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 Horsham Football Club 2008/9 player profiles

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Rob Tolfrey
Goalkeeper
Horsham debut: v Boreham Wood (A) 15th Nov 2008

Signed for the Hornets from Whyteleafe in November 2008 and kept a clean sheet on his debut in a 2-0 win at Boreham Wood. Previously with Beckenham Town and Crawley Town.

 
2008/9 sponsor: -
   
Eddie French
Defender
Horsham debut: v Hemel Hempstead (A) 18th Aug 2001

An accomplished centre-back, now in his 8th year at the club, he has spent a large part of his Horsham career as the team's captain, winning the club's Player of the Year award in 2002-3 and 2006-7. Joined the Hornets from Hassocks in the Summer of 2001 and quickly became one of the first names on the manager's team sheet with a string of outstanding performances. A commanding and unflappable presence in the centre of defence.

 
Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 367
Total goals to 29th April 2008: 24
 
2008/9 sponsor: Braveheart
   
Sam Page
Defender
Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th August 2008

Highly talented 6' 4" centre-back who was an MK Dons youngster, making a couple of appearances for the first team and scoring against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Johnson Paints Trophy. Was released by Paul Ince following loan spells with Cambridge United and Walton & Hersham and spent much of last season with Hendon.

 
2008/9 sponsor: Mark & Angela Butler
   
Russell Eldridge
Defender
Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th August 2008

Signed for the Hornets in July 2008 from Hastings United for whom he was voted the Player's Player of the Year in 2003/4. A left sided defender or midfielder, he has represented Sussex at all youth levels and was on the books of Brighton, Watford and Gillingham before moving in to non-league football with Hastings, Sidley United and Horsham YMCA.

 
2008/9 sponsor: www.holidayhockey.com
 
 
Anthony Acheampong
Defender
Horsham debut: v Stevenage Borough (A) 25th October 2008

Highly rated defender who joined the Hornets in October 2008 from Aldershot Town. Previously at Cardiff City where he was short-listed for last season's Wickes Young Apprentice Trophy before being surprisingly released by the Bluebirds during the Summer.

 
2008/9 sponsor: -
   
Gary Charman
Midfielder
Horsham debut: v Wokingham Town (H) 13th Oct 1998

The club's longest serving player, having amassed more than 400 appearances since making his first team debut in the 7-0 win against Wokingham Town in October 1998. A product of the club's youth squad, Gary has represented his local club since the age of 9, interrupted only by a brief spell at Walton & Hersham at the beginning of the 2005/6 season. A skilful and pacy two-footed winger.

 
Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 418
Total goals to 29th April 2008: 130
 
2008/9 sponsor: Marie & Tim Harrison
   
Lee Carey
Midfielder
Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th August 2008

Signed for the Hornets from county and league rivals Hastings United in June 2008. A talented midfielder, he began his career as a member of Brighton & Hove Albion's youth team squad and spent three months on loan at Tonbridge Angels for whom he scored in a 3-1 FA Cup success over Horsham in August 2005. Began the 2006/7 season with Bognor Regis Town before moving on to Hastings where he made 96 appearances, scoring 26 goals.

 
2008/9 sponsor: Frank King
   
Lee Carney
Midfielder
Horsham debut: v Bosham (H) 10th Nov 2001

Enjoyed a memorable debut for the Hornets, scoring twice in the 10-1 victory over County League side Bosham and is approaching 300 appearances for the club in a career spanning seven seasons. Signed from Intermediate Sussex County League side Pease Pottage Village, and previously at Broadbridge Heath, the creative midfielder was named as the club's Player of the Year in 2003/4. His two goals against Maidenhead United in last season's FA Cup run earned him a nomination as the FA's Player of the Round.

 
Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 289
Total goals to 29th April 2008: 64
 
2008/9 sponsor: Ben Casey
   
Mark Hawthorne
Midfielder / coach
Horsham debut: v Croydon (A) 2nd April 2005

A vastly experienced midfielder who began his career as a trainee at Crystal Palace before moving on to Sheffield United and Torquay United. He joined Horsham, his home town club, in March 2005 after spells with Hayes, Crawley, Slough Town, Carshalton Athletic, Burgess Hill and Worthing and was named as the Hornets' Player of the Year in the promotion winning season of 2005/6. Injury forced him to miss most of the next two seasons but he made a brief comeback during the Hornets' Brighton Charity Cup run last season. Appointed as first team coach in July 2008.

 
Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 53
Total goals to 29th April 2008: 1
 
2008/9 sponsor: Jeff Barrett
   
Jacob Mingle
Midfielder
Horsham debut: v Billericay Town (A) 11th Nov 2006

Horsham's Player of the Year in 2007/8, Jacob is a cultured midfielder with a penchant for scoring spectacular goals. One of the few footballers to have played for Ashford (Kent) and Ashford (Middlesex), he began his career at Charlton Athletic before moving on to Crystal Palace and Staines Town and joined the Hornets in November 2006.

 
Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 86
Total goals to 29th April 2008: 16
 
2008/9 sponsor: H.I.S.C (Horsham Independent Supporters' Club)
   
Jack Page
Midfielder
Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th August 2008

Spent the last two seasons on the books of Leyton Orient, winning the Youth Team Player of the Year trophy in 2006/7, and broke in to the reserve side the following season. Released by the O's in May 2008 and turned down a number of clubs to join his elder brother Sam in signing for Horsham during the summer.

