The Official Wimborne Town F.C. Matchday Programme £2

Evo-Stik League SouthPremier South

Wimborne Townvs

Merthyr TownSat 12 Jan 2019 k.o. 15:00

Match Sponsors:Paul Arnold

Stackhouse Poland Ltd

From the Directors’ Box

Good afternoon, and a warm wel-come to our visitors and friendsfrom Merthyr. We extend our

hospitality to the officials, players, staffand supporters, hope you enjoy yourtime with us, and have a safe journeyhome afterwards.I’d also like to welcome today’s matchsponsors - Paul Arnold and StackhousePoland Ltd. Your support is most appre-ciatedAlthough we returned from Frome lastSaturday with a disappointing 1-0 de-feat, the Christmas & New Year periodwas good to the team and included ourfirst away win of the season at PooleTown of all places! However, it remainsvery tight in the bottom half - a couple ofback to back wins would see us movewell up the table, and so there is all toplay for in the 2nd half of the season.We always knew this league would betough, especially given our late entryinto the division. Even though, ofcourse, every club started the seasonon zero points, it’s always felt like we’vebeen playing catch up both in terms ofresults and recruitment - I don’t think wecan underestimate how tough it hasbeen for Matty.

Furthermore, Matty’s plans on the pitchcontinue to be tested with long termseason-ending injuries for Scott Arnold,Paddy Hester & Jack Lovell. As a result,Matty remains on the look out for a cou-ple of additions but, like the recent arriv-al of Carl Pettefer, he is keen to makethe right signing, not just any signing.From the Board of Directors’ perspec-tive, we’ll do what we can to accommo-date Matty, but as ever finances aretight and so it remains a bit of a jugglingact.That’s why the support of our sponsorssuch as Paul Arnold & Stackhouse Po-land Ltd today, is so important - thanksagain to Paul & Peter.Elsewhere you’ll probably have seen inthe Echo that planning was recentlygranted in favour of the developer WyattHomes for the redevelopment of ourground for housing which is a big stepin terms of our new ground aspirations.We are, of course, in the hands of thedeveloper in terms of timing etc., but weare meeting with Wyatt Homes soonand I will endeavour to provide a furtherupdate in a future programme so watchthis space!In the meantime, enjoy the game.

Lee Merrifield

Wimborne Town Football Club Ltd is a private company limited by shares andregistered at Companies House with registered number 03640938. ParmiterHoldings Ltd owns 77% of the issued shares and Adam Batchelor owns 17%.

Wimborne Town F.C. Club StatementWimborne Town prides itself on being a family-friendly, inclusive football club.Therefore, the use of offensive, insulting or abusive language and / or gesturesby supporters will not be tolerated, and appropriate action will be taken againstany perpetrators.

Wimborne Town F.C.Club Line-up 2018-19

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IN THE DIRECTORS’ BOX Club President Ken Stewart Chairman Tony Grant Commercial Director Graham Bell Director of Football Matty Holmes Finance Lee Merrifield Football & Youth Development Director Terry Wateridge

ON THE PITCH Manager Matty Holmes Assistant Manager Danny Holmes Coach John Macey Shane Traynor GK Coach David Walsh Sports Therapist Ben Hayes Kit Jeff RobbinsDevelopment Squad Mngr Darren Shepherd Head of Recruitment Terry Wateridge Groundsman Brian Sibley

YOUTH SECTION Chairman Gus Phillips Secretary Sally Woods Welfare Officer Julianna Miller Treasurer Kieron Smart

BEHIND THE GOALClubhouse Manager Clive Bailey

Secretary Peter Barham Joint Treasurers Dawn Haywood Geoff Maxted Matchday Co-ordinator Tony Grant Matchday Host Michele Govier Club Podiatrist Dr. Michele Spruce Chief Steward Kevin Hart Stewards Mark Dale

Peter Stroud Adam Teuber (First Aid) Darren Jones Tannoy Dee Dee Thornton Denis Cadd Social Media Officer Ben Trant Web-site Forum Dave Webber Videos Dave Briggs Ben Trant Photographers Steve Harris Marc Harris Match Reporters Dave Briggs Melissa Dickinson

Graham Dunn Max Emes

Club Travel Excelsior CoachesGround Maintenance Brian Sibley Turnstiles Colin Blake Rudi Cucka Simon Plank Tea Room Ann Barham Elaine Plank Trish Robbins 50/50 Seller Bryan McCann Club Shop Paula Wheatley Complimentary Gate Tony Jackson Programme Seller Brian Brewer Supporters Club John Edwards Programme Editor Graham Dunn e: magpies.graham@gmail.com Clubhouse tel.no.: 01202 884821

From the Dugout

Hello everyone, and welcome toour home league game vMerthyr. I would like to wel-

come the players, staff and support-ers of Merthyr to Wimborne for thegame this afternoon.Since my last notes against Farnbor-ough we have played 5 games in twoweeks which is a really tough sched-ule. Over those five games I was de-lighted with the way the players wentabout the games and to go 2 wins, 2draws and a defeat over a tough peri-od was a good return.We can feel hard done by in a coupleof the games, Dorchester away withthe ‘ghost goal’ by Burbs, which de-nied us all 3 points, and also theFrome game where a missed penaltyand then their deflected cross loopedinto the goal, in what was a toughgame on a poor surface.The Poole Town win was a great re-sult for everyone, it shows that if youstay determined and fight as a teamyou can get the rewards, and thatproved to be the case with the last 25minutes where we were as good as Ihave seen us this season.

It is now important that we try to getback on a run again after our Fromedisappointment and pick up some val-uable points to try and push us awayfrom the relegation zone. The table istight and will continue to be that wayfor a number of weeks now.Today’s game will be a tough affair, Ifelt Merthyr were one of the bestsides we played this season at theirplace, so we will have to be really fo-cused and continue our good homeform if we are to collect any pointstoday.I hope you all enjoy the game this af-ternoon, and wish you all a happynew year.

Matty

Next fixtures at the Koolpak Stadium Wed 16 Jan 19:45 Dev Team vs Christchurch Wyvern League Sat 19 Jan 14:00 Dev Team vs Sholing Wyvern League Sat 26 Jan 15:00 Magpies vs Taunton Town Evo-Stik League Tues 29 Jan 19:45 Magpies vs Met Police Evo-Stik League

Matty’s Fantasy Player of the Month - December 20181st - Luke Burbidge 54 points

2nd - Toby Holmes 41 pts 3rd - Luke Holmes 36 pts

Player Sponsorship 2018-19Sponsor a player for £100 - contact Lee e: leemerrifield@aol.com

Player Sponsored byScott Arnold John VincentGerard Benfield Tony GrantLuke Burbidge England & CoFranklyn Clarke Magpies.GrahamSam Davidson Garry ProbynLee Francis Peter & Ann BarhamBen Hayes Denis CaddPaddy Hester Wimborne Town U11 Youth TeamDanny Holmes Paul RodwellLuke Holmes Barry ChannonMatty Holmes England & CoToby Holmes Steve RimmingtonLouis Kellaway Wimborne Town U12 Youth TeamJordan Lee Energy Network servicesJack Lovell Ross GrantBilly Maybury Interior Fit LtdMatt Oldring England & CoStefan Penny Nigel PhillipsWill Prior Party in the PaddockJames Stokoe Val GrantBen Walker Lee MerrifieldCurtis Young Falcon Construction

Programme Front CoverPhoto of Billy Maybury by Steve Harris

Sketch of Julian’s Bridgee by Masha Dunn

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From the Dressing Room

Hi, and welcome to today’s returnleague game against Merthyr.The two clubs get on well so it’s

great that we’re in the same divisionagain. And I know many of you arelooking forward to meeting the lovelypeople from Merthyr again.I’m really disappointed that I won’t beplaying today. When I was a full-back Ihad some tough games trying to keepIan Traylor in check, so I was quite re-lieved to go central and have some bat-tles and banter with Ryan Prosser.In my last notes I mentioned that I waswaiting for the results of my scan. Well,I had some brilliant news which is that Idon’t need an operation on my knee.There’s a tear in the MCL but the other2 ligaments are in tact, just bruised andstrained. There are micro-fractures inthe tibia, but wearing a leg brace andusing crutches was the right thing to doand has prevented further damage, oth-erwise I’d have been well plastered! I’moptimistic that I’ll be able to resumework sometime next month.I saw that Tom Gardener of Tiverton,who has over 500 appearances andwas playing in the game when I injuredmy knee, broke his arm after 3 minuteslast Saturday. I got in touch with himand said that at least I lasted 9 minutes!It was strange not playing over theChristmas period. I enjoyed it, but youcan get sick of eating and drinking. It’sgood to get out there and play football.I was at the Dorchester game on theSaturday after Christmas. It was a clas-sic game of two halves. They werestrong in the first period but were waste-ful with their chances. In the second

half, although Gerard had to makesome good saves, we were on top. Themain talking point, of course, wasBurbs’ “ghost goal”. He showed greatability to make himself room for theshot, and it was a heck of a strike. I wassitting high up in the main stand, andeven from there, because of the waythe ball changed direction after it hitsomething, I could tell that it wasn’t thepost. Chatting to some of their lads,they said it’s happened a number oftimes in training. It’s hard for the offi-cials because they have to make a deci-sion quickly, but it does seem there’s afault in the design of the supports forthose goals.Against Gosport on New Year’s Day,after Tony Lee had gone off and theirplayer-manager came on, we were soon top and in control. We looked solidand were well worth our three goal lead.But then we took our feet off the gas,and it was an awkward last 15 minutes.With your greatsupport, the boysare making theKoolpak quite afortress. It’s vitalthat we keep thisrun going.Let’s all get behindthe boys this after-noon, and enjoyanother great oc-casion.

Scott

Wimborne Town 3 Gosport Borough 2 - 1 Jan 2019 - Max Emes reportsManager Matty Holmes had to make alate change when key defender MattyOldring was announced unfit to playminutes before kickoff.Toby Holmes netted two goals for theMagpies as ex-Wimborne goalkeeperPatrick O’Flaherty stood tall in Gos-port’s goal trying to deny his formerteam-mates from scoring.However, it would be striker Toby Holm-es who was first on the scoresheet onthe 9th minute when a lofted pass wasplayed from Luke Burbidge and allowedToby to lightly chip the ball over Patrick.Gosport responded on the 15th minutewhen fullback Harry Medway played alow cross to winger Patrick Suraci whoslotted the ball slightly wide to the left. Aminute later, there was a sense of relieffrom the home fans when Wimborne’scaptain Billy Maybury magically clearedthe ball off the line from George Bark-er’s original header towards goal.Running on the right wing Luke Bur-bidge struck the ball towards Patrickwhich was parried out to the open TobyHolmes, who was all left by himself asunusually he scored this time not withhis foot but his head to extend Wim-borne’s lead to 2-0 on the 20th minute.Four minutes later Burbidge played athrough ball to Toby who fired againfrom the right side but keeperO’Flaherty saved well.Gosport’s captain Tony Lee wasstretchered off shortly after, and wasreplaced by manager Craig Mcallister.Before the break Gosport’s striker RyanPennery eagerly stood inside the box ashe volleyed the ball from a cross butplaced the shot wide to the left.

Just three minutes into the second half,Toby Holmes was replaced by youngAidan Shepherd. The 51st minute sawShepherd run into the box but he wasbrought down from a fair tackle by de-fender Sam Roberts whilst many sup-porters were shouting for a penalty.On 62 minutes, midfielder Luke Holmesstruck his shot towards the Gosportgoal from outside the box as again itwas parried out, but this time the ballhad rebounded to winger Curtis Youngwho darted and tapped in the rebound-ed shot to increase Wimborne’s lead.Enjoying a 3-0 lead may have impactedWimborne’s mentality of sitting back,but playing at this level it's crucial to beon the alert for the whole 90 minutes.Gosport exposed the hosts when sub-stitute David Jerrard slotted the ballpast Gerard Benfield to the bottom rightcorner on the 75th minute. Five minuteslater Ryan Pennery finally got his goalwhen he tapped the ball in from a lowcross.Losing a 3 goal lead was almost nearbut Wimborne managed to switch onand prevent Gosport from scoring their3rd. The Magpies finished the gameachieving the much needed 3 points.

