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May 29th
The Football Association has announced the
dates for rounds of the FA competitions for the coming season.
The FA Cup kicks off on Saturday August 28th with matches in the
Extra Preliminary Round whilst the FA Vase commences on Saturday
September 11th with the First Qualifying Round.
As Southall did not compete in any FA competition during the
2003-2004 season they have been classed by the FA as a new entrant
for the coming season. This means that the FA will only allow
Southall to enter the FA Vase with entry into the FA Cup, which
the Club first entered in the 1873-1874 season, permitted for the
following season.
May 18th
Epsom & Ewell, who were relegated
from Ryman League Division One South, have applied to join
the Combined Counties League for next season.
The Combined Counties League Season
2004-2005 will begin on Saturday August 21st.
May 10th
Yesterday
in Loughborough, FA National Leagues Manager Mike Appleby and
representatives of the Conference, Isthmian, Northern Premier and
Southern Leagues were joined by representatives of Level 3 leagues
to conclude the National League restructuring process.
AFC Wimbledon are the only club promoted from the Combined
Counties League and next season will play in the Isthmian League
Division One whilst neighbours Southall Town, who finished as runners up in
the Hellenic Premier League, have also been promoted and placed in
Southern League Division One East.
Landlords Chesham United will end their association with the
Isthmian League as they have been placed in the Southern League
Premier Division for next season.
May 8th
Southall have finished the season in fourth
place in the Combined Counties League.
Reading Town took four points from their last two matches, a 3-3
draw away to AFC Wimbledon and a 3-1 win at home against
Chessington & Hook United to end the season on 94 points, two
ahead of Southall.
If Southall had not conceded a goal four minutes from time in the
final match of the season against Chessington & Hook United
then they would have finished in third place.
Please note that the link on this web site to a league table leads
you to the Mitoo site which at the moment shows an incorrect
table.
May 6th
First Team statistics for appearances, goals
and discipline are now on the web site.
May 3rd
Southall completed their season with a 1-1
draw away to Chessington & Hook United. This result means that
Southall will now finish no lower than fourth in the final table.
The match was played in wet, slippery conditions and to the credit
of both sides the game was entertaining and contained good
football.
Southall were the more dominant team throughout the match. On the
half hour a superb save from goalkeeper Duffel denied Donal
O'Sullivan a fine headed goal and shortly afterwards a goal bound
header from O'Sullivan was cleared off the line.
Andre Robinson broke the deadlock midway through the second
half. Southall should have added to their tally but as with the
previous game against Sandhurst they squandered numerous chances.
Southall were made to pay for their inability to kill off the game
when the home team broke away to equalise four minutes from time.
May 1st
The chance of a top three finish has almost
has almost disappeared with a 3-1 home defeat at the hands
of fifth placed Sandhurst Town who extended their unbeaten run to
fifteen matches.
In an evenly contested first half the visitors opened the scoring
on 21 minutes through Peter Mulvaney. Five minutes later a header
from Donal O'Sullivan brought the scores level.
Southall had the majority of possession after the interval but
could not add to their tally. They were unable to convert their
numerous chances due to hurried finishing and a fine display from
Paul Cann in the Sandhurst goal. The visitors punished Southall
when Mulvaney showed the home side how to finish when he added his
second in the 81st minute. The scoring was completed four minutes
into time added on by referee Paterson when Gavin Matthews scored
with a cross come shot.
April 27th
Southall remain in third place following a
3-1 home win over Cobham. First half goals from Jerry Moses and
Donal O'Sullivan gave Southall a two goal lead at half time. After
the interval Marvin Rufus increased the Southall lead before Chris
Stone pulled one back for the visitors in the closing minutes of
the game.
April 24th
Two penalties from Byron Glasgow and a goal
from Andre Robinson gave Southall a deserved 3-0 win away to last
year's champions Withdean 2000.
