2 Evo-Stik League South, West. Official Matchday Programme. Sat 2nd Sept 2017 Kick Off 15:00. Larkhall Athletic. Magpies Main Sponsor

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1 Official Matchday Programme 2 Evo-Stik League South, West Sat 2nd Sept 2017 Kick Off 15:00 Larkhall Athletic Magpies Main Sponsor

2 Wimborne Town F.C. Club Line-up IN THE DIRECTORS BOX Club President Ken Stewart Acting Chairmen Tony Grant Ken Stewart Commercial Director Graham Bell Clubhouse Director Louise Davis Director of Football Matty Holmes Finance Lee Merrifield Football & Youth Development Director Terry Wateridge ON THE PITCH Manager Matty Holmes Assistant Manager Danny Holmes Coach John Macey Shane Traynor GK Coach David Walsh Sports Therapist Laurence Russell Kit Jeff Robbins Development Squad Mngr tba Head of Recruitment Terry Wateridge Groundsman Brian Sibley YOUTH SECTION Chairman Gus Phillips Secretary Sally Woods Welfare Officer Julianna Miller Treasurer Kieron Smart MAGPIES ONLINE Website: Facebook: Wimborne Town FC BEHIND THE GOAL Clubhouse Manager Louise Davis Secretary Peter Barham Treasurer Geoff Maxted Matchday Co-ordinator Tony Grant Club Podiatrist Dr. Michele Spruce Matchday Host Michele Govier Chief Steward Mike Randall Stewards Kevin Hart Peter Stroud Adam Teuber (First Aid) Darren Jones Tannoy Dee Dee Thornton Webmaster Paul Barlow Web-site Forum Dave Webber Commercial Asst Simon Plank Special Events Brian McIntyre Videos Dave Briggs Photographer Steve Harris Match Reporters Dave Briggs Graham Dunn Club Travel Excelsior Coaches Ground Maintenance Brian Sibley Turnstiles Rudi Cucka Colin Blake Tea Room Ann Barham Elaine Plank Trish Robbins BBQ Phill & Will Main 50/50 Seller Bryan McCann Shop Chris Dale Complimentary Gate Tony Jackson Vermin Controller Freddie Joyce Hon Bldng Surveyor Eric Lewis Hon Seamstress Barbara Bolton Programme Seller Brian Brewer Supporters Club Chris Dale Programme Editor Graham Dunn e: Clubhouse tel.no.:

3 From the Directors Box Good afternoon, and welcome to Cuthbury to our visitors from Larkhall. We extend our hospitality to the officials, players, staff and supporters, and hope you enjoy your time with us and have a safe journey home. It s been a mixed start to the season result wise 2 resounding wins and 2 defeats in the league, together with a disappointing cup exit to Andover. It s still early days and every team appears capable of beating each other but it s good to see that we are continuing to play our football in the right way and there have been plenty of goals! Today s match has been brought forward from later in the month as a result of the early exit from the FA cup of both teams. I ve spoken before about the loss of revenue from an early cup exit and whilst we don t budget for long cup runs its disappointing for all concerned to have gone out so early, and so pushing on in the league is the focus for the moment. In the meantime we wish Andover the best of luck in today s next round. Elsewhere the Development Squad are now up and running in the Wyvern League and whilst they suffered a heavy defeat at Poole Town during the week, the football, much like the first team, is played in the right way and as the title suggests we continue to develop the youngsters in the right way. Hopefully as the season progresses we ll start to see a couple filtering into the First Team match day squad. Last week s Family Fun Day went well - and the weather was great so a big thanks to all those that attended. As it was the first time we d held such an event it was always going to be a tricky one to organise and to be confident on numbers but the feedback was largely positive so a big thanks to Louise for organising this event. Keep your eyes peeled for other forthcoming events which we ll publicise in the clubhouse / website / programme etc in the usual way. Supporting these events will really help the club. Thanks as always for your support. Wimborne Town Football Club Ltd is a private company limited by shares and registered at Companies House with registered number Parmiter Holdings Ltd owns 77% of the issued shares and Adam Batchelor owns 17%. Front cover photo by Steve Harris shows Ben Walker in action in the game against Yate Town last Saturday.

4 Club Honours League Honours Wessex League Premier Division - winners: , , runners-up: , , , Dorset League Division One - winners: runners-up: Cup Honours FA Vase - winners: FA Cup - 1st round: FA Trophy - 1st round: Dorset Senior Cup - winners: , runners-up: , , , , Dorset Senior Amateur Cup - winners: , Dorset Minor Cup - winners: Wessex League Cup - winners: , , , , Match Sponsors Nov 4 Shortwood Utd Jan 6 Evesham Utd Apr 28 Slimbridge sponsored by Onshore Construction Onshore Construction Onshore Construction Management and Player Sponsors For details, contact Louise in the Clubhouse or tel: Matty Holmes Danny Holmes Scott Arnold Luke Holmes Toby Holmes Louis Kellaway James Stokoe sponsored by Falcon Construction Falcon Construction Falcon Construction Brian Sibley Brian Sibley Millstream Bistro Falcon Construction Thank you for your support of The Magpies

5 From the Dugout Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our league game v Larkhall, I would like to welcome the players, staff and supporters of Larkhall to Wimborne for the game today. Today s game will be another tough task. We won here narrowly, and lost away narrowly last season, they have some dangerous players which we will need to be fully aware of. The response last Saturday v Yate after our FA Cup defeat to Andover on the Tuesday was fantastic. After a slow start we grew into the game and scored some wonderful goals. Going 4-0 up late into the second half, I felt a clean sheet was on the cards but we suffered another sending off with Lee, and a soft penalty for Yate made the score line closer than what it should have been. The lads gave everything in the heat on Saturday so going into the bank holiday game on the Monday v Winchester was always a concern as it was our 4th game in 10 days. The 1-0 loss to Winchester on Monday was a real blow, anyone watching the game would have felt a draw minimum was a fair result. A lapse in concentration saw us give away a silly free kick and allow their centre back a free header to score. What delighted me most was the way we attacked them in second half and showed real hunger to get back into the game. They defended deep and resolutely to secure the 3 points but we certainly finished the game the stronger. August has seen us win 2 and lose 2. On reflection we are disappointed with our points return and feel that we should have a minimum of 8 points from the 4 games so far. The positive and most important part for me is that August has seen us compete in every game and performances at times have been excellent. We have a good base to build on with a tough September now looming. We hope Scotty will play a game on Wednesday in the Development Squad on his road to recovery. Josh Hartley and Will Prior are still longer term injuries, Dan Cann and Toby are being assessed this week to see if they will feature in the game today. I hope you all enjoy the game this afternoon. Best Wishes Matty Next Fixtures at Cuthbury Sat 9 Sept 15:00 Magpies vs Bristol Manor F Evo-Stik League South, West Weds 20 Sept 19:45 Dev Squad vs AFC Portchester Wyvern League Sat 30 Sept 15:00 Magpies vs Cinderford Town Evo-Stik League South, West

6 Match Day Packages for the season With the arrival of Matty Holmes as 1st Team Manager and his new brand of attractive football, Wimborne Town FC is going places. This is your opportunity to grow your business by being one of our partners. To make your match days special we have the following packages. If you would like to discuss your Match Day Hospitality Package please call Paul Barlow on or him at Match Mascot Package 50+VAT Pre-match kick about with the players Walk out with the players Photo with the players Admission for Mascot plus three others A signed match day programme PA Announcements at the ground Match Ball Package 195+VAT Admission for 5 people to the game in reserved covered seating Pre-match lunch for 5 people, plus half time hospitality in the 1878 suite A match day programme each A6 advert in the match day programme PA announcement at the ground Wimborne Town FC website & social media posts Supporters Package 295+VAT Admission for 10 people to the game in reserved covered seating Pre-match lunch for 10 people, plus half time hospitality in the 1878 suite A match day programme each A6 advert in the match day programme PA announcement at the ground Wimborne Town FC website & social media posts Sponsor Package 350+VAT Admission for 10 people to the game in reserved covered seating Pre-match lunch for 10 people with wine, plus half time hospitality in the 1878 suite Voting towards Man of the Match A match day programme each A5 advert in the match day programme PA announcement at the ground Wimborne Town FC website & social media posts Corporate Package 750+VAT Admission for 25 people to the game in reserved covered seating Pre-match buffet lunch for 10 people with wine, plus half time hospitality Voting towards Man of the Match A match day programme each A5 advert in the match day programme PA announcement at the ground Wimborne Town FC website & social media posts Packages for fewer people are available on a pro rata basis as are custom packages to suit any budget or requirements.

