WCFC v Mangotsfield United FC Saturday 29 th December 2018 Evo-Stik League South Division One South Thanks to Andy Corner for the Photography Winchester City Football Club is a committee run members club and as such is an unincorporated association.
FROM THE BOARDROOM Good Afternoon All and welcome to the Simplyhealth City Ground for today s Evo-Stik League South Division One South fixture between Winchester City FC and Mangotsfield United FC. We would like to issue a warm welcome to the Players, Officials and Supporters that have made the journey from the West Country and we hope you enjoy your afternoon with us and have a safe journey home. City were beaten last time out with a 3-0 home loss against Moneyfields. Despite playing well, the hosts were unable to find the target and Moneyfields took their chances well. Today is our last home game of what has been an exciting and successful 2018. Craig Davis side have produced some memorable performances in the last twelve months, not to mention the tremendous FA Cup earlier this season. City begin the new year with a trip to Blackfield and Langley on New Year s Day, kick-off at 13:00 before a home game with Cinderford Town on Saturday 5 th January. Happy New Year to you all and we look forward to seeing you back here at the Simplyhealth City Ground on Saturday 5 th. Enjoy the game! #youcitizens
DAVO S DIARY Good afternoon and a warm welcome to Mangotsfield United for this afternoon s last game of 2018. I wish their players, staff and supporters a pleasant stay with us and a safe trip home. Boxing Day was a really disappointing game for us all, there was no doubt we played some really good football and should have been comfortably ahead before they scored, from then on that pattern continued with us playing all the football and them playing long balls and physically out powering us, don t get me wrong, we are not afraid of a physical encounter, but Moneyfields are on another level, credit to them by no means is it a criticism from me, however, it s not how I would want to have my side playing week in week out, there are elements of it that I wish we had though! Player news we are without Rob Carr injured but hope to have Flooksy back which is a bonus as we have missed him. We also have doubts over several other players including Jamie Barron, we will see how they all shape up when they arrive. One final thing I wanted to say a huge thanks for all of the support over this year, we have had some very special days together and let s hope that we can have plenty more in 2019! We have lost some major characters and special people this year in Terry Bone and Tina Elkins, they are sadly missed however we will never forget them, let s hope we can have a great year next year in their honour. Enjoy the game! Up the citizens! Davo
TODAY S VISITORS MANGOTSFIELD UNITED FC CLUB HISTORY The 2018/19 season is Mangotsfield s 19 th campaign as a Southern League club. This is their tenth season in the Evo-Stik League South - Division One South, previously finishing 9 th in 2009/10, 3 rd in 2010/11, (but losing the play-off semi-final, 1-3 to Frome Town), 14 th in 2011/12, 13 th in 2012/13, 11 th in 2013/14, 10 th in 2014/15, 14 th in 2015/16, 8 th in 2016/17, & 16 th in 2017/18. The Board of Directors comprises, Mike Richardson as Chairman, & Pete Crowley as Director of Football Club Development. There has been football in the village since 1888 and four years later, Mangotsfield FC became a founder member of the Bristol & District League (later to become the Western Football League in 1895) but the club folded after 10 years. From 1898 until the 1950s, Mangotsfield FC was disbanded and subsequently reformed on several occasions. In January 1951, the parent club dispensed with the Reserve X1 for financial reasons leaving many local players without a team to play for. These players decided to form a new club in the village and at the start of the 1951-52 season, the newly-established Mangotsfield United FC was entered into the Bristol & District League, Division Vll. They achieved five successive promotions and gained entry to the Bristol & District Premier Combination in 1957. The club remained there until 1972-73, when it was accepted in to the Western League. The Club became established in the Western League during the 1970 s and despite being relegated to the first division in 1981-82, The Field, as they were affectionately known, bounced straight back the following season and under the guidance of the charismatic Ralph Miller, who as Chairman, undertook the task of improving the ground and its facilities, became a force in the Premier, mainly featuring in the leading positions. In 1991, the club, managed by Harold Jarman and assisted by Terry Rowles, achieved regional glory by taking the (then) Great Mills League Premier Division title, ahead of runners-up Torrington. Disappointingly, they were denied promotion to the Southern League as their ground failed to meet the grading requirements and there followed several lean seasons as the team disbanded. Under newly-elected Chairman Richard Davis, however, off the pitch, things were improving. Terry Rowles returned to manage the club himself in 1995 and kept them in the spotlight by consistently finishing in the top three/four in the Great Mills/Screwfix League and an appearance in the FA Vase semi-final (losing to Clitheroe), but their ambitions of promotion and Southern League football were always thwarted by the continual success of Taunton and Tiverton Town. It was considered very important to establish a sound working base, improve ground facilities and secure a long-term tenure on their Cossham Street ground. In earlier years, the Roger Pullin / Richard Davis partnership had seen many improvements take place, with the installation of Conference-style floodlights and at the end of the 2003/04 season, the Cossham Street end of the ground was covered, together with new toilet blocks and social club improvements. Ex player Andy Black returned to the club as Manager in 1999 and guided the club to promotion to the Dr. Martens Southern League and three successful campaigns. The 2003/04 campaign did not go too well and just before Christmas, Black was replaced by Martyn Grimshaw. Towards the end of the campaign, Nigel Webb came in as his Assistant, but the club could only finish in 13 th place, which was not high enough for the planned re-structuring of the Pyramid. The Management duo made promotion their priority in 2004/05 and the club headed the table for most of the campaign, eventually taking the Division One West title with a 21 match unbeaten run. After 28 seasons at Western League level, the club had spent just five campaigns at Southern League level before reaching the Premier Division. The club have looked for financial stability in recent years, with the need to reach out to the community and attract a broader fan-base and local sponsorship. There has been some success in that area with the Cossham Street ground currently named The GJC Commercials Ltd Stadium. Sometimes now referred to as The Mangos, the 2018/19 campaign, began with the first complete season with Ollie Price at the helm together with Dean Pendry as Head Coach. They were in a caretaker capacity in the latter half of the 2017/18 campaign. Their immediate aim is to return to the Southern Football League, Premier Division, where they spent four seasons from 2005-2009, finishing 10 th, 9 th, 14 th and 22 nd.
