£1.50The Evo-Stik League Southern

Division One South & West

Saturday 2nd January 2016Kick-off 15:00

AFC Totton

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Wimborne Town F.C.Club Line-up 2015-16

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IN THE DIRECTORS’ BOX Acting Chairman Ken Stewart Events Director Denis Cadd Director Steve Cuss Finance Director Ken Fergus Matchday Co-ordinator Tony Grant Director Steve Harvey

ON THE PITCH Manager Simon Browne Assistant Manager Brendon King Coach John Macey Physio John Edwards Kit Jeff Robbins Reserves Manager Ed Taylor Groundsman Brian Sibley

YOUTH SECTIONChairman Mark Joyce

Secretary Denis Cadd Treasurer Ken Fergus Child Welfare Officer Mark Joyce

BEHIND THE GOALSecretary Peter Barham

Treasurer Geoff Maxted Clubhouse Mngr Zoe Haynes Commercial Mngr Simon Plank Club Podiatrist Dr. Michele Spruce Matchday Host Michele Govier Chief Steward Mike Randall Stewards Kevin Hart

Graham Hill Peter Stroud Adam Teuber (First Aid) Darren Jones Tannoy Barry Maxted Webmaster Mark Newbury Web-site Forum Dave Webber Videos Dave Briggs Photographer Steve Harris Match Reporters Ken Fergus Dave Briggs Club Travel Excelsior Coaches Ground Maintenance Brian Sibley Turnstiles Rudi Cucka Colin Blake Reserves Matchday Graham Hill Tea Room Ann Barham Elaine Plank Trish Robbins 50/50 Seller Bryan McCann Shop Gabriel Phelps Complimentary Gate Tony Jackson Ross Grant Vermin Controller Freddie Joyce Hon Bldng Survyr Eric Lewis Hon Seamstress Barbara Bolton Programme Seller Brian Brewer Programme Editor Graham Dunn

Match and Ball Sponsorship 2015/16Date Opponents Comp Match SponsorAug 31 Bashley League Magpies 100 ClubSep 12 Witheridge AFC FA Cup Rodford EngineeringSep 26 Blackfield & Langley FA Cup Interior FitOct 10 Marlow League In memory of Doug HarveyNov 7 Slimbridge League FA Vase VP ClubDec 15 Taunton Town League J.T.CommercialsJan 16 Evesham United League Ward GoodmanFeb 27 Bishops Cleeve League Chris Batten Estate AgentsMar 12 Swindon Supermarine League Interior FitMar 26 Cinderford Town League Friends of Mark HollowayApr 9 Didcot Town League Ward GoodmanApr 23 Yate Town League Greendale Construction / Lansdowne WoodwardMatch Sponsorship £250 + VAT incl pre-match meal for 10, reserved seats, etc.Match Ball Sponsorship £150 + VAT incl pre-match meal for 4, reserved seats, etc.

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New - on the BBQ

Burgers from Clarke & Sons Butchers in Sixpenny Handley

Freshly made each week, and to order

We are now serving sun-dried tomato and basil beef burgers

100% locally reared beef

Also pulled pork burgers

All burgers are available with free salad and home-made coleslaw

Chips and hotdogs also available

And there’s a selection of freshly made baguettes in the Clubhouse

Steve Harris’s Front Cover Photo …… is Shane Murphy in action against Burnham in our last home game.

Welcome one and all to Cuthburyfor our first home game of anew year - the Evo-Stik League

Southern game against AFC Totton.And a warm to our visitors’ Directors,players and supporters. We hope you havean enjoyable stay with us, and a safe jour-ney home after the game.It’s been a testing time for WimborneTown Football Club, not only in the Club-house, but also on the field. Since the res-ignation of Steve Cuss, and, of course, thebudget cuts, a fair number of players haveleft for various reasons. I’d like to thankthe remainder of the players who havestayed with us.We, of course, have a new Manager inSimon Browne. It’s not been an easy startfor Simon with players going, but at leasthe can start building a team that he wantsfor the rest of this season and for next sea-son. So I’ll ask all our supporters to giveSimon time, and to give him your support.He’s a very approachable guy, and wouldwelcome a chat after the game with any-one who has something sensible to say.

Next Saturday (9th) we travel to Cinder-ford. There’s a coach going, the leavingtime has yet to be confirmed. Please speakto Ross Grant if you’d like to join us.As you all know I am Acting Chairman,and for a long time the Club has been ac-tively seeking new Directors to join theBoard, plus any additional financial input.If you feel you have time and energy tospare, have Wimborne Town FootballClub at heart, and feel that you can makea real contribution to the future success ofthe Club, please reply in writing to me.I wish you all a happy and healthy NewYear.Enjoy this afternoon’s game.

Ken Stewart

From the Directors’ Box

Future Fixtures at CuthburyWeds 6 Jan 7:45pm Reserves vs Winchester City Res Wyvern Prem Div

Weds 13 Jan 7:45pm Reserves vs Dorchester Town Res Wyvern Prem Div

Sat 16 Jan 3pm Magpies vs Evesham Utd Evo-Stik League Southern

Weds 27 Jan 7:45pm Reserves vs Petersfield Town Res Wyvern Prem Div

Sat 30 Jan 3pm Magpies vs Banbury Utd Evo-Stik League Southern

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Live Football on TVin the Clubhouse

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Birthday Parties at WTFCA 2 hour birthday celebration for boys

and girls - £10 per child

The Magpies 100 Club

The January draw will take place at half-time

during the Banbury game on 30th January.

Prizes: 1st £100; 2nd £50; 3rd £25

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Supporters Club Meeting - everyone welcomeTo discuss the formation of an independent supporters association

Tuesday 12th January 7:30 pm - in the Clubhouse

100 Club WinnersDecember draw:1st £100 - No.45 Steven Fergus£50 - Val Grant; £25 - Brian McIntyre

Thursday Lunch-Club

Starts 7th January

- see advert

From the DugoutIsaid in my last set of notes that the

games against Burnham & Bashleywould give me a good idea of where

we were with regards to the personnel inthe squad and any areas that neededstrengthening.Six points out of six didn’t tell the wholestory of the games – there were times inboth where we made hard work of the sit-uations and against better sides we mayhave come unstuck, but ultimately we hadenough quality to get two important winsthat will give the players confidence in thegames to come. The most pleasing thingis that we’ve scored six goals, with themajority of them coming from the for-wards, and could have scored plentymore. In the first few games of my timehere, we were less of an attacking threatand chances were few and far between,but we could have beaten Burnham by 4or 5 goals instead of just the two, and thesame applied to the Bashley game.Today, we face a tough test against an in-form Totton side. They had a difficultstart to the season but recent results ap-pear to indicate that they are a side on theup, so we will have to be at our best to-day. And just to add a little bit extra to thegame Totton are likely to have one of ourrecently transferred players, in defenderIan Oliver lining up against us. “Oli” hasbeen a regular in the Wimborne line upthis season, but has found the travellingincreasingly difficult with his work com-mitments, and being Southampton based,playing for Totton is clearly a better situa-tion for him. We wish him well, but nottoday obviously!The same goes to Franklyn Clarke whoalso left to join Dorchester Town. Frank-

lyn had expressed a wish to play at a high-er level and being a non-contract playerlike Oli, there was little that I could do tostop the move happening. Franklyn seemsto have started life off well at Dorchesterand again we wish him every success.These departures have been an inevitabili-ty of the situation that I’ve encounteredhere at the Cuthbury. I’d love to say thatthere won’t be anymore, but I cannotguarantee this. I will, though, be workinghard to replace any players with the bestthat the current situation allows me to.Whilst on the theme of departures, itwould be remiss of me not to thank JasonHarvell for all he has done as a playerhere at Wimborne following his decisionto stop playing. I hesitate to use the word“retire” , as the door has been left welland truly open, should Jason get his “mo-jo” for football back. Jason has been afantastic servant to Wimborne, and one ofthe best keepers in the area to play at thislevel of football. Hopefully Jason willstill be around Wimborne games as aspectator, so the Wimborne regulars willget plenty of opportunities to thank him inperson for his efforts.Enjoy the game today, and please get be-hind the lads, your support is important tothe players and management, so keep itcoming – the louder the better!