Match Stats Magpies BoroughGoal Attempts -on target

5 2

GAs - blocked 1 1GAs - off target 2 6Corners 1 2Fouls 12 7Off-side 1 4Cards 0 2 Y

Wimborne Town 3 Gosport Borough 2 - 1 Jan - photos by Steve HarrisTop: Toby beats Pat O’Flaherty to open the scoring; bottom: all eyes on Luke

Wimborne T 3 Gosport B 2 - 1 Jan - more photos by Steve HarrisTop: Toby celebrates his second goal; bottom: Aidan tests the Borough defence

Frome Town 1 Wimborne Town 0 - 5 Jan 2019 - Graham Dunn reportsAfter Wimborne had missed an earlypenalty, Frome bagged three crucialpoints late on with a deflected goal toend the Magpies' unbeaten 4-game run.With Toby Holmes fit to play, but notMatty Oldring, Matty Holmes restoredJames Stokoe to his starting XI withCurtis Young dropping to the bench.Frome's captain and left-back, SamTeale, had the first attempt at goal on 4minutes when his drive from 20 yardswhistled past Gerard Benfield's right-hand post. Almost immediately Stokoeresponded with a snap shot which, too,went wide of the target. Three minuteslater Luke Burbidge tricked his full-backto cross from the by-line, but Frome'sstand-in keeper, manager DannyGreaves, made an easy catch.On 10 minutes Burbidge was up to histricks again. This time deceiving centre-back Marcus Mapstone whose long legbrought him down. Referee Baker de-cided the offence took place just insidethe box. After a lengthy delay, Greavesguessed right and clawed away TobyHolmes' spot kick.At the mid-point of the half, Burbidge's20-yard free-kick was wide and high;Franklyn Clarke cut in from the left on38 minutes but his shot was at a com-fortable height for Greaves; andStokoe's charge through the middle justbefore the break came to nothing.Apart from that it was a dour 45 minuteson a heavy, clinging pitch with defencesin control. The hosts could only muster2 attempts on goal, neither on target.The second period started brighter.Skipper Billy Maybury made a decisivechallenge to deny Ryan Bath while atthe other end Toby was just beaten tothe ball in a goalmouth scramble. Lee

Francis showed great determination tocome through two tackles, and Tobydrew another save from Greaves at thenear post from an acute angle. May-bury's audacious 30-yard grubber free-kick was blocked before Luke Holmesshot wide following a driving run.On the hour mark Curtis Young re-placed Toby and was immediately in theaction. Sam Davidson brought the ballout of defence and found Young. Thesubstitute made light of the difficult sur-face down the inside-right channel,scampered past a defender and forcedGreaves to an excellent full-length save.Following a corner, Frome's Mapstonevolleyed against the bar at the mid-pointof the half; and Gerard Benfield made afine diving save from Ollie Knowles be-fore that crucial goal on 82 minutes.From a throw-in on the left, Frome'sJohnny Gorman worked his way alongthe by-line before his low cross took adeflection to go inside the far post.There was time for a flurry of Wimbornefree-kicks which were repelled.This was not a game which will lingerlong in the memory. As the fifth game ina tiring fifteen days, this was not a sur-face the players would have relished.

Match Stats Magpies RobinsGoal Attempts -on target

4 2

GAs - blocked 2 1GAs - off target 5 5Corners 4 4Fouls 16 12Off-side 3 5Cards 3 Y 1 Y

Wimborne

3-2

6/4

1-1

1-1

3-1

1-0

22/4

13/4

2/2

3-2

23/3

2-0

9/3

2-5

4-3

19/1

3-2

4-2

16/2

3-0

1-0

Weymouth1-

2

0-5

0-1

4-3

2-3

2-1

1-4

1-1

3-3

1-2

16/3

Walton Cas

2-1

0-2

1-1

1-0

3-0

3-0

1-0

2-2

1-4

4-0

5-1

3-2

23/2

Tiverton T

0-2

1-1

1-3

2-2

2-2

5-1

3-2

3-1

0-1

2-1

2-1

2-1

Taunton T

1-2

1-4

1-2

1-2

3-1

4-1

1-0

1-3

0-1

1-3

2-1

26/1

Swindon S

1-0

3-1

0-3

2-1

1-2

2-2

2-2

0-2

2-2

2-1

2-2

3-1

20/4

Staines T

3-2

1-0

2-0

2-1

5-1

2-0

0-2

3-2

4-0

3-2

3-1

1-0

Salisbury

2-2

1-4

0-3

1-4

1-1

1-2

2-2

2-2

4-3

2-1

2/3

Poole T

1-2

1-1

1-1

3-2

4-3

1-0

0-3

0-2

1-2

0-4

2-2

0-4

Met Police

1-1

0-1

6-3

4-3

1-4

1-3

2-2

2-2

1-1

2-2

29/1

Merthyr T

0-3

0-3

0-0

0-1

2-3

3-0

1-1

3-0

2-0

2-6

3-0

1-3

12/1

KingsLangley 4-

2

3-0

2-2

0-1

1-0

3-2

3-4

0-0

1-2

1-1

0-2

3-4

5-0

Hendon

2-1

0-3

1-1

3-1

3-1

2-3

3-1

3-1

0-1

3-3

0-0

5-1

9/2

HartleyWintney 1-

3

3-3

2-1

1-1

1-0

2-2

1-3

4-2

3-5

1-1

2-2

2-1

Harrow B

0-4

1-3

2-4

2-4

1-0

1-5

1-2

7-0

3-2

2-2

5-3

Gosport B

2-1

2-1

2-0

0-1

1-0

3-0

4-2

1-1

2-1

1-0

3-1

1-3

3-2

Frome T

2-2

2-1

3-2

2-1

0-1

1-3

2-1

1-0

3-0

3-1

4-0

3-2

Farnboro’

1-1

2-6

5-0

2-2

2-1

5-1

4-3

6-0

0-3

4-2

1-1

1-1

Dorchester

1-2

2-2

0-1

1-4

4-1

2-1

0-1

3-0

1-6

1-1

2-3

5-0

2-4

Chesham U

7-0

0-5

0-1

0-0

1-2

0-1

1-0

1-0

1-0

3-1

4-0

27/4

Beaconsfild

2-1

0-0

2-3

2-1

2-2

0-1

3-1

2-1

0-1

2-1

1-1

0-1

Basingstoke

3-2

1-4

3-2

2-1

0-2

4-4

0-3

5-2

0-0

4-1

3-3

30/3

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Evo-Stik League South Premier South 2018-19Home

Away

Evo-Stik League SouthPremier Div South

Form Table - as at 9 Janmost recent result on right

Basingstoke T L W L L D WBeaconsfield T L W W L D LChesham Utd W L W D W DDorchester T L L D W D WFarnborough L D D W D WFrome Town W W L L L WGosport B L W W L D LHarrow B D W L W W LHartley Wintney W W D L D LHendon L L L L L LKings Langley W W L W W WMerthyr T L W W L W LMet Police W D D W L WPoole Town L L D D D LSalisbury W W D D W WStaines Town L L L L L LSwindon S'marine W D D W D LTaunton Town W W D L D WTiverton Town D L W L L WWalton Cas W W L D L WWeymouth L D W D D WWimborne T L D W D W L

Evo-Stik League SouthLeading goalscorers as at 9 Jan

Taken from League’s websitePremier Division SouthB Goodship Weymouth 19C McDonagh Swindon S 18R German Hendon 17A Neal Taunton T 17D Kearney Harrow B 15J Mazzone Met Police 15J Ewington Walton Cas 14T Holmes Wimborne T 14R Pennery Gosport B 14R Moss Harrow B 13I Traylor Merthyr T 13B Matthew Beaconsfield T 12

Premier Division CentralG Mills Stourbridge 15L Benbow Stourbridge 12T Lorraine AFC Rush & D 12J Marsden Needham M 12

Division One CentralR Gregory Bromsgrove S 17M Bateman Berkhamsted 16

Division One SouthB Whitehead Cirencester T 21L Plummer Blackfield & L 14S Hutchings Moneyfields 13L Powell Larkhall Ath 12

Evo-Stik League South Premier South Respect Award Table - as at 25 Nov

Gosport B 311 ptsFarnborough 291Staines T 281Wimborne T 272Walton Cas 264Salisbury 263Dorchester T 256Swindon S 256

Tiverton T 253Met Police 252Weymouth 245Taunton T 242Chesham U 239Hartley Wintney 238Harrow B 236Beaconsfield T 234

Hendon 234Frome T 222Basingstoke T 219Merthyr T 203Kings Langley 193Poole T 183

These are the latest scores given by the League - 7 Jan

Evo-Stik League South Premier Division South - as at 9 JanuaryP W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 Taunton Town 25 16 4 5 62 33 29 522 Weymouth 22 13 6 3 52 30 22 453 Salisbury 23 13 6 4 54 34 20 454 Harrow Borough 24 13 4 7 62 45 17 435 Metropolitan Police 22 12 7 3 50 37 13 436 Merthyr Town 24 11 5 8 42 34 8 387 Kings Lanlgey 23 11 4 8 40 40 0 378 Beaconsfield Town 24 9 8 7 44 40 4 359 Farnborough 25 9 5 11 39 52 -13 3210 Tiverton Town 24 8 7 9 42 40 2 3111 Walton Casuals 23 9 4 10 42 45 -3 3112 Hendon 24 9 4 11 40 42 -2 3113 Swindon Supermarine 24 8 6 10 43 39 4 3014 Poole Town 21 8 6 7 41 30 11 3015 Hartley Wintney 24 7 9 8 43 44 -1 3016 Dorchester Town 24 8 6 10 33 44 -11 3017 Gosport Borough 25 9 2 14 39 49 -10 2918 Basingstoke Town 22 8 4 10 40 44 -4 2819 Wimborne Town 24 8 3 13 43 50 -7 2720 Chesham United 23 7 5 11 22 41 -19 2621 Frome Town 25 7 3 15 31 44 -13 2422 Staines Town 25 3 0 22 26 73 -47 9

As at Wednesday 9 January, 260 games have been played. There’s been:123 home wins - 47%; 83 away wins - 32%; 54 draws - 21%930 goals - average 3.6 per game

Highest score: Beaconsfield T 7 - 0 Chesham U 16 Oct Taunton Town 7 - 0 Harrow Borough 8 Dec

Highest aggregate score: Beaconsfield T 2 - 6 Farnborough 17 NovMet Police 4 - 4 Basingstoke T 13 OctStaines T 3 - 5 Hartley Wintney 22 SepStaines T 2 - 6 Merthyr T 13 OctWimborne T 5 - 3 Harrow B 18 Aug

This season there have been 53 midweek evening games. Of these there were:31 home wins - 58%; 19 away wins - 36%; 3 draws - 6%

Wimborne Town F.C. Club HonoursLeague Honours

Wessex League Premier Division- winners: 1991-92, 1993-94, 1999-00

- runners-up: 1992-93, 1996-97, 2003-04, 2009-10Dorset League Division One

- winners: 1980-81 - runners-up: 1938-39

Cup HonoursFA Vase - winners: 1991-92FA Cup - 1st round: 1982-83

FA Trophy - 1st round: 2014-15Dorset Senior Cup

- winners: 1991-92, 1996-97, 2017-18- runners-up: 1998-99, 1999-00, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13

Dorset Senior Amateur Cup - winners: 1936-37, 1963-64Dorset Minor Cup - winners: 1912-13