TODAY S VISITORS MANGOTSFIELD UNITED FC PLAYER PROFILES OLIVER (OLLIE) PRICE MANAGER (DOB: 12-9-1982) Has taken on the Managerial post permanently for 2018/19, after acting as caretaker in the latter half of 2017/18. He returned to Cossham Street from Frome Town, at the start of 2017/18, after he played for three seasons for us (04/05-06/07) making 88(11) appearances and scoring 5 goals. He originally signed in May 2004 from Clevedon Town where he made 139 appearances, having signed for them from Exeter City in July 2001. He was at St. James Park as a YTS player before being surprisingly released. Formed a strong partnership with Gary Warren at Cossham Street, and has also played for Paulton Rovers, Yate & Larkhall. NEIL SIMONS ASSISTANT MANAGER Has joined Mangotsfield Utd as Assistant Manager in December 2018. He was successful as Manager at Chipping Sodbury Town and has a good knowledge of Western League and all local football. He is professional in his approach and has a good understanding of the game. DEAN PENDRY HEAD COACH (DOB: 2-4-81) 37 year old Dean originally joined the club in July 2000, having been released from YTS level at Bristol Rovers. He proved to be a more than useful acquisition for the club during our first five seasons in the Southern League, playing on the right side of midfield and threatening defences with his darting runs. Prior to arriving at Cossham Street, Dean made a number of appearances for Screwfix League side, Bitton. Suffered a badly broken leg during May 05 and missed the whole of the 2005/06 season. He then spent a season or two with Paulton Rovers and re-signed for The Field in early October 2009. He has linked up with Ollie Price to try and bring the good times back to Cossham Street. RUSS GREGORY ASSISTANT COACH Starting his second season with us, now as Assistant Coach. He is already at FA Level 1 coaching and working his way towards level two. He has also qualified his FA courses for Talent ID and Scouting, Psychology, Emergency Aid and Safeguarding. Since joining us during last season, he has become a valued member of the Coaching staff with a good knowledge of the non-league scene, especially at Youth level. NEIL STIRLING COLEMAN SPORTS THERAPIST Neil took over from Georgia Smith, after being with rivals Swindon Supermarine FC last season. He is a qualified Sports Therapist working out of the Stirling Sports Therapy Clinic at Ministry of Fitness in Bristol. With his background as a professional cyclist and now as a competitive bodybuilder, he understands the importance of being able to keep doing the activities you love whether this is in pursuit of optimal sporting performance, or simply being able to enjoy daily life pain-free. JOHN HOUSE MATCHDAY ASSISTANT / KIT John is a valuable member of the management team, and a true clubman. Helping on pitch preparation, kit, match-balls etc. He has been at the club for over eighteen years, and in earlier times, was a big help to Pat McKeown with the Reserves. He played Western league football in his playing days and has appeared for Cadbury Heath & Oldland, amongst others. TERRY ROSE MATCHDAY ASSISTANT/CO-ORDINATOR (DOB:17/9/1945) Now a sprightly 73, Terry was a huge Bristol City fan, watching them in their brief flirtation with the old First Division, and a regular season-ticket holder. When they fell away from those dizzy heights, he started watching Mangotsfield United, and when he retired from HGV driving in 2011, he started to
help the club out on match days. His help has been invaluable and you may recall that his grandson Nathan was briefly with the club two season s ago. KIERAN HODGES - GOALKEEPER (DOB: 14-9-1998) Born Weston-super-Mare, came up through Youth ranks with Bristol Rovers and joined Bath City in November 2017. Signed on dual registration until end of campaign. LOCHLAN ROBERTSON GOALKEEPER (DOB: 31/10/2000) 17-year-old signed on work experience from Bristol City. He made one appearance last season in a 4-3 away victory at Didcot Town. JORDAN WILLIAMS DEFENDER (DOB: 28-7-1997) Jordan signed in early August 2017, for a second spell at Cossham Street, from Weston-super-Mare. He was with us in 2016/17 for a 3-game spell on loan from The Seagulls. He was at Southampton for 18 months from the young age of 12 years old. Joined Bristol Rovers until he was 16 and then Southampton re-signed him for 2 years. In that time, he made 2 appearances for Malta U18s. Joined St. Andrews FC Malta and made 18 appearances, before joining Weston-super-Mare in July 16. Finished 2016/17 on loan at Dorchester Town. Only missed 2 matches last term for us. SEKANI SIMPSON DEFENDER (DOB: 11-3-1984) Sekani was with Clevedon Town last season, having joined them from Weston-super-Mare in November 2016. Started his career as a youth with Bristol City and had spells with Forest Green Rovers