Havant & Waterlooville F.C.
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| Full name | Havant & Waterlooville Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hawks | ||
| Founded | 1998 (merger) | ||
| Ground | West Leigh Park (Capacity: 5,250) |
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| Chairman | Vacant | ||
| Manager |  Shaun Gale |
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| League | Conference South | ||
| 2008-09 | Conference South, 15th | ||
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Havant & Waterlooville Football Club are an English association football team based at West Leigh Park in Havant, Hampshire. The club formed in 1998 after a merger between Havant Town F.C. and Waterlooville F.C. They are nicknamed The Hawks.
Havant & Waterlooville currently play non-League football in the Conference South. Their record attendance is 5,793, for the FA Cup first round defeat to Millwall on 13 November 2006 played at Portsmouth's Fratton Park. Their highest attendance for a match played at West Leigh Park is 4,400, for the 4–2 third round FA Cup replay win against Swansea City on 16 January 2008. They made it to the fourth round and played Liverpool only to lose 5–2 at Anfield, having twice taken the lead.[1]
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[edit] History
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[edit] Havant Town F.C.
Havant Town F.C. were formed in 1883, and played in the Portsmouth Football League. A notable player in the 1950s was Bobby Tambling, a forward who subsequently played for Chelsea and England. In 1969 the club merged with Leigh Park F.C., a Sunday League club founded in 1958 who were the FA Sunday Cup holders, and the name was changed to Havant & Leigh Park The merged club won the Portsmouth League in their first season, and moved into the fourth division of the Hampshire League in 1970. After three promotions, the club played in the first division from 1977. The Front Lawn ground was inadequate for membership of higher leagues, and the club purchased a site which was developed into the ground where Havant & Waterlooville now play. The new ground opened in August 1982, and the club was renamed Havant Town F.C.
After achieving what would prove to be the pre-merger record attendance of 3,500 against Wisbech Town in the Quarter Final of the FA Vase, the club became founder members of the Wessex League in 1986, and were runners up three times before winning the title and promotion to the Southern League in 1991.
[edit] Waterlooville F.C.
Waterlooville F.C. formed in 1905 started playing in the Waterlooville and District League. Just before World War II they joined the Portsmouth League, immediately winning the Division 3 title. After the war they won the Division 2 title and after a few years in Division 1 they managed to win the title three times in a row. 1953 saw the club move up to the Hampshire League where they stayed until election to the Southern League in 1971. Former players to have played for Waterlooville before moving to league clubs include Guy Whittingham, Lewis Haldane, Paul Hardyman and Paul Moody. Moody was the club's record signing when he joined for £4,000 from Fareham Town; the same player was also the record sale when he joined Southampton for £40,000
[edit] Havant & Waterlooville F.C.
In 1998 Havant Town F.C. and Waterlooville F.C. merged to play at Havant Town's West Leigh Park ground. In their first season as a merged team, Havant & Waterlooville won the Southern League Southern Division under the management of former Crystal Palace and Portsmouth defender Billy Gilbert. There was also instant success in the FA Cup, a penalty shoot-out defeat to Hayes denying the Hawks an opportunity to visit league side Mansfield Town F.C. in the first round proper.
After Billy Gilbert left Havant & Waterlooville, Mick Jenkins and Liam Daish were appointed joint managers in April 2000. Jenkins and Daish guided the Hawks to notable successes in the FA Cup where they reached the first round, the first of four occasions achieved by the club. In 2000–01, Havant & Waterlooville lost 2–1 at home to Southport of the Conference North, and 3–2 away to another Conference side, Dagenham & Redbridge in 2002–03. The 2002–03 season was also notable for the Hawks' FA Trophy run when Havant & Waterlooville 'giant-killed' Forest Green Rovers en route to the semi-final where Hawks lost 2-1 on aggregate to Tamworth.[2]. During a 5 year stay in the Southern Football League Premier Division, Havant & Waterlooville's best season came in 2001–02, finishing 3rd after leading the table during September. In the 2003–04season the club struggled and this led to the pair being dismissed in January 2004.However the club recovered and finished 12th in the Southern League and qualified for a place in the re-structured Conference South.
