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Chairman: Ken Jacobs Commercial Director: Craig Buckingham

Manager: Wayne Mew Assistant Manager: Stuart Long

Coach: Dave Smith Res. Manager: Francis Benali

Res. Coach: Craig Mew Treasurer: Paul Taylor

Secretary: Carolyn Mew Wyvern Secretary: Laura Hicks

Medical Staff: Paul Coffin & Dave Penny Programme Editor: Cameron Melling

Safety Officer: Mike Garner Youth Protection Officer: Laura Hicks

Home colours: White & Black Away Colours: Blue

First Team Midweek Games: Tuesdays Reserve Midweek Games: Tuesdays

Club Website: www.romseytownfc.com Founded: 1886

Ground: The Bypass Ground Last Season League: 16th

FA Cup: Extra Preliminary Round FA Vase: Second Qualifying Round Hampshire Senior Cup: 2nd Round

League Cup: 1st Round

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Esso have a long history with the Hampshire League, since they were first elected as AGWI United in 1929/30 to the Hampshire League Division 2, but finished 14th and last place that first season. In 1935 they won the South-ampton Senior Cup. AGWI played in the Hampshire League until 1938/39, with a highest finish of 3rd in 1933/34. AGWI did not return to Hampshire League action immediately after the war, but in 1948/9 were elected to the 3rd division West. Like their earlier debut they had four poor seasons, finishing 14th and last on their comeback, with just 10 points from a possible 52. Renamed Esso (Fawley) in 1949/50, that season saw them up one place, to 13th then 9th and 14th again, before winning there first title, the Division 3 West Championship, in 1952/53, piping Blackfield and Langley on goal average. However Esso found Division 2 difficult, gathering only 6 points from 52, 13 points adrift at the bottom. Trying their hand in the 3rd Division East. The Oilers propped up the table again with 5 points from 40 in 1954/55. A reorganized 3rd Division the following year saw them second from bottom and they dropped out the league into the Southampton Junior League until 1960/61 when they were readmitted to 3rd Division. This time Esso could definitely consider it third time lucky, ending a respectable 4th and scoring 103 goals in 30 matches! Esso had won the Southampton Wednesday League in 1960/61, a feat repeated in 1967/8. They managed mid table secu-rity, finishing 4th again in 1963/64 before slipping to 16 and last in 1967/68. The following year the division was reorganized and Esso bottomed out again with there worst ever record of just 3 points! They were last again in 1969/70 and dropped out the county league for the 3rd time. This time the gap was 22 seasons before election to the 3rd Division in 1992/93. In the mean time in 1978/79 Esso won the Southampton Junior A Cup and were Champions of Division 3. Improvements continued as Esso won the Senior League Division 2 title in 1979/80, the Senior 1 title came in 1987/88. Back in the Hampshire League in 1992/1993, and leaning from past experience, they made good and finished in the top half of the table for there first few seasons. Their best season was 1994/95 when they finished champions in Division 3 and runners up to Romsey in the Southampton Senior Cup played at The Dell. In 1997/98 the club finished 5th in the Division 2, their highest position in Hampshire football ever. However the success did not stop and in 1998/99 the club was promoted into the top flight of Hampshire Football League for the first time. In 1999/2000 the club was promoted into the newly formed Hampshire Premier League. Renamed Fawley AFC, and now in the Wessex League 2nd Division the first 2 seasons were spent at the wrong end of the table. With the club re-organised and the young players meeting their potential 2005/6 saw Fawley AFC finish 7th. The league was renamed, and with the club now competing in Wessex Division 1 for 2006/7, the future is looking good with the charms of the Wessex league well and truly in their dreams and aspirations! The ultimate goal was achieved 2009/10 season when we were promoted to the Wessex Premier Division.

This weekend’s opposition is Fawley AFC in the Carlsberg FA Vase second qualifying round. With the final being played at Wem-bley there’s everything to play for. Last seasons results: 1-1 and 2-1 to Fawley.