Wessex League Cup - winners: 1990-91, 1993-94, 1996-97, 1999-00, 2007-08

Start Sub Goal Asst Start Sub Goal Asst Start Sub Goal AsstScott Arnold 10 1 6 16 1 0 0Gerard Benfield 24 5 29 0 0 0Robbie Bradley 1 0 1 0 0Luke Burbidge 24 5 19 5 2 4 4 29 2 9 23Franklyn Clarke 16 5 1 1 1 17 1 5 1Chad Collins 3 3 0 0 0Sam Davidson 22 3 2 5 1 27 1 3 2Kieran Douglas 2 1 1 1 3 0 0Steve Flynn 3 3 1 3 3 0 1Lee Francis 10 4 1 4 3 1 1 14 7 1 2Paddy Hester 8 1 8 0 0 1Luke Holmes 20 2 5 3 1 1 1 23 3 1 6Toby Holmes 21 14 4 5 7 3 26 0 21 7Louis Kellaway 7 4 4 1 11 4 1 0Jordan Lee 12 3 6 1 18 3 0 1Jack Lovell 6 1 3 1 3 9 1 3 1Billy Maybury 16 1 6 1 22 1 0 1Louis McWilliams 1 0 1 0 0Robinson Okumu 1 0 1 0 0Matt Oldring 15 1 1 1 1 16 1 1 1Rhys Owen 2 4 3 2 4 5 2 0Stefan Penny 14 4 1 1 6 1 1 1 20 5 2 2Carl Pettefer 5 5 0 0 0Will Prior 1 0 1 0 0Andrew Shah 1 3 3 1 0 0Aidan Shepherd 3 1 1 0 4 0 1James Stokoe 15 3 3 6 1 1 21 4 3 1Lewis Tallack 4 1 1 5 1 0 0Ben Walker 1 1 1 1 0 0Curtis Young 14 7 6 2 7 1 1 21 7 7 3Own goal 1 0 0 1 0Total 264 44 42 39 88 19 18 15 352 63 60 54

Player Stats - 2018-19 as at 5 Jan 2019 League Cup Total

Matty Holmes Manager Appointed May 2016.Played 124 games for AFC Bournemouth, also West Ham, Blackburn Rovers andCharlton. Previously AFCB academy coach for 10 years.Danny Holmes Assistant Manager Appointed June 2016.Played for Middlesborough before moving to AFCB with loan spells at Farnborough,Aldershot and Salisbury. Previously coached at AFCB academy for 8 years.Shane Traynor Coach Appointed June 2016.Played and captained Merstham in the Ryman league with coaching and manage-ment at Hamworthy, Weymouth and Poole. Also an AFCB academy coach.John Macey Coach Began his career as a goalkeeper atBristol City before playing for Grimsby Town, Newport County and Minehead.David Walsh Goalkeeper coach Appointed July 2017.Goalkeeping coach for all the club teams.Ben Hayes Physio Appointed July 2018. Previously at Poole Town.Jeff Robbins Kit Manager Loyal service for many yearsScott Arnold Club Captain Position: Defence DoB: 22.2.85, PooleRe-signed: July 2011 Previous clubs include: Verwood Town, AFCB, Poole Bor-ough, Wimborne (2003-10), Bournemouth FC. Over 500 appearances for WTFC.Gerard Benfield Position: Goalkeeper DoB: 28.9.97, PooleSigned: July 2016 Previous club Hamworthy Utd.“Most improved player” and “Players’ player” awards for last season.Robbie Bradley Position: Midfield DoB: 02.10.99, SouthamptonSigned through our Development Squad. Dual registered with Ringwood Town.Luke Burbidge Position: Forward DoB: 26.09.91, PooleSigned Nov 2017 from Poole Town. Previous clubs Hamworthy Utd, WeymouthFranklyn Clarke Position: Midfield DoB: 30.6.93, LiverpoolRe-signed Oct 2018 Previous clubs: Wimborne Town, Dorchester Town, YorkCity, Blackfield & Langley, Poole TownChad Collins Position: Goalkeeper DoB: 8.10.94, Ashdown-under-LymeRe-signed Sept 2018 Previous club: New Orleans JestersSam Davidson Position: Defence DoB: 15.8.96, PooleSigned: March 2016 Previous club Hamworthy Utd.Kieran Douglas Position: Defence DoB: 27.08.97, BournemouthSigned: Nov 2018 Dual registrationSteve Flynn Position: Forward DoB: 24.11.88, LondonSigned: Nov 2018 Dual registered with Bournemouth PoppiesLee Francis Position: Midfield DoB: 04.08.88, BarnstapleSigned July 2017 Previous club: Barnstaple Town

Wimborne Town - Management Team and Player Profiles

Paddy Hester Position: Defence DoB: 3.1.93, PooleRe-signed Jan 2018 Previous clubs: AFCB, Hamworthy UtdLuke Holmes Position: Midfield DoB: 7.3.97, PooleOriginally signed Oct 2015, rejoined June 2016 after spells at Dorchester and Poole.Previously a scholar at AFCB.Toby Holmes Position: Forward DoB: 26.12.92, PooleSigned: June 2016. Previously at Dorchester TownAwards 2017-18: League Golden Boot, WTFC “Manager’s player” & ”Fantasy player”.Louis Kellaway Position: Midfield DoB: 27.2.97, PooleDeveloped through the youth teams. “Young player” award for last season.Jordan Lee Position: Defence DoB: 31.12.96, BournemouthSigned: July 2018 Previous clubs: AFCB, Torquay Utd.Jack Lovell Position: Forward DoB: 19.11.93, SalisburySigned from Bemerton Heath Harlequins in 2016. Other clubs incl Verwood TownBilly Maybury Position: Defence / Midfield DoB: 2.9.93, PooleSigned: Aug 2012 Previous club AFCBRobinson Okumu Position: Forward DoB: 24.11.99, KenyaSigned through our Development squad. Dual registered with Ringwood Town.Matthew Oldring Position: Defence DoB: 8.10.91, PooleExperienced player signed March 2017 from Dorchester, re-signed September 2018Stefan Penny Position: Defence / Midfield DoB: 20.08.92, PooleSigned August 2016 Previous club Hamworthy Utd.Carl Pettefer Position: Midfield DoB: 22.3.81Signed: Dec 2018 Previous clubs incl: Poole TownWill Prior Position: Midfield / Forward DoB: 06.12.98, DorchesterSigned through our Development squad.Andrew Shah Position: Defence DoB: 3.9.97, IrelandSigned: Nov 2018 Dual registrationAidan Shepherd Position: Forward DoB: 15.04.01, BournemouthSigned through our Development Squad.James Stokoe Position: Midfield DoB: 11.11.85, WinchesterRe-signed June 2013 Previous clubs include Eastleigh, and Bashley. He hasplayed over 400 games, scoring over 100 goals. “Chairman’s player” last season.Lewis Tallack Signed: August 2018 Left: November 2018Ben Walker Position: Defence DoB: 24.12.97, PooleSigned 2016. Previous clubs: AFCB, Dorchester. Dual registered with ChristchurchCurtis Young Position: Forward DoB: 11.12.98, PooleSigned: August 2018 Previous clubs AFCB, AFC Totton.

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Merthyr Town F.C. came into existencewhen it became obvious to a loyal bandof supporters that Merthyr Tydfil A.F.C.,a club with a long and distinguished his-tory in non-league football, would not beable to overcome its financial problemsover the previous few seasons.Merthyr Tydfil A.F.C. was formed in1945. After spending the 1945-46 sea-son in the Welsh League, the Club waselected to the Southern League in thesummer of 1946. The team embarkedon a spell of success that is unlikely ev-er to be bettered in non-league footballas over the next eight seasons the Clubwent on to capture 5 Southern LeagueChampionships, 2 Southern LeagueCups, 2 Welsh Cups, 3 South Walesand Mon Cups, 3 Welsh League Cham-pionships and 3 Welsh League Cups.The 50’s, 60’s and 70’s marked turbu-lent time in the club’s history, and theearly1980’s were dark days at Penydar-ren Park as the team drifted along in theSouthern League Midland Division.However, the appointment of Lyn Jonesas manager in 1985 would prove to bethe catalyst for another golden era inthe history of Merthyr Tydfil FootballClub. In the summer of 1986 a newsyndicate headed by local businessmanJohn Reddy took control at PenydarrenPark. The team finished in third place inthe Midland Division after being defeat-ed by eventual champions V.S. Rugbyin a ‘winner takes all’ final match of theseason at Penydarren Park. The sameseason saw the Martyrs win the WelshCup when they defeated Newport Coun-ty by a goal to nil in a replay.Winning the Welsh Cup had earned theClub the right to compete in the Europe-an Cup Winners Cup. The draw pairedthe Martyrs with Italian side Atlalanta.

On 20th September 1987 Merthyrshocked the football world when goalsby Kevin Rogers and Ceri Williams sawthe Italians humbled at Penydarren Parkby two goals to one. Although the ad-venture ended a fortnight later with anarrow 2-0 defeat in Italy.The 1987-88 season ended with theClub being crowned champions of theSouthern League Midland Division. Thiswas capped a year later when the Mar-tyrs ran out winners of the Premier Divi-sion. Merthyr ended the 1989-90season, their first in the Conference, ina credible ninth place.After once again finishing the 1990-91season in ninth place, the team endedthe following campaign in a very credi-ble fourth place.. During this time thestanding of the Club was such that CS-KA Moscow, Red Star Belgrade andGlasgow Celtic all visited PenydarrenPark for friendly fixtures.The fourth place finish at the end of the1991-92 signalled the end of the goldenera at Penydarren Park. Two years laterthe Club only escaped relegation on atechnicality. However, not even the re-turn of Lyn Jones could prevent theMartyrs from being relegated at the endof the 1994-95 campaign.The Martyrs endured more turbulenttimes after this with numerous chairmenand managers, the high point beingwhen a Merthyr side managed by exAthletico Madrid Manager Colin Addi-son finished 2nd to Forest Green Rov-ers in the Southern League in the late90s. By 2004 all supporters were natu-rally frustrated with events, that summerthe decision was taken to set up a sup-porters’ trust - ‘Martyrs to the Cause’.As well as trying to support the Clubfinancially the Trust decided to foster

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young football talent by setting up aMerthyr Tydfil A.F.C. youth team.In 2005/6 the Club enjoyed a successfulrun in the F.A. Cup. In the First RoundProper of the competition they lost two-one at home to Walsall, managed byformer Arsenal star Paul Merson.In 2006 newly appointed Gary Shep-hard and his assistant Danny Carterassembled a squad comprising of youthand locally based players, and the newplayers rose to the task and the Martyrsended the 2007-08 season in a credita-ble sixteenth place.The 2008-09 season was probably themost difficult in the Club’s chequeredhistory. With owner Wyn Holloway de-claring he would no longer continue toput money into the Club, there was areal danger that the Martyrs would fail tocomplete the campaign. However, amassive effort by Merthyr supportersensured that this would not be the case.This backs-to-the-wall spirit was repli-cated by the players who, despite goingwithout wages for weeks at a time, end-ed the season in eighth place.In June 2009 the Club went into Admin-istration. In early July of that year theSupporters’ Trust received the go aheadto operate the Club under license. Acombination of a ten point deduction,injuries and suspensions prevented theplayers from repeating their success ofthe previous campaign finishing seven-teenth in the Zamaretto Premier.As the season drew to a close it be-came increasingly obvious to everyoneconnected with the club that MerthyrTydfil A.F.C. was doomed. Consequent-ly the Trust Board took the decision tocarry on as a reformed club. However,legal problems meant that we would not

be able to use Penydarren Park, thehome of senior football in the Boroughof Merthyr Tydfil for over one hundredyears. Merthyr played at Taff’s Well F.C.for one season in the Western LeagueFirst Division and gained immediatepromotion to the Premier Division.Merthyr Town FC returned to its spiritualhome at Penydarren Park for 2011/12season. The Martyrs secured a 2ndsuccessive promotion on their returnhome to go straight through WesternLeague into the Southern League.Merthyr lost in the play-off final at Hun-gerford Town to finish the 2012/13 sea-son and Cirencester Town in 2013/14.Garry Shephard & Danny Carter stooddown after 7 years, and ex-Welsh inter-national and Merthyr born SteveJenkins took the helm assisted by an-other Merthyr born Welsh internationalGavin Williams. Steve and Gavin led theteam to the league title by 12 points.In 15/16 season the club won the RedInsure Cup and finished 10th in theirfirst Premier Division season. At the endof the season Steve Jenkins left theclub, and Gavin Williams took over asmanager, with Dean Clarke returning tothe club as his assistant. In Gavin’s firstseason he led the club to the play-offsfinishing 3rd, but lost to Hitchin Town inthe semi-final on penalties.In 17/18 we saw an up & down seasonwith financial issues affecting the club.The low point was 13-1 defeat atChesham which sparked a Just Givingcampaign to clear bills. The club did sta-bilize with management team and play-ers remaining loyal to finish 17thThe club has stabilised and we look for-ward to the 18/19 season in the newleague structure.

