday 2 September Emirates FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round AFC Portchester v Dorchester Town Andover Town v Cadbury Heath Hamworthy United v Thatcham Town Horndean v Bodmin Town Premier Division Alresford Town v Hamble Club Bashley v Team Solent Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Fareham Town Blackfield & Langley v Sholing Bournemouth v Lymington Town Brockenhurst v Newport (IoW) Good luck to Cowes Sports v Amesbury Town our four teams Portland United v Petersfield Town in the Emirates Shaftesbury v Baffins Milton Rovers FA Cup on First Division Saturday AFC Stoneham v Downton Alton v Totton & Eling Andover New Street v Hythe & Dibden Folland Sports v Christchurch Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 12 of 15

13 Laverstock & Ford v Fawley Ringwood Town v United Services Portsmouth Romsey Town v New Milton Town Tadley Calleva v Weymouth Reserves Whitchurch United v Verwood Town Tuesday 5 September Premier Division Newport (IoW) v AFC Portchester [*] First Division Verwood Town v AFC Stoneham [*] Subject to FA Cup replay being required Hampshire Senior Cup 1st Round Lymington Town v Horndean [*] Bournemouth Senior Cup 1st Round Hamworthy United v Lower Parkstone CFC [*] Southampton Senior Cup 1st Round Folland Sports v Totton & Eling Sholing Reserves v Hythe & Dibden Wednesday 6 September Hampshire Senior Cup 1st Round Alresford Town v Andover Town [*] Saturday 9 September Buildbase FA Vase 1st Qualifying Round AFC Aldermaston v Romsey Town Amesbury Town v New Milton Town Cowes Sports v Baffins Milton Rovers East Cowes Victoria v Calne Town Guildford City v Lymington Town Hamble Club v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Hamworthy United v AFC Stoneham Horndean v Andover Town Hythe & Dibden v Bagshot Laverstock & Ford v Fawley Newport (IoW) v Fleet Spurs Petersfield Town v Corsham Town Ringwood Town v Eversley & California Shaftesbury v Brockenhurst Tadley Calleva v Andover New Street United Services Portsmouth v Verwood Town Premier Division Bashley v Portland United Fareham Town v Bournemouth Sholing v Alresford Town Team Solent v Blackfield & Langley First Division Christchurch v Totton & Eling Downton v Weymouth Reserves Warminster Town v Folland Sports Whitchurch United v Alton Monday 11 September Sydenhams League Cup 2nd Round Team Solent v Baffins Milton Rovers (subject to no replay being required in the FA Vase) Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 13 of 15