Nickname: The Oilers Team Colours: Dark Blue 09/10 League Position: 20th Manager: Paul Wiltshire Assistant: Colin Lane Physio: John Collings 09/10 Goalscorer: Craig Feeney (10) 09/10 Most Apperances: Callum Earl (39)

Steve Hollicks: Newly signed goalkeeper from Totton & Eling Jake Fulford: Young goalkeeper who came through QK Jake Long: Tough full back resigned last season from Lyming-ton after previously being at Romsey Richard Hayter: Solid defender who can play all across the back—ever present last season Gareth Batchelor: Skilful centre back who begins his second season with Romsey Ross Gregory: Captain spent many years at Romsey before signing for AFC Totton is back at the heart of the defence Henry Rule: Defender, new signing, previously of M&T Luke Baker: Second season at Town, formed a solid partner-ship with Chris Hall last season Luke Dempsey: Midfielder, new signing from high flyers Sholing Chris Hall: Second season in centre midfield and an eye for a goal Kieran Gallagher: Joined part way through last season and has been solid since, will be playing centre mid. Chris Morris: New midfielder recruited from Alresford Macs Sampays: Third season at Romsey, never misses a game on the wing. Callum Stanley: New winger from New Milton, very pacey James Whitlock: Skilful winger who has progressed through the reserves Simon De’ath: The Assassin, Romsey legend, longest ever serving player and all time top goalscorer Ryan Long: Very quick striker who resigned halfway through last season after leaving for Gosport for 6 months. Ben ‘Chalky’ White: New striker signed from Alton Town has scored over 30 goals in the past two seasons

AFC FAWLEY SQUAD 2011-2012 AGE POSITITON PLAYER PROFILE

NEW SIGNING FROM NEW MILTON , GOOD DEAD BALL KICKER VERY AGILE

DAN LOADER 22 GK WITH GOOD HANDS.

PREVIOUS CLUBS NEW MILTON AND EASTLEIGH

GOOD COMMUNICATOR ,SAVE HANDS .SHOULD BE A GOOD ADDITION TO

JONATHAN PAGE 24 GK SQUAD

PREVIOUS CLUBS WELLOW, SALISBURY, LYMINGTON AND RINGWOOD

DENNIS WHEELER 29 GK A VERY EXPERIENCED KEEPER WELL KNOWN ON THE WESSEX CIRCUIT

SAMUEL LONGMAN 20 RB SAM HAS STRUGGLED OVER THE PAST FEW SEASON WITH INJURY BUT IS

NOW BACK TO FULL FITNESS EXPECTING GOOD THINGS FROM SAM THIS YEAR

PREVIOUS CLUBS EASTLEIGH, ANDOVER , CHRISTCHURCH AND BLACKFIELD AND LANGLEY.

ELLIOT EARL 20 RB/LB A YOUNG ATHLETIC HARDWORKING FULL BACK ONE OF THREE BROTHERS IN THIS YEARS

SQUAD CAN PLAY ON EITHER SIDE.

DAVE DOWNIE 31 RB/CB RE-SIGNED AFTER A GAP YEAR TRAVELLING IN HIS CARAVAN. HARD TACKLING NO

NONSENCE PLAYER BROUGHT IN TO ADD EXPERIENCE TO OUR SQUAD.

KIERAN EARL 24 CB RECENTLY RE-SIGNED AFTER A SPELL WITH TOTTON & ELING . A QUALITY CENTRE BACK

WHO READS THE GAME WELL.

NICK LANE 19 CB AT 6FT 2" NICK IS A VERY COMMANDING DEFNDER WHO IS ALSO GOOD ON THE BALL.

PREVIOUS CLUB EASTLEIGH AND AFC TOTTON. NEW SIGNING THIS YEAR

RYAN MATTHEWS 22 CB RYAN IS A STRONG HARDWORKING OLD SCHOOL DEFENDER.

PREVIOUS CLUB BLACKFIELD AND LANGLEY.

CALLUM EARL 26 LB CALLUM IS THE TEAM CAPTAIN, BAGS OF EXPERIENCE AND IS A GREAT STRIKER OF THE

BALL.

PREVIOUS CLUBS SOUTHAMPTON, READING,EATLEIGH AND ANDOVER.

SAMUEL WILTSHIRE 17 RM/LM SAM IS ONE OF TWO BROTHERS IN THIS YEARS SQUAD , HE IS A QUICK LIVELY PLAYER ONE

OF TWO 17 YEAR OLDS IN THE SQUAD THIS SEASON.

PREVIOUS CLUBS . DUAL SIGNED WITH EASTLEIGH FC.

MATT VINING 21 RM MATT IS A TRICKY WINGER WITH A POWERFUL SHOT.

PREVIOUS CLUBS STONEHAM AND BLACKFIELD AND LANGLEY.

LEWIS ROSS 17 CM ITS HARD TO BELIEVE LEWIS IS ONLY 17 HE IS VERY MATURE ,HAS GOOD PROSPECTS.

CAME THROUGH OUR RESERVES LAST YEAR AND HAS MADE HIS MARK.

ADAM WILTSHIRE 20 CM ADAM HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE FOR HIS AGE, GOOD VISION ,GREAT PASSER OF THE BALL

PREVIOUS CLUBS EASTLEIGH ,CHRISTCHURCH,ANDOVER, NEW MILTON.

