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1 WELCOME TO THE LATEST EDITION OF THE NEWSLETTER. If you have anything to contribute, please do get in You can keep up to date with all the news from around the League by following us on Twitter at If there s anything you d like to see in the newsletter, - news from your club, requests for players, match reports and photos please them to Editor (address in the banner above). HAT TRICK COUNT- WEEK 22 1 No midweek action- and just the one to round off the year. Lee Wort (pictured right- courtesy of Ray Routledge) hit a hat trick for Sholing in their 6-0 win on Saturday. LEAGUE CLEAN SHEETS COUNT- WEEK 22 LEAGUE GOALS 5 COUNT- WEEK PLAYER AND CLUB NEWS Reasonably quiet over the Christmas period, but two new players in at Alresford on dual registration from Sutton United- Manny Yeboah and Judah Chapman. Transfer news sees Barry Mason moving from Sholing to Hamble Club, and Amesbury have collected the signature of Ryan Penny from Andover Town. In the north west of our patch, Shaftesbury are looking for a Head Coach to work alongside the current First Team Manager Nick Ward- please apply directly to the club. A new Assistant Manager has been appointed at Longmeadow, where Danny Barker has joined Whitchurch United. Sunday, 31 December /18 Edition #29 Page 1 of 11

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3 CHRISTMAS QUIZ ANSWERS Traditionally where is the birthplace of Saint Nicholas- ANATOLIA, TURKEY What colour is the mineral malachite- GREEN What date is St Stephens Day celebrated- 26 DECEMBER What four countries have a land border with Latvia- ESTONIA, RUSSIA, LITHUANIA, BELARUS What is a "Munro"- A SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN OVER 3000' IN HEIGHT What is Ailurophobia- FEAR OF CATS What is Coco Chanel's real first name- GABRIELLE What is Melaleuca alternifolia better known as- TEA TREE What is the capital city of Venezuela- CARACAS What is the collective noun for a group of Rhino- CRASH What is the name of the day that follows Thanksgiving Day in the USA- BLACK FRIDAY What nationality is Malala Yousafzai- PAKISTANI What sport do you associate with Essendon Bombers- AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL What was the Flight Number of the aircraft that disappeared on 8 March MH370 What was the name of the Foo Fighters debut album-foo FIGHTERS What was the title of One Direction's debut single- WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL When was Camberwick Green first aired When was the first Olympic games of the modern era held Where are the headquarters of Interpol- LYON Where did Queen Victoria die- OSBORNE HOUSE Where does Spongebob Squarepants live- BIKINI BOTTOM Where is Timbuktu- MALI Where might you find the island of Tresco- SCILLY ISLES Where was Eric Bristow born- HACKNEY Who invented the Lava Lamp- EDWARD CRAVEN WALKER Who is Brian Hugh Warner better known as- MARILYN MANSON Who is Ivor the Engines driver- JONES THE STEAM Who is the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated- SPENCER PERCIVAL Who piloted Thunderbird 4- GORDON Who provided the narration for Roobarb and Custard- RICHARD BRIERS WHISTLE STOP Answers from Edition #28> 1- (c), 2- (b), 3- (d). Sunday, 31 December /18 Edition #29 Page 3 of 11