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Gavin Williams – Player manager Gavin began his career at Hereford United beforemoving to Yeovil Town. Gavin was signed by West Ham United from Yeovil, andplayed over 400 football league games in total including spells at Ipswich Town,Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and a return to Yeovil. Gavin joined the club from Woking,firstly as a player, then became assistant manager to Steve Jenkins in 2014. Gavinwas appointed as manager in the summer of 2016.Joe Perry – Caerphilly born Joe returned to the club in summer of 2018 for his sec-ond spell, having helped the club win 2 successive promotions in the WesternLeague. Joe has also played for Taunton Town, Tiverton Town, Mangotsfield United,Cinderford Town and Aberystwyth.Lewis Webb – Newport born Lewis joined the club from Newport County in summer2018. Lewis made his debut at Walton Causals this season and has impressed whilereplacing Joe Perry.Adam Davies – Merthyr born Adam came through Cardiff City’s academy. He joinedLlanelli after his release, then he moved to Monmouth Town before joining MerthyrTown in summer 2014. Adam won all of the major player of the year awards in2015/16 season. He left the club briefly this season to join Hereford, but returned inDecember.Jarrad Wright – Porth born Jarrad joined Martyrs from AFC Porth in February 2014.Jarrad scored 12 goals and won players player of the year in the 2014/15 Champi-onship winning season. A versatile player who can play in defence or midfield.Joe Hunt – Joined the club in the summer of 2018 after being released by NewportCounty. Joe began is career at Swansea City academy, and played for CinderfordTown on loan in 17/18 season.Kyle Patten – Cardiff born Kyle was with Cardiff City and Newport County beforejoining Merthyr Town FC in 2015, initially on loan. Can play in defence or midfield.Craig McDonnell – Signed from Taffs Well in the summer of 2018. Has also playedfor Grimsby Town as a youth player, and played for Aberbargoed Buds before join-ing Taffs Well.Connor Young – Joined the club in the summer of 2018 following his release byCardiff City. Connor is a centre half who impressed in pre-season matches.Ashley Evans – Club captain Ashley rejoined the Martyrs in the summer of 2015having played in the Southern League for Merthyr Tydfil. Ashley has also played forLlanelli Town, Neath & Port Talbot Town in the Welsh Premier League.Matthew Harris – Pontypridd born Matthew played for the club’s Welsh Cup winningYouth team before progressing into the club’s first team. Returned in 2010 to theMartyrs after a season with Neath and Afan Lido. Injuries have restricted his appear-ances in the last 2 seasons but he has returned to fitness and has returned from abrief spell at Britton Ferry in 17/18 season.

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Craig Reddy – Merthyr born Craig joined the club in December 2017 from WelshLeague side Llantwit Major. Craig has played for a number of Welsh League clubsduring his career including Treharris & Penybont.Kieran Lewis – Ton Pentre born Kieran joined the club in summer of 2018 from Car-marthen Town. Has also played for Port Talbot Town.

Jaye Bowen – Jaye was with Cardiff City academy before progressing into theiryouth set-up before his release in 2015. Jaye has also played at Cinderford Townthis season, before returning to the Martyrs in February.Lee Lucas – Aberdare born Lee came through Swansea’s academy before playingfor the first team. Has also played for Cheltenham Town and Motherwell before aknee injury which kept him out of the game for a year. Joined Merthyr summer 2018.Owain Jones – Neath born Owain began his career at Swansea City before movingto Yeovil Town. He joined Merthyr in 2018 and played 12 games in the 17/18 seasonbefore moving to Nuneaton Borough in the summer of 2018. Owain re-joined theclub on loan in September 2018.Ryan Prosser – Ryan joined the Martyrs from Welsh League Division 2 side TonPentre in October 2010. Ryan has scored over 150 goals for the club, better than agoal every other game ratio for the club in his 7 years at the club.Ian Traylor – Ian joined the club from Welsh League side Cwmaman in summer2011. Ian is a pacy attacking player, and was top scorer in 2013/14 season with 30goals, and repeated the feat in the 2014/15 season. Ian scored his 100th goal forMerthyr in 2016/17 season against Biggleswade Town.Kerry Morgan – Kerry has returned for his 2nd spell at the club from CirencesterTown. Kerry was with Swansea as a youngster and has also played for Neath, PortTalbot, Bath City, Newport County and Mangotsfield Town.Corey Jenkins – Pacey winger Corey joined the club in summer 2014 from WelshLeague Monmouth Town. Has also played for Carmarthen in Welsh Prem League.Tom Meechan – Tom joined the club in summer of 2018. A prolific scorer with StNeots Town which earned him a move to Newport County in League 2. Tom hasalso played for Weston-Super-Mare and Hungerford Town.Cavan Williams – Merthyr born Cavan joined the club in October 2018 from CardiffCity. Pacey striker has played a key role in the club’s development team.

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Football Shorts - Eric the Penalty In the Premiership, 37.5% of Manchester United’s successful penalties have beenscored by players named Eric - Bailly, Cantona and Djemba-Djemba.

Everyone had a shot When Liverpool played Man Utd on 16th December, all 12 outfield players used byLiverpool had at least one shot. United conceded 36 shots in that game.

Merthyr’s Season 2018-19

Aug 11 Chesham U A W 3-0 LgeAug 14 Swindon S H D 2-2 LgeAug 18 Gosport B H W 4-2 LgeAug 25 Farnborough A W 1-0 LgeAug 27 Frome T H L 1-3 LgeSep 1 Walton Cas A W 3-1 LgeSep 8 Melksham T A W 4-1 FACSep 15 Met Police H D 2-2 LgeSep 22 Winchester C H L 1-4 FACSep 29 Hartley W A D 1-1 LgeOct 10 Slimbridge A L 1-5 LCCOct 13 Staines T A W 6-2 LgeOct 16 Salisbury A L 0-2 LgeOct 20 Beaconsfld T H L 0-1 LgeOct 27 Farnborough A W 3-2 FAT

Nov 3 Dorchester T A D 0-0 LgeNov 10 Lewes A L 0-2 FATNov 17 Basingstoke T A W 3-0 LgeNov 20 Tiverton T H W 5-1 LgeNov 24 Wimborne T H W 2-0 LgeDec 1 Hendon A L 0-3 LgeDec 8 Kings Langley H D 1-1 LgeDec 11 Poole T H L 0-2 LgeDec 15 Harrow B A L 0-3 LgeDec 22 Chesham U H W 1-0 LgeDec 26 Frome T A W 3-2 LgeDec 29 Swindon S A L 0-3 LgeJan 1 Taunton T H W 3-1 LgeJan 5 Salisbury H L 1-2 Lge

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Football Shorts - away fans rule on New Years Day Blackpool 0 Sunderland 1 - att: 10,994 of which 7,804 were supporting the visitors; Truro City 1 Torquay Utd 3 - “Today’s attendance is 2812 including 2760 away fans” (Truro are playing their home games at Torquay’s Plainmoor ground this season)

No. of WTFC games 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24Basingstoke T 12 5 10 9 12 14 17 17Beaconsfield T 18 15 13 5 6 7 7 8Chesham Utd 22 22 22 22 21 20 21 20Dorchester T 16 14 16 18 19 18 19 19Farnborough 6 7 11 14 14 11 16 9Frome Town 19 16 17 16 18 21 20 21Gosport B 15 9 14 12 16 17 15 15Harrow B 13 13 9 7 9 8 4 4Hartley Wintney 2 8 6 10 11 12 9 14Hendon 4 6 2 3 4 4 8 10Kings Langley 21 19 18 20 17 13 10 7Merthyr T 3 4 3 8 8 5 6 6Met Police 9 12 12 15 10 6 5 5Poole Town 8 10 7 11 7 9 12 12Salisbury 10 11 8 2 2 3 3 3Staines Town 17 17 21 21 22 22 22 22Swindon S'marine 11 18 20 17 20 19 13 13Taunton Town 7 2 5 4 1 1 1 1Tiverton Town 1 3 4 6 5 10 14 16Walton Cas 20 20 15 13 13 15 11 11Weymouth 5 1 1 1 3 2 2 2Wimborne T 14 21 19 19 15 16 18 18

Evo-Stik League South Premier South 2018-19changing league positions (as at 5 Jan)

Merthyr Town 1 Salisbury 2 - N-LP report 6 Jan by Anthony Hughes

Lee Lucas and Ashley Evans had long-range efforts turned away by Salisburykeeper James Hills before the visitorsbegan to get a foothold.Lewis Benson forced a fingertip savefrom Lewis Webb just before half-timebut it was after the break that Salisburytook charge. It was a piece of qualityfrom Thomas Whelan that turned thegame, the midfielder fending off twochallenges before guiding a delightfulshot wide of Webb on 48 minutes.

Aaron Dawson curled another shot justwide two minutes later but Merthyrcame back into proceedings - forcing aflurry of corners and having a longthrow which caused havoc in the visit-prs’ defence was cleared off the line.Jack Sparkes seemed to have put theresult beyond doubt on 83 minutes,scoring direct from a free-kick butMerthyr pulled a goal back in injury-time as Lucas curled a shot home from18 yards after taking a quick free-kick.

