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| Chichester City v Horsham 10th March 2010 |
 James
Nicholls will make his first appearance for the Hornets since
returning to the club at the end of February when we travel to
Chichester City for Thursday's rearranged Brighton Charity Cup
tie. The former Portsmouth and Coventry defender will be
joined by the usual gathering of youth and fringe players for
this tricky looking tie against the County League leaders who
will be looking to bounce back from Saturday's 2-0 defeat at
Redhill. The match will kick-off at 7.30pm at Oaklands Park,
Oaklands Way, Chichester PO19 4AR |
| Maggs: "We battered them" 10th March 2010 |
 John
Maggs looked back on another "Jeykll and Hyde" performance
from his side but was able to take positives out of last
night's visit to Sutton United, despite watching the Hornets
slip to a 3rd defeat on the spin. "We gifted them 2 comic book
goals in the first 10-12 minutes but, from that point on, we
absolutely battered them," the manager reflected. "It says it
all that their goalkeeper was named man of the match because
he made several quality saves and we deserved to come out of
that game with at least a point."
Full report... |
| Sutton United 2 Horsham 1 9th March 2010 |
 Horsham
put in a spirited second half display at Gander Green Lane but
were left to rue a dreadful start as they fell to a third
successive 2-1 defeat. Just as on Saturday, it took the
Hornets' opponents just 2 minutes to get off the mark when a
mix-up between Josh Pelling and Mark Knee enabled Bradley
Woods-Garness to open the scoring and it was 2-0 on 13 minutes
when Sam Gargan headed home Matt Hann's cross. Pat Harding saw
a goal chalked off for offside in a first half that ended in a
22 man free-for-all, after Sam Page was on the receiving end
of a two-footed challenge, and that seemed to fire the Hornets
up as they emerged after the break with a greater
determination, forcing Kevin Scriven in to a number of fine
saves. The goalkeeper was finally beaten on 81 minutes when
Harding converted a pass from Alex Haddow and Ben Andrews went
close to claiming a deserved point for the Hornets before the
end. |
| Sutton United v Horsham: MATCH PREVIEW 8th March 2010 |
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A
dead leg looks set to rule Steve Sargent out of the Hornets'
next 4 matches, beginning with Tuesday night's visit to 4th
placed Sutton United, and Sam Tucknott is another injury
concern for boss John Maggs after the former Bognor man limped
out of Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Tooting & Mitcham.
More... |
| Youth sides reach finals 7th March 2010 |
 Our
congratulations go to the club's successful U12s and U13s
sides who each overcame difficult opponents to make it through
to their respective League Cup Finals today. Richard Wootton's
U12s enjoyed a 3-0 victory over Sompting & Thistle Youth and
will face league leaders Highdown Saints A in the final on
28th March while the U13s avenged their recent defeat against
Sidlesham with a fine 2-0 win over the same opponents to book
a cup final date with Bognor Regis Town Colts. Elsewhere, the
U14s head the Arun & Chichester League table after
back-to-back wins over Worthing Dynamos in today's 'double
header' and the U16s kept up the pressure on the leaders of
the Sussex Sunday Youth League with their own double victory
over Jarvis Brook. Don't forget that you can keep up to date
with all the youth teams' results and fixtures
here |
| Horsham 1 Tooting & Mitcham 2 6th March 2010 |
/IMG_5079a.jpg) Horsham
remain in 6th place in the Ryman League Premier Division
despite this second defeat in 48 hours. A mistake by Josh
Pelling handed Tooting the lead after just 2 minutes when the
young goalkeeper failed to hold a shot from Jason Henry,
leaving Paul Vines with the simple task of tapping the ball in
to the net, and Vines scored his second of the game just
before the interval with a cool finish. Claude Seanla gave
Horsham hope by firing home a volley on the stroke of
half-time but neither side were able to add to the scoring
after the break as Tooting held out to avenge November's 2-0
defeat at the Imperial Fields.
