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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: Thursdays

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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The History of Cowes Sports Football Club The history of Cowes Football Club can be traced back to 1881, when the club was originally formed, although competitive action did not arrive until 1886 in the shape of the Hants and Dorset Junior Cup. The club joined the newly formed Hampshire League in 1895 and the following spring Cowes were confirmed

as its first-ever champions. That season the club also won the Hampshire Senior Cup to complete the double. The 21st Century The last – and most valuable - trophy to be won by the Yachtsmen came at the end of 2001/02 season with a thrilling 2-1 final victory over the island’s Dr Marten League outfit Newport FC in the Isle of Wight Senior (Gold) Cup. In 2004 Cowes Reserves won the Wessex Combination Cup, beating Eastleigh Reserves in the final. In 2004/05 the Under-18s won a Hampshire cup double - the Hampshire Youth League Cup and the County Youth Cup. The Under 18s repeated their winning form for the 2005/06 season, again winning the Hampshire Youth League Cup and County Youth Cup, but also adding the Hampshire Youth League Division 1 title, thus completing a unique treble. 2006/2007 saw the Saturday sides get back to winning ways as the 1st team again defeated Newport(IoW) 2-1 to win the Isle of Wight Senior(Gold) Cup at Whippingham. Not to be out done, the 'A' Team won the Isle of Wight 'Challenge' Cup as they defeated Newport(IoW) Reserves 2-0 in the final. Unfortunately the Reserves could not complete a 'cup' treble as they were defeated in the Combination Cup Final by AFC Totton Reserves after extra time. 2007/2008 once again saw the 1st Team and 'A' Team complete a cup 'double' for the club. The 1st Team re-tained the Isle of Wight Senior(Gold) Cup with a hard fought extra time victory over near neighbours East Cowes Vics, whilst the 'A' Team had a comfortable 2-0 win against Oakfield FC in the Final of the Isle of Wight 'Memorial' Cup. An injury plagued 2008/2009 season saw the 1st team finish a disappointing 13th but remain unbeaten against their Island rivals (v Newport 1-1 draws home and away, v Brading two wins 2-0 at home and 3-1 away). The Reserves finished a disappointing 11th in what would be their final year in Wessex Combination as it was de-cided to drop them back into the Island League for 09/10 because of the financial downturn. Meanwhile the 'A' team avoided finishing in the bottom two with two excellent victories in their final four matches against the top two sides, second placed Oakfield (4-2) and Champions West Wight (2-1).

Today’s opposition travels over from the Isle of Wight and is Wes-sex Division One side Cowes Sports. The winner of this tie plays Rozel Rovers from Jersey at home.

Nickname: The Yachtsman Team Colours: Blue & White 09/10 Cup Performance: 1st Round (Lost to Horndean) 09/10 League Position: 8th (Wessex Div One) Manager: Steven Taylor Coach: Ian Potss 09/10 Goalscorer: Dominic Burbidge (12) 09/10 Most Apperances: Gareth Bricknell & Sam Yelland (32)

Steve Hollicks: Newly signed goalkeeper from Totton & Eling Jake Fulford: Young goalkeeper who came through QK Brad Doyle: Young defender joined midway through last year. 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

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

13/09/11 Cowes Sports Home Hampshire Senior Cup

17/09/11 Fawley Home League

20/09/11 Blackfield & Langley Home League

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.

(Rozel Rovers)

Fixtures and Draw

Several teams have byes into the second round most notably nPower League 2 pro-fessionals Aldershot Town and last years winners AFC Totton.

Winners

Romsey have one this competition once defeating Farnborough Town 1-0 in 1979 however, Cowes Sports have won this trophy 9 times although their last Hampshire Cup Victory was in 1967.

Premier Division

Division One

While you wait for the action to restart, why not have a go at this week’s football quiz?

This week’s subject: Deadline day deals. Can you name the team which this player transferred to on Transfer Deadline Day

1) Craig Bellamy: Man City > ? 2) Royston Drenthe: Real Madrid > ? 3) Peter Crouch: Tottenham > ? 4) Nicklas Bendtner: Arsenal > ? 5) Per Mertesacker: Werder Bremen > ? 6) Jos Hooiveld: Celtic > ? 7) Alan Hutton: Tottenham > ? 8) Yakubu: Everton > ? 9) Jermaine Beckford: Everton > ? 10)Gael Kakuta: Chelsea > ? 11)Raul Meireles: Liverpool > ?

1) Liverpool 2) Everton 3) Stoke 4) Sunderland 5) Arsenal 6) Southampton 7) Aston Villa 8) Blackburn 9) Leicester 10) Bolton 11) Chelsea

Have a suggestion for what the Half Time Challenge could be? Then email your suggestion to cameronmelling@hotmail.oo.uk.

Romsey Town Cowes Sports

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Match Officials Referee: N/A Assistants: N/A

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Squads subject to change

Pld Sub Gl Pld Sub Gl

Steve Hollicks (GK) Christopher Norris (GK)

Matthew Brown (GK) Michael Herbert

Jake Long Kurt Butt

Richard Hayter Lee Davies

Gareth Batchelor Craig Insley

Ross Gregory (C) Jason Ince

Henry Rule Ashley Brett (C)

Abbas Agopo Aidan Bryan

Luke Baker Craig Holmes

Luke Dempsey Gareth Bricknell

Chris Hall Sam Yelland

Kieran Gallagher Dominic Burbidge

Chris Morris Darren Williams

Macs Sampays Alex Harvey

Callum Stanley Tom Dye

Simon De’ath Michael Jones

Ryan Long James Wykes

Ben ‘Chalky’ White Max Draper

Next Home Game: Lymington Saturday 17th September KO: 15:45 Next Away Game: Blackfield & Langley Tuesday 20th September KO: 19:45