Browner

Management and Player Sponsorship 2015/16Simon Browne available for sponsorshipBrendon King available for sponsorshipJohn Macey available for sponsorshipJohn Edwards is sponsored by Ken StewartJeff Robbins “ Sylvia & Gerry CussSteve Cuss “ Elite FabricationPaul Roast “ Elite FabricationClive Saunders “ Lee Saunders Painting & Decorating

Scott Arnold “ Garry ProbynSam Bayston available for sponsorshipJon Blake “ Denis CaddFranklyn Clarke “ Jeff RobbinsAdam Costello “ Dorset DaveWayne Crutcher available for sponsorshipJamie Davidson available for sponsorshipBill Elliott is sponsored by Ross GrantMark Gamble “ Gabriel PhelpsBen Goodge available for sponsorshipSam Griffin “ Radio WimborneJason Harvell “ Bryan McCannRyan Johnson “ Paul JohnsonLouis Kellaway “ Ken FergusJack Lupton “ Gabriel PhelpsBilly Maybury “ Interior FitDan Munday available for sponsorshipShane Murphy available for sponsorshipRyan Murray available for sponsorshipCallum O’Hare is sponsored by Brian McIntyreIan Oliver “ Paul JohnsonCarl Preston “ Steve HarveyDeclan Randall “ Steve RussellJames Stokoe “ Trish RobbinsJordan Tewkesbury available for sponsorshipMorgan Turner “ Rena AmesAnthony Waters “ Kelly WebbPatrick Wilson “ Peter & Ann Barham

Thank you for your support of The MagpiesSponsorship of the management team and players is just £50 for the season

From the Dressing Room

Hi, and a happy New Year to youall. Welcome to this afternoon’sleague game against old adversar-

ies AFC Totton.Our last home game was a classic 6-point-er. Nobody wants to play in such games,but we are where we are. If Burnham hadwon, it would have heaped even morepressure on us. There was enough pressureon us for that game, which everyone keptsaying was a “must win” game. All thelads had that message in their heads.As the game progressed we created andmissed a lot of opportunities, but we keptplugging away. I told the lads that “thecream always comes to the top”, and that’swhat happened in that game.I’ll claim an assist for our first goal mid-way through the first half. Just before thenI’d clipped a through ball for Preso whichhe took on for a shot. I did the same forStokes, but hadn’t allowed for the fact thathe’s not as quick! The ball ran through totheir keeper, but Stokes is great at chasingdown lost causes, and he managed to get ablock in as the keeper tried to clear. Theball rebounded off Stokes and rolled intothe empty net. There’s no doubt that wedeserved that half-time lead.But a one-goal lead is never enough in thisLeague, as both teams will always havechances. We needed a second, but had tobe patient. For all our opportunities itdidn’t come until the 90th minute. Preso isa clever footballer, and he used the condi-tions to great effect with his corner.I’d like to say that I ate and drank as muchas I wanted on Christmas Day. But with agame the day after, you can’t. As a playeryou know you’ve got to look after your-self, so I just took it easy.

After Burnham there was a different pres-sure on us for the Bashley game. Unfortu-nately they haven’t got a league point allseason, and you don’t want to be the firstto concede points to them. But they wereaware of the difficult time we’d beenthrough, including losing Franklyn and Oliin the week leading up to the game, sothey were well up for it.Credit to our boys - they did the job theyhad to do. In truth we had enough chancesto have killed the game off in the first half.Beforehand we asked who was willing totake a pen, and not a lot put a hand up. Socredit to Dan for volunteering in his firstgame for us. He’s been scoring a lot ofgoals at Blackfield & Langley, and wasfull of confidence. The keeper made agood stop from the first pen, taken byDan. But credit to Dan who came backand scored with his next chance. Ryan hadalready given us the lead.Bashley pulled one back in the secondhalf, and it was a bit nervy for 10 minutes.We created lots of chances, and they gaveaway 3 silly penalties. Preso gave thekeeper no chance with his 2 second-halfpens, even though they were into the wind.I mentioned Franklyn and Oli earlier. Wewish them, and the other lads who’ve left,all the best. The squad has changed a lotover the past couple of months, andthere’s only a handful of Cussy’s lads left.Although it’s been a tough time, it’s pro-vided opportunities for other lads.Today is another massive game for us.With your usual great support behind uswe’ll be looking to start the new year witha good result. Enjoy the game.Scott Arnold

Wimborne Town 2 Burnham 0 - 19 Dec 2015 - Ken Fergus reports

Magpie boss Simon Browne chalked uphis first three points with this vital winover Burnham which eased Wimborneclear of the relegation zone.In a game where Burnham had lots of pos-session without ever threatening ShaneMurphy's goal, it took until a Carl Prestoncorner sneaked in at the near post in sec-ond half added time for Wimborne to feelcomfortable. But the Magpies could haveput the game to bed long before that giventhe chances they had.With Jamie Davidson again missing fromthe lineup, Simon Browne recalled LouisKellaway to the midfield and he, JamesStokoe & Franklyn Clarke were the Wim-borne stars. Jordan Tewkesbury, a newgoalkeeping signing, started on the bench.The Magpies could have taken the lead inthe first minute when James Stokoe playedAnt Waters in but the youngster's wellstruck shot hit the Burnham post. AndStokes took a knock which needed JohnEdwards' healing hands.Carl Preston was put clean through on 17minutes but his shot was blocked and afollow-up strike from James Stokoe sailedover the bar. Two minutes later a Burn-ham player shot wide from distance andthen Wimborne took the lead through afreak goal. A through ball to James Stokoefrom Scott Arnold was slightly overhit butwhen Samuel Gray in the Burnham goalcame out, his clearance hit James' boot andwent back past him into the net.And it could have been two a minute laterwhen Carl Preston was put through butGray made an excellent save down to hisright. Billy Maybury hit a fierce shot justwide on the half hour mark but for the restof the half Burnham had more than theirfair share of possession without ever trou-

bling Shane Murphy. A shot from JonBlake went just wide of Burnham's righthand post after 39 minutes but the halfended with Wimborne ahead.A misplaced back header let Carl Prestonin on goal after an hour only for the excel-lent Gray to smother his attempt on goal.Then Wimborne were awarded two free-kicks within a minute, both about 25 yardsout on the left. From the first, Billy May-bury's shot was easily saved and, from thesecond, Franklyn's effort curled just overthe bar with the keeper beaten.James Stokoe was replaced by MorganTurner on 69 minutes, James clearly suf-fering from the challenge he received inthe first minute. With 7 minutes left,Wimborne almost doubled their lead. Acorner was won on the left after good workfrom Morgan Turner. It was met by IanOliver after a clever move and then de-flected close in by Jon Blake only for Grayto make another fine save.Ryan Murray replaced Ant Waters on 85minutes and then the second goal eventual-ly arrived in the second minute of addedtime when a corner from Carl Preston onthe right was allowed to creep in at thenear post despite the close attentions ofBurnham skipper James Walters.Ryan Johnson replaced Billy Maybury butwhen the referee blew his whistle it sig-nalled an excellent three points - and aclean sheet - for the Magpies.Wimborne had many chances but their on-ly goals both came out of nothing. On theother hand, Burnham had lots of posses-sion but never looked capable of hurtingthe Wimborne defence. Man of thematch? Undoubtedly Samuel Gray in theBurnham goal.

Wimborne Town 2 Burnham 0 - 19 Dec 2015 - Photos by Steve HarrisTop - Carl escapes his marker; bottom - it takes 3 to stop Ant

Wimborne climbed to eight pointsclear of the relegation zone with a 4-1win over bottom team Bashley. Goalsby Ryan Murray and new signing DanMunday gave the Magpies a two goalhalf time lead. Mid-way through thesecond half Luke Ridgley pulled a goalback to give some hope for the homeside, but two late penalties by CarlPreston sealed the victory for Wim-borne.Simon Browne was able to introducetwo new signings, with Dan Mundaycoming into the starting line-up andBen Goodge on the bench.Wimborne made a promising start andafter 12 minutes Carl Preston wentclose with a shot over the bar. Twominutes later he turned provider with alow cross that Ryan Murray convertedto give Wimborne the lead.On 18 minutes Wimborne had thechance to extend their lead when theywere awarded a penalty for a pullback, but new signing Dan Mundaymissed the opportunity to open hisWimborne account, keeper Joe Prodo-mo making a good save low to hisright.