4 HAPPY NEW YEAR! For many Leagues Football is traditional on New Years Day, or the footballing equivalent, and weather permitting it is always possible to find a game somewhere writes John Gorman though sadly not very often in the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) - with Clubs seemingly reluctant to play on the Holiday. So in eight years on the League I ve generally been forced to look elsewhere for some football on the day. Year One was January 1st, 2010 when the Southern League (South and West) provided the entertainment with a trip to see former Wessex League side Thatcham Town beat Bracknell by five goals to nil. This was the middle of a season best classed as annus horribilis for the visitors who lost nine nil at AFC Totton a fortnight later, and won only twice all season scoring just 29 goals in 42 matches and conceding 187. Inevitably they were relegated to the Hellenic League whilst Thatcham finished twelfth in the table. January 2011 and a game on the 3rd and again in the Southern League South and West. This time The Portway was the venue with the old Andover losing three nil to Hungerford. The visitors went on to finish seventh AFC Totton were Champions but Andover finished 21st, fifteen points adrift of the Club above them. Effectively they finished bottom as Bromsgrove Rovers failed to complete the season but were therefore regarded as the relegated Club with Andover reprieved. A decision that did not really do them any favours in the long or short term. It was back to New Years day twelve months later and the only Wessex League game to feature in this round up with a trip to Bonnymead Park to see Amesbury host Verwood Town in a Division One fixture. Why it was played that day I know not but it was certainly entertaining with the visitors, who were to be Champions at the end of the season, four points ahead of AFC Portchester, winning 6-3. Amesbury were in fourteenth place come the final countdown. On to 2013 and again the 1st January and a trip to see Sholing take on Winchester in the Southern League South and West. This was Winchester s final, and disastrous, season in the Southern League at that time as the Club was simply run down to virtually nothing. Inevitably they finished bottom, some eleven points adrift, whilst Sholing finished 7th but withdrew at the end of the season because of ground grading problems. All rather sad looking back on it meant a return trip to Thatcham, still in the Southern League South and West, and a local derby with Didcot. The home side won two nil on the day but did not enjoy the best of seasons finishing 19th with Didcot in twelfth. There was however a Wessex League connection on the day with two of our current Match Officials taking charge of the Assistant Referee duties. A journey into the Forest on New Years Day in 2015 to see Bashley v Sholing, again in the Southern League South and West. Memory recalls that it was a dull, damp, dismal day and the football very much matched the weather it was a poor game that ended with a goal apiece. Neither Club equipped themselves well in the League with Sholing finishing seventeenth and resigning again - whist Bashley finished bottom some fourteen points adrift. However with Sholing resigning and Clevedon demoted because of ground grading problems, Bashley were reprieved. As with Andover some four years earlier it was a decision that was not perhaps for the best. 2nd January 2016 and a first-ever New Year dip into the Hellenic League albeit at Thatcham. The visitors were from the lovely Town of Lydney in Gloucestershire and given that Thatcham were to finish runners up at the end of the season, to Kidlington, they performed well in an entertaining game that finished four three in favour of the home side. Lydney eventually finished the season in mid table. The last of the games is again in the Southern League South and West and AFC Totton versus Winchester. On a crisp sunny afternoon, ideal for football, Winchester dominated the proceedings from start to finish to run out three one winners. The downside to the afternoon was an extremely eccentric refereeing performance that sadly saw some eight or nine cautions with not a bad tackle in sight. Both sides finished in the lower half of the table with Hereford finishing eighteen points ahead of anyone else to take the title. And 2018? Again, sadly not in the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) but where is yet to be decided. Sunday, 31 December /18 Edition #29 Page 4 of 11

5 LEAGUE STANDINGS as at Sunday 31 December 2017 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS RANK PREMIER DIVISION PL W D L F A GD PTS 1 Andover Town Blackfield & Langley Sholing Hamworthy United Alresford Town Lymington Town [*] Horndean AFC Portchester Shaftesbury Hamble Club Portland United Bashley Baffins Milton Rovers Bemerton Heath Harlequins [*] Team Solent Bournemouth Fareham Town Brockenhurst Cowes Sports Newport (IoW) Amesbury Town Petersfield Town [*] Points adjustment RANK FIRST DIVISION PL W D L F A GD PTS 1 Andover New Street Christchurch Tadley Calleva AFC Stoneham Romsey Town Laverstock & Ford United Services Portsmouth Alton New Milton Town Ringwood Town Downton Totton & Eling Whitchurch United Fawley East Cowes Victoria Hythe & Dibden Verwood Town Folland Sports [*] [*] Points adjustment Sunday, 31 December /18 Edition #29 Page 5 of 11

6 By way of comparison- here s the LEAGUE STANDINGS as at 31 December 2016 RANK PREMIER DIVISION PL W D L F A GD PTS 1 Moneyfields Blackfield & Langley Portland United AFC Portchester Sholing Team Solent Brockenhurst Horndean Alresford Town Newport (IoW) Amesbury Town Bashley Lymington Town Bemerton Heath Harlequins Hamworthy United Andover Town Bournemouth Whitchurch United Fawley Fareham Town Cowes Sports Verwood Town RANK FIRST DIVISION PL W D L F A GD PTS 1 Hamble Club Laverstock & Ford Baffins Milton Rovers Christchurch Shaftesbury AFC Stoneham Ringwood Town Tadley Calleva Alton Totton & Eling United Services Portsmouth Weymouth Reserves Downton Fleet Spurs Romsey Town New Milton Town Folland Sports Hythe & Dibden Pewsey Vale East Cowes Victoria Andover New Street Sunday, 31 December /18 Edition #29 Page 6 of 11

7 LEFT- Referee Appointments Officer Nick Taplin presents the Kappa MJM Sports Respect Award for the Premier Division for November 2017 to Ian Saunders the Manager of AFC Portchester. BELOW- Match action from Sholing versus Petersfield Town at the weekend, courtesy of Ray Routledge FORTHCOMING FIXTURES Saturday 6 January 2018 Buildbase FA Vase 4th Round Blackfield & Langley v Bracknell Town Newport (IoW) v Bradford Town Westfields v Hamble Club Premier Division Amesbury Town v Lymington Town Andover Town v Brockenhurst Bashley v Horndean Bemerton Heath Harlequins v AFC Portchester Bournemouth v Portland United Cowes Sports v Baffins Milton Rovers Hamworthy United v Sholing Petersfield Town v Fareham Town Shaftesbury v Alresford Town First Division AFC Stoneham v United Services Portsmouth Fawley v Romsey Town Folland Sports v New Milton Town Hythe & Dibden v East Cowes Victoria Laverstock & Ford v Christchurch Ringwood Town v Andover New Street Tadley Calleva v Alton Verwood Town v Whitchurch United Sunday, 31 December /18 Edition #29 Page 7 of 11