[edit] Ian Baird
Ian Baird took over the part-time managerial post at Havant & Waterlooville in November 2004. In 2005–06, Havant& Waterlooville missed out on a place in the end of season play-offs by a single point because of a controversial three-point deduction for breaking a gentleman's agreement with Weymouth that Havant & Waterlooville's ex-Weymouth FC player Tony Taggart would not play against his former club. Hawks manager Ian Baird claimed that an injury crisis had forced him to field Taggart in the home game with Weymouth FC.[citation needed][3]
In the 2006–07 season the Hawks qualified for the end-of-season promotion play-offs but were beaten in the semi-final by Braintree Town.The club met a Football League club in a competitive match for the first time in the 2006–07 competition, losing 2–1 to Millwall in a home match played at Fratton Park.[4] Ian Baird resigned as Havant manager on 1 October 2007 to become manager of Eastleigh.
[edit] Recent
Ian Baird was replaced by Shaun Gale in October 2007.[5] In the 2007–08 FA Cup, Hawks beat Bognor Regis, Fleet Town, Leighton Town, York City and Notts County[6], before causing a shock by defeating League One side Swansea City 4–2 in a Third Round replay.[7] In the Fourth Round they faced Premiership side Liverpool at Anfield, and caused a sensation by leading twice before losing 5–2. Havant & Waterlooville player Alfie Potter, on loan at the time from Peterborough United, was voted player of the round.
The Hawks were involved in a relegation battle in the 2008–09 season despite being among the favourites to win the league at the start of the season[8], but ultimately secured Conference South survival with three games remaining. 2008-09 did, however, see diverting runs in the FA Cup, which ended with a 1st Round proper home defeat to League Two Brentford (a match screened live on ITV1), and to the FA Trophy quarter final (2-0 defeat away to York City).
[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Youth teams
Havant & Waterlooville F.C. now has an academy team for the club's most promising youth players, run in conjunction with South Downs College and playing in the Conference Academy League Southern Section. Below this side, the club's youth system consists of several teams playing in the Portsmouth Youth Leagues, from age ranges under 6s to under 17s. Most of the teams have A, B and sometimes even C teams in their age range.[10] The club has several tournaments and fun days run all through the summer months.
[edit] Managers
- Billy Gilbert (June 1998 - April 2000 )
- Mick Jenkins &
Liam Daish (April 2000 - January 2004 ) - Dave Leworthy (January 2004 - November 2004)
- Ian Baird (November 2004 - October 2007)
- Shaun Gale (October 2007 - To date)
[edit] Player records
(as at 25 April 2009*)
records for league and all cups, appearance totals are starting + substitute
Shown are all who have made more than 150 appearances, or scored more than 30 goals
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Appearances:
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Goals:
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England National Game XI^ internationals:
^ now 'England C'
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[edit] Season records
- 1998/1999 - Southern League Southern Division - 1st
- 1999/2000 - Southern League Premier Division - 13th
- 2000/2001 - Southern League Premier Division - 6th
- 2001/2002 - Southern League Premier Division - 3rd
- 2002/2003 - Southern League Premier Division - 8th
- 2003/2004 - Southern League Premier Division - 12th
- 2004/2005 - Nationwide Conference South - 13th
- 2005/2006 - Nationwide Conference South - 6th
- 2006/2007 - Nationwide Conference South - 4th
- 2007/2008 - Blue Square Conference South - 7th
- 2008/2009 - Blue Square Conference South - 15th
[edit] References
- ^ Ian Hughes (26 January 2008). "Liverpool 5-2 Havant & W'looville". bbc.co.uk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7197712.stm. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ name="fchdh&w">Havant & Waterlooville at the Football Club History Database
- ^ http://www.fchd.info/HAVANTWA.HTM
- ^ "Havant & W 1-2 Millwall". BBC Sport. 2006-11-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6125748.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- ^ Havant & Waterlooville.Net Club History (to July 2007), Retrieved 2008-01-02
- ^ "Notts County 0-1 Havant & W'ville". BBC Sport. 2007-12-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7110777.stm. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Havant & W'looville 4-2 Swansea". BBC Sport. 2008-01-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7184890.stm. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ "Match Of The Week: Havant & Waterlooville 0-0 AFC Wimbledon". Twohundredpercent. 2009-03-01. http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=1224. Retrieved on 2009-05-05.
- ^ "First Team Squad". Havant & Waterlooville FC. http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/stats/rosta.asp?y=2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- ^ The Havant & Waterlooville Boy's Website
[edit] External links
- Club home page
- Havant & Leigh Park at the Football Club History Database
- Havant Town at the Football Club History Database
- Havant & Waterlooville at the Football Club History Database
- Waterlooville at the Football Club History Database
- IGT Squawk - fanzine archive
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