April 21st
Southall have now slipped back to fourth
place following the results from last night's matches:
| Chessington &
Hook |
1 |
Sandhurst Town |
2 |
| Reading Town |
2 |
North Greenford |
1 |
| Westfield |
2 |
Bedfont |
1 |
The positions at the top of the Combined
Counties League are as follows:
|
P |
Pts |
GD |
Remaining
Fixtures |
| AFC Wimbledon |
40 |
114 |
+135 |
Cove (H), Chessington &
Hook (A), North Greenford (A), Raynes Park Vale (A), AFC
Wallingford (A), Reading Town (H) |
| AFC
Wallingford |
41 |
94 |
+69 |
Westfield (A), Sandhurst Town
(H), Withdean 2000 (H), Cove (A), AFC Wimbledon (H) |
| Reading Town |
41 |
86 |
+30 |
Horley Town (H), Frimley Green
(A), Bedfont (H), Chessington & Hook (H), AFC Wimbledon
(A) |
| Southall |
42 |
85 |
+63 |
Withdean 2000 (A), Cobham (H),
Sandhurst Town (H), Chessington & Hook (A) |
| Sandhurst
Town |
43 |
85 |
+45 |
Walton Casuals (H), AFC
Wallingford (A), Southall (A), |
| Bedfont |
43 |
83 |
+27 |
Hartley Wintney (H), Farnham
Town (H), Reading Town (A) |
| Walton
Casuals |
43 |
81 |
+48 |
Sandhurst Town (A), Godalming
& Guildford (H), Raynes Park Vale (H) |
| Chipstead |
42 |
75 |
+30 |
Godalming & Guildford (H),
Feltham (H), Chessington United (A), Cove (H) |
April 17th
Southall maintained the momentum for a top
three finish with a narrow 2-1 win away to Frimley Green. The
condition of the pitch at The Recreation Ground was not conducive
to good football and this was reflected in the opening exchanges.
Southall did get the ball in the net after twenty minutes but the
effort was ruled out for offside. The deadlock was broken on 38
minutes when a long range shot from Byron Glasgow was not held by
the Frimley goal keeper and Donal O'Sullivan was on hand to prod
home the ball from close range.
Fourteen seconds into the second half Southall doubled their lead.
From the kick off Southall worked the ball through to Jerry Moss
who hammered a superb shot past the goal keeper from 25
yards. Within six minutes Frimley pulled back a goal through Steve
Bole who found himself unmarked in the left hand side of the
penalty area and calmly lobbed the ball over the oncoming Ali Koro
Samba.
For the remainder of the game although Southall looked the team
more likely to add to their score they were unable to kill off the
game and came close to losing two points when the home team
rattled the cross bar midway through the half.
Southall Reserves completed their season in the Middlesex County
League with a 2-0 defeat away to bottom club Wraysbury
Reserves.
April 14th
Ryman Division One North side
Wealdstone won the Middlesex Charity Cup for the fourteenth time
when they defeated Spartan South Midlands side Harefield United
2-1 after extra time.
Harefield United, who included former Southall player Jose Pena in
their team, were appearing in their first ever Senior Middlesex
final.
For your records Southall have won the Middlesex Charity Cup
twelve times, the last being in 1984.
April 13th
Southall will now play Cobham on Tuesday
April 27th. Kick off at The Meadow will be at 7.45 pm.
Last night Ryman Premier side Hendon won the Middlesex Senior Cup
for the sixteenth time when they beat Ryman Division One North
side Uxbridge 3-1 after extra time.
Hendon, who defeated Southall 2-0 in the semi final , have now
completed a hat trick of wins in the Middlesex Senior Cup under
the management of former Southall manager Dave Anderson.
For your records Southall have won the Middlesex Senior Cup twelve
times, the last time in 1955 and have twice had a hat trick of
wins, 1911-1913 and 1923-1925.
April 12th
Southall returned to winning ways with a 4-0
win over Middlesex neighbours North Greenford United. Jerry Moses
opened the scoring on the quarter hour with a hard struck shot
from the edge of the area. Troy Bantleman doubled the lead when he
followed up his own shot which had been well saved by the visiting
goalkeeper. Moses scored his second early in the second half with
a shot from close range following good work from Bantleman.
Ryan DeCosta added the fourth goal towards the end of the match
when he found himself clear on goal. He kept his composure to beat
the goalkeeper and the covering defender.