8 Tuesday 9 January 2018 Russell-Cotes Cup Quarter Final AFC Portchester v AFC Stoneham Andover Town v Paulsgrove Fareham Town v Sholing Sydenhams League Cup 3rd Round Hamble Club v Alresford Town Saturday 13 January 2018 Premier Division AFC Portchester v Hamworthy United Alresford Town v Lymington Town Baffins Milton Rovers v Shaftesbury Blackfield & Langley v Cowes Sports Brockenhurst v Bournemouth Fareham Town v Amesbury Town Hamble Club v Andover Town Horndean v Petersfield Town Newport (IoW) v Team Solent Portland United v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Sholing v Bashley First Division Christchurch v Whitchurch United Downton v Alton East Cowes Victoria v Verwood Town Fawley v Andover New Street Folland Sports v Laverstock & Ford New Milton Town v Tadley Calleva Totton & Eling v Romsey Town United Services Portsmouth v Ringwood Town Monday 15 January 2018 Southampton Senior Cup Quarter Final Team Solent v Blackfield & Langley Tuesday 16 January 2018 Premier Division Newport (IoW) v Cowes Sports Portsmouth Senior Cup Quarter Final Fareham Town v United Services Portsmouth Reserves Hayling United v AFC Portchester Southampton Senior Cup Quarter Final Netley Central Sports v Lymington Town Sholing v Hamble Club Salisbury Hospitals Cup Quarter Final Amesbury Town v Andover Town North Hants Senior Cup 2nd Round Overton United v Alresford Town Sunday, 31 December /18 Edition #29 Page 8 of 11

9 As we bring the curtain down on 2017, here s a final look at the attendance averages so far, this season TEAM 1617 AVGE 1718 AVGE +/- +/- AS A % AFC Portchester % AFC Stoneham % Alresford Town % Alton % Amesbury Town % Andover New Street % Andover Town % Baffins Milton Rovers % Bashley % Bemerton Heath Harlequins % Blackfield & Langley % Bournemouth % Brockenhurst % Christchurch % Cowes Sports % Downton % East Cowes Victoria % Fareham Town % Fawley % Folland Sports % Hamble Club % Hamworthy United % Horndean % Hythe & Dibden % Laverstock & Ford % Lymington Town % New Milton Town % Newport (IoW) % Petersfield Town % Portland United % Ringwood Town % Romsey Town % Shaftesbury % Sholing % Tadley Calleva % Team Solent % Totton & Eling % United Services Portsmouth % Verwood Town % Whitchurch United % saturday 30 December 2017 WEEKEND RESULTS ROUND UP Premier Division Andover Town 5-2 Alresford Town 237 Zach Glasspool [2-1 pen] Manny Yeboah 55 Alex Dockree Ben White 88 Mike Gosney [2-2 pens] Sunday, 31 December /18 Edition #29 Page 9 of 11

10 Bournemouth 1-1 Team Solent 41 Eder Batista 62 Jack Wilson 17 Hamble Club 0-4 Blackfield & Langley 74 Rico Wilson Sam Griffin Liam Robinson Franklyn Clarke Lymington Town 0-0 Brockenhurst 186 Portland United 0-2 Bashley 163 Lewis Ross 16 Harrison White 29 Shaftesbury 3-2 Amesbury Town 75 Ash Clarke 45+1 Jordan Matthews 39 Nick Hewlett 49 Luke Greenway 29 Bailey Hodge 87 Sholing 6-0 Petersfield Town 111 Lee Wort 26, 48, 88 Rory Wood 32 Jamie Bulpitt 60 OG 72 First Division ` Downton 1-4 Andover New Street 55 James Ward Gunner Yates Gary Thorne Casson Spencer Zac Hine New Milton Town 1-3 Christchurch 105 Steve Flynn 30 Max Wilcock 41 Luke Stone 45+1 Harvey Wright 64 Ringwood Town 4-3 Verwood Town 55 Lee Vint Brad Gale 8, 43 Ben Harris Ryan Kelly 88 Sammy Chilman Pepe Smith SATURDAY MATCH REPORT Gary Day writes BOURNEMOUTH 1-1 TEAM SOLENT The Team Solent side was missing a few regulars, partly due to the winter break, and it was time for the squad strength to be given another test in this game at Bournemouth. Solent included three of their under- 18 players in their starting line-up and five others were named on the subs bench. Bournemouth, on the other hand, included ten of the twelve that played in their previous match. This game had been a goal-less draw in the last two seasons and, add to that, another 0-0 in the league at Test Park earlier in the campaign the outcome might just have been a tad predictable. The pitch was damp and bumpy. Ohameje picked up a first minute yellow card for a bad tackle on Solent s Orvis (and the only one of the game). Saadi tried a shot from just outside the box for the Poppies but it was deflected clear for a corner. Solent won a corner and Ethan Taylor s flag-kick was partially cleared and fell to Jack WILSON whose firm low shot from outside the box went all the way into the corner of the net to give Solent a 17th minute lead (and, at last, a goal in this fixture after 197 minutes of trying!). It was the midfielder s first goal for Team Solent. There should have been more goals for the visitors as an Orvis shot from a further Taylor corner caused problems, but the Poppies eventually cleared, whilst a fine Taylor pass provided Mitford with a chance, but Sunday, 31 December /18 Edition #29 Page 10 of 11