NEIL CROWSON 33 CM NEIL IS OUR OLDEST SQUAD MEMBER HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE ,GOOD ON THE BALL,

CREDIT TO THE CLUB WITH ALL HIS HARDWORK AND ENTHUSIASM.

ZAC ANDERSON 18 C/MID NEW SIGNING FROM TOTTON RESERVES , A LIVELY PLAYER WITH GOOD FEET .

JUSTIN GRANDISON 22 L/MID JUSTIN IS A TRICKY PLAYER WITH BAGS OF SKILL AND A LOT OF PACE.

PREVIOUS CLUBS EASTLEIGH FC AND A SPELL WITH SHOLING LAST YEAR.

DARREN MORRIS 24 FORWARD DAZZA IS A QUALITY FORWARD ,OLD FASHIONED STYLE AND KNOWS WHERE THE GOAL IS.

PREVIOUS CLUBS EASTLEIGH FC, WINCHESTER, SHOLING.

DANNY MOCKRIDGE 24 FORWARD DANNY IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE SQUAD HAS ONLY PLAYED ONE GAME BUT

IMPRESSED WITH WORK RATE AND HAS QUICK FEET.

AARON BLAXHALL 19 FORWARD AARON IS A LIVELY VERSATILE PLAYER WHO HAS ALSO PLAYED AT LEFT BACK , HAS A

GREAT SHOT AND GOOD VISION.

JOHN CHIMOYO 26 FORWARD JOHN IS THE CHARACTER OF THE TEAM HAS GREAT BALL CONTROL, VERY UNPREDICTABLE.

PREVIOUS CLUB EASTLEIGH.

IAN MOORE 26 FORWARD NICKNAMED EASEY , HAS A GREAT TOUCH, SUFFERED WITH INJURY LAST YEAR HOPEFULLY

BE INJURY FREE THIS YEAR.

LUKE KELSEY 26 FORWARD LUKE IS OUR TALLEST PLAYER A GOOD TARGET MAN, GOOD IN THE AIR.

Date Opposition H/A Competition Result Scorers

12/08/11 Bournemouth Home League 1-0 Simon De’ath

20/08/11 Brading Town Home FA Cup 0-1

23/08/11 Moneyfields Away League 5-6 Simon De’ath 2 Ryan Long 2 Macs Sampays

27/08/11 Newport (IOW) Home League 1-3 Macs Sampays

29/08/11 Winchester Home League 2-3 Simon De’ath Ryan Long

03/09/11 Hayling United Away League 2-1 Simon De’ath Chalky White

06/09/11 Bemerton Heath Home League 1-0 Ryan Long

10/09/11 Bournemouth Away League 1-3 Simon De’ath

13/09/11 Cowes Sports Home Hampshire Senior Cup 7-3 White 3 De’ath Morris Baker R.Long

17/09/11 Lymington Home League 0-1

20/09/11 Blackfield & Langley Home League 4-5 Simon De’ath 3 Hall

24/09/11 Fawley Home FA Vase

27/09/11 Moneyfields Home League

01/10/11 GE Hamble Away League

08/10/11 Lymington Away League

11/10/11 Newport (IOW) Away League

15/10/11 Hamworthy Home League

18/10/11 Christchurch Away League

22/10/11 New Milton Away League

29/10/11 Fareham Home League

05/11/11 Alton Home League

17/12/11 Lymington Home League

19/11/11 Brading Town Home League

26/11/11 Winchester Away League

03/12/11 Fawley Away League

10/12/11 Alresford Away League

17/12/11 Lymington Home League

03/01/12 Totton & Eling Home League

07/01/12 Laverstock & Ford Home League

14/01/12 Hamworthy Away League

21/01/12 Downton Away League

28/01/12 Christchurch Home League

04/02/12 Alton Away League

11/02/12 Brading Town Away League

18/02/12 Horndean Home League

03/03/12 Hayling Home League

10/03/12 Fareham Away League

17/03/12 Alresford Home League

31/03/12 Laverstock & Ford Away League

07/04/12 Downton Home League

09/04/12 Totton & Eling Away League

21/04/12 Bemerton Heath Away League

28/04/12 Blackfield & Langley Home League

Romsey Town: A brief history The history of Romsey Town Football Club goes back to 1886 when a meeting took place at the Town Hall to consider the desirability of forming a football club in the town.

In the season 1889/90 they played their football at Alma Road, playing in local football. By the 1920’s they had gained entry into the Hampshire League and played their games at Priestlands which is now Romsey School. They had great success and won the Hampshire Intermediate Cup for the first time.