The home match against Cobham which was
scheduled for Tuesday April 20th has been postponed. This is
because Chesham United are involved in a home County Cup match
against Windsor & Eton. No new date has yet been arranged.
AFC Wimbledon are the new Champions of the Combined Counties
League. In a morning kick off their closest rivals AFC Wallingford
drew 1-1 with Reading Town. This left AFC Wimbledon knowing that a
win away to Walton Casuals in their afternoon fixture would give
them the championship. They duly obliged their many
supporters in the 1748 crowd with a 3-0 win.
Southall Football Club send their congratulations to everyone
involved with AFC Wimbledon.
April 10th
Southall lost ground in the scramble for a
top three finish with a disappointing 2-0 defeat away to eighth
placed Chipstead. After a goalless first half two goals after the
interval for the home side gave them all three points. Southall
learnt the hard way that possession and missed chances count for
nothing.
April 6th
Southall moved back into third place in the
Combined Counties League with a 3-3 draw away to Ash United. In
poor conditions the home side went into a two goal lead before
Andre Robinson pulled back a goal for the visitors. Ash United
then restored their two goal lead which they kept till half
time. After the interval Donal O'Sullivan reduced the lead and
Southall pulled level courtesy of a goal from Byron Glasgow.
Despite sustained pressure Southall were unable to find the
winning goal and had to be satisfied with their first ever point
at Young's Drive.
Southall's nearest rivals Walton Casuals suffered a surprise 2-0
home defeat at the hands of North Greenford United.
April 4th
The final matches for the top eight sides
are as follows:
| AFC
Wimbledon |
AFC
Wallingford |
Walton
Casuals |
Southall |
Bedfont |
Sandhurst
Town |
Reading
Town |
Chipstead |
| 105-37 |
87-38 |
79-39 |
78-38 |
76-38 |
75-39 |
75-37 |
72-40 |
| Withdean 2000
(H) |
Ash United (H) |
North Greenford
(H) |
Ash United (A) |
Feltham (A) |
Cobham (H) |
Hartley Wintney
(H) |
Southall
(H) |
| Walton
Casuals (A) |
Reading
Town (A) |
Bedfont
(A) |
Chipstead
(A) |
Walton
Casuals (H) |
Hartley Wintney
(A) |
AFC
Wallingford (H) |
North Greenford
(A) |
| Merstham (A) |
Feltham (H) |
AFC
Wimbledon (H) |
North Greenford
(H) |
Cobham (A) |
Raynes Park Vale
(A) |
Cobham (A) |
Godalming &
Guildford (H) |
| Cove (H) |
Westfield (A) |
Ash United (H) |
Frimley Green
(A) |
Godalming &
Guildford (A) |
Walton
Casuals (H) |
North Greenford
(H) |
Feltham (H) |
| Chessington
& Hook (A) |
Sandhurst
Town (H) |
Sandhurst
Town (A) |
Cobham (H) |
Westfield (A) |
AFC
Wallingford (A) |
Horley Town (H) |
Chessington
United (A) |
| North Greenford
(A) |
Withdean 2000
(H) |
Godalming &
Guildford (H) |
Withdean 2000
(A) |
Hartley Wintney
(H) |
Southall
(A) |
Frimley Green
(A) |
Cove (H) |
| Reading
Town (H) |
Cove (A) |
Raynes Park Vale
(H) |
Sandhurst
Town (H) |
Farnham Town (H) |
|
AFC
Wimbledon (A) |
|
| Raynes Park Vale
(A |
AFC
Wimbledon (H) |
|
Chessington
& Hook (A) |
Reading
Town (A) |
|
Bedfont
(H) |
|
| AFC
Wallingford (A) |
|
|
|
|
|
Chessington
& Hook (H) |
|
| 132 |
111 |
100 |
102 |
100 |
96 |
102 |
90 |
Matches between the top eight teams
are highlighted in yellow.
Maximum number of points shown at the bottom of the table.