Full report... |
| Change of address 6th March 2010 |
 Please
note that The Printed Word have moved. All postal orders for
Horsham FC merchandise, including copies of Adam Hammond's
book 'Farewell to the County', must now be sent to The Printed
Word, Huffwood Trading Estate, Billingshurst, West Sussex RH14
9UR. |
| Maggs: "There will be changes" 5th March 2010 |
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A
frustrated John Maggs has promised a shake up for Saturday's
visit of Tooting & Mitcham after labelling Thursday's
defeat at Waltham Abbey unacceptable. Click
here
to read the manager's comments in full, plus Peter Kersley's
match report |
| Horsham v Tooting & Mitcham United: MATCH PREVIEW 5th March 2010 |
 John
Maggs will be looking for a positive response to last night's
dismal defeat at Waltham Abbey when Tooting & Mitcham visit
Goring's Mead this Saturday. More.... |
| Waltham Abbey 2 Horsham 1 4th March 2010 |
 Horsham's
hopes of moving in to the promotion play-off places suffered a
humiliating setback tonight as they crashed to a shock defeat
at rock bottom Waltham Abbey. The Hornets have made a habit of
producing match-winning second half performances of late and
when Andy Keepence put through his own goal on the stroke of
half-time, to cancel out Mark Sontag's 15th minute opener, the
scene was set for another Hornets rally. But the Abbotts
retook the lead through Rici Crace, early in the second half,
and hung on comfortably for the win that moves them off the
foot of the table. |
| Waltham Abbey v Horsham: MATCH PREVIEW 3rd March 2010 |
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It's
'as you were' for the Hornets' hastily rearranged trip to
Waltham Abbey tomorrow night, with no changes planned by boss
John Maggs to the side that narrowly overcame Bognor on
Tuesday evening. Alex Haddow, suspended for the match against
his former side, again misses out due to work commitments but
Claude Seanla has been declared fit to play despite limping
out of that match late on. The Abbotts currently prop up the
table with just 6 wins from 26 games and sit 9 points away
from safety, with 2 games in hand.
More... |
| Horsham 2 Bognor Regis Town 1 2nd March 2010 |
 Two
goals in four second half minutes maintained Horsham's
play-off aspirations but left Bognor Regis Town wondering how
they failed to come away with at least a point after
dominating long periods of play. The relegation threatened
Rocks deservedly led at the break through Jason Prior's 11th
minute header and only a combination of bad luck and desperate
defending
prevented the visitors from
building a sizeable lead at the break. John Maggs' side
improved after the break and were level on 70 minutes when Pat
Harding netted his 17 goal of the season and Ben Andrews
bundled home the winner from Steve Sargent's low free-kick,
shortly after. Claude Seanla was denied a third goal late on
as Horsham finished the stronger of the two sides to move to
within 2 points of the play-off places with 3 games in hand.
Full report... |
| Horsham v Bognor Regis Town: MATCH PREVIEW 1st March 2010 |
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Sam
Tucknott is in line to face his former side as we prepare to
welcome near neighbours Bognor Regis Town to Goring's Mead on
Tuesday night for the first time in almost 7 years. The
young winger will replace the suspended Alex Haddow, himself
an ex-Rock, as we
look to put the frustration of 3 successive postponements
behind us and get back to the business of winning crucial
points in the fight to stay in contention for a promotion
play-off spot.
Our visitors will argue that their own cause is greater as
they strive to avoid back-to-back relegations but they are
beset by injuries to key players while the Hornets are at
virtually full strength.
More... |
| Fixtures updates 1st March 2010 |
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Saturday's
postponed match with Waltham Abbey will now take place
this Thursday, 4th March,
provided tomorrow night's meeting with Bognor Regis Town goes
ahead as planned. Should this match be postponed, we will try
again on Thursday evening. Our Brighton Charity Cup tie at
Chichester City has been rescheduled for Thursday 11th March
(kick-off 7.30pm) |
| Waltham Abbey v Horsham: MATCH POSTPONED 27th February 2010 |
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Today's
match at Waltham Abbey has been postponed, due to a
waterlogged pitch. |
| Waltham Abbey v Horsham: MATCH PREVIEW 26th February 2010 |
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With
arguably more hours put in to produce your regular match
previews than have actually been played in recent weeks, we
take a look ahead to Horsham's first ever visit to
bottom of the league Waltham Abbey this weekend.