7 From the Dressing Room Hi, and welcome to our third home league game of the season, today it s against Larkhall. This game was originally scheduled for a Tuesday night at the end of the month, but as we d both been knocked out of the FA Cup in the Preliminary Round and had a vacant Saturday, it s been brought forward. I was unavailable for last Saturday s win over Yate, so you probably know more about that than I do. However, I was back for Monday s game at Winchester. It was an incredibly warm Bank Holiday, and the afternoon was more suited for sitting on the beach than playing football. There were no drinks breaks during our game, but I understand that at Salisbury the referee called for one every 20 minutes. Canny picked up a muscle strain in the Yate game so Matty decided to rest him, and asked me to play up front with Toby. I m happy to play in any position and will always do my best wherever Matty wants to play me. We were set-up as normal with the intention of keeping the ball. It was a bitty sort of game. I thought we defended well, and they didn t really cause us too many problems. They threw up long balls from the back, and we dealt with them OK. They had a couple of tall and quick defenders at the back, the no.6 was a good match for Toby in the foot races, but really we didn t give Toby much to feed off. Our best chances in the first half came from Luke s corners. We practise setpieces a lot in training, and it almost paid off. From one of them Matty O had a shot cleared off the line and the keeper saved the follow-up. We lacked some quality in the final third. As the game went on the heat seemed to drain the energy out of everyone on the pitch, and at the end even the ref was quick to grab a bottle of water. We were disappointed not to come away with something from the game and should have had at least a point. After the first month of the season we ve got six points from four games, and we re not too disheartened by that. If we d picked up a point or two from the away games at Didcot and Winchester we d be sitting quite high in the early league table. Larkhall had a good win at Barnstaple, and lost by the odd goal in three to both Winchester and Bristol Manor Farm, so we ll need to be at our best today. But we ve won both our league games at home, and the boys will be doing their best to keep that going today. I m sure many of you will remember Kev James who used to play for us. I m still in touch with him, and he texted to say he d be at last Monday s game. I tried to persuade him to bring his boots with them, but he s hung them up. I had a good chat with him after the game. He does some running to keep fit. I hope you enjoy today s game. James Stokoe

8 Wimborne 4 Yate 2-26 Aug - photos by Steve Harris Top - Gerard s safe hands; bottom - Toby scores our third goal

9 Wimborne Town 4 Yate Town 2-26 August Dave Briggs reports After building up a comfortable four goal lead, Wimborne Town had to fend off a late rally as the visitors ran in two goals and hit the crossbar.. Yate have made an unsatisfactory start to the season, but this was not in evidence as they made a confident start to the game. For the first ten minutes or so they looked the better team, but Wimborne settled down and the game was pretty even for the remainder of the half. That is except for the finishing. There were a few chances at each end, but on the half hour Wimborne went ahead when Jack Lovell took a throw-in and collected the return ball, carried it into the corner of the area, and placed a superb shot into the far top corner of the net. The visitors deserved better than to go in at half time a goal down, but things got worse when, in the last minute of the half, Toby Holmes collected a pass from Luke Holmes just outside the area and, from a narrow angle, blasted the ball into the top near corner of the net. Five minutes into the second half, Wimborne extended their lead with another excellent goal by Toby Holmes. After collecting the ball just outside the penalty area, he cut in along the six yard line, beating three defenders before placing the ball into the net.. On 73 minutes Wimborne were reduced to ten men when Lee Francis received a second yellow for a rash tackle, his first being for the ref. adjudging a dive a few minutes earlier. In spite of that, Wimborne made it four after eight minutes when Ben Mogg, who had come on as a substitute for the injured Dan Can, did well to collect a pass from the right and squeezed it past the advancing keeper from six yards. Yate were given a glimmer of hope on 85 minutes when the ref. awarded them a penalty for an alleged foul by Matty Oldring. Brad Norris put away the kick and the visitors were fired into a final effort to salvage something from the game. They upped their game and had a free kick smash against the crossbar. Two minutes into added time Norris scrambled in a second from close range, but time had run out and the visitors returned home empty handed. Wimborne Team: Gerard Benfield, Stefan Penny, Ben Walker, Billy Maybury (c), Matty Oldring, Louis Kellaway, Lee Francis, Luke Holmes, Toby Holmes, Dan Can, Jack Lovell. Subs: Sam Bayston, Sam Davidson, Josh Buck, Ben Mogg, David Walsh Match Stats Magpies Bluebells Goal Attempts on target GAs - blocked 3 3 GAs - off target 6 4 Corners 2 11 Fouls Off-side 0 4 Cards 1 R, 2 Y 2 Y

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11 Evo-Stik League South, West - 26 Aug - round-up by Steve Whitney AFC Totton 1-2 Slimbridge Bideford 0-1 Swindon S Cinderford T 1-3 Barnstaple T Cirencester T 1-2 Didcot T Kidlington 2-3 Bristol M F Larkhall Ath 1-2 Winchester C Only Taunton Town possess a 100% record after they won their third game of the new season at Shortwood. The visitors took only 7 minutes to break the deadlock when Ryan Brett shot home following a cross by Lewis Powell. Powell missed a great chance to increase the visitors lead his penalty being saved by Harry Pickering in the 38th minute. Powell made amends by providing the cross for Pierce Mitchell to turn home for Taunton s second in the 48th minute. However, the Peacocks were reduced to ten-men in the 71st minute when Matt Villis was sent-off for a foul on Levi Cox, who got up to slot home the resultant penalty to make it 2-1. AFC Totton, Bideford, Salisbury FC, Larkhall Athletic, Evesham United and Kidlington all suffered their first league defeats of 2017/18. The Stags were beaten 2-1 at Testwood Park by Slimbridge, for whom Sam Turl and Alex Hoyle had them two-up by the 19th minute Stuart Mott replying right on half-time. Bideford also lost at home 1-0 to Supermarine, for whom this was a first win after two opening draws Josh Parsons the scorer after 24 minutes. Steve Claridge`s Whites lost 2-1 at North Leigh, for whom Roger James` brace in the 29th and 80th minutes proved enough, despite Kane O`Keefe`s 65th minute reply. Mangotsfield U 2-0 Bishops Cleeve North Leigh 2-1 Salisbury Paulton Rov 2-0 Evesham U Shortwood U 1-2 Taunton T Wimborne T 4-2 Yate T The Larks were another to lose at home 2-1 to Winchester City, whose Rob Carr opened the scoring on the hourmark. Dan Restorick equalised 5 minutes later, only for Pat Cox to win it for City 12 minutes from time. Evesham were Paulton Rovers` first victims of the season as goals in each half from Kailan Gould and Sam Hedges proved enough. Kidlington were edged out at home by the odd goal in five by new boys Bristol Manor Farm. Kye Holly gave the visitors an early 4th minute lead, but the hosts led 2-1 by the 76th minutes through Darius Browne and Eric Odhiambo. However, Lloyd Mills levelled a minute from time and then Troy Simpson won it for Farm 5 minutes into stoppage time. There were first wins for Mangotsfield United and Barnstaple Town. The managerless Mangos inflicted a third successive defeat on Bishops Cleeve at Cossham Street while Barum won 3-1 at relegated Cinderford Town with goals from Jordan Charran, Nathan Cooper and Tiegan Rosenquest Andy Lewis replying from the spot. Elsewhere, Didcot Town earned a second win, impressively 2-1 at the Corinium Stadium against Cirencester Town with a last-gasp Seth Humphries effort after Louis Joyce had cancelled out Alan Griffin`s 20th minute opener. Wimborne won 4-2 at home to Yate.

