Club News
Supporters Coach Travel confirmed
The club can now confirm that we have booked a supporters coach for the FA Cup match at Yeovil Town on Saturday September 16th
Return journey will be £15 per head and the coach will leave Eastleigh at 11am. Pick up point to be confirmed.
Thank you to those supporters who have already booked and we currently have 15 seats remaining.
To book onto the coach please use the following form - https://forms.gle/ptExqLT3QkSsdmJdA
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THANK YOU!
As we briefly draw breath the club would like to send out a huge thank you to everyone who came along on Saturday to support the team and are now looking forward to cheering them on at Yeovil on Sept 16th
Saturdays remarkable game and Mondays fantastic draw has led to a lot of interest in the club especially on social media culminating in a Twitter post having currently 250,000 views and a Facebook post at now over 700,000 views. These figures are normally 50 or 60 on a good day!
Nine years ago our club were in the Hampshire league and our players paid to play. Yeovil Town were in the championship.
The magic of the FA Cup is most definitely alive. We are humbled to feel a very small part of that magic and for the wonderful support the club is currently receiving.
Thank you very much.
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FA Cup information
Second Qualifying round
Saturday September 16th
3pm kick off
Yeovil Town v AFC Stoneham
Ticket prices
Adults £10
Concessions £7
65 and over, those aged 16-21, armed forces with a valid forces card.
U16s £2
Further details of how supporters can purchase tickets ahead of the game will be available later in the week.
Ticket purchase will also be available on the day from the ticket office at Yeovil Town.
Colours
Yeovil Town will play in all green and AFC Stoneham will be in all purple.
Travel
We are hopeful of arranging a supporters coach and will give more details this week.
Replay date
If a replay is required the game will take place on Tuesday 19th September at Stoneham Lane with a 7:45pm kick off.
Our normal ticket prices will apply:
Adults £7
Concessions £4
Children U16 Free
Programmes £1
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All reactions:
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AFC Stoneham 8
Christchurch 1
Scorers: Martins(4), Callaghan (2),
Batt and Jenkins.
Christchurch scored first with a tremendous strike from the edge of the box on seven minutes before the boys recovered from a slow start with five goals in eighteen minutes before half time.
Three further goals in the second half sealed a good three points after the drama of the weekend.
We wish Christchurch the best of luck for the season ahead.
Well done boys !
Weekend Round Up
Some of our teams returned to action this weekend and below are their match reports
AFC Stoneham Tigers U8’s:
First league game and a great game to get us back into it drawing 2-2 against a good hamble side.
Boys worked really hard in that heat today and played some lovely stuff at times. With our first league goal of the season being total football counter attack, finished off perfectly by Alex shows the progression these boys are making. Showed great character again to not give up and get that equaliser we at least deserved. Roll on next week and the rest of the season.
MOTM Alex Pietras! Goal, assist and all round brilliant performance.
U8 Lionesses
The girls entered the Braishfield Tournament and had a great day out!
Panthers U8 Report
What a game to start the season with against a strong Totton & Ealing side. It was our typical slow start but once the boys got into their passing groove, we looked unstoppable. There was some great goals, great tackles and great saves from both teams. We kept the ball superbly at times and also the strength from the boys was outstanding. Man of the match went to Henry. Apart from his 3 magical moments, his hold up play and passing was excellent.
Special mentions to Evan with two magic moments with Harley and Seth adding a further moments of magic each. Well done all of you today, with your never give up attitude. One proud manager.
U9 Panthers
A beautiful sunny Sunday for the first match of the new season saw a great performance from the Stoneham U9 Panthers. ��They started the match well, sticking to the challenges set by their coaches in each quarter. ��Billy was on fire with assists, a goal and lots of shots from distance while Luca made some important tackles and scored an amazing hat trick! In defence Copper and Oscar were solid, making some great passes forward. Upfront, Copper converted 2 goals, Manny adding to the score sheet. �There were brilliant saves as always from Fraser in goal and attacking passes from the back. Freddie was on a mission, winning ball after ball in midfield. ��Every player fought for the ball and it was a great team performance. Man of the match this week goes to Oscar. �Perfect start to the season!
U9 Spitfires
Won the Braishfield tournament. Well done boys!
Panthers U10 Report
What a great start to the season, against a good Hythe & Dibden Dynamite. I know it’s going to take time for the boys to gel, but after looking at that performance, you wouldn’t think we were half a new team. You all worked together collectively, Attacking, defending and closing down. You were everywhere today.
So proud of you all. Man of the match was a tough one, but went to the hat-trick hero Henry. Your skill on the ball, shooting and just getting into the right positions were excellent today. Special mention to Jake, for his hard work and engine in the middle of the pitch. Also to Gabi, again, your footwork and distribution was excellent today. Well done Henry and all of you, a great team performance.
U18 Girls
First time the u18 girls played together at the Winchester tournament and they went 5 from 5, scored 11 and conceded just 2 to bring the cup home, and we tested them with playing a different line up every game and some players in new positions, couldn’t be prouder
Well done to all of our teams!
FA Cup
AFC Stoneham 5
Basingstoke Town 4
Scorers: Martins(2), Welch,Clarke, Callaghan.
It is very difficult to sum up todays game in a Facebook post. One actually had to be there to believe it! Wow!
The boys were three down in 28 minutes and went in 3-1 down at half time against a very good team from two leagues above. We were always huge underdogs for this game.
We were 4-1 down on 49 minutes.
What then happened in the remaining 41 minutes of normal time and nearly 12 minutes of added time will live in the memory for evermore!