But after several promising moves bythe Magpies, Munday did get on thescoresheet to give Wimborne a twogoal half time lead.Wimborne started the second halflooking to extend their lead. JamesStokoe had a double effort twice savedby the keeper, and Carl Preston had across deflected onto the post by a de-fender.But the next goal came at the other endwhen, after 66 minutes, Shane Murphycouldn't hang on to the ball and JoePidgley took advantage to tap it intothe net.These were now nervous times forWimborne, but the pressure was re-lieved on 82 minutes when Carl Pres-ton netted from the penalty spot after ahandball in the area. And six minuteslater another handball decision allowedPreston to make the game safe with hissecond penalty.This wasn't exactly an impressive winagainst a team anchored at the bottom ofthe league, and Wimborne again showedthey have a problem converting chancesinto goals. But in the end what matters isthe three points that move Wimborne fur-ther from the relegation zone.

Bashley 1 Wimborne Town 4 - 26 Dec 2015Report compiled from Mike Randall’s tweets

Today’s ProgrammeThose of you who purchased today’s programme, and thank you for doing so, will havenoticed that the price was increased from £1 to £1.50, which it was last season.The reason for this is that, because of the Christmas and New Year holiday period,we’ve had to have it printed externally to the Club. You should notice an improvementin the quality of the paper and printing.We’d appreciate your feedback on whether you’d be willing to pay an extra 50p for thebetter quality printing.Please let Steve Harvey or Programme Editor Graham Dunn know your thoughts.

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Evo-Stik League Southern Division One South & West - 26 Dec 2015Home Away Total

P W D L W D L W D L GF GA GD Pts1 Cinderford Town 22 9 2 0 7 2 2 16 4 2 46 14 32 522 North Leigh 24 8 2 2 7 1 4 15 3 6 53 21 32 483 Swindon S’marine 23 7 1 3 8 2 2 15 3 5 43 22 21 484 Tiverton Town 25 7 3 2 6 5 2 13 8 4 43 27 16 475 Winchester City 22 9 2 0 5 2 4 14 4 4 57 27 30 466 Taunton Town 22 5 4 2 8 2 1 13 6 3 41 19 22 457 Banbury United 23 8 2 2 3 7 1 11 9 3 48 25 23 428 Evesham United 23 6 3 3 4 4 3 10 7 6 40 25 15 379 Shortwood Utd 22 6 1 4 6 0 5 12 1 9 41 37 4 3710 Bishops Cleeve 21 5 5 1 4 2 4 9 7 5 33 34 -1 3411 Larkhall Athletic 24 5 3 4 3 4 5 8 7 9 41 37 4 3112 Didcot Town 23 5 2 5 4 2 5 9 4 10 42 41 1 3113 AFC Totton 24 5 2 5 4 0 8 9 2 13 43 47 -4 2914 Marlow 21 5 1 3 3 2 7 8 3 10 38 39 -1 2715 Mangotsfield Utd 23 4 3 5 3 3 5 7 6 10 35 43 -8 2716 Yate Town 24 3 5 4 3 3 6 6 8 10 27 30 -3 2617 Slimbridge 23 3 5 3 3 2 7 6 7 10 24 30 -6 2518 Wimborne Town 24 3 2 7 4 1 7 7 3 14 46 54 -8 2419 Bridgwater Town 23 3 1 7 3 3 6 6 4 13 26 44 -18 2220 Wantage Town 24 3 0 9 2 2 8 5 2 17 31 51 -20 1721 Burnham 25 2 2 9 2 2 8 4 4 17 25 54 -29 1622 Bashley 23 0 0 12 0 0 11 0 0 23 9 111 -102 0

254 games have been played in our league so far this season. There’s been:● 111 home wins 44%● 92 away wins 36%● 51 draws 20%● 832 goals scored - average of 3.3 goals per game● Highest score - Bashley 1 Cinderford T 10 - 28 Nov;● Highest aggregate - as above, and Wimborne 5 Winchester 6 - 11 Aug● 100 goals in our 24 games - that’s an average of 4.2 per game● There have been 15 goal-less draws

TV Games in the Cuthbury Sports Bar

Sat 2nd Jan 12:45 pm West Ham vs Liverpool

5:30 pm Watford vs Man City

Sun 3rd Jan 1:30 pm Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

4 pm Everton vs Spurs

Sat 16th Jan 12:45 pm Spurs vs Sunderland

5:30 pm Aston Villa vs Leicester

Sun 17th Jan 2 pm Liverpool vs Man Utd

4 pm Stoke vs Arsenal

Mon 18th Jan 8 pm Swansea vs Watford

Sat 23rd Jan 12:45 pm Norwich vs Liverpool

5:30 pm West Ham vs Man City

Sun 24th Jan 1:30 pm Everton vs Swansea

4 pm Arsenal vs Chelsea

Sat 6th Feb 12:45 pm Man City vs Leicester

Sun 7th Feb 1:30 pm Bournemouth vs Arsenal

4 pm Chelsea vs Man Utd

And the answer is …As regular supporters will recall, Club stalwart Ken Fergus produced our programme foran amazing 13 years. He tells us that, in the quiz he compiled for each programme, theanswer to question 6 was always Hibernian, his team - but nobody seemed to notice.Today’s “Half-time Quiz” is near the back of the programme.

AFC Totton L L L W W WBanbury Utd D W W D L DBashley L L L L L LBishops Cleeve W D W W D LBridgwater Town D L L W W DBurnham D L L L L LCinderford Town W W W W L WDidcot Town W W D L L LEvesham Utd D W D W L DLarkhall Athletic L W D L L LMangotsfield Utd D L W W L DMarlow L L D W W WNorth Leigh L W W W L WShortwood Utd L W L W D WSlimbridge D L L D L DSwindon S’marine W W W W W WTaunton Town W W W D W WTiverton Town W L W W L DWantage Town W L LL L LWimborne Town L L L D W WWinchester City W W W L W LYate Town D L L D D D

Last 6 league results (most recent on right) League table based on last 6 results

Evo-Stik League Southern Div One S & W as at 26 Dec 2015

Saturday 19th DecemberBanbury U 0 - 1 Cinderford TBridgwater T 5 - 1 BashleyDidcot T 1 - 4 AFC TottonMarlow 3 - 1 Tiverton TShortwood U 5 - 2 Wantage TSwindon S 2 - 1 Larkhall AthTaunton T 2 - 1 North LeighWimborne T 2 - 0 BurnhamWinchester C 2 - 1 Evesham UYate T 0 - 0 SlimbridgeTuesday 22nd DecemberDidcot T 0 - 1 Swindon S

Saturday 26th DecemberAFC Totton 2 - 0 Winchester CBashley 1 - 4 Wimborne TBurnham 2 - 3 MarlowCinderford T P - P Bishops CleeveEvesham U 2 - 2 Banbury ULarkhall Ath 1 - 2 Taunton TMangotsfield U 1 - 1 Yate TNorth Leigh 3 - 1 Didcot TSlimbridge P - P Shortwood UTiverton T 1 - 1 Bridgwater TWantage T 1 - 4 Swindon S’marine

Evo-Stik League Southern Div One S & W Recent Results

Swindon S GD 13 Pts 18Taunton Town 11 16Cinderford T 11 15North Leigh 8 12Winchester C 4 12Bishops Cleeve 6 11Tiverton T 3 10Marlow 2 10Shortwood U 1 10AFC Totton 4 9Evesham Utd 3 9Banbury Utd 2 9Bridgwater Town 1 8Mangotsfield Utd -1 8Wimborne Town 1 7Didcot Town 0 7Larkhall Ath -2 4Yate Town -4 4Slimbridge -4 3Wantage Town -13 3Burnham -8 1Bashley -26 0

Fair Play Tables - league and league cup games only - up to 24th Dec4 points per caution; 10 or 12 points per sending off

Evo-Stik League Southern Div One S & W StatisticsLeading League Goalscorers up to 19th Dec