12 Winchester City 1 Wimborne Town 0-28 Aug Graham Dunn reports As the two teams toiled in the torrid temperature, Winchester stole the points with a single goal after 29 minutes. The anticipated duel-in-the-sun between top strikers Holmes and Cox did not materialise as defences dominated. Manager Holmes rested Dan Cann, and versatile skipper Stokoe took his place up front alongside Holmes. In the opening exchanges it was Winchester s marauding right back, Williamson, who caught the eye and caused the visitors problems, but Maybury s positioning and timing dealt with the danger. On 12 minutes, slick passing between Francis, Walker and Stokoe gave Luke Holmes the opportunity to almost play Lovell through on the right. Then Kellaway played a ball down the right for Walker, but he was just beaten in a foot race by keeper Pryce. In midfield, mis-placed and over-hit passes typified the early stages of play, as defences kept on top. The opening, and only, goal came after 29 minutes. Winchester won a free-kick wide on their right. The initial ball was dealt with, but the second cross was glanced goalwards by Harfield, the tall defender, and his looping header went over Benfield and into the far corner. Wimborne responded and came close four minutes later. Luke Holmes corner on the left was met by Oldring but his effort was blocked on the line, and Pryce made a good reaction save to the follow-up. On 36 minutes, Maybury s central freekick 30 yards out was deflected for a corner. Luke s in-swinging corner looked to be going straight in until Pryce got a hand to it in a melee of players. At the start of the second-half, Mogg replaced Toby. Walker was involved in the action at both ends. Firstly he came in from the right to try his luck, but his shot was high and wide. And then, at the other end, he made an excellent defensive header. As the half progressed, Wimborne s slick passing game worked well in the middle third, but it was proving difficult to create clear-cut chances against the well-organised home defence. Chasing the game, the visitors changed formation, with the vocal and all-action Oldring holding firm at the back. Wimborne did have chances in a lively last 10 minutes. Bayston s snap shot was well saved, Walker s shot was blocked, and Lovell s header was in turn headed off the line. But the home side had a lead to defend, and were clearly determined to do so. Both teams deserve credit for their exertions in the searing heat, but, in truth, the game will not stay long in the memories of those who watched it. Match Stats Magpies Citizens Goal Attempts on target GAs - blocked 3 3 GAs - off target 5 7 Corners 6 6 Fouls Off-side 1 2 Cards 4 Y 3 Y

13 Evo-Stik League South, West - Bank Holiday round-up by Steve Whitney Barnstaple T Biships Cl ve Bristol M F Didcot T Salisbury Slimbridge 1-2 Bideford 0-3 Cinderford T 2-1 Larkhall Ath 1-0 Kidlington 2-0 AFC Totton 1-3 Shortwood U Swindon S 2-1 Cirencester T Taunton T 3-0 Paulton Rov Winchester C 1-0 Wimborne T Yate T 1-1 Mangotsfield U Evesham U 3-2 North Leigh Taunton Town maintained their 100 per cent start to the new season after beating Paulton Rovers 3-0 at home. In front of a crowd of 401, Les Afful gave the Peacocks a 26th minute lead from the penalty spot and then Ollie Chamberlain took them into the break two-up with a second right on the whistle. On-loan striker Olly Mehew confirmed victory with a third with 8 minutes remaining. Newcomers Bristol Manor Farm also remain unbeaten, taking second spot in the table after a 2-1 home win over neighbours Larkhall Athletic. Troy Simpson gave Farm a 10th minute lead they held until the 65th minute when Cory Simpson equalised. Dean Stamp won it for the hosts with 10 minutes to go. Josh Parsons gave `Marine a 14th minute lead at home against relegated Cirencester Town. Alan Griffin responded within 3 minutes, but Brad Hooper`s penalty 5 minutes into the second half sealed the home side`s win. Shortwood United and Cinderford Town both recorded first wins of the new campaign. Levi Cox proved to be Shortwood`s hero as he netted a hat-trick in their 3-1 win at Slimbridge. Marley Thomas had given the hosts a 9th minute lead before Cox struck in the 53rd, 60th and then completed his triple 4 minutes into stoppage time. Cinderford also triumphed on their travels, inflicting a fourth successive defeat on Bishops Cleeve. Declan Morley-Lyne after 22 minutes, a Lewis Clayton own goal 3 minutes later and then Rob Atkinson 9 minutes from time sealed the Foresters comfortable win. Josh Harfield`s goal on the half-hour mark eventually proved enough for Winchester City at home to Wimborne Town, while the second biggest crowd of the day in the division 502 saw Bideford triumph in the Devon derby at Barnstaple Town, thanks to goals from Ryan Turner after 14 minutes and Billy Tucker in the 81st minute, Chris Ibbeson replying for Barum 3 minutes from time. The biggest crowd was at at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium to see Salisbury beat AFC Totton 2-0, courtesy of goals from Marvin Brooks in the 29th and then on the hour-mark from the spot. A crowd of 413 saw Yate Town and visiting Mangotsfield United share a 1-1 draw in which the Mangos` Mitch Bryant opened the scoring after 19 minutes. Ben Brooks eventually pulled the Bluebells level just past the hour-mark. George Reid`s goal 13 minutes from the end saw Didcot Town win at home to Kidlington in the day`s other match.

14 Evo-Stik League Southern Division One South & West Yate Winchester Wimborne Taunton Swindon Slimbridge Shortwood Salisbury Paulton North Leigh Mangotsfld Larkhall Kidlington Evesham Didcot Cirencester Cinderford Bristol M F Bishops Clv Bideford Barnstaple AFC Totton Away Home AFC Totton Barnstaple Town Bideford Bishops Cleeve Bristol Manor farm Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Didcot Town Evesham Utd Kidlington Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield Utd North Leigh Paulton Rovers Salisbury Shortwood Utd Slimbridge Swindon S marine Taunton Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

15 Evo-Stik League South, West Form Table most recent result on left AFC Totton L L W W Barnstaple Town L W L L Bideford W L W W Bishops Cleeve L L L L Bristol Manor Farm W W D W Cinderford Town W L L D Cirencester Town L L W L Didcot Town W W W L Evesham United W L W D Kidlington L L W D Larkhall Athletic L L W D Mangotsfield United D W L L North Leigh L W D L Paulton Rovers L W D L Salisbury W L D W Shortwood United W L D L Slimbridge L W L W Swindon Supermarine W W D D Taunton Town W W W W Wimborne Town L W L W Winchester City W W L W Yate Town D L L D Evo-Stik League South Leading goalscorers as at 29 Aug West L.Cox Shortwood U 7 P.Cox Winchester C 4 D.Stamp Bristol M F 4 A.Griffin Cirencester T 3 J.Grace-Parsons Swindon S 3 T.Holmes Wimborne T 3 S.Mott AFC Totton 3 K.O Keefe Salisbury 3 G.Reid Didcot T 3 M.Thomas Slimbridge 3 Premier D.Angus Redditch U 5 J.Louis Banbury U 5 B.Wright Basingstoke T 5 C.Flood Slough T 4 G.Price Kings Langley 4 S.Weir-Daley Redditch U 4 J.Williams Bish Stortford 4 East J.Hall Dunstable 7 N.Shariff Rushden & D 6 S.Argent Hartley W tney 5 Evo-Stik League South, West - Fair Play Table as at 17 Aug 4 pts per caution, 10 or 12 pts for sending off Mangotsfield U 44 Kidlington 24 Cinderford T 24 Yate T 24 Cirencester T 20 Bideford 20 Paulton Rov 20 Shortwood U 16 Larkhall Ath 16 Didcot T 16 Evesham U 16 Wimborne T 14 Bristol M F 12 Taunton T 12 AFC Totton 12 Barnstaple T 12 Slimbridge 12 Salisbury 12 North Leigh 8 Winchester C 8 Swindon S 4 Bishops Cleeve 4

16 Evo-Stik League South, West - attendances Home games Highest Lowest Total Average Avge without Hereford Salisbury Taunton Town Barnstaple Town Evesham United Yate Town Bideford AFC Totton Swindon Supermarine Bristol Manor Farm Cirencester Town Slimbridge Wimborne Town Mangotsfield United Didcot Town Winchester City Larkhall Athletic Cinderford Town North Leigh Paulton Rovers Bishops Cleeve Shortwood United Kidlington Biggest attendance: Salisbury vs AFC Totton 675 Smallest attendance: Bishops Cleeve vs AFC Totton 68

17 Evo-Stik League South, West - 29 Aug 2017 Home Away Total GF GA GD Pts 1 Taunton Town Bristol Manor Farm Didcot Town Winchester City Bideford Swindon S marine Salisbury Evesham United Wimborne Town AFC Totton Slimbridge Larkhall Athletic Cinderford Town Shortwood Utd Kidlington Paulton Rovers North Leigh Mangotsfield Utd Cirencester Town Barnstaple Town Yate Town Bishops Cleeve In our league there have been 44 games: 17 home wins 39% 20 away wins 45% 7 draws 16% 142 goals average 3.2 goals per game. Biggest win: Mangotsfld U 0-5 Salisbury 12 Aug Biggest aggregate: North Leigh 2-5 Bristol Manor Farm 12 Aug

18 Club Notice Board Magpies 100 Club Results of the August draw: 100 Garry Probyn 50 Melanie Jones 25 Peter Barham You have to be in it to win it Children s Football Parties 5-12 year olds; 12 per child Contact Louise: Ladies Elvis Tribute Night Friday 13th October - 10 Contact Louise: Fixture Posters for Display Can you display one of the Club s fixture posters? Printed ones, both A4 & A5, and laminated too, available in the Clubhouse Lobby. Thank you. Walking Football at WTFC for over 45s Thursdays at 11:00 on the back pitch 1 hour session - 3 Contact Matty Holmes e:matty.holmes@wimbornetownfc.co.uk Wimborne Town FC Saturday Football Club Reception / Year am Year 2 and above am Please contact Kieran Burnett Tel: Cuthbury, Cowgrove Road Wimborne BH21 4EL Wimborne Town FC s Online Store July 7th saw the launch of the Club's new Online Store, where you can buy all your favourite club apparel. From replica 1st team shirts, training gear and polo shirts through to beanies, boot bags, hoodies and baseball caps, the store is crammed full of your favourite Wimborne Town gear, in both adult & junior sizes. Big thanks to John and the team at Axent Embroidery who have kindly built the e-commerce platform and will be holding stock of all the goodies waiting for you.