April 3rd
A little bit of history was made shortly
before half time when Donal O'Sullivan headed Southall into a 1-0
lead over Middlesex neighbours Feltham. This goal was the 100th
goal scored this season by Southall in league competition and is
the first time that this has happened in the Club's 132 year old
history.
Donal O'Sullivan went on to score a hat trick and one each from
Andre Robinson and Byron Glasgow secured all three points for
Southall with an emphatic 5-0 win.
The result was the more impressive due to the fact that Southall
were forced to play the game without a recognised goalkeeper. Ryan
DeCosta was forced into action between the posts due to the late unavailability
of both Ali Koro Samba and Daniel Leonard.
March 30th
The remaining fixtures for
Southall in the Combined Counties League are as follows:
| Saturday April 3rd |
Feltham |
Home |
3.00 pm |
| Tuesday April 6th |
Ash United |
Away |
7.30 pm |
| Saturday April 10th |
Chipstead |
Away |
3.00 pm |
| Monday April 12th |
North Greenford United |
Home |
11.30 am |
| Saturday April 17th |
Frimley Green |
Away |
3.00 pm |
| Tuesday April 20th |
Cobham |
Home |
7.45 pm |
| Saturday April 24th |
Withdean 2000 |
Away |
3.00 pm |
| Saturday May 1st |
Sandhurst Town |
Home |
3.00 pm |
| Monday May 3rd |
Chessington & Hook United |
Away |
11.30 am |
March 29th
On this day in 1901, Southall suffered their
record defeat when they visited Grays United for a Southern League
Division Two match.
By kick off time only seven players had turned up and by the time
that three more arrived Southall were already losing 9-0. This
influx of players helped partly to stem the tide but Southall
eventually lost the match 14-0. That season Grays United finished
as runners up to Brentford whilst Southall finished bottom.
March 28th
The Southall Secretary Geoff Harrison was
the Guest of Honour today at the Middlesex County Sunday Junior
Trophy Final between Enfield Rosaneri and BAA Heathrow Sunday III
played at the home of Uxbridge FC.
As well as his Southall roles
Geoff is a Council Member at Middlesex County FA, a member of the
County Cups Committee, Editorial & Marketing Committee and the
Club Status & Grounds Committee. He is also the
County Historian and County Press Officer.
For your records the match was won 3-2 by Enfield Rosaneri
March 27th
Southall entertained Champions Elect, AFC
Wimbledon in front of the largest crowd seen at The Meadow for any
match this season. The 647 spectators present saw the well
organised visitors produce an impressive display of football and
team work and the manner of their 4-0 victory made Southall look a
very ordinary team.
After an even opening quarter of an hour, two goals in five
minutes from Kevin Cooper and then Gavin Bolger put AFC Wimbledon
firmly in the driving seat. The second half continued in the same
vein and further goals from Jamie Taylor on 69 minutes and a one
from Lewis Taylor two minutes from time gave AFC Wimbledon a well
deserved victory.
There was better news for Southall Reserves who recorded a 1-0 win
away to Spelthorne Sports Reserves courtesy of a goal from Chatan
Patel.
March 24th
Road Directions
To Chesham United Football Ground
Please follow the Directions
link at the left hand side of this page.
Car Parking Arrangements for the AFC
Wimbledon game.
Due to refreshment facilities occupying some of the car parking
area, the parking at the ground is limited. Priority will be given
to players, match officials, club officials, coach parties, blue
disabled badge holders and
people with car parking passes. Once
the car park is full alternative parking is available as
follows:
'The Moor' - Moor Road
At the roundabout at the foot of Amersham Hill (A416) - turn
right onto Moor Road. Follow the road along, underneath the
railway bridge and the entrance to the car park is on the right.
Follow the Directions link at
the left hand side of this page for the location of Moor Road.
Chesham Town
There are several car parks in Chesham and these can be located on
this
map.
On Street Parking
Many streets have restrictions on parking. There is some parking
on Amy Lane.
Directions from Chesham Station
Due to engineering work on the
Metropolitan Line between Rickmansworth and Chesham there are no
trains running to Chesham on match day. There are rail replacement
buses which will take passengers from Rickmansworth to Chesham
Station.