Average League Attendances - as at 26th DecAFC Totton 260Banbury Utd 268Bashley 104Bishops Cleeve 74Bridgwater Town 178Burnham 77Cinderford Town 128Didcot Town 124

Evesham Utd 233Larkhall Ath 142Mangotsfield Utd 138Marlow 105North Leigh 96Shortwood Utd 87Slimbridge 86Swindon S’marine 170

Taunton Town 279Tiverton Town 197Wantage Town 66Wimborne Town 180Winchester City 168Yate Town 188

In the Evo-Stik League Southern, Burnham has the worst record.Cambridge City (Premier Div) 78 points has the best record.In the Prem Div: Dorchester (166), Poole (164); Weymouth (158)

Average attendances in the Premier Division:Dorchester Town - 411 Poole Town - 386 Weymouth - 649

Bentley (Winchester C) 24Whitehead (Wantage T) 18Powell (Taunton) 17Johnson (Banbury U) 14Hopper (Swindon S) 13Moore (Cinderford T) 13

Carl Preston (Magpies) 12Mark Gamble (Magpies) 9

Premier Division:Meechan (St.Neot’s T) 16Nicholson (Histon) 14Jarvis (Hungerford T) 13Mpi (Slough T) 12Mackey (Leamington) 11Div One Central:Mendy (Chalfont St.Peter) 21Weiss (Kings Langley) 16Bishop (Ware T) 13

Highest: - 541 Tues 1st Dec Taunton T vs Bridgwater TLowest: - 35 Sat 21st Nov Bishops Cleeve vs Bridgwater T

Burnham 280Tiverton Town 234Bishops Cleeve 228Marlow 208Winchester City 202Mangotsfield Utd 198AFC Totton 194Slimbridge 192

Yate Town 188Wimborne Town 170Bridgwater Town 164Larkhall Ath 160Taunton Town 158Evesham Utd 156Wantage Town 156Banbury Utd 148

Swindon S’marine 132Shortwood Utd 128Didcot Town 116Bashley 114North Leigh 108Cinderford Town 102

Date Opponents Comp Score Att. 1 2 3 4 5Aug 8 Shortwood Utd Lge 1 - 4 81 Harvell Arnold Oliver Costello MayburyAug 11Winchester City Lge 5 - 6 218 Harvell Arnold Y Oliver Costello MayburyAug 15 North Leigh Lge 0 - 4 183 Harvell Arnold Oliver Costello MayburyAug 18 Taunton Town Lge 1 - 2 264 Harvell Arnold Oliver Wilson Maybury YAug 22 Burnham Lge 3 - 1 75 Harvell Arnold Oliver 1 Wilson MayburyAug 29 Cowes Sports FAC(P) 5 - 0 162 Harvell Arnold Oliver Wilson MayburyAug 31 Bashley Lge 6 - 1 190 Harvell Arnold Oliver Wilson MayburySep 5 Evesham U Lge 1 - 3 217 Harvell Arnold Oliver Wilson MayburySep 12 Witheridge AFC FAC(1Q) 3 - 2 159 Harvell Arnold Oliver Costello Maybury YSep 19 Larkhall Ath Lge 3 - 3 193 Harvell Johnson Oliver 1 Costello MayburySep 26 Blackfield & L FAC(2Q) 1 - 6 209 Harvell Wilson Oliver Costello MayburySep 29 Bridgwater Town Lge 1 - 2 133 Harvell Wilson Y Oliver Y Costello Maybury YOct 3 Larkhall Ath FAT(1Q) 1 - 3 94 Harvell Wilson Johnson Costello MayburyOct 10 Marlow Lge 2 - 3 234 Harvell Randall Crutcher Y Holmes MayburyOct 13 Weymouth RIC 1 - 1 (p1-4) 144 Harvell Randall Johnson Holmes MayburyOct 17 Bishops Cleeve Lge 2 - 2 55 Harvell Randall Crutcher Holmes 1 Y MayburyOct 20 Mangotsf'ield Utd Lge 1 - 3 93 Harvell Randall Crutcher Holmes 1 Maybury YOct 31 Wantage Town Lge 3 - 0 195 Harvell Arnold Crutcher Holmes MayburyNov 3 Gillingham Town DSC(1) 1 - 5 101 Roast Arnold Crutcher Holmes Maybury YNov 7 Slimbridge Lge 0 - 3 168 Harvell Arnold Davidson Y Holmes MayburyNov 14 Yate T Lge 3 - 1 170 Harvell Randall Crutcher Holmes MayburyNov 21 Banbury Utd Lge 0 - 2 247 Harvell Randall Crutcher Johnson WatersNov 24 Didcot T Lge 2 - 0 116 Harvell Arnold Crutcher Waters Y MayburyNov 28 Shortwood Utd Lge 1 - 4 167 Harvell Randall Crutcher Kellaway MayburyDec 2 Winchester C Lge 1 - 2 129 Harvell Arnold Crutcher Waters 1 MayburyDec 5 Swindon S Lge 0 - 2 173 Murphy Randall Johnson Waters ArnoldDec 12 Tiverton Town Lge 2 - 3 171 Murphy Randall Maybury Y Arnold Oliver YDec 15 Taunton Town Lge 2 - 2 133 Murphy Randall Maybury Arnold Y KellawayDec 19 Burnham Lge 2 - 0 170 Murphy Randall Maybury Arnold KellawayDec 26 Bashley Lge 4 - 1 213 Murphy Randall Johnson Arnold MayburyJan 2 AFC Totton LgeJan 9 Cinderford T LgeJan 16 Evesham Utd LgeJan 23 Larkhall Ath LgeJan 30 Banbury Utd LgeFeb 6 North Leigh LgeFeb 13 Mangotsfield Utd LgeFeb 20 Bridgwater T LgeFeb 27 Bishops Cleeve LgeMar 5 Marlow LgeMar 12 Swindon S’marneLgeMar 19 Tiverton T LgeMar 26 Cinderford Town LgeMar 28 AFC Totton LgeApr 2 Wantage T LgeApr 9 Didcot Town LgeApr 16 Slimbridge LgeApr 23 Yate Town Lge

Results & Fixtures 2015 - 16

Home games - opposition in boldAbbreviations:Lge = Evo-Stik League Southern Div One South & WestFAC = FA Cup; FAT = FA TrophyRIC = Red Insure (League) Cup; DSC = Dorset Senior Cup

Today’s league fixtures:Banbury U vs Wantage TBridgwater T vs SlimbridgeDidcot T vs BurnhamMarlow vs North LeighShortwood U vs Cinderford TSwindon S vs Mangotsfield UTaunton T vs Tiverton TWimborne T vs AFC TottonWinchester C vs BashleyYate T vs Larkhall Ath

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Evo-Stik League Southern - Division One South & West - future fixturesSunday 3rd JanuaryBishops Cleeve vs Evesham UTuesday 6th JanuaryWinchester C vs Didcot TSaturday 9th JanuaryAFC Totton vs MarlowBashley vs Swindon SBurnham vs Yate TCinderford T vs Wimborne TEvesham U vs Bridgwater TLarkhall Ath vs Shortwood UMangotsfield U vs Taunton TNorth Leigh vs Bishops CleeveSlimbridge vs Winchester CTiverton T vs Banbury UWantage T vs Didcot T

Tuesday 12th JanuaryShortwood U vs Bridgwater TSaturday 16th JanuaryBanbury U vs Larkhall AthBishops Cleeve vs BashleyBridgwater T vs North leighDidcot T vs SlimbridgeMarlow vs Cinderford TShortwood U vs BurnhamSwindon S vs Tiverton TTaunton T vs Wantage TWimborne T vs Evesham UWinchester C vs Mangotsfield UYate T vs AFC Totton

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Patrons Draw 2015-16 - entrants

On July 2nd at the Cuthbury, Harry Redknapp made the Patrons Draw.Eco Sustainable Ltd won the first prize for the company’s name to appear on the frontof the team’s shirts throughout the 2015/16 campaign.The second prize was won by JT Commercials, whose name will appear on the back ofthe shirts. This year both our home and away shirts have been provided by MJM Sports-wear. MJM Sportswear, based in Bideford, have a second company MJM Workwear andfor any purchase made with this company, 10% of the cost will be given to WTFC.PG Arnold Contractors were drawn third, and their name will appear on the shorts.Morgan Hampton Estate Agents won a match-day sponsorship package, andHarvard Pension Specialists won a match ball sponsorship package.Additional sponsorship packages were auctioned off following the main draw:Blandford Chiropody Surgery were our highest bidder for our match day tracksuits,Harvey Electrical made the highest bid for our match-day polos,ENENCO will now have their company name on our match-day warm up jackets,and Elite Fabrications bid to have their company name on our match-day benchcoats.