19 Season Tickets The following season ticket packages are available from Louise in the clubhouse for the season. 1 adult season ticket: 155 (gives entry to the pre-season friendlies & league fixtures - cup matches are excluded) 1 OAP season ticket: 85 (gives entry to the pre-season friendlies & league fixtures - cup matches are excluded) 1 adult / OAP / child reserved seat in the main stand to go with your season ticket: 25 (secure your favourite seat / viewing point for every match - excludes cup matches) Why not enjoy a pre-match hot meal with a drink & a half time cup of tea or coffee in the 1878 suite? covers all 21 home league matches. On the road again To encourage supporters to join Matty and the lads on their travels, the Club s Directors have set the cost of a seat at 10 - half-price for FA Vase VP Club. Please contact Peter Barham (tel: ) to book your seat. Evesham United - Sat 16 September 2017 (126 Miles) Spiers & Hartwell Jubilee Stadium, Cheltenham Road, Evesham Worcestershire WR11 2LZ Tel: Bideford - Sat 23 September 2017 (125 Miles) The Sports Ground, Kingsley Road, Bideford, Devon EX39 2LH Tel: Cost of going to away games Entry Prog Burger & Chips Tea Cost at ground Travel Fuel Total Didcot Town m Andover Town h-d m Winchester City 8 Online m Note: fuel cost calculated at 1.12 per litre ( 5 per gallon), 40 mpg Andover - no burgers or chips, just hot dogs Winchester - programme only available on-line, no physical copies

20 Matty Holmes Manager Appointed May Played 124 games for AFC Bournemouth. Also WestHam, Blackburn Rovers and Charlton. AFCB academy coach for the past 10 years. Danny Holmes Assistant Manager Appointed June Played for Middlesborough before moving to AFCB with loan spells at Farnborough, Aldershot and Salisbury. Has been coaching at AFCB academy for the last 8 years. Shane Traynor Coach Appointed June Played and captained Merstham in the Ryman league with coaching and management at Hamworthy, Weymouth and Poole. Also an AFCB academy coach. John Macey Coach Began his career as a goalkeeper at Bristol City before playing for Grimsby Town, Newport County and Minehead amongst others. David Walsh Goalkeeper coach Appointed July David will be coach for all the club teams. Laurence Russell Sports Therapist Appointed July Has previous football experience with Plymouth Argyll FC. Scott Arnold Position: Defence DoB: , Poole Re-signed: July 2011 Previous clubs: Rossgarth, Verwood Town, AFC Bournemouth, Poole Borough, Wimborne Town ( ), Bournemouth FC. Scott is club captain. Sam Bayston Position: Forward DoB: ,Poole Signed: Dec 2015 Previous clubs Hamworthy Utd,Poole Town and New Milton Gerard Benfield Position: Goalkeeper DoB: , Poole Signed: July 2016 Previous club Hamworthy Utd. Most improved young player award for last season Robbie Bradley Position: Midfield DoB: , Southampton Signed through our Development Squad. Development player award for last season. Josh Buck Position: Defence / Midfield DoB: , Poole Signed: August 2017 Previous club Blackfield & Langley Dan Cann Position: Forward DoB: , Reading Signed: July 2016 Prev clubs Winchester, Poole, Hungerford, Blackfield & L. Jason Collins Signed: July 2017 Wimborne Town - Management Team and Player Profiles Position: Goalkeeper DoB: , Hillingdon Previous clubs: Bemerton Heath Harlequins, Christchurch. Sam Davidson Position: Defence DoB: , Poole Signed: March 2016 Previous club Hamworthy Utd. Jason Dyer Position: Midfield DoB: , Poole Signed through our Development Squad, also Eastleigh & Hamworthy Utd.

21 Wimborne Town - Management Team and Player Profiles cont d Lee Francis Position: Midfield DoB: , Barnstaple Signed July 2017 Previous club, Barnstaple Town Josh Hartley Position: Midfield DoB: , Chatham Signed: July 2016 Luke Holmes Position: Midfield DoB: , Poole Originally signed: Oct 2015, rejoined in June 2016 after brief spells with Poole and Dorchester. Previously a scholar at AFCB. Young player of the season award last season. Toby Holmes Position: Forward DoB: , Poole Signed: June Previously at Dorchester Town Awards last season: Manager s player, Fantasy player, Golden Boot and Supporters player. Louis Kellaway Position: Midfield DoB: , Poole An energetic player who has developed through the youth teams. Chairman s player award for last season. Jack Lovell Position: Forward DoB: , Salisbury Signed from Bemerton Heath Harlequins in Other clubs incl Verwood Town Billy Maybury Position: Defence / Midfield DoB: , Poole Signed: Aug 2012 Previous club AFCB Last season, Players player award. Ben Mogg Position: Forward DoB: , Poole Signed Aug 2017 Previous clubs: WTFC Reserves, Exeter University Robinson Okumu Position: Forward DoB: , Kenya Signed through our Development squad. Matthew Oldring Position: Defence / Midfield DoB: , Poole Experienced player signed March 2017 from Dorchester Town. Stefan Penny Position: Defence / Midfield DoB: , Poole Signed August 2016 Previous club Hamworthy Utd. Will Prior Position: Midfield / Forward DoB: , Dorchester Signed through our Development squad. James Stokoe Position: Midfield DoB: , Winchester Signed June 2013 Previous clubs include Eastleigh, Bashley, Lymington & New Milton, Farnborough, Wimborne. He rejoined from Bashley after playing 191 games and scoring 68 goals for Wimborne between 2007 and This season will be his testimonial. Ben Walker Position: Defence DoB: , Poole Signed from Dorchester Town in Previously at AFCB for four years.

22 Results & Fixtures Date Opponents Comp Score Att Aug 12 BISHOPS CLEEVE Lge Benfield Hartley Davidson Maybury( R ) Oldring (1) Aug 16 Didcot Town Lge Benfield Hartley Davidson Maybury( Y ) Oldring Aug 19 Andover Town FAC P Benfield Hartley Davidson Kellaway Oldring Aug 22 ANDOVER TOWN FAC P (r) Benfield Francis Penny Maybury (Y) Oldring Aug 26 YATE TOWN Lge Benfield (Y) Penny Walker Maybury Oldring (Y) Aug 28 Winchester City Lge Benfield Penny (Y) Walker (Y) Maybury Oldring Sep 2 LARKHALL ATH Sep 9 BRISTOL MANOR F Sep 16 Evesham United Sep 23 Bideford Sep 30 CINDERFORD T Oct 3 Weymouth LCC 1 Oct 7 North Leigh FAT Oct 14 North Leigh Oct 21 SWINDON S Oct 24 Paulton Rovers Oct 31 GILLINGHAM T DSC 1 Nov 4 SHORTWOOD UTD Nov 11 Cirencester Town Nov 14 Taunton Town Nov 18 MANGOTSFIELD U Nov 25 Slimbridge Nov 28 AFC TOTTON Dec 2 Barnstaple Town Dec 9 KIDLINGTON Dec 16 DIDCOT TOWN Dec 23 Bishops Cleeve Dec 26 WINCHESTER C Jan 1 Salisbury Jan 6 EVESHAM UTD Jan 13 Yate Town Jan 20 CIRENCESTER T Jan 27 Shortwood United Feb 3 BIDEFORD Feb 10 Larkhall Athletic Feb 17 NORTH LEIGH Feb 24 Cinderford Town Mar 3 PAULTON RO Mar 10 Swindon S marine Mar 17 Kidlington Mar 24 BARNSTAPLE T Mar 31 Bristol Manor Farm Apr 2 SALISBURY Apr 7 Mangotsfield Utd Apr 14 TAUNTON T Apr 21 AFC Totton Apr 28 SLIMBRIDGE Evo-Stik League South, West Fixtures Saturday 2 September Wimborne T vs Larkhall Ath Saturday 9 September AFC Totton vs Yate T Bideford vs Evesham U Cinderford T vs Didcot T Cirencester T vs Winchester C Kidlington vs Taunton T Larkhall Ath vs Slimbridge Mangotsf ld U vs Swindon S North Leigh vs Barnstaple T Paulton Rov vs Bishops Cleeve Shortwood U vs Salisbury Wimborne T vs Bristol M F WTFC Fantasy Football for August 1st Toby Holmes 56 points 2nd Luke Holmes 22 points 3rd Jack Lovell 21 points 4th Dan Cann 18 points Best defender: Matt Oldring Congratulations to Toby 7 points Home games - IN BOLD FAC=Emirates FA Cup FAT=Buildbase FA Trophy LCC=BigFreeBet.Com Challenge Cup DSC=Dorset Senior Cup