Directions from Chesham Station to the ground are as follows:
Chesham Station is about a ten minutes walk from the ground. Turn
out of the station, left into Station Road then first left onto
East Street. At the end of East Street turn left and follow the
road along. At the first roundabout bear right in the direction of
Rickmansworth and Amersham. Continue past two garages until the
second roundabout (Amy
Lane, Moor Road, Amersham Road). Entrance to ground is between
Amersham Road and Amy Lane.
London Transport has been
contacted about the possibility of the rail replacement buses
dropping passengers at the foot of Amersham Hill which is close by
the ground. A reply is awaited from them and any further
information will be given on this web site.
Refreshments
The web master has been
advised that the following facilities will be available. Please
note that all these are located outside the ground.
Club House
This will be open for the sale of warm drinks, soft and alcoholic
drinks from 1pm onwards. Please note that all drinks must be
consumed in the Club House.
The Club House will also be open at half time and after the match.
'Curry Tent'
This popular facility is once more available.
Burgers
A mobile burger van serving burgers and hot and cold drinks
will be available.
For any further information please contact Geoff Harrison at sec@southallfootballclub.co.uk
March 23rd
The chances of overtaking second placed AFC
Wallingford receded further when Southall were held to a 2-2 draw
by Horley Town.
Donal O'Sullivan gave Southall an early lead which proved short
lived. The home side took the lead which they held until fifteen
minutes from the end when Kieron Chambers gave Southall a well
deserved equaliser.
There are a few programmes still available
from the Southall v AFC Wimbledon match which was played on
September 3rd 2002.
These will be on sale this Saturday priced £1 from Geoff
Harrison, the Southall Secretary.
If anyone wishes to reserve a programme please email sec@southallfootballclub.co.uk
March 22nd
It has transpired that there will be travel
delays on Saturday March 27th for any people travelling to
the AFC Wimbledon game by public transport.
The following notice is displayed at Chesham Station:
There will be no trains on the weekend of March 27th and 28th
between Rickmansworth and Amersham/Chesham (Metropolitan Line) and
between Marylebone and Amersham (Chiltern Railways)
Due to track replacement in the Chorleywood area a rail
replacement bus service will operate between Rickmansworth -
Chesham via Amersham.
Customers for stations between Amersham and Aylesbury should
travel to Rickmansworth then via rail replacement buses to
Amersham changing there for Chiltern Railway services.
Extra journey time - up to 30 minutes.
London Underground was advised by Southall Football Club of
the AFC Wimbledon match and acknowledgement of the letter was
received from the Metropolitan Line section of the company.
March 21st
If you are able to provide
help in any way at the AFC Wimbledon match then please contact
Geoff Harrison on 0771 053 4758 or email sec@southallfootballclub.co.uk
We urgently need more
personnel to ensure the smooth running of the fixture.
March 20th
Southall Reserves lost 4-2 away to local
rivals Southall Town Reserves in their latest Middlesex County
League Senior Reserve Division match.
March 19th
Admission prices for the forthcoming
AFC Wimbledon match are as follows:
| Adults |
£7.00 |
| Concessions |
£4.00 |
| Children (Under 16) |
£2.00 |
Programmes will be priced at £1.50
Members are reminded that they they can obtain a reduction of
£2.00 on the above admission prices with Season Ticket Holders
admitted free of charge.
Admission is pay on the day only with no tickets available in
advance.
March 13th
Southall kept up the pressure on second
placed AFC Wallingford with a comfortable 2-0 win over Raynes Park
Vale.
A first half goal from debutant Troy Bantleman and one after the
interval from top scorer Andre Robinson secured all three points
for Southall.
March 9th
Southall made it two wins in a row with a
2-0 win over Godalming & Guildford. Following a goalless first
half goals from Donal O'Sullivan and Alan Johnson sealed all three
points for 'The Hall'.
March 6th
After the disappointment of the defeat by
Hendon in the Middlesex Senior Cup, Southall resumed their league
campaign with a visit to Hartley Wintney.
A Donal O'Sullivan hat trick, a brace of goals from Andre Robinson
and one each from Alan Johnson and Jerry Moses helped Southall to
a 7-3 win and lifted them back into third place in the table.