More... |
| Fixtures updates 25th February 2010 |
 Spare
a thought for fixtures secretary Annie Raby, who has been
working overtime during the past few weeks
to reschedule the many matches lost to the weather. The
updated fixture list, including details of our rearranged
trips to Carshalton and Maidstone United, can be found
here |
| Chichester City v Horsham: MATCH POSTPONED 25th February 2010 |
 Tonight's
Brighton Charity Cup tie at Chichester City has been postponed
due to a waterlogged pitch |
| Chichester City v Horsham: MATCH PREVIEW 24th February 2010 |
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Another
experimental line-up is expected for tomorrow's visit to
Chichester City, with John Maggs admitting that he needs to
take a roll-call of available players before naming his squad.
Once again the match will provide the manager with a chance to
look at a couple of new trialists as well as giving a number
of youth players an opportunity to gain first team experience,
while Steve Davies and Sam Tucknott are likely to be among the
handful of first teamers to feature against the joint leaders
of the County League. The sides last met in the final of this
competition in 2007 when the Hornets emerged 5-2 winners after
extra-time. |
| Fixture update 24th February 2010 |
 Our
Ryman League Premier Division fixture with Dartford, postponed
last night, has been rearranged for Thursday 18th March
(kick-off 7.30pm) |
| Horsham v Dartford: MATCH POSTPONED 23rd February 2010 |
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As
anticipated, tonight's Ryman League Premier Division clash
with Dartford has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. |
| Horsham v Dartford: PITCH INSPECTION TUESDAY MORNING 22nd February 2010 |
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Bad
weather threatens to disrupt Tuesday night's Ryman League
programme once more, with our rearranged match against leaders
Dartford rated as extremely doubtful after Monday's downpour
left much of the pitch under water. An inspection will be made
at Gorings Mead before midday and the decision will be
announced on this website soon after. |
| Maggs responds to critics 22nd February 2010 |
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John
Maggs has defended his tactics during Saturday's win over
Hendon, declaring that it was the greater strength of
substitute Steve Davies that helped his side turn defeat into
a victory. The manager's decision to replace teenage
midfielder Adam Hutchings met with disapproval from several
supporters but Maggs insisted that the final result meant that
his actions were vindicated. "We were getting battered in the
first half and the heavy conditions just didn't suit the lad,"
he explained. "I can't understand it when people say its wrong
for me to take Adam off but, in my view, its not fair to keep
him on when its not happening for him."
More.... |
| Horsham 3 Hendon 1 20th February 2010 |
 Sam
Page put in a captain's performance to help Horsham to a rare
victory over Hendon this afternoon in a game of the proverbial
two halves. Lowly Hendon were the dominant side during the
first half and thoroughly deserved the 30th minute lead given
them by Anthony Thomas.
The Hornets survived a strong penalty appeal,
and Jack Page twice cleared off the goal-line, as John Maggs'
side struggled to find any cohesion. Pelling prevented Hendon
from extending their lead, soon after the break, before Sam
Page rifled home a volley against his former side and Pat
Harding made it 2-1 seven minutes later when he turned in Alex
Haddow's free-kick. Harding made the points safe with his 16th
goal of the season, 12 minutes from the end, to send Horsham
up to 6th place in the Ryman Premier Division.
Full report... |
| Horsham v Hendon: MATCH PREVIEW 18th February 2010 |
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John
Maggs will be looking towards the heavens ahead of the weekend
visit of Hendon, not for divine inspiration, but for an end to
the inclement weather that has seen his side suffer
postponements in each of their last 2 matches. Weather
permitting, Sam Page will lead the Hornets against his former
side who currently sit 3 places, and 2 points, outside the
relegation places having been beaten on each of their last 2
outings. The Hornets are expected to be unchanged from the
side that beat Ashford 4-1 last week.
More... |
| Carshalton Athletic v Horsham: MATCH POSTPONED 16th February 2010 |
 Tonight's
match at Carshalton Athletic has been postponed due to a
waterlogged pitch. |
| Carshalton Athletic v Horsham: MATCH PREVIEW 15th February 2010 |
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Chris
Riley will be added to the Hornets squad for Tuesday's trip to
Carshalton after agreeing to join the club from Ebbsfleet
United this week. The former Spurs full-back made more than a
dozen England youth appearances before hopes of a professional
career were ended due to injury. "He looks a very interesting
prospect," admitted John Maggs after casting his eye over the
22 year old during a recent training session. "He's a friend
of Claude and we'll take him along tomorrow night so he can
meet the rest of the lads and take it from there. I'm not
looking at changing the side tomorrow but it's good to have
that extra bit of quality on the bench if we need it." The
Hornets could move back in to the promotion play-off places
with a victory over the struggling Robins who have managed
just 1 win in their last 12 league matches and were beaten 2-1
at bottom of the league Waltham Abbey on Saturday.