 

2008/9 sponsor: Jalopy - one of the best bands in Horsham & Worthing
   
Alex Haddow
Midfielder
Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th August 2008

Hit the headlines four years ago when, as a member of the Slough Town side that dumped Paul Merson's Walsall out of the FA Cup, he polled 80,000 votes to pick up the FA's Player of the Round award. Since then, he has helped Salisbury City gain promotion to the Football Conference as well as having spells with Eastleigh, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Bognor Regis Town from whom he joined the Hornets in June 2008. Alex is also an England Futsal international.

 
2008/9 sponsor: David Hillier
   
Lee Farrell
Forward
Horsham debut: v Bromley (H) 20th Jan 2007

Profoundly deaf striker who moved from Lewes to Horsham in July 2007 after scoring 10 times in a month long loan spell at Queen Street the previous season, including a six goal haul against Littlehampton Town. Played for the Great Britain team that reached the final of the 2008 European Deaf Football Championship and hit the national headlines by scoring both goals in Horsham's FA Cup 2nd round replay at Swansea City last season.

 
Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 50
Total goals to 29th April 2008: 23
 
2008/9 sponsor: Mark Zimmerman (USA)
   
Mark Knee
Forward
Horsham debut: v Staines Town (H) 20th Aug 2008

Joined Horsham from Bognor Regis Town in the summer of 2008 and will feel at home at the Hornets' temporary Worthing base, having amassed a record 416 appearances for the rebels in a 10 year spell at Woodside Road. The versatile 30 year old scored 86 times for Worthing and is equally at home in defence or attack.

 
2008/9 sponsor: Darren Etheridge
   
Evan Archibald
Forward
Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th August 2008

Progressed through the youth and reserve team ranks of Eastbourne Borough, making his first team debut in a 7-2 win against Lewes in 2007. Signed for the Hornets in August 2008 after impressing against them in a pre-season friendly.

 
2008/9 sponsor: Eric's grandchildren
   
Gavin Geddes
Forward
Horsham debut: v Hungerford Town (h) 8th March 1997

Former Brighton & Hove Albion apprentice who made his Horsham debut in 1997. Played just twice in 2 spells before returning to Queen Street in 2000 under his old Crawley Town boss John Maggs and topped the club's scoring charts in 2000/1 and 2002/3. Has also played for Wick, Burgess Hill Town, Shoreham, Crawley, Worthing, Lewes and Worthing Utd.

 
Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 141
Total goals to 29th April 2008: 79
  2008/9 sponsor:
 
 
Jean-Michel Sigere
Forward
Horsham debut: v Tonbridge Angels (a) 26th December 2007

Experienced striker who lists Bordeaux, Rushden & Diamonds, Stevenage Borough and Lewes among his former clubs. Capped once for the French U20 side, ‘Siggy’ was a member of the Rushden team that won promotion to the Football League before reaching the FA Trophy Final with Stevenage in 2002. 37 goals in 74 appearances helped secure the 2007/8 Conference South Championship for Lewes from whom he briefly joined the Hornets on loan in 2008, scoring 3 goals in 4 games. Signed for Eastbourne Borough during the summer before returning to Horsham on loan in October this year

 
Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 4
Total goals to 29th April 2008: 3
 
2008/9 sponsor: HISC
 
Tony Nwachukwu
Forward
Horsham debut: v Sittingbourne (H) 19th October 2008

A local lad who is still in his second year as an Under 18 player in the club's Ryman Youth League side. A talented youngster with lots of pace who can play on either wing or as a striker. Now also part of the first team squad, he enjoyed a dream debut as a goalscoring substitute against Sittingbourne.

 
2008/9 sponsor: -
   
  Players no longer with the club:
Liam Baitup
Forward
Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th August 2008
Joined Eastbourne Town in September 2008

20 year old striker who joined the Hornets in June 2008 following a prolific season with Ryman Division One Eastbourne Town for whom he scored 27 goals in 2007/8. A former Lewes junior, he joined Eastbourne Borough only to move on to neighbours Town after finding first team opportunities limited at Priory Lane. He helped Eastbourne Town to win promotion from the County League.

 
Total 2008/9 appearances: - 7
Total 2008/9 goals: 2
   
Andy Howard
Defender
Horsham debut: v Croydon Athletic (H) 29th Oct 2005
Joined Three Bridges FC in November 2008

Centre-half, commanding in the air, who signed for Horsham in September 2005 from local County League side Broadbridge Heath. Had a brief spell at Burgess Hill Town in 2006/7 but returned to Horsham for the run-in to the season, playing mostly at right-back.

 
Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 94
Total goals to 29th April 2008: 5
 
 
Paul Seuke
Goalkeeper
Horsham debut: v Rustington (H) 23rd Oct 2007
Retired - November 2008

Joined Horsham from league rivals AFC Wimbledon in October 2007 after a career that had also taken in Staines Town, Chertsey Town, Dulwich Hamlet, Carshalton Athletic and Yeading. A highly rated goalkeeper who enhanced his reputation with a man of the match display in the televised FA Cup tie against Swansea City last season.

 
Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 31
Total goals to 29th April 2008: 0