23 Substitutes - used / unused Francis Stokoe L.Holmes T.Holmes (1) Cann Lovell (1) Kellaway SB Penny BW Mogg Francis Stokoe (1) L.Holmes T.Holmes Cann (1) Lovell LK SP Walker Bayston ST Francis Stokoe L.Holmes T.Holmes (3) Cann Lovell Buck Penny SB BM BW DW Kellaway Stokoe L.Holmes T.Holmes Cann (1) Lovell Bayston JC Buck BM BW Davidson Kellaway Francis ( R) L.Holmes T.Holmes (2) Cann Lovell (1) Bayston SD Buck Mogg (1) DW Kellaway Stokoe (Y) L.Holmes (Y) T.Holmes Francis Lovell Bayston SD Mogg Buck DC Player Stats League Cup App Sub Goal Asst App Sub Goal Asst Sam Bayston 3 1 Gerard Benfield 4 2 Josh Buck 2 2 Dan Cann Sam Davidson Lee Francis Josh Hartley 2 1 Luke Holmes Toby Holmes Louis Kellaway Jack Lovell Billy Maybury Ben Mogg 3 1 Matthew Oldring Stefan Penny James Stokoe Ben Walker 2 1 1

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25 Match Squads Wimborne Town Black & White Striped Shirts Black Shorts & Socks Manager: MATTY HOLMES Asst Mngr: DANNY HOLMES Coach: JOHN MACEY SHANE TRAYNOR G/K Coach: DAVID WALSH Sports Therapist LAURENCE RUSSELL Kit: JEFF ROBBINS GERARD BENFIELD (GK) BEN WALKER STEFAN PENNY BILLY MAYBURY (Capt) MATT OLDRING LOUIS KELLAWAY LUKE HOLMES TOBY HOLMES DAN CANN JACK LOVELL SAM BAYSTON JOSH BUCK SAM DAVIDSON BEN MOGG BEN WALKER JASON COLLINS (GK) Manager: Asst Mngr: Physio: Larkhall Athletic All Blue Keeper: Yellow PHIL BATER NEIL ARNDALE KIERAN MODEN SHAUN SEMMENS (GK) MASON WINTER NEIL ARNDALE MATT GUY (Capt) JAY ADAMS GERAINT BATER JOE TUMELTY ALEX LAMBERT GEORGE KING MATT GROVES CORY SIMPSON MATT BRITTON IBRAHIMA DIALLO JACK DANCEY DAN RESTORICK Referee: Assistant Referees: Today s Officials Robert Ablitt (Fareham) Derek Pratt (Stockbridge) Nathan Cook (Waterlooville)

26 Larkhall Athletic - Management and Player Profiles Shaun Semmens (26) Goalkeeper. Signed for the Larks in January 2017 from Mangotsfield United, having started his career playing for Godolphin in Cornwall. Ed Dryden (20) Defender. Centre-half Ed signed for the Larks in November 2016 from Winchester City: prior to that, he was picked up by Premier League Stoke City from Petersfield Town, then went out on loan to Whitehawk. Matt Guy (27) Defender; team captain. Matt is a central defender who joined the Larks from Yate Town last season. Previous clubs include Odd Down, Longwell Green, and Team Bath. Dan Restorick (18) Defender/midfield. Dan is a young but assured player, a product of the Larkhall u18s side who scored on his first team debut in He can play at defence or in midfield. Ben White (23) Defender. Ben is a central defender and a new signing for the Larks who is on dual registration with Odd Down. His last club was Olveston United and he has also played in Australia. Mason Winter (21) Defender. A right-sided full back who began his career at Bristol Rovers Academy, Mason is a new signing who last played for Cribbs FC. Jamie Adams (25) Midfield/defender. A hard-working and versatile midfielder/full back, Jay was a 2016 signing for the Larks who has previously played at Bridgwater Town, Tiverton Town and for Cardiff Met University. Geraint Bater (37) Midfielder. Bates is a central midfielder with a fine pedigree who started out at Bristol Rovers and has also played for Newport County as well as a number of Southern League sides. He become Wayne Thorne s number 2 in November 2015, and was first team manager from October 2016-January Matt Britton (22) Midfield. Central midfielder Matt, who can also fill in at central defence, joins the Larks from Western League side Cadbury Heath. Josh Egan (24) Midfield. A 2015 signing from Shortwood United, Josh is a goalscoring midfielder and dead ball specialist who has previously played for Bath City. Alex Lambert (26) Midfield. A left-sided winger, Alex signed last season for the Larks from Brislington where he featured in the side that reached the FA Cup 1st round. Previous clubs also include Mangotsfield United and Yate Town. Jamie Lyons (30) Midfield/defence. A Larks stalwart now in his 11th season for the club, Jamie is a key player for the team, capable of turning a game. Can also play up-front and at left back. Top scorer in the and seasons. Cory Simpson (24) Midfield/forward. Cory signed for the Larks in August having impressed with his goals and creative play pre-season. His last club was Cadbury Heath. Joe Tumelty (22) Midfield/forward. An incisive goal-scoring midfielder, Joe was Supporters Player of the Year in 2015 and made a welcome return to Plain Ham from Hereford last season.

27 Larkhall Athletic - Management and Player Profiles cont d Matt Groves (28) Striker. Grovesey is a forward with a fine pedigree who began his career as a professional at Bristol Rovers, moving on loan to Chippenham Town and Weymouth. Southern League teams he has played for include Tiverton Town and Mangotsfield Utd. George King (20) Centre forward. George is a promising young attacker who joined the Larks from Cribbs FC having had prior spells at Weston-super-Mare and Yate Town. He scored on his competitive debut for the Larks. Tyler Sibbick (25) Striker. Tyler rejoined the Larks from Frome Town in December A lethal finisher inside the box who scored 37 goals for the Larks in the season. Management Phil Bater manager. Phil enjoyed a tremendous playing career at higher levels, including Bristol Rovers, Brentford, Wrexham and Cardiff City, as well as playing for Wales u-21s. He has been a successful manager and coach at a number of clubs, notably Bristol Rovers, Mangotsfield United, and Clevedon. He joined the Larks as first team manager in January Neil Arndale assistant manager. Versatile full-back/defensive midfielder Arnie joined the Larks from Mangotsfield United in 2015 on the back of a superb career at Bristol Rovers and Cirencester Town (and the England youth teams!). Kieran Moden physio. Kieran has a degree in Sports Rehabilitation from UWE and FA qualifications in Intermediate Trauma and Medical Management in Football. Prior to joining the Larks he had worked for Bristol Rovers and Mangotsfield Utd. Larkhall Athletic F.C. a brief history Larkhall Athletic Football Club dates from In 1951 the club regained access to its home at Plain Ham after it had been turned over to allotments during WWII. Since then, it has gone from strength to strength, achieving the status in 2004 as a Premier Club and in 2008 as an FA Charter Standard Community Club, the first club to achieve this recognition in Bath. This status was renewed in 2011 and Initially the club rented Plain Ham match by match. It offered a sloping pitch, a timber hut for changing and a single tin bath for washing, a nearby standpipe providing the water source. In the early 60s Bath City Council granted the club a long lease on the ground at Plain Ham. A small club house was erected in In 1975 the main football pitch at Plain Ham was levelled and in 1983 the club house and changing rooms were doubled in size. In 1996, aided by a Lottery Grant, the club further extended and improved its club house. In 2004 Plain Ham was re-levelled, drainage improved and floodlights installed, all with the help of the Football Stadia Improvement Fund. At the same