14 The league took a back step in midweek with the First Round of the Hampshire Senior Cup taking centre stage with game one on Monday at Test Park but there was no change of fortune for Team Solent. The students, still without a point in the League, went down five nil to a Bournemouth side who more than doubled their season s goal tally on the night with Sami Makhloufi and Kev Foreman both scoring twice. A host of Senior Cup matches on Tuesday but mention first of the FA Cup and the Premier Division. In the former, congratulations to Andover Town and Horndean for their replay victories thereby ensuring four Sydenhams Wessex League Clubs in the next round. Goals from Mark Smith, Harry Jordan and Liam Kyle gave Horndean a three-nil win over Hellenic League Binfield and a home tie with Bodmin Town next Saturday. Andover meanwhile travelled to Southern League Wimborne and after going a goal behind in the first half, a penalty from Mike Gosney and a Jason Silver individual effort saw them through. They now entertain Western League Cadbury Heath in the next round. Two matches in the Premier Division with Blackfield & Langley moving in to second place in the table with a three two win over Fareham at Gang Warily with both the visitors goals coming late in the game from the free scoring Simon Woods. In the other match Portland and Shaftesbury shared four goals and the points on the Island. Most of the Senior Cup results went as expected though there was a good win for Tadley by the odd goal in five over Cowes Sports. Stoneham will be disappointed to have gone out at home to a single goal from Fleet Spurs whilst two ties were decided by penalties, Romsey going through after a goalless 90 minutes at Hythe and Dibden and US Portsmouth losing out to Combined Counties Cove after sharing four goals in normal time. Hamble Club and Sholing were perhaps predictably too strong for Andover New Street and Whitchurch respectively while Portchester came from behind to win at Totton & Eling. Petersfield, managerless after only five matches, gave a much-improved performance in going down three two at Newport whilst the individual performance of the night came from Brockenhurst s Jude Nwachukwu with all four goals in their victory over Alton, three of them coming in a five-minute spell either side of half time. Three more Senior Cup games on Wednesday with perhaps a surprise result at Hurn Bridge. Blu Boam gave visitors Baffins Milton Rovers a two-goal lead only for Christchurch to come back with three including a couple from Jack Satterley. East Cowes Vics earned themselves a trip to Winchester in the next round with a three one win over a Fawley side yet to win this season while Follands followed up their Saturday success at Weymouth with a best of five goals defeat of Ringwood Town. So, to a sunny Saturday and Baffins Milton Rovers continue to head the table after a three-goal victory at Bournemouth with Blackfield a point behind in second place. The Waterside Club made it five wins out of five with a three two success at Shaftesbury - Jamie White scoring twice. A hat trick from Dan Mason gave Sholing all three points at Amesbury while Andover made it played four, won four with a four-goal victory at Newport. Reece Rusher scored twice for the visitors though he still has a long way to go to match his illustrious father s scoring feats for the Portway Club but he is heading in the right direction. A good win for Portchester, four two over Portland with Joe Noakes scoring twice, and also for Lymington who had five different names on the score sheet in their five three success at Hamble Club. Horndean warmed up for their Cup clash with Bodmin with a four one victory over Cowes, two for Harry Jackson, after the Islanders had scored first and Hamworthy continued their impressive start to the campaign scoring twice without reply at home to Fareham. Bemerton claimed their first point of the season at Bashley and so nearly had three with a stoppage time goal rescuing the home Club, leaving Team Solent pointless at the bottom of the table after four different Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 14 of 15

15 scorers consigned them to defeat at the hands of Alresford Town. Finally, still a defeat but a better result for Petersfield after recent traumas in going down two one at Brockenhurst. Laverstock head Division One with twelve points out of twelve following their five one defeat of Totton & Eling - five different scorers while a Nic Turpin goal in stoppage time gave Andover New Street an impressive three two success at US Portsmouth and lifted them to the heady heights of second place in the table. Tadley are third after a three-goal win at Downton while a single goal was enough to give AFC Stoneham the points at New Milton. Something of a goalfest at Hythe and Dibden with the home side coming out best by the odd goal in seven against Ringwood two goals for the visitors Matt Steer. Alton and Christchurch played out a goalless draw in front of a three-figure attendance and there were three valuable points for Whitchurch after they came from behind to beat East Cowes Vics at Longmeadow. Verwood continue to struggle after relegation as Romsey scored a goal in each half to take the points at Potterne Park, whilst Fawley, unemployed yesterday, remain point less at the bottom of the table. DORSET SENIOR CUP 2017/ /17 WINNERS- Weymouth 1 st Round Bridport V Weymouth Swanage Town & Herston V Shaftesbury Verwood Town V Sherborne Town Wimborne Town V Gillingham Town Byes: Dorchester Town, Hamworthy United, Poole Town, Portland United Check out the Summer 28-page Bumper Blue Book. There s a whole host of great products, and great offers available NOW until 31st August so there s not much time to grab that bargain you need for your DIY project. Please visit the Sydenhams website for details and all your Timber and Hardwood, Building Materials, Kitchens and Bedrooms, Landscaping and Gardens, Flooring, Tool and Plant Hire, Timber Engineering Sunday, 27 August /18 Edition #11 Page 15 of 15