P W D L PtsTaunton T 13 9 4 0 31Met Police 12 9 2 1 29Salisbury 12 9 2 1 29Weymouth 12 7 4 1 25Harrow B 13 7 3 3 24Walton Cas 11 7 2 2 23Farnborough 13 7 1 5 22Gosport B 12 7 1 4 22Wimborne T 11 7 1 3 22Beaconsfield T 12 5 5 2 20Hendon 12 6 1 5 19Kings Langley 10 6 1 3 19Tiverton T 12 5 4 3 19Merthyr T 12 5 3 4 18Frome T 13 5 2 6 17Swindon S 12 5 2 5 17Basingstoke T 11 5 1 5 16Hartley Wintney 12 4 4 4 16Chesham U 12 3 4 5 13Poole T 9 2 3 4 9Dorchester T 11 1 4 6 7Staines T 13 2 0 11 6

P W D L PtsDorchester T 13 7 2 4 23Poole T 12 6 3 3 21Taunton T 12 7 0 5 21Merthyr T 12 6 2 4 20Weymouth 10 6 2 2 20Harrow B 11 6 1 4 19Kings Langley 13 5 3 5 18Salisbury 11 4 4 3 16Beaconsfield T 12 4 3 5 15Hartley Wintney 12 3 5 4 14Met Police 10 3 5 2 14Chesham U 11 4 1 6 13Swindon S 12 3 4 5 13Basingstoke T 11 3 3 5 12Hendon 12 3 3 6 12Tiverton T 12 3 3 6 12Farnborough 12 2 4 6 10Walton Cas 12 2 2 8 8Frome T 12 2 1 9 7Gosport B 13 2 1 10 7Wimborne T 13 1 2 10 5Staines T 12 1 0 11 3

Evo-Stik League South Premier South as 9 JanuaryHome Results Away Results

Teams with the same number of points are positioned in alphabetical order

BOSS Steve Cuss admitted MerthyrTown's cutting edge had proved thedifference after watching his Wimborneside slip to a fourth straight defeat.Jarrad Wright put the Southern South &West leaders in front just after the halfhour mark and Kayne McLaggon madesure of victory midway through the sec-ond period.While pleased with certain aspects ofthe Wimborne display, Cuss saidMerthyr's finishing prowess had ren-dered them worthy winners.He told the Daily Echo: “We had spellsin the game where we did reasonablywell but during those spells you need to

score and that didn't happen. Oncethey got the first goal it gave them areal foothold in the game and they con-trolled it from that point onwards. Theyhad good spells during the game andthey scored during those spells. Thatwas the difference. There were no com-plaints about the result. Merthyr look areally good side with loads of experi-ence. I think they showed their qualityand it was too much for us.”Magpies: Harvell, Arnold, Brimson,Maybury, Costello, Blake, Griffin (Wa-ters, 65), Davidson, Kemble (Webb,65), Gamble, Stokoe. Unused subs:Biles, Lupton, Field

From the Daily Echo ArchivesWimborne Town 0 Merthyr Town 2 - 20 December 2014 - Ned Payne

Merthyr Town 2 Wimborne Town 0 - 24 November 2018 - Jason Lewis

MATTY Holmes praised the resolve ofhis Wimborne Town side after they bat-tled in vain at Merthyr Town.Magpies squandered three first-halfchances to open the scoring before IanTraylor capitalised on a defensive errorto give the Welsh side the lead.Wimborne coped with stern pressurefrom the Southern League South highfliers but failed to find an equaliser.The hosts secured the win in stoppagetime through a Kerry Morgan strike af-ter Magpies threw caution to the wind.Boss Holmes told the Daily Echo: “Itwas a tough game for us. Merthyr arethe best team we have played this sea-son. We coped really well but theymoved the ball at speed.“Once they scored we galvanised our-selves and played some cracking foot-ball. Luke Holmes had a great shot justpast the post, Franklyn Clarke had two

efforts, Luke Burbidge was causing afew problems and their manager saidafter that they never felt comfortable.The second goal came when we gam-bled with just three at the back.”Clarke was denied on several occa-sions in the first half by excellent workfrom Merthyr goalkeeper Joe Perry.At the other end, Gerard Benfield madea fine save and Matt Oldring delivereda goal-line clearance after half-time,however Merthyr finally broke throughwhen Traylor punished a lapse in con-centration from Wimborne.Magpies had chances to level beforeMorgan broke away in the closing stag-es to confirm the win.Magpies: Benfield, Penny (Lee, 77),Hester, Davidson, Oldring, Clarke,Francis (Young, 90), L Holmes, T Hol-mes (Flynn, 61), Burbidge, Maybury.Unused subs: Arnold, Collins (g/k).

Date Opponents Comp F- A Att. 1 2 3 4 5Aug 11 Farnborough Lge 1 - 3 327 Benfield Tallack (Y) Lee Davidson (Y) ArnoldAug 14 DORCHESTER T Lge 2 - 4 535 Benfield Walker Lee (Y) Davidson (1) ArnoldAug 18 HARROW B Lge 5 - 3 341 Benfield Tallack Lee Davidson (1) ArnoldAug 25 NEWPORT (IW) FAC(P) 6 - 0 214 Benfield Penny Lee Davidson ArnoldAug 27 POOLE T Lge 0 - 4 918 Benfield Tallack Penny Davidson ArnoldSep 1 Chesham U Lge 1 - 1 234 Benfield (Y) Lee Tallack Davidson (1) MayburySep 8 DORCHESTER T FAC(1Q) 1 - 1 523 Benfield Tallack Maybury Davidson ArnoldSep 11 Dorchester T FAC(1Qr) 0 - 3 476 Benfield Lee Maybury (Y) Davidson (Y) ArnoldSep 15 Basingstoke T Lge 2 - 3 385 Benfield Penny Maybury (Y) Davidson (Y) Lee (Y)Sep 29 BEACONSFIELD T Lge 0 - 1 277 Benfield Lee Maybury Francis OldringOct 2 WEYMOUTH LCC(1) 2 - 0 208 Collins Lee Penny Francis DavidsonOct 6 Weymouth Lge 0 - 1 942 Benfield Lee (Y) Penny Davidson Oldring (Y)Oct 13 KINGS LANGLEY Lge 5 - 0 334 Benfield Lee (Y) Davidson Arnold Oldring (Y)Oct 16 FROME T Lge 3 - 2 314 Benfield (Y) Davidson ( R) Penny (Y) Arnold (Y) Oldring (1)Oct 20 Hendon Lge 2 - 3 215 Benfield Lee Penny (Y) Davidson OldringOct 23 Swindon S’marine Lge 2 - 3 252 Benfield Lee Hester Arnold Oldring (Y)Oct 27 Basingstoke T FAT(1Q) 2 - 4 272 Benfield Lee Penny Arnold OldringNov 3 HARTLEY WINT’Y Lge 2 - 1 326 Benfield Penny Hester Arnold OldringNov 10 Taunton T Lge 2 - 4 489 Benfield Lee Hester Arnold OldringNov 17 STAINES T Lge 1 - 0 347 Benfield Penny Hester Davidson OldringNov 20 POOLE TOWN LCC(2) 3 - 0 247 Collins Shah Penny Arnold MayburyNov 24 Merthyr T Lge 0 - 2 377 Benfield Penny Hester Davidson OldringDec 1 TIVERTON T Lge 2 - 1 299 Benfield (Y) Penny Hester Arnold OldringDec 4 Shaftesbury T DSC(Q/F) 3 - 1 76 Benfield Shah Penny (1) Lee (Y) DouglasDec 8 Salisbury Lge 3 - 4 622 Benfield Penny Hester Davidson (Y) Oldring (Y)Dec 11 BIDEFORD LCC(3) 1 - 2 124 Collins (Y) Shah Lee Davidson MayburyDec 18 Walton Casuals Lge 0 - 3 162 Benfield Maybury Hester Davidson FrancisDec 22 FARNBOROUGH Lge 1 - 1 290 Benfield Francis Maybury (Y) Davidson (Y) OldringDec 26 Poole T Lge 5 - 2 818 Benfield Francis (Y) Maybury Davidson Oldring (Y)Dec 29 Dorchester T Lge 1 - 1 594 Benfield Penny Maybury Davidson OldringJan 1 GOSPORT B Lge 3 - 2 451 Benfield Penny Maybury Davidson FrancisJan 5 Frome T Lge 0 - 1 198 Benfield (Y) Francis Penny Davidson (Y) Maybury (Y)Jan 12 MERTHYR T LgeJan 19 Staines T LgeJan 26 TAUNTON T LgeJan 29 MET POLICE LgeFeb 2 Hartley Wintney LgeFeb 9 HENDON LgeFeb 16 Tiverton T LgeFeb 23 WALTON CAS LgeMar 2 SALISBURY LgeMar 9 Metropolitan Police LgeMar 16 WEYMOUTH LgeMar 23 Kings Langley LgeMar 30 BASINGSTOKE T LgeApr 6 Beaconsfield T LgeApr 13 Harrow Borough LgeApr 20 SWINDON S LgeApr 22 Gosport Borough LgeApr 27 CHESHAM UTD Lge

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FAC = FA Cup; FAT = FA Trophy LCC = CSS League Challenge Cup; DSC=Dorset Senior Cup

Recent Premier Division South resultsSaturday 5 JanuaryChesham U 0 - 0 BeaconsfldFarnborough 2 - 1 Swindon SFrome T 1 - 0 WimborneHarrow B 4 - 3 Met PoliceHartley Wntny 0 - 2 BasingstkeHendon 1 - 2 Kings LnglyMerthyr T 1 - 2 SalisburyPoole T 1 - 1 Gosport BStaines T 1 - 4 Walton Cas

Taunton T 1 - 1 DorchesterWeymouth 2 - 1 Tiverton T

Tuesday 8 JanuaryMet Police 1 - 0 Harrow BPoole T 0 - 1 DorchesterTiverton T 1 - 0 Gosport B

Wednesday 9 JanuaryTaunton T 2 - 1 Beaconsfld

6 7 8 9 10 11 Substitutes - used / unusedKellaway Maybury L.Holmes T.Holmes (1) Burbidge Lovell Francis, Walsh, Walker, Penny, YoungKellaway Maybury L.Holmes T.Holmes (1) Burbidge Lovell Penny, Walsh, Francis, YoungKellaway Maybury Young (1) T.Holmes (2) Burbidge Lovell (1) Stokoe, Walker, Penny, Shepherd, BradleyKellaway Stokoe Maybury T.Holmes (4) Burbidge (1) Lovell Francis(1) DW BW Owen JH TallackKellaway Maybury Francis (Y) T.Holmes Burbidge Lee Stokoe Young Lovell Walker OwenKellaway Stokoe Young T.Holmes Burbidge Lovell (Y) Arnold Walsh Penny Francis OwenKellaway Stokoe (Y) Young T.Holmes (1) Burbidge (Y) Lovell Penny DW RO AS Francis LHKellaway (Y) Stokoe Penny Young Burbidge Lovell Francis DW Owen Shepherd ROKellaway Stokoe (Y) Francis Young (1) Burbidge Lovell (1) SA DW Owen AS L.HolmesDavidson Stokoe (Y) L.Holmes T.Holmes Burbidge Lovell Arnold Collins Young Kellaway OwenArnold Stokoe Kellaway (1) T.Holmes Young Owen (1) L.Holmes Benfield Shepherd TilstedFrancis Stokoe L.Holmes T.Holmes Burbidge Young Maybury Collins Arnold Owen KellawayClarke (1) Stokoe (Y) L.Holmes T.Holmes (2) Burbidge (1) Young (1) Kellaway Collins Francis OwenClarke (1) Stokoe L.Holmes T.Holmes Burbidge (1) Young Lee Collin Kellaway Owen ShepherdClarke (1) Stokoe L.Holmes (Y) T.Holmes (1) Burbidge Young SA DW Owen LK HesterClarke Stokoe L.Holmes (Y) T.Holmes Burbidge Penny (1) Kellaway Walsh Owen ShepherdClarke Stokoe (Y) L.Holmes T.Holmes(2,R) Burbidge Young Owen Okumu ST DH, CollinsKellaway Stokoe (Y) L.Holmes Clarke (2) Burbidge Young Lee Collins, McWilliams, Hall, TraynorDavidson Stokoe L.Holmes Clarke Burbidge Young (1) RO DW RB RO Lovell (1)Clarke Stokoe (1, Y) L.Holmes T.Holmes Burbidge Young SA CC Maybury Flynn JLFrancis Owen L.Holmes Flynn Burbidge (2) Young (1) Stokoe GB McWilliams BradleyClarke Francis L.Holmes T.Holmes Burbidge Maybury Arnold Collins Flynn Young LeeClarke (Y) Davidson (Y) L.Holmes T.Holmes (1) Burbidge(1,Y) Maybury Flynn Collins Francis Young LeeFrancis Maybury Owen (1) T.Holmes Flynn Young Lovell Davidson Burbidge (1) L.HolmesClarke Maybury L.Holmes (Y) T.Holmes (1) Burbidge (1) Young Stokoe (1) CC LF Lee Owen (Y)Francis Stokoe (Y) L.Holmes (1) Flynn Young Owen Douglas GB Clarke Burbidge THClarke Stokoe L.Holmes T.Holmes Burbidge Young Oldring Collins Owen Prior Shah (Y)Pettefer Stokoe Clarke T.Holmes (1) Burbidge L.Holmes Penny Collins Young ShepherdPettefer Stokoe (1)(Y) Clarke T.Holmes (2) Burbidge (1) L.Holmes Penny EP KD Shepherd Young(1)Pettefer Clarke (Y) Young T.Holmes Burbidge L.Holmes (1) Francis Phillips Shepherd OwenPettefer Clarke Young (1) T.Holmes (2) Burbidge L.Holmes Collins Shepherd Owen DouglasPettefer Stokoe Clarke T.Holmes Burbidge L.Holmes Douglas CC Young RO Shepherd