and Tamworth before joining Bath City. He made 376 apps for The Romans in almost 10 years and joined Weston in March 2016. MATTY TANNER DEFENDER (DOB:23/1/99) Born in Bath, has been attending South Gloucestershire & Stroud College, he has signed from Bristol Manor Farm, who he joined in the summer from Yate Town. He has appeared previously for Reading FC, Swindon Town, Bradford Town & Melksham Town. SONNIE LOW DEFENDER 21-year-old who has previously been with Shortwood United and Gloucester City. COLIN MUGOYA-TABINGWA (DOB: 5-12-1997) 20-year-old, Centre or right-back, who has impressed in pre-season. Over the last two seasons or so, has been with Hayes & Yeading United, but had brief spells with Bracknell Town, Burnham and Clapton. JAMES BLOOM (DOB: 11-8-1991) Cardiff-born defender, aged 27, who has joined from Cinderford Town. He can play centrally or on the left. He has also appeared for Merthyr Town, Port Talbot, and had a very brief spell with Gloucester City. Played in Scotland with Alloa and Falkirk. CHRIS PECK CENTRAL MIDFIELD (DOB: 16-7-1988) Combative central midfielder who has been a strong part of Bradford Town s engine room for the last two successful seasons for the club. He was previously captain at Welton Rovers and also counts Forest Green Rovers and Odd Down amongst his former clubs, CLAYTON FORTUNE - DEFENER/MIDFIELD Experienced defender, who can also play in midfield. Returns to the club after making 14(4} appearances in 2012/13 & 2013/14. Started his career with Bristol City, & Tottenham Youth and spent time with Aldershot, Port Vale, Leyton Orient, Darlington, Rushden & Diamonds, Weston-super-Mare, & Hereford United. He has recently been with Clevedon Town, where he was a player and Assistant Manager. KURT JAMES: -CENTRAL DEFENDER: Signed for Mangotsfield in November 2018, previously been with Bradford Town FC.
HARRY RUTTY CENTRAL DEFENDER 19-year-old Central Defender who has signed from the Chippenham Park/Academy. Started as a youngster with Bristol Rovers and then joined Bristol City's Academy. He then joined Forest Green Rovers, then Salisbury before joining Chippenham Town and since then has been skippering their Development side, Chippenham Park in the Western League. He has great potential. CHRIS LANE : - WING-BACK : (DOB: 23-8-1884) First signed during the summer of 2004 from Screwfix Premier side, Brislington, having previously been with Bishop Sutton. He proved to be an astute signing and his pace down the flanks caused problems. Not a player who scored on a regular basis, but he has shown that with the ball at his feet, he can cause havoc when running at defences. Over three seasons at Cossham Street, his Mangos career record was 105 (33) apps and 13 goals. He later went on to Paulton Rovers and was in the side, together with Ollie Price, which took on Norwich City in the FA Cup. RYAN GISSING MIDFIELDER (DOB:11/9/1998) Joins from Clevedon Town, where he has been for the last two seasons. Ryan was their Under 18s captain and a regular midfielder with the first team, Last season voted First Team Player's Player of the Year, Ryan has well over 50 first team appearances under his belt after making his Clevedon debut in August 2016. Ryan was formally with North Somerset Football Development and Bristol Rovers Academy. ADAM KELLY - MIDFIELD (DOB:11/2/1988) Exeter born and much-travelled midfielder signed for Mangotsfield United in late January 2018. His career has seen him play for several clubs, which includes, Bashley, Winchester City, Weymouth, Tiverton, Dorchester Town, Truro City, Bodmin Town, Witheridge FC and Salisbury City, for whom he made 77 appearances and score 14 goals. He was at Taunton Town in 2016/17. LUKE SPOKES MIDFIELD Youngster, just 18, currently a SGC College Grad (Filton Academy) and is suited to a central midfield role. MICHAEL RIMMER - Ball playing midfielder who loves the ball at his feet. Can fill in at centre half if needed, also a penalty specialist. Has signed from Brislington and was previously with Bradford Town. CAELEN SIMPSON MIDFIELD (DOB:10-9-1993) Midfielder who has been with Odd Down AFC and previously was with Henbury in the Glos. County League. Together with Sekani, he is a cousin to Kye, and Kane. MILES JOHN ATTACKING MIDFIELDER, Born Cardiff 19-9-1995. Started with Bristol City Youth and played for Port Talbot, Canterbury United (NZ), Napier City Reserves (NZ), Bath City, Cinderford Town, Chippenham Town & Merthyr Town DAN DEMKIV ATTACKING MIDFIELDER (DOB:26-12-1996) 22-year-old Dan was with Southampton from U7s to U18s. He joined Salisbury, then Nuneaton Town before joining Cirencester Town. Born in Bath, he moved on to Melksham Town and has joined Mangotsfield United in December 2018. JAKE THOMAS MIDFIELDER 17 years of age, a wide midfielder, who can play or either side, who has been playing with Chipping Sodbury in the Toolstation Western League. GEORGE LLOYD STRIKER (DOB: 1-5-1993) 25-year-old, signed from Cinderford Town in May 2016, after helping them to win the South & West championship. Was their top scorer in 2014/15. A fast, pacy and skilful forward who was previously with Toolstation league side Bitton AFC. He suffered a serious leg injury in the pre-season and only returned to action in February. Looks to rediscover his Cinderford scoring form in 18/19.