After the Second World War Romsey Town went on to produce some of their best attacking sides. In 1949 they reached the 2nd Round of the F.A. Cup and the final of the Hampshire Senior Cup in the same season. By 1955-56 they moved to their current home – the Bypass Ground – however they were relegated and the club fell into decline.

By the 1970’s the club started to climb out of the doldrums of lower league football and in 1974-75 won the Hampshire League Division 4 title. By the late 80’s Romsey had reached the Hampshire League Division 1 and in 1990 became the second club (after Bashley) to win the Wessex League title.

In the years to follow the club could not maintain the high standards and went into another decline until re-cently. In 2007 the club finished 3rd in Division 1 of the Wessex League and gained promotion to the Premier Division. After a good start to the 2007-08 campaign, the side suffered a poor second half of the season and finished 18th. The reserves finished 4th in Combination 2 and were beaten finalists in the Southampton Sen-ior Cup Final at St Mary’s.

Romsey Town: Honours Wessex League Champions 1989/90 Hampshire League Division 2 Champions 1978/79, Runners-up 1994/95 Hampshire League Division 3 Runners-up 1946/47, 1977/78 & 2003/04 Hampshire League Division 4 Champions 1975/76 Hampshire Senior Cup Winners 1978/79. Finalists 1948/49 Hampshire Intermediate Cup Winners 1926/26, 1930/31 & 1977/78 Hampshire Junior Cup Winners 1900/01, 1909/10 & 1923/24. Finalists 1898/99 & 1899/1900 Russell Cotes Cup Runners-up 1932/33 & 1988/89 Southampton Senior Cup Winners 1973/74 & 1994/95. Southampton Junior Cup Winners 1922/23 Southampton League Premier Division Champions 1980/81 & 1983/84 Southampton League Senior Division 1

Champions 1926/27, 1973/74 & 1976/77. Southampton League Senior Division 2 Champions 1972/73, Southampton League West Division Champions 1951/52 Southampton League Romsey Division Champions 1927/28 Southampton League Junior Division 3 Runners-up 1924/25 Southampton League Junior Division 4 Champions 1974/75 Salisbury & District League Champions 1898/99 South Hants League Champions 1900/01 Winchester League Champions 1921/22 Eastleigh League Champions 1922/23, 1923/24, 1928/29.

Hi and welcome back to the By-pass ground for today's FA Vase game against league rivals AFC Fawley. The last couple

of weeks have not been good for us result wise and we keep losing out by the

odd goal but on a more positive note we have been playing teams that I

woud have put in the top 6 at the start of the season so perhaps we are not

doing that bad. Today we welcome Paul Wiltshire and his squad for the game,

I have previously worked alongside Paul where we have taken

teams to Sweden and Hong Kong and although we get on well I really hope he

goes away with nothing today !!!

Wayne Mew

Check out previous issues of the Romsey Town official matchday programme here at www.issuu.com/cammelling