28 Larkhall Athletic F.C. a brief history cont d time the car park was extended and new floodlights installed on the training area. In 2005 the club completed the purchase of Plain Ham from the Local Authority. In 2010 the battle with drainage of Plain Ham was once again a priority and in 2011 the hard standing was further extended to completely surround the pitch. To meet FA grading requirements, applications for funding to Sport England and Football Stadia Improvement Fund were successful, This has enabled the club to update the clubhouse to provide improved hospitality facilities for spectators and visiting officials, additional seats, more covered standing, improved turnstiles and new outside toilets. Further facility improvements, including a new ground boundary fence, pitch perimeter infill and a medical room have enabled us to satisfy the Grade D requirements. On the pitch the first team have a long list of honours, including: the Somerset Senior Cup in seasons in and , the Western League First Division Championship in and , the Western League Premier Division Championship in and the Western League double - Premier Division Championship and Les Phillips Cup in The Larks reached the last 16 of the FA Vase three seasons in succession; in and we lost to the eventual finalists of the competition. In 2014 we gained promotion to the Southern League. Our first season was a huge success and we reached the play-off final where we narrowly lost out 3-2 to Stratford Town. We also enjoyed a wonderful FA Cup campaign defeating Merthyr Town and Truro City away before losing in a replay with Gosport Borough from the FA Conference. In December 2011 we were selected by our local paper, the Bath Chronicle, as the local sports team of the year; quite an honour given the richness of the local competition. In 2014 the club was once again selected by the local paper for an award, this time as Senior Team of the Year. In July 2015 we were honoured to receive FA Charter Standard Community Club of the year award from the Somerset FA. This season we are looking to build on the success and enjoyment of our first three seasons in the Southern League while recognising the very stern challenge that this will present. Larkhall Athletic s Results Aug 12 Larkhall Ath 2-2 Evesham Utd League Aug 15 Barnstaple T 0-3 Larkhall Ath League Aug 19 Taunton T 3-0 Larkhall Ath FA Cup (P) Aug 26 Larkhall Ath 1-2 Winchester C League Aug 28 Bristol Manor F 2-1 Larkhall Ath League

29 Southern League Positions Wimborne T Larkhall Ath Southern League Scores - Wimborne Town vs Larkhall Ath - WTFC score first Home Away Wimborne Town in the Southern League Season P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position of of of of of of of 22

30 From the Daily Echo Archives Wimborne Town 3 Larkhall Athletic 0-24 January 2015 The ease with which Wimborne brushed aside the Western League champions would suggest their season is far from over. The Larks had arrived at Cuthbury bidding to extend a 4-match unbeaten run which had thrust them into the Division One South & West promotion picture. With just 36 seconds on the clock, Larkhall s keeper Alex Shaftoe contrived to gift Magpies a lead they would never look likely to surrender. A routine back-pass should have been food and drink for Shaftoe until his Lionel Messi impression turned very messy. He looked far from comfortable with the ball at his feet, a situation Jon Blake seized on, with Shaftoe s hurried clearance striking the midfielder and rolling into an unguarded net. Shaftoe did manage, albeit at the second attempt, to snaffle a speculative shot from Jamie Davidson before the stopper was berated by his own teammate following another awful clearance. Although he saved from Sam Griffin before the visitors appealed in vain for a penalty after Ross Lye had gone to ground under a challenge from Wimborne s emergency goalkeeper Paul Roast, things got worse for Shaftoe. He dropped Griffin s corner on the head of team-mate Matt Thorne whose luckless own goal doubled Wimborne s lead in the 10th minute. Larkhall offered little going forward and Roast, starting in goal for Wimborne for the first time in his long career with the club, could have been forgiven for putting up his shooting stick. Thorne s effort five minutes into the second half was correctly chalked out for offside before Mark Gamble was booked for diving after going to ground under Shaftoe s challenge. Larkhall midfielder Ross Lye, yellow carded for simulation in the first half, received a second caution and his marching orders for speaking out of turn following one of many baffling decisions from the referee in the 61st minute. And while the official s ambivalent display had the Larkhall bench hot under the collar on a number of occasions, Lye s dismissal was needless and frustrated visiting manager Wayne Thorne. Wimborne, who rarely had to break sweat to become the first team to do the double over Larkhall this season, put the finishing touches to a facile victory when Gamble sprung the offside trap and rounded Shaftoe to complete the scoring after 68 minutes. Magpies: Roast, Biles, Lupton, Maybury, Costello, Blake (Holmes, 80), Griffin (Waters, 88), Davidson, Kellaway, Gamble (Wilcox, 84), Stokoe. Unused sub: Field (g/k). Bright green idea - The Times 30 Aug 2017 Although not football-related, we thought this was such a good idea hat we had to pass it on - Ed Get your old folk a rocking chair that can charge electrical devices thanks to a pendulum, gears and a motor, a concept developed by the University of California.

31 Cup dates and selected fixtures Emirates FA Cup - First Round Qualifying 2 Sept - winners 3,000 AFC Portch str vs Dorchester T Andover T vs Cadbury Heath Bideford vs Bishops Cleeve Billericay T vs Didcot T Bridport vs Barnstaple T Cinderford T vs Moneyfields Farnborough vs Salisbury Frome T vs AFC Totton Gosport B vs Bridgwater T Hamworthy U vs Thatcham T North Leigh vs Biggleswade T Odd Down vs Weymouth Paulton Rov vs Winchester C St.Margaretsbury vs Kidlington Tavistock vs Taunton T Tuffley Rov vs Swindon S Buildbase FA Trophy Oct 7 Preliminary Round Oct 28 1 Qualifying Nov 11 Nov 25 Dec 16 2 Qualifying 3 Qualifying 1 Proper Buildbase FA Trophy Preliminary Round - 7 Oct - winners 3000 Bishops Cl ve vs Larkhall Ath Bristol Manor F vs Cinderford T Evesham U vs Cirencester T Fleet T vs Yate T Kidlington vs Winchester C Mangotsfield U vs Thame U Moneyfields vs Bideford North Leigh Salisbury Shortwood U Slimbridge Swindon S Taunton T vs Wimborne T vs Paulton R vs Didcot T vs Hartley Witney vs Barnstaple T vs AFC Totton Buildbase FA Trophy 1st Round Qualifying - 28 Oct - winners 3250 Dorchester T Gosport B Hereford Mangotsfield U / Thame U vs Basingstoke T vs Bristol Manor Farm / Cinderford T vs Weymouth vs North Leigh / Wimborne T BigFreeBet.com (League) Challenge Cup 1st Roun 2 Oct Dorchester T vs Salisbury 3 Oct Weymouth vs Wimborne T Dorset Senior Cup First Round Tues 31 Oct Wimborne Town vs Gillingham Town Ties 31 Oct Verwood Town vs Sherborne Town Weds 1 Nov Swanage T & Herston vs Shaftesbury Town Weds 1 Nov Bridport vs Weymouth 3 Oct Winchester C vs AFC Totton Sholing FA Youth Cup 1st Round Qualifying - w/c 18 Sept vs Wimborne T

32 National League System Step 1 National League Step 2 National League North National League South Step 3 Isthmian League Premier Division Northern Premier League Premier Division Southern League Premier Division Step 4 Isthmian League Div 1 North Northern Premier League Div 1 North Southern League East Isthmian League Div 1 South Northern Premier League Div 1 South Southern League West Step 5 Step 6 Combined Counties Premier Division Eastern Counties League Premier Division Essex Senior League Hellenic League Premier Division Midland Football League Premier Division North West Counties League Premier Division Northern Counties East League Premier Division Northern League Division One Southern Counties East League Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Southern Combination League Premier Division United Counties League Premier Division Wessex League Premier Division Western League Premier Division South West Peninsula League Premier Division Wessex League Division One Western League Division One and 14 other leagues Step 7 includes Dorset Premier League