LEWIS G. POWELL FORWARD (DOB:12/3/1998) A 20-year-old forward who began the 2015/16 at Bitton AFC, where he stayed for half a season, then went to play for Yate Town. He was also on trial with Bristol City s U21s and was with Weston-super- Mare in 2016/17. He also had a loan spell at Dorchester Town, and was then originally on loan to us from The Seagulls. He has returned to Mangotsfield in January 2018, from Bristol Manor Farm. SAM HILL FORWARD (DOB:19-7-1995) 23-year-old who has made a few appearances over the last few seasons. He was with Mangotsfield Sports but has recently been scoring goals for Little Stoke FC. Adapted well to the higher level of Step Four football, scoring 2 goals from 8(6) apps. LOUIS BRITTON STRIKER (DOB:17-3-2001) Promising youngster who has done well in pre-season and is the son of former Mangotsfield favourite, Geoff Britton..
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MALCOLM S MUSINGS We welcome Mangotsfield to Winchester for today s game. For each of the previous two seasons Mangotsfield have been the visitors for our first home Saturday home match of the season, but this season our first match of the season was Mangotsfield away which we won 2-1 with Oli Bailey and Tyrell Mitford scoring Winchester s goals after Colin Mugoya had put Mangotsfield ahead. Craig Davis however will however need no reminding of the unfortunate circumstances that caused him to miss this match. Last season s corresponding match was won 3-0 by Winchester with late goals from Oli Bailey and Rob Carr adding to an early Pat Cox goal. Closure of the M3 that day and an injury to the referee during the course of the game which resulted in a replacement official being found were major talking points that day. Later in the season the teams drew 1-1 at Mangotsfield with Simon Gilbert converting a penalty four minutes from time after Jamie Barron had put Winchester ahead midway through the second half. To date we have played Mangotsfield ten times, losing four of these which include an F A Cup fixture, drawing three and winning three. The first time I saw a Mangotsfield team play was in the 1970 s when the Rothmans Cup was in operation. At that time, Rothmans sponsored Northern, Isthmian, Western and Hellenic Leagues and they organised a cup competition This Mangotsfield team of the 1970's contained Harold Jarman who was later to become their manager and had earlier in his career made over 452 first team appearances for Bristol Rovers as a winger in which he scored 127 goals. Harold's fellow winger for a significant proportion of these games was Ray Graydon who lived locally and often attended Eastleigh games during the latter part of the 1990's, as he was friendly with bar steward Colin Pigford. Harold was also a Gloucestershire cricketer, although in 45 first class matches he averaged 18.58 with the bat and a highest score of 67 not out and did not take a wicket. The second time I saw Mangotsfield play was in the 2013/14 F A Cup when having beaten Winchester City in the previous round they travelled to Eastleigh and lost 4-0. Mangotsfield spent 28 seasons as a Western League club, finishing champions once, runners up once and third place six times, and returned to the top flight immediately following the one season they were relegated from the Premier Division. In 2000 they joined the Southern League and in their fifth season won the Western Division and qualified to play in the Premier Division where they spent four seasons before being relegated. In 1995/96 they reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, but lost to Clitheroe despite winning the home leg of the two-legged semi-final. Their best-known player is Lewis Hogg who had previously played for Bristol Rovers, Barnet, Bath City and Gloucester City, Many of their former youth team players have gone on to play in the Football league, with Gary Megson (Formerly of Everton and Manchester City) and Nicky Tanner (formerly of Liverpool) among them. Mangotsfield though had a great relationship with our own club stalwart Terry Bone and wrote a very nice piece on their club forum when Terry passed away earlier this season. As this is the last match of 2018 I would like to wish you all the best for the New Year. It was good to see the club Christmas party so well attended with many sectors of the club represented.