Southall Reserves entertained bottom side Wraysbury Reserves and
enjoyed a good 4-2 win.
March 3rd
Southall's last realistic chance of
silverware was ended when they lost 2-0 to Ryman Premier side
Hendon in the Semi Final of the Middlesex Senior Cup. Despite a
tremendous battling performance a full strength Hendon
outfit had just too much quality in depth and deserved to go
forward to the final of the competition where they will meet
either Bedfont or Uxbridge.
February 28th
There was a return to winning ways with a
3-2 home victory over Westfield. Until the 65th minute
Southall were coasting to victory with a 3-0 lead. Two quick goals
in succession, unnecessarily conceded, put Westfield back into the
game. Southall survived this set back and went onto take all three
points.
Southall results drew 0-0 away to basement side Hanworth Villa
Reserves in their latest Middlesex County League match.
February 24th
Southall's season continued to disintegrate
when they suffered a humiliating 6-1 defeat at home to Division
One side Coney Hall.
The visitors who had already disposed of Sandhurst Town and
Reading Town made it a hat trick of victories over Premier
Division opposition with an impressive team display that bettered
Southall in almost all departments.
Coney Hall were two goals up within the first twenty minutes and
lead by four clear goals at the interval. Shortly before half time
Southall were reduced to ten men when Dan Mascoll was adjudged to
have kicked an opponent and was dismissed.
Southall showed more determination in the second half and at the
mid point stage they pulled one goal back through a penalty by
Alan Johnson.
Matters took a turn for the worse shortly afterwards when Leon
White was sent off for violent conduct. Coney Hall made the most
of the two man advantage to add two further goals and earn
themselves a money making semi final tie at home to AFC Wimbledon.
Southall will need to improve themselves greatly both in
terms of attitude and discipline if they harbour any hope of
beating Hendon next week in the Middlesex Senior Cup.
It was again very obvious to the spectators present that Southall
at the moment play as a team of individuals and not as individuals
playing as a team unit.
February 21st
Southall returned to winning ways with a 2-0
victory away to Cove. A brace of goals from Andre Robinson gave
Southall all three points to maintain their challenge for a top
three finish in the Seagrave Haulage League.
A strong biting wind and an uneven playing surface were not
conducive to good football and the first half was scrappy with
neither side looking capable of taking control of the game. The
deadlock was broken in the final minute of the half with a well
taken goal by top scorer Andre Robinson.
The second half saw the strength and ability of Southall come to
the fore and an excellent second goal from Andre Robinson midway
through the half gave the visitors a two goal cushion which they
held onto comfortably.
Southall Reserves narrowly lost 3-2 at home to top of the table
Enfield Reserves in the Middlesex County League.
February 19th
If Southall beat Coney Hall in the
Quarter Final of the Premier Challenge Cup they will be at home to
AFC Wimbledon in the Semi Final of that competition.
AFC Wimbledon, who yesterday dismissed their manager Terry Eames,
defeated near neighbours Raynes Park Vale 5-0 to reach the last
four.
February 18th
The Middlesex Senior Cup Semi Final at home to Ryman Premier side
Hendon will take place on Wednesday March 3rd with kick off at
7.45 pm.
Season Ticket Holders and Members are reminded that season tickets
and membership cards are not valid for County Cup matches
Normal admission prices will apply:
February 17th
Southall continued their
disappointing league form with a 2-0 defeat away to Middlesex
neighbours Bedfont. The two evenly matched teams created few
chances in the first forty five minutes and played out a goalless
first half.
The home side opened the scoring two minutes after the interval
and added a second ten minutes later following an error by the
otherwise reliable Samba.
Southall allowed their heads to drop and in the remainder of the
game produced a below par performance. They looked uncoordinated
and for the second match in succession they gave the impression
that they were a team of individuals rather than individuals
playing together as a team unit.
This result means that Southall have now lost three very important
'six pointers' in succession. They now need to ensure that their
season does not collapse around them.
The Bedfont match marked the debut of former Reading midfielder
Byron Glasgow.
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