Thank you to everyone for their support of the Magpies.

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Manager: SIMON BROWNEAsst Mngr: BRENDON KINGCoach: JOHN MACEYPhysio: JOHN EDWARDSKit: JEFF ROBBINS

SHANE MURPHYDECLAN RANDALLSCOTT ARNOLD (C)BILLY MAYBURYRYAN JOHNSONJON BLAKELOUIS KELLAWAYRYAN MURRAYJAMES STOKOEDAN MUNDAYCARL PRESTONANTHONY WATERSSAM BAYSTONWAYNE CRUTCHERBEN GOODGECALLUM O’HAREJORDAN TEWKESBURY (GK)MORGAN TURNER

AFC Totton Yellow & Black Striped Shirts

Keeper: Orange

Manager : STEVE HOLLICKHead Coach: LEE BURCHClub Coach: DAVE ROWLANDGK Coach: JAMIE COTTONPhysio: DAVE PENNYSports Therapist: KARLA LAMBERT

Today’s Squads

Referee:Robert Dabbs (Weymouth)

Assistant Referees:Cameron Lucas (Dorchester)

Shane Nash (Yeovil)

STEVE MOWTHORPELIAM HIBBERDMARC DIAPERNEIL WILLIAMSJAMES RODENPATRICK WILSONNICK WATTSJACK ALEXANDERDYLAN KNIGHTNATHANIEL SHERBORNEMICHAEL GOSNEYMITCHELL HUNTVICTOR SILVESTREJAKE BURGESSDAVE ALLENMARK LILLEYIAN OLIVER

Because of a problem with the num-bers on our usual black & white shirts,the Magpies will be playing in lightblue & white striped shirts today.

Thank you to Totton for changingtheir kit to allow this.

Wimborne Town Player & Management ProfilesSimon Browne Manager appointed November 2015. He played over 850 gamesat non-league level for Weymouth, Salisbury, Dorchester, Poole, Hamworthy & Swanage.His first management role was Salisbury City reserves in 2007. Since then he had 4 yearsat Hamworthy United, and joined us from Dorchester Town Reserves.Brendon King Assistant Manager appointed December 2015John Macey Coach Previously worked with Browne at Hamworthy United.John began his career as a goalkeeper at Bristol City, before playing for Grimsby Town,Newport County, and Minehead.John Edwards Physio – returned to Wimborne after 11 years at Bashley. Anexperienced and well respected physio and a great club man.Scott Arnold Right Back DoB: 22/2/85, Poole Signed: July 2011Previous clubs: Rossgarth, Verwood Town, AFC Bournemouth, Poole Borough, Wim-borne Town, Bournemouth FC . Scott played for Wimborne from 2003 until 2010 beforerejoining in July 2011. Scott is club captain.

Billy Maybury Defender DoB: 2/9/93, Poole Signed: Aug 2012On loan from AFCB for part of 2011/12 and later made the move permanent.

Jon Blake Midfield DoB: 25/5/87, Bournemouth Signed:March2012. A hard working player who joined from Bournemouth Poppies. Excellent in the air,and scores a few goals with his well timed runs.

Mark Gamble Striker DoB: 16/10/86, Ballymena Signed: June 2013Previous clubs: Bashley, Farnborough Town, Winchester City. Mark was top-scorerwith 33 goals last season. He has represented Northern Ireland at U-21 level.

James Stokoe Midfield DoB: 11/11/85, Winchester Signed: June 2013Previous clubs: Eastleigh, Bashley Lymington & New Milton, Farnborough Town, Wim-borne Town. James rejoined from Bashley after playing 191 games and scoring 68 goalsfor Wimborne between 2007 & 2011. Supporters’ Player of the Year last season.Jack Lupton Midfield Dob: 08/11/91,Watford Signed: Sept 2014Played for Steve Cuss at Bournemouth University and subsequently moved into the area.Louis Kellaway Midfield Dob: 27/02/97, PooleA lively player with high energy levels developed through our Youth and Reserve teams.Ryan Johnson Defender Dob: 20/6/98, PooleA skilful young player who has come through the Youth and Reserve teams.Callum O’Hare DefenderAnother young player who has developed through the Youth and Reserves Teams.Carl Preston Forward Dob: 25/4/91, Poole Signed: Aug 2015Joined us from Poole Town.Bill Elliott Midfield Dob: 8/6/93, Poole Signed: Aug 2015Played for our Reserves before going to Chichester Univ, now back in the area.

Anthony Waters Forward Dob: 1/9/96, PooleDeveloped through our Youth and Reserve teams. Studying at Reading Uni.Morgan Turner Forward Dob: 24/9/96, Poole Signed Aug 2015Previous clubs: Poole Town, New Milton.Declan Randall Defender Dob: 16/11/96 Signed Aug 2015Joined after being a Scholar at AFC BournemouthWayne Crutcher Defender Dob: 28/7/84, Bournemouth Signed Oct 2015Previous clubs: Wimborne Town, Bournemouth PoppiesJamie Davidson Forward Dob: 22/11/90, Poole Signed Oct 2015Rejoined after a brief spell at PooleShane Murphy Goalkeeper Joined on loan from Dorchester Town Dec 2015Previous clubs: AFC Bournemouth, Hamworthy Utd, New MiltonRyan Murray Fullback / midfield Dob: 12/6/92, Poole Signed Dec 2015Previous clubs: Eastleigh Youth, Bashley, Hamworthy Utd, Dorchester Town.Sam Bayston Midfield Dob: 28/6/94, Poole Signed Dec 2015Jordan Tewkesbury Goalkeeper Dob: 17/12/95, Dorchester Signed Dec 2015Dan Munday Midfield Dob: 13/3/97, Salisbury Signed Dec 2015Dual signing with Blackfield & LangleyBen Goodge Forward Dob: 1/1/89, Manchester Signed Dec 2015Dual signing with Hamworthy Utd

Wimborne Town Player & Management Profiles cont’d

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App Sub Goal App Sub Goal App Sub Goal Goals Points Y RScott Arnold 18 3 21 0 0 0 1.19 2Sam Bayston 1 0 1 0Tom Biles 1 0 1 0Jon Blake 17 1 2 4 1 21 2 2 0.1 0.71 3Franklyn Clarke 17 2 3 5 1 22 2 4 0.18 1.14 3 1Adam Costello 5 1 3 1 8 2 0 0 0.5Wayne Crutcher 9 1 10 0 0 0 1 1Jamie Davidson 7 3 7 0 3 0.43 1.29 5 2Bill Elliott 5 3 0 8 0Mark Gamble 9 8 5 3 14 0 11 0.79 1 2Sam Griffin 14 1 3 1 17 1 1 0.06 1Jason Harvell 19 5 24 0 0 0 1Luke Holmes 6 2 2 8 0 2 0.25 1 1Ryan Johnson 8 2 3 1 11 3 0 0 1.27Louis Kellaway 7 7 0 0 0 1.86Jack Lupton 0 0 0Billy Maybury 22 6 28 0 0 0 1.11 6Dan Munday 1 1 1 0 1 1 3Shane Murphy 5 5 0 0 0 1.4Ryan Murray 3 1 1 3 1 1 0.33 1 1Callum O'Hare 1 0 1 0Ian Oliver 20 2 5 25 0 2 0.08 1 3Zach Phelps 1 0 1 0Carl Preston 24 14 6 3 30 0 17 0.57 1.03 3Declan Randall 11 4 2 1 13 5 0 0 0.92Paul Roast 1 1 1 1 0 0 0James Stokoe 22 5 5 4 27 0 9 0.33 1.11 8Morgan Turner 3 18 3 2 3 5 21 3 0.6 0.2 1Anthony Waters 7 8 1 1 7 9 1 0.14 1 1Patrick Wilson 10 3 5 1 1 15 4 1 0.07 0.87 1Own Goal 0Total 264 49 46 66 14 12 330 63 58 41 3

Player Statistics 2015 - 16 as at 26th Dec - - League - - . . . . Cup . . . . - - - Total - - - Avge / Start Cards

When a player starts a game he is awarded 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a defeat.