RESULTS DATE FIXTURE COMPETITION ATTENDANCE Sat 18/08/18 Mangotsfield United 1-2 WCFC (Bailey, Mitford) League 150 Tue 21/08/18 WCFC 3-2 Thatcham Town (Rusher, Cook, Mitford) League 220 Sat 25/08/18 WCFC 1-0 Bournemouth (Mitford) FA Cup 109 Mon 27/08/18 Moneyfields 0-2 WCFC (Barron, Bailey) League 102 Sat 01/09/18 WCFC 2-2 Melksham Town (Cook, Mlambo) League 160 Tue 04/09/18 WCFC 1-1 Gosport Borough (Roberts) League Cup 106 Sat 08/09/18 Frome Town 1-1 WCFC (Mitford) FA Cup 165 Tue 11/09/18 WCFC 2-1 Frome Town (AET) (Mitford, Cocklin) FA Cup 151 Sat 15/09/18 WCFC 2-3 Paulton Rovers (Mitford, Own Goal) League 152 Sat 22/09/18 Merthyr Town 1-4 WCFC (Barron, Mitford 3) FA Cup 291 Sat 29/09/18 Slimbridge 2-2 WCFC (Barron, Mitford) FA Trophy 85 Tue 02/10/18 WCFC 3-3 Slimbridge (AET) (Mitford 2 (1pen), Barron) FA Trophy 93 Sat 06/10/18 WCFC 3-0 Cirencester Town (Carr, Mlambo, Hayward FA Cup 302 (pen) Tue 09/10/18 WCFC 0-0 Hartley Wintney Hampshire Senior Cup 102 Tue 16/10/18 Cirencester Town 3-2 WCFC (Bailey, Barron) League 108 Sat 20/10/18 Torquay United 4-1 WCFC (Hayward (pen)) FA Cup 2,202 Tue 23/10/18 AFC Totton 1-1 WCFC (Bailey) League 362 Thur 25/10/18 WCFC 3-3 Folland Sports (Rusher, Krygier, Croucher) Soton Senior Cup 32 Sat 27/10/18 WCFC 1-1 Highworth Town (Bailey) League 123 Sat 03/11/18 Barnstaple Town 3-2 WCFC (Bailey, Mitford) League 138 Tue 13/11/18 WCFC 1-2 Evesham United (Carr) League 136 Sat 17/11/18 WCFC 0-1 Yate Town League 190 Thur 22/11/18 WCFC 2-2 Montefiore Halls (Davis, Mlambo) Soton Senior Cup 39 Sat 24/11/18 Slimbridge 1-3 WCFC (Griggs, Barron, Bailey) League 75 Tue 27/11/18 Fleet Town 1-2 WCFC (Rawkins, Mitford) League 101 Sat 01/12/18 WCFC 1-0 Larkhall Athletic (Hill) League 120 Sat 08/12/18 Street 0-2 WCFC (Rawkins, Cunningham) League 120 Sat 15/12/18 WCFC 2-2 Bideford (Mitford, Harfield) League 115 Sat 22/12/18 Bristol Manor Farm 3-1 WCFC (Bailey) League 151 Wed 26/12/18 WCFC 0-3 Moneyfields League 182
FIXTURES Sat 29/12/18 WCFC v Mangotsfield United (League) Tue 01/01/19 Blackfield & Langley v WCFC (League) 13:00 Sat 05/01/19 WCFC v Cinderford Town (League) Sat 12/01/19 Thatcham Town v WCFC (League) Sat 19/01/19 Paulton Rovers v WCFC (League) Sat 26/01/19 WCFC v Cirencester Town (League) Sat 02/02/19 Highworth Town v WCFC (League) Fri 08/02/19 WCFC v AFC Totton (League) Sat 16/02/19 Evesham United v WCFC (League) Sat 23/02/19 WCFC v Barnstaple Town (League) Sat 02/03/19 Bideford v WCFC (League) Sat 09/03/19 WCFC v Street (League) Sat 16/03/19 WCFC v Slimbridge (League) Sat 23/03/19 Larkhall Athletic v WCFC (League) Sat 30/03/19 WCFC v Fleet Town (League) Sat 04/04/19 Yate Town v WCFC (League) Sat 13/04/19 WCFC v Bristol Manor Farm (League) Fri 19/04/19 Melksham Town v WCFC (League) Mon 22/04/19 WCFC v Blackfield & Langley (League) Sat 27/04/19 Cinderford Town v WCFC (League) For the latest league tables in the Evo-Stik League South, please click here
WHO S WHO? BEHIND THE SCENES PRESIDENT JOHN MOODY RPSL CHAIRMAN ELLIOTT TRODD DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL DAVID MALONE VICE PRESIDENT STEVE BRINE MP & COUNCILLOR IAN TAIT LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS TERRY PAINE MBE & TERRY BONE CLUB SECRETARY MATT RICHBELL FIXTURES SECRETARY - MIKE CARTER TREASURER PAUL MURRAY MBE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WAYNE ELKINS, ROBERT CONWAY, SALLY STATHAM, STEVE (RONNIE) RAINBIRD, ELLIOTT TRODD, MATT RICHBELL, MIKE CARTER, JO BROCKSOM, ALLAN HIGGS, KEN RAISBECK, JOHN MOODY, MARGARET MOODY, JUDY MALONE, JUDITH TOWERTON, DAVID MALONE, RYAN ANDRESS, MARTIN MOODY, LIAM DIFFORD, DARRELL GOWERS HEAD OF COMMERCIAL MIKE CARTER & MATT RICHBELL CAR PARKING & STADIUM SALLY STATHAM STADIUM ANNOUNCER WAYNE ELKINS WEBSITE STEVE (RONNIE) RAINBIRD PROGRAMME EDITORS MATT RICHBELL & MIKE CARTER MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY WAYNE ELKINS GROUND MAINTENANCE MIKE CARTER & DAVE GREEN GROUNDSMAN RAY BULPIT CHIEF STEWARD STEVE RAINBIRD BAR