Today - Saturday 12 JanuaryBasingstoke T vs Chesham UBeaconsfield T vs Harrow BMet Police vs HendonSwindon S vs Staines TTiverton T vs Poole TWalton Cas vs Hartley WintneyWimborne T vs Merthyr T

Tuesday 15 JanuaryDorchester T vs FarnboroughPoole T vs Swindon SWalton Cas vs Beaconsfield TWeymouth vs Met Police

Saturday 19 JanuaryChesham U vs Dorchester TFarnborough vs Beaconsfield TFrome T vs Met PoliceHarrow B vs Swindon SHartley Wintney vs SalisburyHendon vs Tiverton TMerthyr T vs Basingstoke TPoole T vs Walton CasStaines T vs Wimborne TTaunton T vs Gosport BWeymouth vs Kings Langley

Next Evo-Stik League South Premier Division South fixtures

Basingstoke T RG22 6EZ 57 m Merthyr Town CF47 8RF 127.7 mBeaconsfield T HP9 2SE 101.4m Met Police KT8 0BT 95.2 mChesham Utd HP5 1NE 109.4 m Poole Town BH15 3JR 6.9 mDorchester T DT1 2RY 24 m Salisbury SP4 6PU 29.9 mFarnborough GU14 8UD 74.9 m Staines Town TW18 2PD 89.9 mFrome Town BA11 2EH 41 m Swindon S’marine SN3 4BZ 97.2 m

Gosport B PO12 3SX 52.3 m Taunton Town TA1 2HG 66.6 mHarrow B HA2 8SS 100.6 m Tiverton Town EX16 6SG 86.8 mHartley Wintney RG27 8DL 67.4 m Walton Casuals KT12 2JP 94.7 mHendon NW9 7NE 112.2 m Weymouth DT4 9XJ 30.6 mKings Langley WD4 8BS 109.1 m Wimborne Town BH21 4EL

Costs at away games

Entry Prog Burger Tea Cost atGround

Petrol Total

Farnborough £12 £2 £3 £1.20 £18.20 £21.90 £40.10Chesham Utd £10 £2.50 £3 60p £16.10 £32 £48.10Dorchester Town £11 £2 £3.50 £1.30 £17.80 £7 £24.80Basingstoke Town £12 £1 £3.50 £1 £17.50 £16.50 £34Weymouth £12 £2 £3 £1.30 £18.30 £8.90 £27.20Hendon £11 £2.50 £3 £1 £17.50 £32.80 £50.30Swindon S’marine £8 £2 Pie 2.5 £1 £13.50 £28.50 £42Taunton Town £10 £2 £3.50 £1.50 £17 £18.50 £35.50Merthyr Town £12 £2 £3 S&C £1 £18 £37.40 £55.40Shaftesbury £5 £1 £2.50 £1 £9.50 £6 £15.50Salisbury £11 £2 £3 £1 £17 £8.80 £25.80Walton Casuals £12 £2 £3.50 £1.20 £18.70 £27.80 £46.50Poole Town £12 £2 £3 £1.20 £18.20 £2 £20.20Frome Town £12 £2 Pie 2.5 £1 £17.50 £12 £29.50

Petrol - £1.30 per litre = £5.85 per gallon; 40 mpg

The long and winding road …

Evo-Stik League South Premier Division South - attendances 2018-19Games Total High Low Average

Basingstoke Town 11 4166 518 283 379Beaconsfield Town 12 1453 208 62 121Chesham Utd 12 3735 652 192 311Dorchester Town 11 6126 2217 275 557Farnborough 13 4038 549 203 311Frome Town 13 2819 302 147 217Gosport Borough 12 3254 423 181 271Harrow Borough 13 2265 260 127 174Hartley Wintney 11 3023 492 166 275Hendon 12 2884 381 151 240Kings Langley 10 2078 333 110 208Merthyr Town 12 4904 554 279 409Metropolitan Police 12 1538 240 84 128Poole Town 9 4134 818 299 459Salisbury 12 7965 885 548 664Staines Town 12 2266 282 107 189Swindon Supermarine 12 3062 366 149 255Taunton Town 13 8810 1461 369 678Tiverton Town 12 3506 749 162 292Walton Casuals 11 2058 327 84 187Weymouth 12 10899 1832 552 908Wimborne Town 11 4432 918 277 403

Season’s highest 2217 Dorchester T vs Weymouth - Weds 26 DecSeason’s lowest 62 Beaconsfield T vs Frome T - Sat 3 Nov

Directions to Staines’ Ground - Sat 19 JanuaryWheatsheaf Park, Wheatsheaf Lane, Staines, Middx TW18 2PD Tel: 01784 469240From M25 J13 head east on A30. At Crooked Billet take A308 London Road. Turnleft at 2nd traffic lights. Turn right onto Worple Rd at 2nd mini-roundabout. Where itmeets Laleham Rd (B376) turn right, then third left into Wheatsheaf Lane.

Travel on the Team Coach to away games£10 per seat - £5 for AV-P Club members

Contact Peter Barham to book your seat - tel: 07956 833316

Berkhamsted 0 - 0 Welwyn Gdn CBerkhamsted won 4-2 on pensDidcot T 1 - 1 Stratford TStratford won 4-2 on pensCinderford T 4 - 2 Slimbridge

Kettering T 1 - 1 BarwellKettering won 4-3 on pensWimborne T 1 - 2 BidefordBasingstoke T 1 - 4 Hartley WintneyHitchin / Biggleswade vs Lowestoft TSalisbury vs Blackfield & L

The City Security Services Limited League Challenge Cup SponsorshipPrize Money: Winners £4,000 Runners-up £2,000 Losing semi-finalists £1,000 Losing quarter-finalists £500

Fourth Round w/c 7th JanuaryHartley Wintney vs Salisbury / Blackfield & LangleyCinderford Town 2 - 2 Bideford Cinderford won 4-3 on pensRoyston Town / Biggleswade Town / Lowestoft Town vs BerkhamstedStratford Town 3 - 3 Kettering Town Stratford won 4-1 on pens

Third Round

News of the CupsDorset Senior Cup Quarter-Finals

Bridport vs Verwood THome win - walkoverPoole T 10 - 2 Swanage & H

Shaftesbury T 1 - 3 Wimborne TWeymouth 2 - 2 Dorchester TWeymouth won 3-1 on pens

The Buildbase FA Vase Fourth Round Proper - 5th Jan - winners £1875

Canterbury C 3 - 2 Newport Pagnell TBiggleswade 1 - 0 Stowmarket TGodmanchester R 1 - 0 Sporting KhalsaIrlam FC 4 - 0 Cadbury AthHebburn T 2 - 1 Shepshed DynamoNrewcastle Benfield 2 - 3 Northwich VictoriaSunderland RCA 0 - 1 West Auckland TCoventry Utd 3 - 2 Leicester Nirvana

Deeping Rangers 4 - 0 Eastwood ComtyHiston FC 2 - 1 Lye TWilland Rov 1 - 0 Hamworthy UAFC Uckfield T 1 - 4 Windsor FCCribbs FC 0 - 2 Sholing FCBearsted FC 1 - 1 Abbey RangersChertsey T 5 - 0 AFC St.AustellCray Valley FC 3 - 1 Baffins Milton Rov

Ramsbottom U vs WeymouthBarnet vs Dorchester T

Carshalton Ath vs SalisburyThe Buildbase FA Trophy Round Two - today 12th Jan - winners £7,000

The Buildbase FA Vase Fifth Round Proper - 2nd Feb - winners £2,250Irlam vs Chertsey TCray Valley vs Abbey RangersHiston vs Northwich VictoriaSholing vs Godmanchester Rov

Hebburn T vs West Auckland TBiggleswade vs WindsorWilland Rov vs Deeping RangersCanterbury City vs Coventry Utd

“Who’d be a cameraman?” - Dave climbs to his position at Dorchester

Around the Leagues - as at 5 Jan 2019Wessex League Premier Div

P GD PtsSholing 18 46 52Portland Utd 18 30 44Horndean 18 22 37Bournemouth 19 12 35AFC Portchester 19 15 32Baffins Milton Rov 16 13 31Alresford T 20 2 30Bashley 22 0 30Hamworthy Utd 18 6 28Hamble Club 20 3 28Tadley Calleva 20 -7 27Lymington T 20 -3 24Brockenhurst 20 -8 23Bemerton H H 20 -9 23Fareham T 20 -18 23Shaftesbury 22 -10 21Christchurch 23 -17 21Cowes Sports 23 -32 20Team Solent 20 -7 19Andover New St 22 -38 14

Evo-Stik League SouthDivision One South

P GD PtsYate Town 21 22 47Blackfield & Langley 21 18 44Moneyfields 18 20 40Cirencester T 21 27 39Evesham U 22 14 39Cinderford T 20 11 33Street 20 8 32Winchester C 21 7 32Melksham T 19 0 32AFC Totton 19 9 31Bideford 21 0 31Thatcham T 20 -4 29Highworth T 22 -6 28Larkhall Ath 21 2 27Bristol Manor Farm 20 -6 26Paulton Rov 21 -12 20Slimbridge 22 -18 19Mangotsfield U 21 -20 13Fleet T 21 -34 10Barnstaple T 21 -38 10

Horndean picked up a 2-1 away win atLymington Town on a bitterly cold Sat-urday afternoon in the Wessex LeaguePremier Division. The Deans were vic-torious courtesy of goals from ShaunMcMonagle and Jay Kane.Elsewhere, Team Solent were 5-3 win-ners at home to Shaftesbury. GregPeel was on target to put the visitorsahead at Test Park and the hosts drewlevel before Shaftesbury retook the

lead. Lewis Morgan added their thirdbefore the Students took control , scor-ing four goals without reply.Bournemouth Poppies won 3-0 athome to Brockenhurst. Prolific strikerSteve Flynn put the hosts ahead, DomFalco made it 2-0 just before half-time,and the scoring was completed byNasim Meddah.Cameron Beard scored twice as Bash-ley won 3-2 at Tadley Calleva.

Wessex League Round-up - Non-League Paper 6 Jan

Football Shorts - spot the home advantageHome sides were given all the FA Cup penalties last Saturday - Burnley, Man Utd,Shrewsbury, Brentford, Fleetwood, & Newcastle scored; Chelsea’s Cesc Fabre-gas had his kick saved against Notts Forest. The Times The Games 7 Jan

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A note from Club Historian Ken FergusI'm interested to hear from anyone who has informationabout the club or who has any pre-1990 programmes Icould look at.My email is: kenfergus@sky.comKen adds: “I'm happy to try and answer any questionsthat people have as well.”

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What's your football playing history?AFCB Academy Under 7 to Under 14;Wimborne and Holt Under 15 and 16(Treble Winners 2018);Dorset RTC Under 16PEDSA and Dorset Schools.What position do you prefer to play in?Striker or Left Wing.What's the best game you've played in?AFC Bournemouth U14 vs Bristol Rov-ers U14 - we won 4-3 - I scored a hat-trick and the winning goal in the lastminute - However I played well in ourrecent Wimborne Development gameagainst Poole Town where I scored andgot an assist in a 2-2 draw.Tell us about your best goalScoring an overhead kick against Port-smouth on the edge of the box whenplaying for AFC Bournemouth U14.What did you learn from watching the2018 World Cup?England are improving all the time andexciting to watch.What's the best advice you've been giv-en about playing?As a Striker it was to always believe youcan score and generally to just enjoyplaying every game.What's your top "keepy-uppy" score?It’s years since I tried and really can’tremember.What other sports do you play?I enjoyed playing Rugby for my School.Five favourites:• team - AFC Bournemouth• player - Josh King• tech gadget - Iphone• singer / group / artist - Drake• film or TV programme - Step Brothers.