Steve Hollick (Manager) – Steve joined the club in 2012 as the GK Coach, taking over intemporary charge the end of the 2014-15 season. After a successful time in charge as tem-porary manager he was permanently appointed at the end of that season. Steve is also thecurrent England Beach Soccer Senior goalkeeping coach.Lee Burch (Head Coach) - Lee was appointed Head Coach at the end of the 2014/15 sea-son leaving his post as Manager of Hythe & Dibden FC. Lee works full time for The FAas an FA Skills Coach and is current studying towards his UEFA A Licence.Dave Rowland (Club Coach) - Dave joined the club in April 2015 from Hythe & Dibden.His role also includes overseeing the development, U18's and U16's squads.Jamie Cotton (GK Coach) - joined the Stags staff in April 2015 from Hythe & Dibden.Josh Ward (S&C Coach) – joined this summer as Strengthening and Condition Coach.Dave Penny (Physiotherapist) – highly regarded physiotherapist, with a wealth of knowl-edge and experience having worked for Eastleigh, Romsey and Totton and Eling.Steve Mowthorpe (Goalkeeper) - The former Southampton Academy goalkeeper joinedthe Stags in December 2013 from Wessex League outfit Blackfield and Langley.Kieran Green (Goalkeeper) – Signed from Basingstoke in the summer 2015.Liam Hibberd (Midfield/ Defender) – Liam joined the Stags in season 2013/2014 fromWinchester City. Previously at AFC Bournemouth’s Academy, and Eastleigh.Marc Diaper (Defender) - The former Sholing FC left back joined the Stags in July 2015.Tony Rolls (Defender) - a former Brockenhurst College Football Academy player signedfrom Dorchester in the summer 2015.Luke Dempsey (Defender/Midfielder) - previously at Eastleigh FC academy, Romsey andWinchester City before switching camps to the Stags in the summer of 2105.James Roden (Defender/Midfielder) - previously at BAT, AFC Totton, Winchester, An-dover, Fareham and then finally Follands from where he signed in the summer of 2015.Stuart Mott (Central Defender) - Stuart signed from Sholing half way through the 2014/15season. The former Alresford captain is currently serving in the army.Dan Beckles (Central Defender) – joined the Stags in season 2013/2014.Ellis White (Central Defender) – came up through the youth team and the PACE setup.Mike Gosney (Midfield) – re-joined at the end of last season after a brief spell at Gosport.Nick Watts (Midfield) – signed in the summer 2015 from Sholing.Jake Rawkins (Midfield/Defender) – played for the Stags’ U16’s, U18’s, and Reserves.Dave Allen (Midfield/Striker) – Dave re-signed for the Stag in the summer of 2015.Dorchester, Weymouth, Bashley, Andover and Winchester are former clubs.Neil Williams (Midfield) - signed in the summer of 2015. Previously at Blackfield & Lan-gley, Sholing, and Bemerton Heath Harlequins.

AFC Totton Management and Player Pen Pics

Jake Burgess (Midfield) – came through Stags’ youth set up. He won the Samsung “Wina Pro” contract for Leyton Orient.Chris Manning (Midfield) – previously with Alresford Town, Winchester and Thatcham,he joined the Stags in the summer of 2015.Craig Feeney (Striker) – joined in 2014, previously with Fawley FC, Totton & Eling,Gosport Borough and Blackfield & Langley.Nathaniel Sherborne (Striker) – joined the Club in August 2007 from Alton Town.Mark Lilley (Striker) – previously with Andover, Newport IOW, Winchester City, andHythe and Didben. Signed in the summer of 2015.Taylor Edwards (Striker) – progressed from Totton’s Youth side.Dylan Knight (Striker) – signed in the summer of 2015 from AFC Fawley.Patrick Wilson - joined from Wimborne Town in December.Ian Oliver - joined from Wimborne Town in December.

AFC Totton Management and Player Pen Pics cont’d

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Totton’s Season 2015-16Aug 8 Taunton T a 2-3 LeagueAug 11 Wantage T h 2-2 LeagueAug 15 Shortwood U h 0-2 LeagueAug 19 Larkhall Ath a 0-2 LeagueAug 22 Didcot T h 1-3 LeagueAug 29 AFC Portchstr a 1-3 FAC(P)Aug 31 Winchester C a 1-3 LeagueSep 5 Yate Town h 2-1 LeagueSep 19 Bridgwater T a 5-0 LeagueSep 26 Cinderford T a 0-3 LeagueSep 29 Bashley h 4-0 LeagueOct 3 Tiverton T a 0-2 FAT(1Q)Oct 10 Tiverton T h 2-2 LeagueOct 14 AFC Stoneham a 0-3 Hants SCOct 17 Slimbridge a 0-3 League

Oct 20 Bashley h 7-2 RIC(1)Oct 24 Banbury U h 0-4 LeagueOct 28 Sholing a 2-4 RCCOct 31 Burnham a 5-1 LeagueNov 7 Swindon S a 0-2 LeagueNov 10 Winchester C h 2-5 RIC(2)Nov 14 Wantage T a 4-0 LeagueNov 17 Larkhall Ath h 2-1 LeagueNov 21 Evesham U a 0-6 LeagueNov 28 Taunton T h 0-2 LeagueDec 5 North Leigh a 0-5 LeagueDec 8 Mangotsfield U h 0-1 LeagueDec 12 Bishops Cleeve h 7-0 LeagueDec 19 Didcot T a 4-1 LeagueDec 26 Winchester C h 2-0 League

AFC Totton 2 Winchester C 0 - 26 Dec 2015 - N-LP reportTotton put in a tremendous display againstpromotion chasing Winchester City.They just about edged the first 45 minutes,but it was City who had the best opportuni-ty when former Totton player Adam To-masso shot just wide.Tooton dominated the second half, and de-servedly broke the deadlock after 56 min-utes when the impressive Nick Watts

whipped in a low cross that Nathaniel Sher-borne finished from 8 yards out.The Stags added their second when MikeGosney intercepted the ball in midfield be-fore putting Sherborne through on goal.The striker made no mistake as he slid theball past the advancing City goalkeeper,Brendon Norris.Star man: Nathaniel Sherborne (Totton)

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Totton Football Club was formed in 1886 and became a founder member of the Hamp-shire F.A., and was a founder members of the New Forest League in 1904. After the1914/18 War they entered the Southampton Senior League and the New Forest League,and in 1920/21 joined the Hampshire League West. The early matches were played atSouth Testwood Park before Totton moved to Testwood Park in December 1933.

In 1975 they amalgamated with Totton Athletic, installed floodlights and opened a ClubRoom and Bar at the ground. Totton became a founder member of the Wessex League in1986/87 season. The Medisport Wessex League Cup was won in 1989/90.

2006/07 proved to be the most memorable in the history of the Club. In the League thefirst Team had a season-long battle with Gosport, missing out on the title by one goal.but the highlight of the season was the Final of the FA Carlsberg Vase at the new Wem-bley Stadium. In front of a record 36,232 crowd for a Vase Final Truro City won 3-1.

In the next season the team won our first ever Wessex League Championship, and pro-motion to the BGB Southern League. After a table topping start to the season we eventu-ally finished 3rd in the league and, after beating Beaconsfield SYCOB in the play offsemi-final, we lost in the final against Didcot Town after extra time.

2009/10 had seen AFC Totton lift the Hampshire Senior Cup for the first time in theClub’s history. 2010/11 was one of the most successful seasons in the club’s history,picking up not only the Hampshire Senior Cup for the second time but also retaining itfrom the 2009/10 season beating Sholing 3-1 at St. Mary’s Stadium. But this waseclipsed by the club being crowned Champions of the Southern League South and WestDivision, just pipping Sholing to the title by 2 points in a nail-biting finish to the season.