MANAGER KEVIN WATKINS PHOTOGRAPHER ANDY CORNER PLAYER SHIRTS SPONSORS ROB CONWAY SHOP MANAGER NIKKI PERCIVAL ASST. SHOP MANAGER ROD YOUNGMAN CLUB CATERING JUDY MALONE, JUDITH TOWERTON, MARGARET MOODY & SALLY STATHAM CAR PARKING SALLY STATHAM, DAVE GREEN 50-50 DRAW JUDY MALONE, JUDITH TOWERTON. TURNSTILE OPERATORS RICH PICKETT & ALLY BROWN ON THE PITCH FIRST-TEAM MANAGER CRAIG DAVIS ASSISTANT MANAGER SEAN BIRCHNALL DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL DAVID MALONE SPORTS THERAPISTS JO BROCKSOM CHIEF SCOUT PETE MILLARD RESERVE TEAM MANAGER RYAN ANDRESS ASSISTANT RESERVE TEAM MANAGER DARREN NICHOLSON HEAD OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ELLIOTT TRODD
CONTACT US secretary.wcfc@gmail.com wcfcprogramme@outlook.com Winchester City Football Club @wincityfc @WCFC-Staff @WCFC_Fans The Simplyhealth City Ground, Hillier Way, Abbots Barton, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7SR. 07825 828918.
EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION ONE SOUTH FIXTURES Saturday 29 th December League AFC Totton v Highworth Town Barnstaple Town v Moneyfields Cirencester Town v Bristol Manor Farm Evesham United v Melksham Town Fleet Town v Street Paulton Rovers v Cinderford Town Slimbridge v Blackfield & Langley WCFC v Mangotsfield United Yate Town v Thatcham Town Tuesday 1 st January League Blackfield & Langley v WCFC (13:00) Street v Barnstaple Town (14:00) Bideford v Paulton Rovers Bristol Manor Farm v Larkhall Athletic Cinderford Town v Slimbridge Highworth Town v Evesham United Mangotsfield United v Cirencester Town Melksham Town v Yate Town Moneyfields v Fleet Town Thatcham Town v AFC Totton Saturday 5 th January League AFC Totton v Mangotsfield United Cirencester Town v Melksham Town Evesham United v Bideford Fleet Town v Highworth Town Larkhall Athletic v Moneyfields Paulton Rovers v Bristol Manor Farm Slimbridge v Thatcham Town WCFC v Cinderford Town Yate Town v Street Tuesday 8 th January League AFC Totton v Melksham Town Moneyfields v Paulton Rovers Russell Cotes Cup Quarter-Final Lymington Town v Fleet Town
TOP GOALSCORERS EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION ONE SOUTH 1. Ben Whitehead (Cirencester Town) 16 2. Lerone Rudi Plummer (Blackfield & Langley) 13 3. Lewis Powell (Larkhall Athletic) 10 4. Steve Hutchings (Moneyfields) 9 5. Alan Griffin (Cirencester Town) 8 6. Callum McGhee-Parsons (Highworth Town) 8 7. Oli Bailey (WCFC) 8 8. Craig Feeney (AFC Totton) 8 9. Jonathan Davies (Melksham Town) 8 10. Neikell Plummer (Melksham Town) 7 WYVERN LEAGUE 1. Aidan Shepherd (Wimborne Town) 12 2. Brandon Jewell (Salisbury/Moneyfields) 11 3. George Gregory (Moneyfields) 9 4. Efu Kazadi (AFC Portchester) 8 5. Louis McWilliams (Wimborne Town) 8 6. Kelvin Obaze (AFC Portchester) 7 7. Reece Tuppen (AFC Portchester) 7 8. Jordi Bond (Sholing) 6 9. Josh Carey (Sholing) 5 10. William Fletcher (Wimborne Town) 5 HAMPSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH LEAGUE 1. Freddie Bullard (Brockenhurst) 18 2. Toby Bailey (Brockenhurst) 15 3. Matt Wotton (AFC Totton) 12 4. Nick Riley (Team Solent) 11 5. Brendan Cox (Moneyfields) 9 6. James Shorey (Brockenhurst) 8 7. Luke Bennett (Team Solent) 7 8. Joshua Hoey (AFC Stoneham) 7 9. Tom Knibbs (AFC Portchester) 7 10. Sam White (Brockenhurst) 7
WCFC U18s LEAGUE TABLE POS CLUB P W D L GD PTS 1 WCFC 7 7 0 0 15 21 2 TEAM SOLENT 7 6 0 1 18 18 3 BROCKENHURST 9 4 1 4 2 13 4 MONEYFIELDS 5 4 0 1 2 12 5 SHOLING 7 3 1 3-1 10 6 AFC STONEHAM 5 2 1 2-2 7 7 AFC TOTTON 7 2 1 4-3 7 8 CHRISTCHURCH 7 1 0 6 0 3 9 AFC PORTCHESTER 8 0 0 8-31 0 WCFC U18s FIXTURES 06/01/19 WCFC U18s v Christchurch U18s League (At Whitchurch United FC) 10/01/19 Moneyfields U18s v WCFC U18s Midweek Floodlit Cup 20/01/19 Sholing v WCFC U18s- League 27/01/19 Team Solent U18s v WCFC U18s League 03/02/19 WCFC U18s v Moneyfields U18s League (At Whitchurch United FC) 10/02/19 Christchurch U18s v WCFC U18s League 17/02/19 WCFC U18s v Team Solent U18s League (At Whitchurch United FC) 24/02/19 WCFC U18s v AFC Stoneham U18s League (At Whitchurch United FC) 03/03/19 Brockenhurst U18S v WCFC U18s League 10/03/19 AFC Stoneham U18s v WCFC U18s League