More... |
| Maidstone United v Horsham: MATCH POSTPONED 13th February 2010 |
 Today's
Ryman League Premier Division fixture between Maidstone United
and Horsham has been postponed, due to an unfit pitch, and
will now take place on Tuesday 16th March. |
| Maidstone United v Horsham: MATCH PREVIEW 12th February 2010 |
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Horsham
are likely to be unchanged for Saturday's trip to Kent where
they take on Maidstone United at Ashford Town's Homelands
Stadium.
A place on the bench awaits
striker Claude Seanla, if he has recovered sufficiently from a
virus that kept him out of the midweek win against Ashford,
with makeshift striker Ben Andrews again expected to partner
leading scorer Pat Harding in the attack. The Stones will be
searching for a first home win since mid-November but were
given a boost in their efforts to pull away from the
relegation places under caretaker manager Peter Knott with a
1-0 in at Carshalton Athletic last night.
More... |
| Andrews: "one of the best" 11th February 2010 |
 John
Maggs was keen to lavish praise on Ben Andrews after Tuesday's
excellent victory over Ashford Town, a result that pushed the
Hornets to within a point of the play-off places. The former
Worthing man has been a model of consistency since his Summer
arrival, forming a solid centre-back pairing with skipper Sam
Page, but it was in attack where Andrews shone on Tuesday
night where he played the classic target man role in the
absence of Claude Seanla. "'Ben was superb up front," said
Maggs. "We weren't even sure he'd be fit to play but he was
determined to give it a go and, when Claude pulled out, I knew
he would do a job for me up top. He was probably only about
70% fit but that's the measure of the man. He has been
magnificent for me all season and I'll go on record to say
that he is turning out to be one of my best ever signings for
this club." |
| Horsham v Ashford Town (Mx): MATCH REPORT 10th February 2010 |
| Last night's match report and photos are now on-line |
| Horsham 4 Ashford Town (Mx) 1 9th February 2010 |
 Horsham's
youngsters repaid their manager's faith with starring roles in
this evening's emphatic victory over Ashford Town. Earning
their inclusion after Saturday's impressive displays, Adam
Hutchings and Tony Nwachukwu each scored within the opening 11
minutes to give John Maggs' side the perfect platform on which
to produce their second biggest win of the season and bring to
an end the Ash Trees' 12 match unbeaten run. Nwachukwu got
things started after just 8 minutes when he bundled the ball
home at the far post and the teenagers combined to great
effect, shortly after, when Nwachukwu set up Hutchings for his
first senior goal. Nwachukwu was also involved in the move
that saw Alex Haddow score to give the hosts a 3-0 lead at the
break, a scoreline secured when 18 year old Josh Pelling saved
Brian Haule's 41st minute penalty. Jamie England's disputed
goal reduced the arrears, after it looked as if Pelling had
prevented the midfielder's close range shot from crossing the
line, but Pat Harding settled any second half nerves when he
converted a cross from Haddow, midway through the half. Both
sides were mystified by several decisions from referee Kelly
who incurred the wrath of the home fans with his controversial
dismissal of Haddow, 6 minutes from time. |
| Pelling back to complete unfinished business 9th February 2010 |
 Horsham
will field a change of goalkeeper for tonight's clash with
Ashford Town after Brighton & Hove Albion's Josh Pelling
agreed to return to the club until the end of this season. The
teenager initially joined the Hornets on a month's loan in
November but was promptly recalled by the Albion after making
just one appearance in the 2-0 win at Tooting & Mitcham.