The highlight of the 2011/12 season was reaching the 2nd round proper of the FA Cup.The match, televised live on ITV, was against Bristol Rovers who came out on top inconvincing style. That season Stefan Brown scored the fastest FA Cup hat-trick by a sub-stitute, scoring all 3 goals in 15 second half minutes.The Club narrowly missed promotion to the Conference South, but lost 4-2 at OxfordCity in the play off final after only one season at Southern Premier League level.

The 2013/14 season saw the Stags undergo major changes, caused by previous mis-management of the Club. Forced to field mainly inexperienced youngsters in the toughsurroundings of the Southern Premier League, relegation was half expected, although asthe players matured, performances improved, and the dreaded drop nearly avoided.

The Club has been stabilised financially by the current Executive Committee, under theleadership of new Chairman Andy Straker, whose previous enthusiasm as a staunch sup-porter has now carried over into his new role. The club can now look forward whereasuntil recently there was a very real danger that it could disappear off the football map.

History of AFC Totton

Evo-Stik League Southern Div One S&W - league positions during season

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AFC Totton 19 21 21 15 19 17 15 15 16 16 13Banbury Utd 13 10 11 8 8 7 6 5 4 5 7Bashley 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22Bishops Cleeve 15 14 12 12 12 12 8 6 8 10 10Bridgwater Town 21 19 20 21 20 21 20 21 21 19 19Burnham 8 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 21Cinderford Town 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Didcot Town 5 6 10 13 15 16 17 14 12 11 12Evesham Utd 12 13 8 10 11 9 10 8 9 8 8Larkhall Ath 11 9 7 9 10 10 12 9 11 12 11Mangotsfield Utd 16 8 9 17 13 15 16 16 13 13 15Marlow 9 17 19 18 16 14 14 17 17 17 14North Leigh 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2Shortwood Utd 7 15 13 6 4 4 7 10 10 9 9Slimbridge 10 18 18 14 13 13 11 13 14 15 17Swindon S'marine 6 5 5 3 3 6 5 7 6 7 3Taunton Town 2 2 3 4 5 8 9 11 7 6 6Tiverton Town 17 7 6 5 6 5 4 4 5 2 4Wantage Town 18 11 15 19 18 19 21 20 18 20 20Wimborne Town 20 20 17 20 21 20 19 18 19 18 18Winchester City 3 3 4 11 7 3 3 3 2 4 5Yate Town 14 12 14 7 9 11 13 12 15 14 16

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Magpies on the RoadWe will be running a coach to most away games this season.Depending on distance to travel, games will be classified as category A or B.For category A games the cost is £16 for adults, and £8 for accompanied under-16s.For category B games the cost is £14 and £7.Members of the F.A. Vase Vice-Presidents Club travel at half-price.However, we’re limited in the number we can take, so it’s essential that you book withKen Fergus (tel: 07923 473511) beforehand to avoid disappointment.

Directions to Cinderford’s Causeway Ground - Category A coach

Edge Hills Road, Hilldene, Cinderford, Glos GL14 2QH Tel:07896 887162

Take A40 west out of Gloucester, then A48 for 8 miles. Turn right at Elton Garage ontoA4151 (Forest of Dean). Continue through Littledean, climb steep hill to Cinderford.Turn right at crossroads, then second left into Latimer Road.Nearest rail station: - Gloucester 15 milesCinderford is a small town on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucester-shire. A population of 8,494 was recorded in the 2011 census.The town is relatively young, coming into existence in the 19th century, following therapid expansion of the local iron and coal industries.A visual clue to Cinderford's origins can be seen in the style and layout of the town;with long rows of identical terraced housing; similar to many found in towns of theSouth Wales Valleys, that also developed around the coal mining industry. During thedecline of the coal industry, in the 1950s and 1960s, Cinderford suffered as most of themale population was employed in coal-mining. Today, Cinderford is home to a widevariety of light and heavy industry.

Directions to Larkhall’s Plain Ham Ground

Plain Ham, Charlcombe Lane, Bath, Somerset BA1 8DJ Tel:01225 334592Take the A4 east from Bath City Centre towards Chippenham/M4. About 1 mile afterCleveland Bridge junction (keep straight ahead) fork left into St Saviours Road (turningis signposted ‘Larkhall Local Shops’). In Larkhall Square take first left exit (SalisburyRoad) and turn right at T-junction. Follow the road round to the left and up the hill. Youare now on Charlcombe Lane. The ground is on the right, on a parallel lane, as Charl-combe Lane narrows. Continue for about 100 yards, turn around in Woolley Lane on theright and go back down the hill, this time keeping to the top lane on the left hand side.Plain Ham is on the left just past the junction with Charlcombe Lane.Nearest rail station: - Bath Spa 3 milesLarkhall is a district in the north-east of Bath. It began to develop in the early 19th cen-tury to house the working population of the city Many parts of Larkhall have goodviews up to Solsbury Hill - the Iron Age hill fort made famous in song by Peter Gabriel.

Results22 Aug AFC Portchester h 3 - 8 Prem Div26 Aug Romsey Town h 1 - 3 JS Shield2 Sep Dorchester Town h 1 - 2 JS Shield5 Sep United Services P’mth h 1 - 6 Prem Div12 Sep Romsey Town a 2 - 3 JS Shield17 Sep Moneyfields h 3 - 4 Prem Div30 Sep AFC Portchester a 0 - 6 Prem Div14 Oct AFC Totton h 1 - 2 Prem Div17 Oct Gillingham Town Res h 5 - 2 DST (1) r29 Oct AFC Totton a 2 - 2 Prem Div3 Nov Dorchester Town a 1 - 11 JS Shield7 Nov Dorchester Sports a 0 - 6 DST (2)18 Nov Sholing h 2 - 1 WCC (1)28 Nov Team Solent a 0 - 9 Prem Div5 Dec Totton & Elling a 0 - 2 WCC(210 Dec US P’mouth a P - P Prem Div15 Dec Dorchester T a P - P Prem Div

Wimborne Town Reserves - Wyvern Combination

JS Shield Group F - 5 Dec Dorchester Town (Q) P 4 Pts 9 Romsey Town 4 9 Wimborne Town 4 0

Wyvern Prem Div - 12 Dec AFC Portchester P 10 Pts 25 Team Solent 11 23 Moneyfields 7 16 United Services P’mth 7 12 Petersfield Town 8 9AFC Totton 9 8 Sholing 8 8 Winchester City 7 7 Dorchester Town 6 5 Wimborne Town 7 1

Fixtures6 Jan Winchester C h Prem Div9 Jan Petersfield T a Prem Div13 Jan Dorchester T h Prem Div23 Jan Sholing a Prem Div27 Jan Petersfield T h Prem Div

Wimborne’s U10s Team acted as mascots and ball-boys at the gameagainst Burnham on 19th December - photo by Steve Harris

Sydenhams Wessex LeaguePremier Division - 29 DecSalisbury P 18 Pts 44Horndean 18 44AFC Portchstr 18 39Sholing 18 37Blackfield & L 18 35Andover T 18 35Cowes Sports 21 31Lymington T 19 29Newport (IoW) 18 28Team Solent 18 24Brockenhurst 17 23Hamworthy U 18 22Bemerton H H 18 21Verwood T 20 21Moneyfields 17 20Bournemouth 17 19Fareham T 17 18Fawley 19 15Whitchurch U 19 15Alresford T 19 10Folland Sports 17 7

New - The Thursday Lunch Club

Starting 7th January - 12:00 until 15:00 in the Clubhouse

Every Thursday - home-made soup and crusty bread - £3.50

Week 1 Chunky potato and leek soup + crusty bread

Week 2 Fresh vegetable soup + crusty bread

Week 3 Home-made onion soup + crusty bread

Week 4 Cream of tomato soup + crusty bread

Evo-Stik League SouthernPremier Division - 29 DecPoole T P 27 Pts 55Chippenham T 26 43Hungerford T 25 42Weymouth 24 40Hitchin T 22 40Dunstable T 26 40Redditch U 24 40Leamington 24 39Biggleswade T 26 39Kettering T 24 39Dorchester T 25 36Slough T 27 36Kings Lynn T 24 35Stratford T 21 33St Neots T 25 32Cambridge C 22 32Cirencester T 22 30Chesham U 21 28Merthyr T 25 27Histon 26 26Frome T 22 20Bedworth U 27 17Bideford 25 16Paulton R 24 14

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Graham’s Half-Time Sports Quiz - 2015 - answers below1. Tennis - who did Great Britain beat in the final of the Davis Cup?2. FA Cup - which 2 teams were the losing semi-finalists?3. Cricket - which team won the County Championship Division One?4. Women’s Football - who won the 2015 World Cup?5. Horse Racing - which horse won the Grand National?6. Scottish Football - which team were runners-up in the Scottish Championship?7. Gymnastics - who became Britain’s first male World Champion?8. Euros - who managed Northern Ireland to the finals?9. Speedway - which team won the Elite League?