PHOTOS BY GARY MARSH
LEAGUE HONOURS Southern League: Play-Off Semi-Finalists (2016) Wessex Premier League: Winners (2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2011-12) Runners-Up (2004-2005, 2014-2015) Hampshire County League: Winners (1928-1929) Hampshire Premier League: Winners (2002-2003) Hampshire League Division 1: Winners (2001-2002) Runners-Up (1929-1930, 1949-1950 & 1970-1971) Hampshire League Division 2: Winners (1957-1958, 1973-1974 & 1991-1992) Hampshire League Division 3: Runners-Up (1967-1968 & 1979-1980) Hampshire League Division 3 East: Runners-Up (1949-1950 & 1951-1952) Hampshire League North Division: Winners (1904-1905 & 1928-1929) Runners-Up (1909-1910, 1911-1912 & 1919-1920) Hampshire League Championship Shield: Winners (1928-1929) Hampshire League Combination Division 2: Winners (2005-2006) South Hampshire League: Winners (1896-1897, 1897-1898 & 1898-1899) North Hants League: Winners (2002-2003)
CUP HONOURS FA Vase: Winners (2004) Hampshire Senior Cup: Winners (1935 & 2005) Finalists (1888 & 2016) Hampshire Tournament Cup: Winners (1888) Finalists (1889 & 1890) Hampshire Floodlit Cup: Winners (2005) Finalists (2003) Russell Cotes Cup: Winners (1955 & 1971) North Hants Senior Cup: Winners (1982, 1987, 2002 & 2015) North Hants League Cup: Winners (2003) Southampton Senior Cup: Winners (1950, 1952, 2001 & 2003) Finalists (1909) Basingstoke Senior Cup: Finalists (2002) Andover & District Open Cup: Winners (2002) Hampshire Intermediate Cup: Winners (1952, 1968, 1973 & 2002) Wessex League Cup: Winners (2004) Wyvern Challenge Shield: Finalists (2013) Hampshire League, League Cup: Winners (1994 & 2003) Hampshire League Combination Cup: Finalists (2002) Hampshire Chronicle Cup: Winners (2005) Southern Newspapers Invitation Cup: Winners (1971) Inter-League Challenge: Winners (2001 & 2002)
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PLAYER PROFILES RYAN PRYCE Ex-AFC Bournemouth Goalkeeper that also lists Salisbury City, Gosport Borough and Fleet Town amongst his former clubs. Pryce made five senior appearances for the Cherries, making his debut against Southend United. DANNY KING - Left sided defender, the clubs longest-serving player currently and a real fans favourite. A teacher by trade, he has played for Chelsea and Southampton in his youth. Danny reached his testimonial year last season and had his testimonial at the end of the 2017-18 campaign. JOSH HARFIELD 23-year-old defender who has played for Whitchurch United and most recently, Fleet Town, Harfield has returned to City last summer, a player with real potential for the future. JOE HAYWARD Defender who joined us last season having previously been with Eastleigh FC, unfortunately broke his leg recently but returned quickly and showed what great potential he has. Delighted he is with us again this year and look forward to seeing him in action. JOE COOK Returned to the club in the early part of this season having also been a Citizen last campaign. Versatile can play in either defence or midfield. JAMIE BARRON - Resigned from Gosport Borough Jamie has played for Salisbury, Andover, Sholing and Folland Sports. A winner of a Schools National Cup medal. Appointed Captain for another season and a really important player for us. OLI BAILEY 20-year-old striker who has joined the club last summer from Gosport Borough, has also previously played for Swindon Supermarine and started out as a youngster at Southampton FC. Pacey, enthusiastic forward with a bright future. Scored 21 goals last season and is looking to push on again this campaign. ROB CARR 24-year-old highly rated winger that has previously played for both Woking and also Fleet Town. Another regular goal scorer with 20 goals plus in his last 3 seasons for Fleet Town. Entering his second season with the