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Rob Tolfrey |
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Goalkeeper |
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Horsham debut: v Boreham Wood (A) 15th
Nov 2008 |
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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. |
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2008/9 sponsor: -
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Eddie French |
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Defender |
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Horsham debut: v Hemel Hempstead (A)
18th Aug 2001 |
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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. |
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Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 367 Total goals to 29th April 2008: 24 |
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2008/9 sponsor: Braveheart
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Sam Page |
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Defender |
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Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th
August 2008 |
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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. |
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2008/9 sponsor: Mark & Angela Butler
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Russell Eldridge |
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Defender |
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Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th
August 2008 |
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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. |
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2008/9 sponsor:
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Anthony Acheampong |
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Defender |
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Horsham debut: v Stevenage Borough (A)
25th
October 2008 |
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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. |
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2008/9 sponsor: -
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Gary Charman |
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Midfielder |
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Horsham debut: v Wokingham Town (H) 13th
Oct 1998 |
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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. |
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Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 418 Total goals to 29th April 2008: 130 |
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2008/9 sponsor: Marie & Tim Harrison
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Lee Carey |
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Midfielder |
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Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th
August 2008 |
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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. |
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2008/9 sponsor: Frank King
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Lee Carney |
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Midfielder |
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Horsham debut: v Bosham (H) 10th Nov
2001 |
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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. |
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Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 289 Total goals to 29th April 2008: 64 |
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2008/9 sponsor: Ben Casey
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Mark Hawthorne |
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Midfielder / coach |
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Horsham debut: v Croydon (A) 2nd April
2005 |
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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. |
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Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 53 Total goals to 29th April 2008:
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2008/9 sponsor: Jeff Barrett
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Jacob Mingle |
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Midfielder |
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Horsham debut: v Billericay Town (A)
11th Nov 2006 |
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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. |
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Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 86 Total goals to 29th April 2008:
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2008/9 sponsor: H.I.S.C (Horsham Independent Supporters' Club)
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Jack Page |
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Midfielder |
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Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th
August 2008 |
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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. |
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2008/9 sponsor: Jalopy - one of the best bands in Horsham & Worthing
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Alex Haddow |
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Midfielder |
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Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th
August 2008 |
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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. |
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2008/9 sponsor: David Hillier
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Lee Farrell |
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Forward |
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Horsham debut: v Bromley (H) 20th Jan
2007 |
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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. |
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Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 50 Total goals to 29th April 2008:
23 |
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2008/9 sponsor: Mark Zimmerman (USA)
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Mark Knee |
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Forward |
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Horsham debut: v Staines Town (H) 20th
Aug 2008 |
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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. |
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2008/9 sponsor: Darren
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Evan Archibald |
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Forward |
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Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th
August 2008 |
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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. |
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2008/9 sponsor: Eric's
grandchildren
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Gavin Geddes |
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Forward |
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Horsham debut: v Hungerford Town (h) 8th
March 1997 |
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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. |
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Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 141 Total goals to 29th April 2008:
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Jean-Michel Sigere |
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Forward |
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Horsham debut: v Tonbridge Angels (a)
26th December 2007 |
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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 |
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Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 4 Total goals to 29th April 2008: 3 |
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2008/9 sponsor: HISC
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Tony Nwachukwu |
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Forward |
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Horsham debut: v Sittingbourne (H) 19th
October 2008 |
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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. |
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2008/9 sponsor: -
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Liam Baitup |
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Forward |
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Horsham debut: v Canvey Island (A) 16th
August 2008 |
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Joined Eastbourne Town in September 2008 |
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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. |
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Total 2008/9 appearances: - 7 Total 2008/9 goals: 2 |
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Andy Howard |
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Defender |
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Horsham debut: v Croydon Athletic (H)
29th Oct 2005 |
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Joined Three Bridges FC in November 2008 |
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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. |
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Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 94 Total goals to 29th April 2008:
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Paul Seuke |
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Goalkeeper |
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Horsham debut: v Rustington (H) 23rd Oct 2007 |
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Retired - November 2008 |
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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. |
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Total appearances to 29th April 2008: 31 Total goals to 29th April 2008: 0 |