33 Evo-Stik League South, Premier 29 Aug 2017 P GD Pts Banbury U Kettering T Kings Lynn T Slough T Redditch U Weymouth Tiverton T Biggleswade T Merthyr T Hereford Stratford T Royston T Chesham U Basingstoke T Kings Langley Hitchin T Frome T St Ives T Farnborough Dorchester T St Neots T Bishops Stortford Dunstable T Gosport B Around the Leagues Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Premier Div - 29 Aug 2017 P GD Pts Blackfield & L Horndean Hamworthy U Sholing Baffins Milton Rov Andover T Lymington T Alresford T AFC Portchester Brockenhurst Hamble Club Cowes Sports Portland U Fareham T Shaftesbury Newport (IoW) Bournemouth Amesbury T Petersfield T Bashley Bemerton Heath H Team Solent Wessex League Round-up - Non-League Paper 27 Aug Blackfield & Langley battled back to win 3-2 at Shaftesbury to make it five wins from five. Jamie White opened the scoring for the visitors, before Jack Vallis headed the hosts level. Ashley Clarke scored to put the Dorset club 2-1 up, but the Watersiders bagged the win thanks to Joe Byrne and Jamie White s second. Horndean came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Cowes Sports. Sports went ahead early on before Miles Everett drew the hosts level before the break. Horndean took control in the second half as Jack Maloney netted a penalty and Harry Jackson hit a late brace. Dan Mason scored a hat-trick for Sholing as they ran out 3-1 winners at Amesbury Town. Mason opened the scoring and then completed his treble after Amesbury had equalised. Matt Sheedy was on target for Brockenhurst as they won 2-1 at home tp Petersfield Town. The Badgers took the lead beforte Petersfield levelled, and Sheedy netted a second-half winner. Alresford Town ran out comfortable 4-0 winners at home to Team Solent. Hamworthy United won 2-0 at home to Fareham Town, and Lymington Town won 5-3 at Hamble Club.

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35 Simply the best - as chosen by Gerard Benfield We asked Gerard to name the best he d played with or seen in these categories: Best goalkeeper Best defender Best midfielder Best forward Best striker Best headerer Best dead-ball specialist Best passer Best tackler Most talented Fastest Best overall player Callum Stanton Ollie Harfield Sam Matthews Dan Cann Brandon Goodship Billy Maybury Stefan Penny Billy Maybury Bailey Cargill Luke Holmes Robinson Okumu Sam Matthews Football Shorts - Zlatan Ibrahimovic takes pay cut The 35-year old striker has reportedly taken a 200,000 per week pay cut in order to sign a new one-year deal with Man Utd. No need to pass round the collection box just yet though, as he ll still receive about 125,000 per week. Vanarama National League South - 29 Aug 2017 P GD Pts Chelmsford C St.Albans C East Thurrock U Havant & W looville Braintree T Dartford Truro C Hemel Hempstead T Gloucester C Bognor Regis T Chippenham T Eastbourne B Bath C Hampton & Richmnd Poole T Hungerford T Oxford C Concord Rangers Welling U Wealdstone Weston-super-Mare Whitehawk

36 Robbie Bradley Midfield Wimborne Town F.C. Development Squad Patrick Correia Forward Jason Dyer Defender Shae Dyer Midfield Josh Hall Midfield Adam Holmes Midfield Rob Okumu Forward George Smart Defender Charlie Tilsed Defender Kieran Burnett Coach The Development Squad play in the Wyvern Combination League Midweek Division Results and next fixtures: 16 Aug Basingstoke T Away L 0-4 Lge 23 Aug Moneyfields Home W 4-0 Lge 30 Aug Poole T Away L 0-6 Lge Weds 6 Sept 19:45 Laverstock & F Away WC Cup Tues 12 Sept 19:45 Verwood T Away JSMS Weds 20 Sept 19:45 AFC Portchstr Home Lge

37 WTFC Development Squad - Match Reports by Terry Wateridge Two weeks ago saw the start of the season for the Development Squad in the Midweek Wyvern League. Playing away to Basingstoke we lost 4-0 against an experienced under 21 side and never really got into our stride. This was our first match for some period of time with a lot of new players. Last week (23 Aug) we entertained Moneyfields who again fielded an older team. We started very bright and took an early first half lead through Josh Hall who finished well close in. We continued to dominate the game and went further ahead mid-way through the second half with a superb strike from Robbie Bradley. At the start of the second half, Moneyfields had their best and only spell for ten minutes. During this time they forced a penalty which was well saved by Jason Collins. This was the end of Moneyfields getting back into the game which we then dominated to the end. The third goal came from an excellent free kick taken by Charlie Tilsed. A few minutes before the end a good free kick taken by Josh Stacey from the left was met by Rob Okumu whose run was not picked up to finish well. We have a very young squad with nearly all our players ranging from 16 to 18 years of age. This was a very solid all round performance from the whole squad with some good football being played. Wyvern Combination Midweek Div as at 24 Aug P GD Pts Dorchester T Poole T Basingstoke T Moneyfields Salisbury Wimborne T Bashley AFC Portch tr Winchester C Football Shorts - Twitter stopped - I m on as a sub - Non-League Paper 27 Aug Followers of Baldock Town were left hanging midway through last weekend s FA Cup tie with North Greenford United - after the Twitter correspondent was called on as a substitute! But that didn t stop Liam Kenna from incurring a 10 fine from manager Luke Gregson for bringing his mobile phone to the dugout. Kenna had been posting live Twitter updates of their preliminary round tie when he was called on as substitute with just ten minutes to go. The tweets then ended without explanation as Spartan South Midlands Division One outfit Baldock went on to win 3-1. Kenna joked: The secretary used to do it but he left at the end of the season and because I have a bad back I ve been doing it. When I went to see the linesman to get my studs checked, I still had my phone in my hand. He said: You can t go on with that mate!

38 Wimborne Town F.C. Youth Section - U18s Darren Shepherd - Wimborne Town FC U18s Manager Our current South-West Counties Youth League U18s team came across to Wimborne Town FC as U12s to train alongside the older age groups, ready to enter as U13s in the Junior Premier League. This has proved to be a great experience for the boys over the years. They have consistently improved as a team, new lads have inevitably joined our squad along the way. There are a number of current players who first trained as U12s, which is great to see. The JPL was all about developing the boys technically as footballers, which we fully believe has been achieved. As a team they have had a lot of success over the years within the JPL leagues and cups. In addition to this they have reached the prestigious Hampshire Cup Final as U15s only to unfortunately lose on penalties. Last year as U16s they managed to reach the Hampshire Cup Final again and finally won, beating Fareham 3-2 in a highly entertaining game to watch. The team are about to begin a new phase in their development as we prepare to enter the U18s South-West Counties Youth League. This league is of a very high standard and will be extremely competitive with a lot of competent teams taking part. It is regarded as one of the best leagues for establishing youth talent into the senior game. Our home league games will be played on the excellent 3G playing surface at Blandford School, which has been our home venue for the previous 2 seasons. Our South-West Counties Youth league season starts with an away trip to Salisbury City FC on September 9th, Kick Off 10:30am. This will be followed by a home fixture against New College Swindon on September 16th, Kick Off 11am. We will also be taking part in the South- West Counties Youth League Cup. Other competitions we are entering this season are the FA Youth Cup, where we have been drawn away vs Sholing FC on week commencing Monday September 18th, Kick Off TBC, and the Hampshire Midweek Flood-Lit Cup where we have been drawn against Andover Town FC U19s away on Thursday October 5th, Kick Off 7:00pm. A number of our boys have recently had the opportunity to play for the Development team and this will continue over the next season, which is valuable experience of playing senior football. All together this year promises to be an exciting time for our players. It would be great to see a few of these boys eventually play First Team football for Wimborne Town FC. They certainly have the desire for it. You can follow our progress on the main Wimborne Town FC website, including regular updates, match and progress reports. Any support would be greatly appreciated as these lads attempt to progress further in their footballing pathway. All league games are played on Saturday mornings. There s pics of the lads opposite - Ed Darren

39 Wimborne Town F.C. U18s Sammy Thompson G/K - age 16 Tom Betts Defender - 16 Bayley Smith Midfield - 16 Pat Rogerson Midfield - 16 Frank Herrington Defender - 16 Ollie Osborne Defender - 16 Jake Carswell Midfield - 16 Ben Knight Midfield - 16 Danny Tourh Striker - 16 Aidan Shepherd Striker - age 16 Jack Tozer Midfield - 16 Taylor Sawyer Defender - 16 Harry Wright Midfield - 16 Sam Haynes Defender - 16 Josh Blake Defender - 16 Jordan Chaffey Defender - 16 Eddie Aimson Defender - 16