10. Football - name the 2 teams promoted from the National Conference to League Two.

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Graham’s Half-Time Quiz - 2015 - answers1. Belgium2. Reading lost to Arsenal 2-1 (a.e.t.), and Liverpool lost to Aston Villa also 2-13. Yorkshire. Middlesex were second. Surrey won Division Two.4. USA - they beat Japan 5-2 in the final5. Many Clouds (ridden by Leighton Aspell)6. Hibernian7. Max Whitlock - on the pommel horse8. Michael O’Neill9. Poole Pirates - for the third successive year

10. Barnet, and play-off winners Bristol Rovers

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Jerusalem Grand kids Film “Gladiator”Clouds at sunset Colosseum in Rome My boys being bornPurbecks Wimborne beating

Poole 3-0Lions on safari inKenya

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S.L. Div One S&W North Leigh North Leigh Taunton Town

S.L. Premier Div Merthyr Town Merthyr Town Merthyr TownAnd finally - I can’tget through theweekend without …

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Head to Head - “Give me 5”We asked Gabriel,Martyn & Jon ourusual questions.Here’s how theyanswered:

GAME ON! Those are the two words eve-ry football fan across the land is just des-perate to hear during the festive season.Stick your Merry Christmas and your Hap-py New Year (ok, that’s three…), any ex-cuse to get away from the leftover turkey,same old re-run movies and selection box-es is desperately welcomed.Of course, the weather, like usual, didn’twant to play ball. Storm Barney, Desmondor whatever ludicrous name the latest oneis given, have wreaked havoc, especiallyin the north.Clubs from Steps 1-7 who have been af-fected are urged to contact their localCounty FAs to see if they can get a cut ofa £750,000 emergency fund recently set upby the FA, Football Foundation and SportEngland. Northern Alliance side CarlisleCity saw their Gillford Park home sub-merged and long-term damage may havebeen done to the playing surface.“Our pitch was flooded to a large degreealthough not as deep as the Carlisle Unitedground,” said City chairman Brian Hall.“Thankfully we suffered no structuraldamage as far as we are aware, althoughwe will need to check our floodlights.“The water on the pitch for so long is aconcern and this is where we may needfunding to assess the damage and put itright. It is evident that one part of ourpitch now has a dip in it from the weightof the water. The FA fund is obviouslywelcome and hopefully it will assist thosein most need.”The FA gets a lot of criticism thrown theirway regarding grass-roots football, mostof it rightly so, but they must be congratu-lated on setting that up, and so quickly too.The mass of postponed games - especiallyin the Football League where they ofcourse get more attention - will again

bring up the question of a winter break.It’s done in most countries on the conti-nent and we’re often told that the Englandnational team constantly fail at major tour-naments because they ‘play too manygames’ and ‘they don’t get enough rest’.Even if that were true (rather than the realreason that the players aren’t quite goodenough), the UK’s fascination for festivefootball is there for all to see. You onlyhave to look at some of the crowds fromBoxing Day and Bank Holiday Mondayfor that to be abundantly clear.In what other country around the worldwould you get 4,381 turning up a game atlevel nine of the league structure? That’smore than some top division clubs getacross Europe. That’s exactly how manysupporters were at Edgar Street on BoxingDay for the Midland League Premier gamebetween Hereford and Westfields - unsur-prisingly a league record.Around 2,000 were expected at SouthShields’ match against Hebburn Town atStep 6 before the weather intervened.Salisbury welcomed 1,485 to the Ray Macfor the Bank Holiday Monday fixture withBemerton Heath Harlequins while over1,500 watched Hythe Town overcomeFolkestone Invicta in the Ryman South.Weymouth and Dorchester attracted 1,808in the Southern Premier and a hundred lesswent to Dulwich Hamlet v Kingstonian inthe Ryman Premier. Both Blyth v Darling-ton 1883 and Stourbridge v Halesowen inthe Evo-Stik NPL saw over 1,800 throughthe gates. That’s even before you look atSteps 1 and 2!The appetite is clearly there so touchingsuch a widely loved British traditionwould be sacrilege. All we need now issome help from the elements!

Non-League Paper Programme Column by Steve Coney

CHRISTER Warren couldn't praise his players enough after they did everything heasked against much-fancied AFC Totton - except score.Warren thought his side "absolutely battered" the opposition in Saturday's game, onlyfor Totton to steal the points with virtually their only effort on target.Wimborne rattled the woodwork on numerous occasions before their day was summedup when player-manager Warren missed a late penalty."I couldn't have asked more from the lads. We were superb from start to finish," Warrentold the Daily Echo. "To have as many chances as we did - we must have hit the wood-work three or four times - I just thought it was one of those days, it just wouldn't go in.""If we show that commitment and desire we won't be too far away. I was proud of eve-ry single one of them. I personally think it was our best performance of the season barthe finishing side of it. We did a tally and we had 30 shots at their goal, so we must bedoing something right. We've scored a lot of goals and put chances away (this season)but you'll get days like that when you don't get what you deserve."Despite dominating them, Warren thinks Totton will be right up there at the businessend of things come the end of the season.He said: "They're a really good team. That's the pleasing thing, we've battered them andcaused them a lot of problems. For them to not play well and come away with threepoints is pleasing for them. They're not firing on all cylinders yet."Wimborne: Hutchings, Percival, Thomas, Roast, Masters, McCormick, James, Warren,Whitcher (Vavrecka 60), Joyce (Mulhern 83), Bailey-Pearce (Moore 74).Christer was right - Totton went on to win the Wessex League, and gain promotion tothe Southern League - Ed.

From the Daily Echo ArchivesWimborne Town 0 AFC Totton 1 - Wessex League - 8 September 2007

Which Formations are used in the Premiership ?In an article in “The Times” on Boxing Day, Tony Cascarino listed the formations usedin the Barclays Premiership this season:4-2-3-1 Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Man City, Man Utd, Newcastle,

Saints, Stoke City, Swansea City, Tottenham ,West Brom, West Ham4-4-2 Leicester City, Watford4-1-2-2-1 Liverpool4-3-1-2 Aston Villa4-4-1-1 Norwich City5-4-1 Sunderland4-3-3 Everton4-5-1 Bournemouth

From the Archives - Daily EchoGeoff Maxted’s Father passed away a few months ago. Geoff thought we’d be interestedin an old article in the local paper about his Dad winning a Mini in a draw run by WT-FC. Here’s a copy of the article:

“CHAMPAGNE ALL THE WAY FOR DEREKIt’s a fair bet that factory machinist Derek Maxted will be drinking champagne this week- and driving in it as well!For Mr.Maxted, of St.Mary’s Road, Poole, has just taken delivery of a champagne col-oured Mini City car - his prize in a draw run by Wimborne Town Football Club.Mr.Maxted, who makes aircraft parts for Moore’s Engineering at Wallisdown, boughthis winning ticket from a friend at work for 50p.“I’ve never won anything like this before in my life - it was a great surprise,” he saidafter receiving the keys to the £3,000 car from the football club’s chairman, Mr.JohnSmith.Now Mr.Maxted finds himself at the head of a four-car family - for he already has aDatsun and his two children are also car owners.Echophoto shows Mr.Smith (right) handing over the keys to Mr.Maxted.”Geoff - thanks for letting us use the photo and article. Many of our readers will recog-nise John Smith. The car had a W-suffix number plate, dating this to about 1980.

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