Citizens. SIMBA MLAMBO Also signed from Davis former club, Fleet Town. Mlambo has spent the past few seasons in North Hampshire and was an Alton Town player before this. Can play wide or up front and a player with immense speed and power in the air. Another playing starting his second season with City. JOSH TOMBS - 17-year-old youth team goalkeeper who was promoted to the first team squad this year after an excellent season in the reserves last season. JOSH CORNER - midfielder who is still in the youth team but made several appearances and impressed last season despite his young age. HARVEY CLARK - Another youth team player who made a first team debut last season, he is a defender who we have high hopes for. TYRELL MITFORD - Forward player signed from Team Solent, played for Gosport at step 3 last season, excited to have this player on board and has already settled in well after signing this summer. Mitford previously has football league experience with QPR.
JAKE RAWKINS - Diminutive tricky winger who we signed from Bemerton in the Wessex league after scoring a lot of goals for them last season. He has played at this level previously for AFC Totton. LIAM GILBERT - Combative ball playing midfield player in his first full season for the Citizens after signing halfway through last season, previously captain for AFC Totton. MATT ANDREWS - Forward player signed this summer from Fareham Town, has played at this level in the past for Petersfield Town. Currently dual-registered with Fleetlands in the Hampshire Premier League. BRAD GALE - Powerful midfielder who has signed after a brief spell last season, played for Verwood Town and Poole Town where he was highly regarded by their supporters. Currently dual-registered with Hamworthy United. BEN SUNLEY - goal scoring Forward player who had a fantastic season in the reserves last season, still a youth team player but has been heavily involved in the 1st team already. CALLUM KITCHER - Delighted to sign Callum this season, he joined our reserves after the deadline day at end of last season, played a number of games for the reserve team and impressed, look forward to having him in the squad this season. Currently dual-registered with Bemerton Heath Harlequins. BRETT CUNNINGHAM A young 17-year-old midfielder who joined the club from Farnborough earlier this season. A tricky winger with bags of pace. MATT BENHAM Returned to City this season from Thatcham Town. Creative forward-thinking player with an eye for goal. Currently dual-registered with Bitton AFC. GEORGE SHORT Returned to City this season from Bracknell Town and has also previously played for Slough Town. Returning from injury shortly. OLLIE GRIGGS Joined the club on loan from Dorchester Town this month for a second time, having served City on loan last season as well. IK HILL A winger who has re-joined the club from Alresford Town. Hill left the club in the summer to join the Magpies but is now back and has scored once already since he returned. STAFF PROFILES CRAIG DAVIS Player-Manager who came to City from Fleet Town after relinquishing his position as Manager. Took over as Interim Manager until the end of the 2016-17 season before taking over the reins permanently. His playing career started off as a pro at Cardiff City before spells at Bashley, Salisbury, Gosport Borough and AFC Totton. Has won both the Southern League South and West and Premier as a player. JO BROCKSOM - Jo is in her 3rd season now at Winchester as Sports therapist, this is her 1st season taking a leading role though, has been integral in keeping our players on the pitch and delighted to have her with the club again this season. PETE MILLARD Scout Someone Craig Davis brought to the club this season and has previously worked for Bashley FC and Craig at Fleet Town, has a wealth of knowledge and provides important information to Craig throughout the season, really crucial member of the management team.
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