40 Introducing - Laurence Russell - our new Sports Therapist What's your background leading to the role of sports therapist? I studied BSc Sports Therapy at the University of St.Mark and St.John, Plymouth over 3 years. During this time I also work with the university football and hockey teams. Additionally, I completed a placement with Plymouth Argyle FC first team, and went on to work with them for a period after the completion of my degree. I then moved back to Poole to start working with Total Therapy, where I am still based after 18 months! I've also recently become qualified in Immediate Trauma and Medical Management in football. What's your football / sporting history? I ve played football for as long as I can remember! I played for Parkstone Heights and Poole Town FC during my youth, as well as playing for my school, college and university teams. I also enjoy paddle boarding, tennis and squash. I enjoy most sports (as long as I m good at them!). What are you looking forward to about the role? I m looking forward to applying my knowledge to the benefit of the team and getting to know the playing and coaching staff and hopefully watching some good football! What do you think will be the greatest challenges in the role? As well as trying to deal with injuries as they come, I also think a challenge lies in ensuring that the players previous injury history doesn t affect them in moving forward. So I need to ensure that me and the players build a good relationship in order to optimise the outcome of their rehabilitation.. they ve been very good so far! Prevention is better than cure! Tell us a little-known fact about yourself I m extremely competitive! I was one of sixteen people to win a trip to the 2006 world cup.. shame it was 0-0 England vs Portugal.. Rooney sent off and we lost of penalties! 5 favourites: - football team - Man Utd - football player - Zlatan Ibrahimovic - TV programme or film - Game of Thrones - karaoke song - Neil Diamond, Sweet Caroline - night out - Ashley Cross 5 preferences: - prevention or cure? - prevention - aerobics or pilates - aerobics - carrot or stick - carrot - fact or fiction - fact - latte or lager - lager. Laurence - thanks for your time, and welcome to WTFC. Inset - Laurence and the bench at Christchurch. Opposite - helping to treat Gosport s keeper - pics by Steve Harris

41 Introducing - Laurence Russell - our new Sports Therapist cont d Laurence, on right, helps to treat the Gosport keeper - photo by Steve Harris Caption Competition Can you suggest a suitable caption for Steve s pic of Michele and Dave Briggs at the Yate game last Saturday. There s a free hot drink for the best. - that s got you thinking. Stop me and tell me at today s game. Graham

42 As it s international weekend, and he recently retired from playing for England, here s Wayne Rooney s international career in numbers Most England Goals Michael Owen Jimmy Greaves Gary Lineker Sir Bobby Charlton Wayne Rooney Most England Caps Peter Shilton 125 Wayne Rooney 119 David Beckham 115 Steven Gerard 114 Bobby Moore 108 Ashley Cole 107 Sir Bobby Charlton 106 Frank Lampard 106 Billy Wright 105 Managers he played under games (goals) Roy Hodgson 42 (25) Fabio Capello 33 (14) Sven=Goran Eriksson 33 (11) Steve McClaren 7 (3) Gareth Southgate 3 (0) Sam Allardyce 1 (0) Most common team-mate games Frank Lampard 72 Steven Gerrard 71 Ashley Cole 70 Most common opponents Slovenia 5 Switzerland 5 Wales 5 But he only played once with: Jack Butland, Kevin Davies, Danny Drinkwater, Jon Flanagan, Anthony Gardner, Ton Heaton, Francis Jeffers, Ryan Mason, Jack Rodwell, Alan Thompson, Bobby Zamora, Leon Osman, Jay Rodriguez Stats & info from The Times 24 Aug 2017

43 Half-time Quiz - Wayne Rooney s England career - more or less Did he play more games for England: 1. In competitions or friendlies 2. At home, away or neutral venues? 3. While at Everton or Man Utd? 4. When single or married? 5. Before fatherhood or as a father? Did he score more goals: 6. In competitive or friendly games? 7. At home, away or neutral venues? 8. Inside or outside the penalty box? 9. In the first half or second half? 10. With his head, left or right foot? Answers on next page Dorchester Town manager Craig Laird has resigned - club statement 30/8 Following discussions between Team Manager Craig Laird and the Board of Directors, Craig Laird has resigned with immediate effect citing increased work commitments in his main employment. Trevor Senior has been appointed as interim manager with Stuart Heath working alongside him.

44 Half-time Quiz - Wayne Rooney s England career - more or less - answers in competitions (incl 21 at tournaments) - 45 in friendlies at home, 41 away, 26 at neutral venues games while at Man Utd, 18 while at Everton when married, 43 when single as a father, 56 before fatherhood in competitive games (7 at tournaments), 16 in friendlies at home, 21 away, 8 at neutral venues inside the box, 9 outside during the second half, 24 in the first half with his right foot, 11 with his head, 5 with his left foot. Football Shorts - no red cards Lionel Messi and Ryan Giggs have played more than 1,500 club games without being sent off: Giggs 963 games (all Man Utd); Messi 585 games (all Barcelona)

45 Non-League Paper Programme Column by Matthew Bishop The new season is not even a month old, but already, five managers in the National League have either been sacked or resigned from their respective roles. It s a shocking statistic, but in this day and age, is the number of bosses leaving their jobs that surprising? However, what is maybe more surprising is the number of resignations. What do they say about the shape football is in at the moment? Are trigger-happy chairmen and the pressures of modern football making managerial jobs harder than ever before? Kevin Nicholson was the first boss to be relieved of his duties this season, when the Torquay United manager was sacked after just five games. Granted, it was a poor start to the campaign for the Gulls but just three months ago, Nicholson was the man leading Torquay to National League safety. He deserved more time to turn things around. Just five days after Nicholson was let go, another Non-League stalwart saw his managerial reign come to an end as the Gordon Bartlett stepped down as Wealdstone boss after 22 years. While he wasn t sacked, the ambitious aspirations of Stones chairman Peter Marsden meant Bartlett s job was becoming increasingly pressurised, so he stepped down to take a youth development role with the club. This season was Bartlett s best opportunity to fulfil his dream and lead Wealdstone to the top tier of Non- League football, but after a tough start, it was deemed best for the longest serving manager in England to leave his job. Elsewhere in Non-League, Hungerford saw their manager of eight years, Bobby Wilkinson, leave the club, Barrow s Paul Cox resigned despite overseeing such a great season last term and, most recently, Whitehawk s Jimmy Dack resigned with the team rooted to the foot of National League South. It is no secret being a football manager is a very tough job, and the number of bosses leaving their roles already this season highlights that. With more money in the game, higher demands and greater expectations, it seems we aren t giving managers the time they deserve to do jobs to the best of their abilities, and many are moving on. Non-League Day will return for an eighth consecutive season on Saturday 7th October With England playing on October 8th and no Premier League or Championship games scheduled, the date provides a platform for clubs to promote the importance of volunteer-led community football, while empowering fans to show support for their local non-league side.

46 Dorset Dave s Chuckle Corner Sandro s holding his face. You can tell from that it s a knee injury. - Former footballer Dion Dublin Players win games, but managers give you the impotence to go and do it. - Welsh international Lee Fowler If he d done that, no one would have batted an eyebrow. - Former player Phil Thompson Frank Lampard has still got the same legs he had five years ago. - Former footballer and manager Ray Wilkins Aaron Ramsey hasn t always been the flavour of the Arsenal fans eyes. Former Scottish international Craig Burley The ball came off the left breast of Sebastien Bassong. - Broadcaster Sam Matterface Sessegnon gets it on his left hand foot. - Former manager Iain Dowie In his interviews, Beckham manages to sit on the fence very well and keeps both ears on the ground. - Ex-Ireland manager Brian Kerr And now for Dave s limerick: There was a young man from Larkhall Who was invited to a fancy dress ball He thought he would risk it and go as a biscuit But a dog ate him up in the hall Voted third Best Joke at this year s Edinburgh Fringe I ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What s the point? - Alexei Sayle Dear John A reader writes: Dear John, My wife and I are having a disagreement, and I wonder if you could help. I think it's right to conserve resources, including my money. So recently I've been popping my smalls into the dishwasher just before we turn it on to save water and electricity. However, my wife isn't very keen on the idea. What do you think? John s answer: Well I'm not too surprised that she's not keen on your idea. Have you considered the fallout of this situation? Say you have friends round for a meal and you had a hot curry. After they ve gone you put the dishes in the dishwasher followed by your smalls with no Comfort liquid (other brands available). I can see that when you re out shopping or doing something else and you start to sweat then you could develop a nasty rash. It would be so embarrassing to let other people see you scratching in delicate places. So I agree with your wife - don't be so tight, and pay the electric. If not, carry on scratching! Hope I've been of some help Graham.

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