11 he just failed to control the ball and it went begging. Taylor just failed to direct the ball home with a closerange volley and Willis-Dellimore was found by an Olumuyiwa pass and his chip just went the wrong side of the far angle. Solent created much more but only had the one goal to show for it at the break. HT: 0-1. Into the second half and a teasing Orvis cross was well headed clear by Poppies Speers. The home side showed more desire to get forward in this half. This eventually paid off with an equaliser on 62 minutes when Ohameje s cross from the left went over a Solent defender and was controlled well by BATISTA who fired home from close range. Solent looked to regain the lead, Orvis stabbed effort was deflected clear and Black s header from close in went over, but there weren t as many Solent opportunities in this half overall. Ohameje got forward to nod down a free-kick for the Poppies but the ball drifted wide whilst Solent keeper Collins was called upon to make a diving save to deny a firm and distant effort by Jamie Wilson. FT: 1-1. Solent will rue missed opportunities, particularly in the first half. The teams sit in 16th and 15th in the Premier Division table respectively following this game, with identical playing records. Although this fixture has at last produced some goals, it finished with a rather foreseeable outcome another draw! Abad start to the week, especially for those on the Island, as the only scheduled fixture on Boxing Day Newport v Cowes Sports fell foul of a waterlogged pitch. AFC Portchester opted for Friday night football for the second week running but hopes of emulating last week s high attendance were dashed by the weather and the game with Horndean was called off early in the day. The weather gods relented slightly on Saturday with only five matches postponed which was a far lower figure than expected and neither of the two teams at the top of the Premier Division were affected as both Andover Town and Blackfield and Langley added three more points to their totals. Andover defeated Alresford five two at the Portway in a game that featured four penalties, three for the home side, and all four were converted with Zach Glasspool and Mike Gosney claiming two goals apiece in front of 237 spectators - the highest attendance of the day. Blackfield travelled to Hamble Club and came away with a four goal victory with four different names on the score sheet. Lee Wort claimed the only hat trick of the day as Sholing regained third place with a six goal demolition of Petersfield and there was another high attendance at Lymington for the local derby with Brockenhurst but on the day, it was honours even as neither side could muster a goal. Portland too attracted a good crowd 163 and ended their long sequence of drawn games but not in the manner they would have wished as visitors Bashley scored twice WEEK 22 ROUND UP with John Gorman without reply to take the points. Shaftesbury defeated Amesbury by the odd goal in five with a late winner that was adjudged offside by the Assistant but not by the Referee and with the games at Baffins and Fareham being off the final game at Victoria Park between Bournemouth and Team Solent finished all square with a goal apiece. The six games scheduled for Division One were reduced by fifty per cent with the matches at East Cowes Vics, Fawley and Tadley being postponed and Andover New Street took advantage of the last named being inactive by returning to the top of the table after defeating Downton four one. Christchurch took their unbeaten run to thirteen and climbed back to second place with a three one win at New Milton. Another three figure crowd saw Steve Flynn take his tally for the season for the home side to twenty. Goals at Ringwood as well with Brad Gale scoring twice for Verwood but to no avail overall as the home side eventually came out on top by the odd goal in seven. So as we move in to 2018 Andover rules the roost with the two senior Clubs in the Town topping the two Divisions. Andover Town have a six point advantage over Blackfield and Langley who in turn are ten points clear of third place Sholing whilst New Street hold a two point advantage over Christchurch with it being a lot tighter at the top of Division One where seven points cover the top six Clubs. Happy New Year to all. Sunday, 31 December /18 Edition #29 Page 11 of 11