Club Wins Last final won Runners-up Last final lost

Whitley Bay 4 2011 0 —

Billericay Town 3 1979 0 —

Tiverton Town 2 1999 1 1993

Halesowen Town 2 1986 1 1983

Brigg Town 2 2003 0 —

Stamford 1 1980 2 1984

Taunton Town 1 2001 1 1994

Bridlington Town 1 1993 1 1990

Guiseley 1 1991 1 1992

A.F.C. Fylde 1 2008 0 —

Truro City 1 2007 0 —

Nantwich Town 1 2006 0 —

Didcot Town 1 2005 0 —

Winchester City 1 2004 0 —

Deal Town 1 2000 0 —

Whitby Town 1 1997 0 —

Arlesey Town 1 1995 0 —

Diss Town 1 1994 0 —

Wimborne Town 1 1992 0 —

Yeading 1 1990 0 —

Tamworth 1 1989 0 —

Colne Dynamoes 1 1988 0 —

St Helens Town 1 1987 0 —

Stansted 1 1984 0 —

VS Rugby 1 1983 0 —

Forest Green Rovers 1 1982 0 —

Whickham 1 1981 0 —

Blue Star 1 1978 0 —

Hoddesdon Town 1 1975 0 —

A.F.C. Sudbury 0 — 3 2005

Coalville Town 0 — 1 2011

Wroxham 0 — 1 2010

Glossop North End 0 — 1 2009

Lowestoft Town 0 — 1 2008

A.F.C. Totton 0 — 1 2007

Hillingdon Borough 0 — 1 2006

Tiptree United 0 — 1 2002

Berkhamsted Town 0 — 1 2001

Chippenham Town 0 — 1 2000

Bedlington Terriers 0 — 1 1999

Tow Law Town 0 — 1 1998

North Ferriby United 0 — 1 1997

Clitheroe 0 — 1 1996

Oxford City 0 — 1 1995

Gresley Rovers 0 — 1 1991

Sudbury Town 0 — 1 1989

Emley 0 — 1 1988

Warrington Town 0 — 1 1987

Southall 0 — 1 1986

Fleetwood Town 0 — 1 1985

Rainworth Miners Welfare 0 — 1 1982

Willenhall Town 0 — 1 1981

Guisborough Town 0 — 1 1980

Almondsbury Greenway 0 — 1 1979

Barton Rovers 0 — 1 1978

Sheffield 0 — 1 1977

Epsom & Ewell 0 — 1 1975

The winners and runners-up of the Carlsberg FA Vase.

The only team currently in the Wessex Premier Division to win the FA Vase is Win-chester City who won the trophy back in 2004.

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND - 10TH SEPTEMBER 2011 Swanage Town & Herston 0-3 GE HAMBLE ALTON TOWN 2-1 HAMWORTHY UNITED HORNDEAN 2-1 LYMINGTON TOWN Cove 4-2 VERWOOD TOWN CHRISTCHURCH 4-1 NEWPORT (IOW) TOTTON & ELING 2-3 COWES SPORTS FLEET SPURS 1-7 BLACKFIELD & LANGLEY EAST COWES VICS 0-3 HAYLING UNITED Corsham Town 1-1 (aet) PEWSEY VALE FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND REPLAY - 13TH SEPTEMBER 2011 PEWSEY VALE v Corsham Town SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND - 24TH SEPTEMBER 2011 DOWNTON v RINGWOOD TOWN HAYLING UNITED v ALRESFORD TOWN CHRISTCHURCH v HORNDEAN ALTON TOWN v NEW MILTON TOWN BROCKENHURST v Cove WHITCHURCH UNITED v FAREHAM TOWN ROMSEY TOWN v FAWLEY AFC Gillingham Town v MONEYFIELDS COWES SPORTS v UNITED SERVICES PORTSMOUTH AFC PORTCHESTER v BOURNEMOUTH BLACKFIELD & LANGLEY v GE HAMBLE ANDOVER NEW STREET v Bridport PETERSFIELD TOWN v Hartley Wintney Corsham Town or PEWSEY VALE v Devizes Town or Shepton Mallet FIRST ROUND PROPER - 22ND OCTOBER 2011 Shrewton United or Sherborne Town v ROMSEY TOWN or FAWLEY AFC AFC PORTCHESTER or BOURNEMOUTH v PETERSFIELD TOWN or Hartley Wintney CHRISTCHURCH or HORNDEAN v ANDOVER NEW STREET or Bridport DOWNTON or RINGWOOD TOWN v WHITCHURCH UNITED or FAREHAM TOWN COWES SPORTS or US PORTSMOUTH v Gillingham Town or MONEYFIELDS BLACKFIELD & LANGLEY or GE HAMBLE v BROCKENHURST or Cove BRADING TOWN v ALTON TOWN or NEW MILTON TOWN HAYLING UNITED or ALRESFORD TOWN v WINCHESTER CITY Highworth Town v Corsham Town or PEWSEY VALE or Devizes Town or Shepton Mal-let

Matches involving Wessex League clubs.

Romsey Town Fawley A.F.C

White Shirts Black Shorts Black Socks

Dark Blue Shirts Dark Blue Shorts

White Socks

Match Officials Referee: Daniel Berry Assistants: Jamie Collumbell Jamie Gilham

Full Time Score -

Half Time Score -

Squads subject to change

Pld Sub Gl Pld Sub Gl

Steve Hollicks (GK) Dan Loader

Matthew Brown (GK) Jonathan Page

Jake Long Samuel Longman

Richard Hayter Elliot Earl

Gareth Batchelor Dave Downie

Ross Gregory (C) Nick Lane

Henry Rule Ryan Matthews

Abbas Agopo Callum Earl

Luke Baker Matt Vining

Luke Dempsey Lewis Ross

Chris Hall Adam Wiltshire

Kieran Gallagher Neil Crowson

Chris Morris Zac Anderson

Macs Sampays Justin Grandison

Callum Stanley Luke Kelsey

Simon De’ath Darren Morris

Ryan Long Danny Mockridge

Ben ‘Chalky’ White Aaron Blaxhall

Next Home Game: Moneyfields Tuesday 27th September KO: 19:45 Next Away Game: GE Hamble Saturday 1st October KO: 15:00