Please tell us a little-known fact aboutyourself:My Great Grandad called Albert Fletch-er played for Wolves and got two capsfor England.

Thanks for your time Will.We look forward to seeing another ofyour overhead goals when playing forWimborne.It was great to hear that you scored lastSaturday - see report overleaf - Ed

Introducing the WTFC Development Team - Will Fletcher

Wimborne Town FC DevelopmentSquad welcomed the Brockenhurst Re-serves team to a chilly Cuthbury lastSaturday. The Brockenhurst squadlooked well balanced with a mixture ofexperienced and youth players.It was Brockenhurst who settled thequicker and had most of the early pos-session and should have taken the leadin the 13th minute when their wingerbeat our defence and pulled a great ballback from the byeline only for their strik-er to see his shot hit the recovery de-fender Sam Haynes on the goal line.This early scare sparked WTFC into lifeand they started winning more balls inmidfield.The breakthrough came in the 20thminute when WTFC's Full back BenKnight knocked a wonderful 40 yardcross field pass to Aaron Gabriel whosecushion pass found Dan Hunt who con-trolled the ball, turned his defender welland shot hard and low just inside thenear post. 1-0WTFC continued to grow in confidenceand it was no surprise when they dou-bled their lead just six minutes later.Harry Wright controlled the ball in deepmidfield and rolled his tight marker andhad the great vision to knock a lob passover the Brock defence for Dan Hunt torun onto, and cleverly head over the ad-vancing Brockenhurst goalkeeper andinto their net. 2-0.More good chances came and went,with Adam Holmes, Dan Hunt and Aar-on Gabriel all going close. Brockenhurststill kept pressing and should have cutthe WTFC lead to one after their quickcorner routine caught WTFC defenceasleep and somehow their striker arriv-

ing at the far post ballooned his fierceshot over the WTFC bar from 3 yardsout.Right on the stroke of half-time WTFCmade it 3-0 after another great run downthe left wing by Sam Haynes, pulled itback to Louis McWilliams whose lowcross found the grateful Aaron Gabrielwho tapped in from a yard out. Half-time 3-0.WTFC were forced into a defensivechange after George Smart picked up ahead injury just before half-time, whichsaw Frank Herrington come on as leftback, and Cam Smith dropping backinto the centre of defence to partnerCharlie Tilsed. It was Charlie who nearlyopened the scoring in the second halfwith a long range shot which the Brockkeeper did very well to tip onto the bar.In the 58th minute WTFC were awardeda free-kick in a wide position and BenKnight delivered a superb in-swingingfree kick which Dan Hunt cut in front onhis marker to head the ball past their GKinto the Brockenhurst net. A wonderfulsimple goal which gave Dan his welldeserved hat-trick. 4-0.Brockenhurst continued to be danger-ous on the counter-attack and nearly gota goal with a low cross shot which Sam-my Thompson in the WTFC goal saw gojust wide of his far post.WTFC fifth goal was something special,Adam Holmes with some clever foot-work laid the ball off centrally to SamHaynes whose 25 yard dipping shot flewover their GK and dipped just under thebar, a rare goal for Sam but one certain-ly worth waiting for. 5-0.

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WTFC Dev Team 6 Brockenhurst Res 0 - 5 Jan 2019 - Gus Phillips reportsWyvern John Stimpson memorial Challenge Shield

Darren Shepherd brought on youngstriker Will Fletcher and he was quicklyin the action narrowly shooting wide af-ter more good work by Dan Hunt, and itwas the same combination in the 86thminute but this time Will cut inside hismarker and calmly slotted the ball intothe Brock net to make it 6-0 Full Time.Darren Shepherd's post match com-ments: “A very pleasing performanceafter the players had been out of actionfor the past 3 weeks. The Team hasmade some really good progress overthe past few months and this will contin-

ue hopefully over the course of the restof the season. We are still in all the CupCompetitions, Dorset Senior Trophy,Wyvern Cup and Shield. Its excitingtimes currently for the DevelopmentTeam and fully deserved with the effortthat the players have put in.”Squad: Sammy Thompson, Ben Knight,Sam Haynes, George Smart, CharlieTilsed, Harry Wright, Louis McWilliams,Cam Smith, Dan Hunt, Adam Holmes,Aaron Gabriel. Subs: Frank Herrington,Will Fletcher, Josh Blake, Ollie Osborne,Danny Hansford.

WTFC Development Team - Wyvern Combination Football League

Results16/8 AFC Portchester A W 4-1 Lge22/8 Winchester C H L 2-3 Lge1/9 Hamble Club H L 1-2 Lge15/9 AFC Stoneham H L 1-3 Lge27/9 Salisbury A L 1-3 Lge6/10 Poole Town A W 5-3 DST13/10 Romsey Town A D 1-1 Lge24/10 Colden Common H W 3-0 WCC27/10 Moneyfields H W 6-2 Lge3/11 Poole Town A D 2-2 Lge10/11 Balti Sports H W 5-3 DST17/11 Laverstock & F A W 9-0 Lge24/11 Fawley H D 2-2 WCC WTFC won 5-4 on pens8/12 Sherborne T Res H W 4-3 DST13/12 Sholing A L 1-2 Lge5/1 Brockenhurst Res H W 6-0 JSMS

League Table as at 5 Jan 2019 P GD PtsHamble Club 9 10 19Sholing 11 8 19Winchester City 8 11 18AFC Stoneham 12 -1 17AFC Portchester 8 12 16Moneyfields 10 3 16Christchurch 9 1 13Wimborne Town 10 9 11Poole Town 9 -20 10Romsey Town 9 -9 9Salisbury 6 2 7Laverstock & Ford 9 -26 1

Fixtures Jan 12 Christchurch A Lge Jan 16 Christchurch H Lge Jan 19 Sholing H Lge Tba Horndean H WCC Tba Downton H JSMS

WTFC Dev Team 6 Brockenhurst Res 0 - 5 Jan 2019 - cont’d

Football Shorts - English up for CupLast weekend’s FA Cup afforded Englishplayers more chances to shine for theirPremier League clubs:In League - 28.5% English startersIn FA Cup - 37.9% The Times 7 Jan

Let’s start with a question. What do youthink links these four games?WTFC vs Tiverton Town - 15.8.1981WTFC vs Thatcham Town - 22.8.1987Hungerford Town vs WTFC - 14.8.2010Farnborough vs WTFC - 11.8.2018.Well, they all took place in August andwe didn’t win any of them! But, moreimportantly, these were the first gamesthat Wimborne Town ever played at, re-spectively, Step 6, Step 5, Step 4 & Step3. They are key points on the upwardscurve of our history over the past 38years and show the progress we’vemade. And the biggest move we madeduring that time was the very first whenthe people who ran the club made thebrave decision to enter the WesternLeague back in 1981.The programme for that first ever gamein Division One of the Western Leagueagainst Tiverton was a 12 page affairwith 7 pages of adverts. Chairman JohnSmith’s “Club Comment” column startedlike this:“It is with great pleasure that WimborneTown FC welcomes all players, officialsand supporters to Cuthbury for today’sgame. This is another momentous occa-sion for the Club; the dressing roomswhich will be in use for the first time to-day are being used by players in thehighest standard of football ever playedat Cuthbury. I refer, of course, to theWestern League. Mr Billy Elliot, ourmanager, has not got an easy task, but Iam sure that he will give his all and I askplayers and supporters alike to give alltheir help and support to him.“The dressing rooms, which were builtby M & M Homecare, reflect the highstandard that we at Cuthbury have cometo expect and our thanks go to Malcolm

Long and his men for working long hoursto get them finished on time.”The programme gives the final leaguetables for 1980/81 in Dorset DivisionOne and Dorset Division Three East.Our first team finished top of DivisionOne, going unbeaten while scoring 113goals in 28 league matches and conced-ing only 15. Our Reserves finished fin-ished top of Division Three East with 15wins, 4 draws and only one defeat.Then there is a “Player Focus” onManas Cannie, brother of Billy & Steveand uncle to Stuart & Scott, all five ofwhom played for the Magpies with dis-tinction. The profile tells us that Manaswas born in Port Glasgow and hadmoved to Dorset in 1973, playing forPoole Town & Hamworthy United beforejoining Wimborne Town for the 1980/81season. Manas was Wimborne’s cap-tain for the 81/82 season.You can see the team line-ups in thepicture opposite and perhaps you mayrecall some of the businesses who ad-vertised in the programme.We lost that first game against Tivertonby 3 goals to 1 and it would be fourgames before we recorded our first everwin at Step 6 – a 2-1 home win over Ot-tery St Mary. But then results improvedand we would finish the season in 4thspot in the table with 19 wins and 9draws from our 36 league matches.It’s sometimes difficult to imagine that 38years ago we were playing in the CountyLeague at the same level as the reserveteams of Hamworthy Utd, Portland Utd &Shaftesbury. We’ve come a long waysince then and a lot of the credit must goto John Smith and his committee col-leagues for their decision to apply to theWestern League.

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Following our last home game, we re-ceived a super email from David aboutour programme. We thought we’d askhim a few questions.What’s your football watching history?The first match I was taken to (by myelder brother) was when I was aged 7in October 1964 Chelsea v Stoke and Iwas immediately hooked, and havebeen going to Stamford Bridge eversince. As I got older I went to more andmore games and purchased a seasonticket as soon as I started work. For tenyears now I have ‘shared’ a seasonticket, going to half of the home games.I started going to non-league football in1965 and watched Hendon, Weald-stone and Edgware Town regularly untilI married in 1987 and moved to Buck-inghamshire where I began to followChesham United. In 2015 I moved toNew Milton and now follow severalWessex League teams as well as visit-ing Wimborne Town – the friendliestclub in the area.What’s the best game you’ve seen?Over the years I have seen literallythousands of matches, the best game Ican recall was Chelsea 4 Barcelona 2in the Champions League – Chelsea3-0 up inside 20 minutes, Ronaldhinoscores twice, then a 4th goal to knockout the Spanish Giants.I recall an 8-5 game at Edgware Townand enjoyed seeing both Hendon andWealdstone both twice win major tro-phies at Wembley.I guess I should also mention a favour-ite TV match – England winning theWorld Cup in 1966 is a golden memory.What’s the best ground you’ve visited?Of the many grounds I have visited,Barcelona’s Nou Camp was mighty im-pressive, my spiritual home is Stamford

Bridge and my favourite non-leagueground was the White Lion Ground,former home of Edgware Town, now ahousing estate. It had a fabulous stand,easily the best view I ever had at anamateur ground. I have also got a softspot for Villa Park as I played my lastever game of football there aged 45 ina Charity Match.I have got to mention Wembley Stadi-um, both old and new. I lived just twounderground train stops from Wembleyand must have visited the old stadiumon over 100 occasions to watch Eng-land, The Amateur Cup Final everyyear, Concerts, Wembley Lions Speed-way and of course Chelsea.Are you / have you been involved inany clubs other than as a spectator?I was lucky enough to play Sundayfootball for nearly 30 years (but I wasnever any good!) and helped run avery successful youth team for over 15years. Nowadays I write a monthly nos-talgia article for a Chelsea fanzine,cfcuk, and in recent years I have alsocontributed to the Edgware Town pro-gramme.Who is your favourite all-time player?As a child my hero was Bobby Tam-bling, but my favourite player has got tobe Ruud Gullit – he made it look soeasy that he looked like an 18 year oldplaying in an under 12’s match.Programmes - printed or on-line?My programme collection is vast but Inow only buy for matches that I haveattended and I see them as an essen-tial part of the match, I despair at theLeague clubs who no longer print them.I have every Chelsea home programmesince 1949 and thousands of non-league ones, mainly from the clubs thatI have already mentioned.