The boys somehow found added belief and energy to score 4 goals and miss a penalty in a truly unbelievable last 41 minutes of normal time. The added time seemed endless as the boys literally threw their bodies in front of every shot as we defended as if our lives depended on it.
We progressed to the 2nd qualifying round of the FA Cup and beat a Step 3 club for the first time ever with probably the greatest result in our 103 year history.
A truly wonderful and momentous day for our club which will never be forgotten and we would like to thank everyone who came along to support the team.
The magic of the FA Cup lives on !!
FA Cup - Saturday 3PM
AFC Stoneham v Basingstoke Town
We entertain Basingstoke Town on Saturday in the FA Cup and are hoping for a large crowd.
We would please ask that all supporters are in the ground by 2.30pm to help our turnstile operators and stewards.
Entrance to the match will be via our main turnstile only where there will be separate cash and card payment entrances. Tickets will not be sold before the game.
Admission prices:
Adults £7
Concessions £4
U16. Free
Everyone will need to register and obtain a QR code to enter the facility using the below link please:
https://hampshirefa.first-sports.com/StonehamLane
There is an option to register at our reception on arrival although this will take a few minutes to complete.
If a replay is required the game will take place on Tuesday September 5th with a 7.45 kick off.
Thank you and we hopefully look forward to seeing many of you on Saturday.
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New U9 Sharks
Our new U9 Sharks played their first ever tournament today and done very well.
Well done Jade, Mark and all of the boys!
Super new U8 Scorpions!
Our brand new U8 Scorpions played their first ever match today and although we are not allowed to publish the result suffice to say they had a great day!!
Well done Scorpions
New Managers and Coaches required.
The club is still looking to recruit some new managers and coaches for the new season.
If interested in volunteering to support young peoples football journeys whilst having a very positive effect on their lives please contact:
chairman@afcstoneham.co.uk
07841696579
We look forward to hearing from both males and females.
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We would like to send out a huge thank you to all of the players, managers, coaches and parents who joined us at our home ground over the weekend for our annual summer tournament.
We had over 5000 people join us over the weekend.
The tournament was a huge success with some great football but most importantly thousands of smiles on young and slightly older faces.
Finally, we would like to send a massive thank you to our army of unpaid volunteers who were brilliant on registration, parking, selling programmes, co-ordinating pitches and of course officiating. You were all outstanding.
Once again, thank you for a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone again in a years time.
AFC Stoneham Vets - What a season!
Our Vets had to play in the 3rd tier of 6 in the Open Age Junior 1 City of Southampton league this season as they were deemed slightly too good for the Vets league.
Despite having at least 20 years on some of their opponents they won the league !
They also won two cup competitions just to add to this awesome achievement !
However the "icing on the cake" was recently being awarded The Southampton League "Team of the Season ".
Led by their Spiritual Leader Stewart Beck ,aka Becko , they have enjoyed an outstanding season and brought huge credit to our club.
We are all hugely proud of our Vets!
Well done guys on a superb season
Welcome back Adam !!
The club is delighted to confirm that Adam Lee has returned as First Team Ladies manager.
Adam will oversee the first team and ladies structure including the progress and development of our young players.
The two senior squads have already enjoyed some excellent pre-season sessions and very much look forward to the new season.
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U18 Panthers - Champions!
Huge congratulations to our U18 Panthers who won the U18 City of Southampton League title on Sunday after securing a 3-3 draw at Littleton.
A tremendous season for the team and a big well done to George, Matty and all of the boys!
Non League Club of the year award.
Having been nominated in the Top 10 we are delighted to announce that we have been awarded 4th place in the "Best Non League Football Club" category and 8th in the "Best Womens Football Club" category across all non-league clubs in the UK
This is an immense achievement for our club when one considers that the top two clubs in non-league football, Wrexham and Notts County, took first and second place awards.
Well done to everyone and the whole club should be very proud of this national recognition and fantastic achievement.
Three of our age groups travelled to the FC Vlaardingen Tournament at the end of May and had a tremendous time!
The tournament is held just outside Rotterdam and we competed against teams from Holland, Spain, Czech Republic and Germany.
Well done to everyone who made it a weekend to remember!
#upthepurps
FC Vlaardingen Tournament
A great first day with excellent weather and a lot of smiles from both children and parents.
Building wonderful memories
We have our Open Training session day on Saturday June 3rd across all age groups for boys and girls which players can register for by emailing chairman@afcstoneham.co.uk
In addition to this event we have specific recruitment posters for the new season on social media for:
U7-U9 Girls and Wildcats Contact: Vicky 07970 928521 vicky84wicket@googlemail.com
U10 Boys Panthers Contact: Brian 07786 245225
U11 Boys - Mid Solent League Sats Contact: Matt 07428 403102
U11 Girls - Contact: Richard 07941 611734
U12 Girls - Contact: Josh 07810 503301
U13 Boys - Contact: Chris 07732 083064
U13 Boys - Mid Solent League Sats Contact: Phil 07867 790892
U14 Boys - Contact: Kevin 07881 504700
U15 Boys - Contact: Jason 07901 763017
U18 Boys - Contact: chairman@afcstoneham.co.uk or 07841696579 (Trials 25/5, June 1,3 and 8)
New Managers and Coaches wanted!
We require both male and female managers/coaches for next season
If you are interested in stepping over the line and inspiring young people please do get in touch.
Our club and the positive effect we can have on our local community only works due to the huge contribution of our army of fantastic volunteers. Can you please be one of them?
Please contact chairman@afcstoneham.co.uk or 07841696579
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