However, an apparent surplus of goalkeeping talent at the
Withdean means that Josh has been granted permission to go out
on loan and he goes straight in to tonight's side. At the same
time, we say farewell to James Nicholls who has decided to
leave the club after becoming unhappy at being asked to play
at full-back. The former Portsmouth and Coventry man favours a
central defensive role but, with Sam Page, Ben Andrews and
Anthony Acheampong ahead of Nicholls in that position, John
Maggs has reluctantly agreed to his release. |
| Horsham v Ashford Town (Mx): MATCH PREVIEW 8th February 2010 |
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John
Maggs keeps faith with youngsters Adam Hutchings and Tony
Nwachukwu for tomorrow night's visit of in-form Ashford Town
(kick-off 7.30pm). Both made telling contributions after
coming off the bench during Saturday's narrow defeat by
Kingstonian and have been rewarded with places in the starting
line-up alongside the returning Mark Knee and Alex Haddow,
although there are doubts over the fitness of Ben Andrews who
has a groin strain. Ashford are unbeaten in 12 matches and
currently sit 1 place, and 4 points, above the Hornets.
More.... |
| Brighton Charity Cup 7th February 2010 |
|
Horsham
have been drawn away to Chichester City in the 2nd round of
the Brighton Charity Cup. The tie will take place at City's
Oaklands Park ground on Thursday, 25 February (kick-off
7.30pm) |
| Horsham 0 Kingstonian 1: MATCH REPORT 7th February 2010 |
| Yesterday's match report and photographs are now on-line |
| Horsham 0 Kingstonian 1 6th February 2010 |
/IMG_2181small.jpg) Kingstonian
had to survive a second half onslaught from Horsham before
taking the points with a narrow victory from this afternoon's
Ryman Premier Division meeting at Gorings Mead. The Ks were
arguably the better of 2 uninspiring sides in the first half
and took the lead through Carl Wilson-Denis' 31st minute
header but the Hornets looked a different side after the
introduction of teenage substitutes Tony Nwachukwu and Adam
Hutchings. Nwachukwu's pace and trickery made Horsham a
different proposition after the break and, with Hutchings and
Steve Sargent pulling the strings in midfield, they dominated
much of the second half and the visitors had Rob Tolfrey to
thank for 2 fine saves while Sam Tucknott was denied a goal on
his home debut by the woodwork. |
| Horsham v Kingstonian: MATCH PREVIEW 5th February 2010 |
 High
flying Kingstonian visit Gorings Mead this Saturday looking to
extend their fine run of form that has elevated them in to 2nd
place in the Ryman League. Just one defeat in their last 9
games represents a remarkable turn around in the Ks' fortune
after a disastrous start that saw them begin the campaign as
the early season whipping boys. Our former goalkeeper Rob
Tolfrey has been an integral part of the club's resurgence and
he will line up against the Hornets for the first time since
leaving for the Ks in November.
More... |
| Hornets up to 8th as Stones beaten at Carshalton 2nd February 2010 |
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Horsham
moved up to 8th place in the Ryman Premier Division this
evening, without even playing ! Carshalton's surprise 4-2 win
over Wealdstone means the Middlesex club drop below John
Maggs' side on goal difference, thanks to a hat-trick from Craig Faulconbridge.
Richard Jolly added the Robins' other goal with Ryan Ashe and
Greg Ngoyi replying for the Stones. There was an even bigger
shock at the New Lodge where leaders Dartford fell to only
their 2nd league defeat of the season, thanks to a solitary
strike from Billericay's Michael Shinn. The Darts remain 10
points clear at the top of the table ahead of our next
opponents, Kingstonian, who beat Margate 2-0 on Sunday. |
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| Copies of Adam Hammond's excellent book, Farewell to the County, are available to purchase from the offices of The Printed Word, 7-9 Newhouse Business Centre, Old Crawley Road, Horsham, at any Hornets home match this season or may be purchased on-line here... |
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| The 2008/9 Season's Review DVD is now on sale. Priced at £8 plus £2 p&p, the DVD covers the club's period 'in exile' at Worthing and features over 100 goals. Copies will be available at most Horsham 'home games' or can be ordered on-line via the link below |
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| March 200 Club winners |
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Our Congratulations go to Mrs Baldwin
who wins first prize of £100 in March's 200 club draw. The lucky winners were; 1. Mrs B Baldwin No. 8 £100 2. T Harrison No. 104 £40 3. L J Dale No. 4 £20 If you want to stand a chance of winning a monthly cash prize, for just a minimum monthly fee of £2.50, please contact Roger Harris on 01903 744468 or download an application form here |