The Big Interview - David Gray

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Patrons Draw - 5th July - list of participants

Thank you for your support

Result of Draw made by Harry RedknappName on back of first team shirts Brooklyn Homes Developments LtdName on front of first team shorts Falcon ConstructionPitchside board Rodford Engineering LtdMatchday Sponsorship package Stackhouse Poland Ltd

Match SponsorsAug 27 Poole Town KoolpakOct 13 Kings Langley Interior Fit Ltd Meridian Mechanical Services (Dorset) PRC Streamline TaxisOct 16 Frome Town T J Buckfield B E Willis PartnershipNov 3 Hartley Wintney Aquasmart Ltd England & Co. LtdJan 12 Merthyr Town Paul Arnold Stackhouse Poland Ltd

Your all-time fantasy XIThis season we’re asking players and fans to nominate their all-time fantasy team.Today Dave and Franklyn choose theirs. Dave’s is the Burnley side from their title win-ning 1959-60 season; Franklyn’s has a Liverpool bias!

Dave Briggs Franklyn ClarkeAdam Blacklaw Pepe ReinaJohn Angus Trent Alexander-ArnoldAlex Elder Jamie CarragherJimmy Adamson Virgil van DijkTommy Cummings John Arne RiiseBrian Miller Dietmar HamannJimmy Mcllroy Xabi AlonsoJimmy Robson Javier MascheranoTrevor Meredith Steven Gerrard (Capt)Ray Pointer Fernando TorresBrian Pilkington Luis Suarez

Manager Harry Potts Jurgen KloppStadium / ground Turf Moor Anfield

Kit colour Claret and blue Red

Caption Competition - photo by Steve HarrisWhat were Matty and Aidan discussing just after Christmas?

There’s a free hot drink for the best caption (we know, we spoil you)Your suggestions to Graham at today’s game or email: magpies.graham@gmail.com

Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to Dorchester? Steve Harris

Spot the ball (home against Dorchester) - with Steve Harris Answer inside back

I know you enjoy your football with theMagpies which has, over the years,been a very successful team with manyachievements, but I hope you also enjoythe floral displays throughout our beauti-ful town of Wimborne!For over 26 years Wimborne in Bloomhas provided these displays and, al-though many believe they are put inplace or funded by the local Councils,nothing could be further from the truthalthough we do enjoy very good relation-ships with both the Town Council andWimborne BID for which we are mostappreciative. Wimborne in Bloom is self-funded being totally dependent on thesuperb support given to its fund-raisingevents by the truly great and generousWimborne public. Annual display andwatering costs total over £20,000 somuch effort is needed to meet such anamount.Many organisations and teams have acompetitive element and Wimborne inBloom is no exception and we are proudto take part in an annual regional com-

petition and to have represented ourSouth & South East Region, nominatedby them, in the national RHS Britain inBloom finals in which we were veryproud to have won the national title forour entry category in 2012. Could thisbe the floral equivalent of the FA Vase?We are the first to acknowledge that ourmost important function is to ensure thatWimborne is a pleasant and visually at-tractive place to live in, work in, or visitthroughout the year and that remainsthe objective of our charity status. Tothis end we have over 130 planters,some large, some small, and during theSummer almost 200 hanging baskets allof which require maintenance!Wimborne in Bloom is lucky enough tohave an excellent team of volunteerswho keep the Town clean and tidy forthe benefit of everyone. For those ofyou who help in any way, thank youmost sincerely.We do hope you all continue to enjoyour lovely Town as much as we do!

Outside the Box - Richard Nunn (Chairman, Wimborne in Bloom)

A “vacavee”, ex-Pentrebach, gives youan additional welcome!Along with many children from the Deal /Dover area, my brother and I were wel-comed to the Merthyr area to escapethe war-time shelling. The trauma of be-ing separated from parents was relievedby the welcome we received from theWelsh folk. Thank you so much!My brother and I, now in our mid-eight-ies, were housed in Pentrebach and arestill, after over 70 years, in contact witha few of the local families. We have visit-ed the village on many occasions overthe years.I still remember the swede and vegeta-bles (Poch), and the fizzy-pop (Bing).

And Bill Huwlett your goal-scorer espe-cially - no artificial grass then.Although Kent footballers could still giveMerthyr a good game, we won’t pretendto match you at rugby.Welsh folk - thank you so much for yourhospitality.God bless the Welsh folk.

Peter PiddockTel: 0102 884711

An open letter to today’s visitors from Wimborne supporter Peter Piddock

Half-time Quiz - last season 2017-181. What was the score in the World Cup Final?2. What was the score in the Champions League Final?3. Who were the top three in the premier League/4. Which three teams were relegated from the Premier League?5. Which tree teams were promoted from the Championship/6. Which team were champions of League One?7. And which team won League Two?8. Who won the Womens Super League?9. Which two teams were relegated from League Two?10. Which two teams were promoted from the National League?11. What was the score in the FA Cup Final?12. Who won the FA Trophy?13. Who won the FA Vase?14. Who were the top two in the Scottish Premiership?

Name the player who played for these clubs West Ham (1986-89); Man Utd (1989-95); Inter Milan (1995-97); Liverpool (1997-99); Middlesbrough (1999-2002); Wolves (2002-06) He also played 53 times for England. Who is he?

Answer on page opposite inside back cover

THE KOOLKIDZ PAGE

WHO AM I ?

I was born in Argentina, 1987I play for BarcelonaMy position is as a forward, and Iwear #10 shirtI captain both Barcelona and theArgentine national team.

Answer on inside back cover

PJ’s WordsearchWords can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal

and forwards or backwards;THE MARTYRS PENYDARRENMERTHYR TOWN WALESGLAMORGAN TYDFILGAVIN WILLIAMSPARK SOUTH

H T H E M A R T Y R S NN U P W O H E A R T N MW A L E S L X C T E M AO B Y Q R U P A R K H ST F G L A M O R G A N MR N I V A G A T S E R AY W A L E D Y K D K Y IH I R P Y D W H F S X LT L J N F V I T A Z O LR D E I O R D U E H J IF P L Y A S K O M D R WM C N Z G B H S P U W T

Q: Why is it warmer after a football match?A: All the fans have gone home.Q: What do you get when you cross a goalieand the Invisible Man?A: Goalkeeping like you’ve never seen!Q: What’s the Premiership’s chilliest ground?A: Cold Trafford.

Did You Know?The first match played at Merthyr’sPenydarren was in March 1908.The motto on the Merthyr Tydfil Coat ofArms is ‘Nid Cadarn Ond Brodyrdde’ -only brotherhood is strong.

Name these threeclubs in our league:1.2.3.

Clubhouse Manager Clive says: "Call into the clubhouse after today’sgame, show your copy of this programme, and you’ll receive a FREEhalf pint of Hop House Lager, enjoy ! "

Dorset Dave’s Chuckle Corner

Merthyr Tydfil is a large town in Glamor-gan, Wales, with a population of about63,500, situated approximately 23 milesnorth of Cardiff.According to legend, the town is namedafter Tydfil, a daughter of King Brychanof Brycheiniog. According to her legend,she was slain at Merthyr by pagansaround 480; the place was subsequentlynamed Merthyr Tydfil in her honour.Although merthyr generally means "mar-tyr" in modern Welsh, the meaning hereis closer to the Latin martyrium: themausoleum or church built over the rel-ics of a martyr.

An Englishman, Scotsman and Welsh-man walk into a bar. Each orders a pintof Brain’s but, as they’re served, a flylands in each pint. The Englishman im-mediately pushes his beer away in dis-gust. The Scotsman thinks for a fewseconds, shrugs, and also pushes thepint away. The Welshman turns brightred, picks the fly out of the beer andholds it over his glass shouting: “SPIT ITOUT! SPIT IT OUT!”

Young Dylan comes home from schooland tells his mother he’s been given apart in the school play. “That’s wonder-ful,“ says his mam. “What part is it?” Theboy says: “I play the part of the Welshhusband.” The mother scowls and says:“Go back and tell them you want aspeaking part.”

I live in London and people often say tome: “You miss Wales?” I say: “No, I looknothing like her. She’s got long blondehair and wears a sash.”

A Russian spy wasdropped by parachute inthe Welsh hills with instruc-tions to contact a Mr Jonesin the small village of Llan-fair and give him the codedmessage: “The tulips are blooming welltoday.” Arriving at the village he asked asmall boy where Mr Jones lived and wasdirected to a small cottage. He knockedon the door and the owner emerged:“Are you Mr Jones?” “I am." “The tulipsare blooming well today.” Mr Jonesstared at him in amazement thensmiled: “Ah, you have the wrong house.It's Jones the Spy you want.”

A prominent Welsh minister travellinghome one night was greatly annoyedwhen a young man much the worse fordrink came and sat next to him on thebus. “Young man,” he declared, “do younot realise you are on the road to perdi-tion?” ”“Oh, heck,” replied the drunkard.“I was sure this was the bus to Llanelli.”

My wife asked me if I was having an af-fair with a woman from Llanfairpwllg-wyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch. I said “How can you say sucha thing?”

And now the limerick:There was a young player named Ber-thaWho challenged the ladies of Merthyr.Now football’s the game,You can all do the same,She just needed a scout to unearth her.

Football Shorts - Billy Sharp (Sheff Utd)On 1st Jan, Billy Sharp scored his 220th goal and became the leading goalscorer inEnglish league football during the 21st Century, overtaking Rickie Lambert’s record.

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Spot the ball with Steve Harris

Name the Player - Paul Ince

The Koolkidz PageWho am I? Lionel Messi

Name the clubs:Merthyr Town, Salisbury, Kings Langley

Half-time Quiz - 20181. France 4 Croatia 22. Real Madrid 3 Liverpool 13. Man City, Man Utd, Tottenham4. Swansea, Stoke, and West Brom5. Wolves, Cardiff, and Fulham6. Wigan Athletic7. Accrington Stanley8. Chelsea9. Barnet and Chesterfield10. Macclesfield and Tranmere Rovers11. Chelsea 1 Man Utd 012. Brackley beat Bromley13. Thatcham beat Stockton14. Celtic and Aberdeen

Wimborne TownManager: Matty HolmesBlack & White

Merthyr TownManager: Gavin WilliamsYellow & Navy

GERARD BENFIELD (GK)LEE FRANCISSTEFAN PENNYBILLY MAYBURY (C)SAM DAVIDSONCARL PETTEFERJAMES STOKOEFRANKLYN CLARKETOBY HOLMESLUKE BURBIDGELUKE HOLMESCHAD COLLINS (GK)KIERAN DOUGLASJORDAN LEEMATT OLDRINGRHYS OWENANDREW SHAHAIDAN SHEPHERDCURTIS YOUNG

Today’s Match OfficialsReferee: Ryan Hillier-Smith (Southampton)

Assistant Referees: Martin Bloor (Lymington)Robert Linter (Eastleigh)

Next at The Koolpak StadiumWTFC Dev Team vs ChristchurchWyvern League Premier DivisionWeds 16th Jan kick-off 19:45

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1. LEWIS WEBB2. CONNOR YOUNG3. MATTHEW HARRIS4. ASHLEY EVANS (C)5. CRAIG MCDONNELL6. KYLE PATTEN7. KERRY MORGAN8. LEE LUCAS9. TOM MEECHAN10. KIERAN LEWIS11. IAN TRAYLOR12. CRAIG REDDY14. RYAN PROSSER15. GAVIN WILLIAMS16. CAVAN WILLIAMS17. OWAIN JONES