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Five-star Westfield surge into county cup quarter-finals

SPL second tier champions Portsmouth. Back (from left) Carlin Joy, Rakshith Rao, Charlie Collins, Ian Miller (scorer), Dan Wimble (captain), Ben Duggan, Freddie Gadd. Front row: Harry Gadd, Joe Kooner-Evans, Steve Warner, Sujeeth Daini, Mohammed Ashraful, Tom Lewis. Picture: Mike Cooter

Champions Portsmouth return to top flight of Southern Premier League

The former Pompey fan favourite has signed with new club following ten-week pre-season training camp

Ex-Pompey fan favourite signs 'multi-year' League of Ireland contract

Moneyfields manager Glenn Turnbull, whose club still have 21 of their 38 Wessex League games left to play. Picture by Martyn White

Sabbath history-making Moneyfields ready for hectic Wessex League run-in

Brett Pitman has now scored three or more goals in seven Wesex League games this season. Picture by Ken Walker

Former Portsmouth star Brett Pitman nets SEVENTH Wessex League hat-trick of the ...

Ryan Pennery has just scored one of his three goals in Moneyfields' 8-1 hammering of Fareham. Picture by Nathan Lipsham

Gr-eight expectations! Moneyfields return to Wessex summit in style

Brett Pitman scored 25 goals for Pompey in 2017-18 after joining from Ipswich. Picture: Joe Pepler

Goal-hungry Pompey Wembley hero finds new home after Portchester exit

Baffins Milton Rovers players after beating Andover Town to reach the Wessex League Cup final. Picture by Simon Hill

Vital training session for Baffins ahead of Wessex League Cup final

Horndean goalscorer Zack Willett, left, holds off a Baffins opponent in the rain. Picture by Martyn White

Horndean on brink of winning Wessex League title for the first time

A Clanfield player celebrates his side's victory at Colden Common. Pictures by Richard Murray

Clanfield complete remarkable hat-trick of wins over Colden Common to take over ...

Horndean's Zack Willett scored his 46th goal of the season in a 5-0 Wessex League win at Laverstock. Picture: Keith Woodland

Title-chasing Deans now highest scorers in top nine tiers of English football

Tommy Tierney, left, hit a hat-trick as Horndean caned Hamble Club 6-0.

Picture: Keith Woodland

Horndean step up their Wessex League title challenge with six-goal romp

Portchester's Harrison Brook has just struck a penalty leveller. Picture by Nathan Lipsham

Picture gallery – AFC Portchester v Baffins Milton Rovers, Wessex League Premie...

Horndean boss Michael Birmingham. Picture by Martyn White

Horndean facing hectic Wessex run-in – and more rain could make it worse
Horndean boss Michael Birmingham is relaxed about his promotion-chasing club’s hectic final month of the Wessex League season.
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New Paulsgrove manager Johnny Willett. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

John Willett makes winning start as Paulsgrove’s third manager of the season

Horndean's Zack Willett (white) has now scored 17 goals in his last nine Wessex Premier starts. Picture: Keith Woodland

Horndean grab crucial victory at Stoneham in the race for a top two finish

Jason Parish (blue) in action for Baffins in the 2018/19 Wessex League Cup final against Portland. Parish is unlikely to figure for Rovers in Tuesday's semi-final at Andover Town due to injury.

Picture: Sarah Standing

Baffins must make changes as they bid to reach Wessex League Cup final

Brett Pitman celebrates one of his two goals against Hamble Club. Picture: Nathan Lipsham

Table-topping AFC Portchester survive ‘massive test of character’ to maintain 10...

Brett Pitman celebrates his first goal against Pagham last night. Picture by Nathan Lipsham

Brett Pitman takes another huge step towards seasonal half-century of goals

Rudi Blankson scored twice for Horndean against Blackfield & Langley. Picture by Martyn White

Rudi at the double as Deans bounce back from first Wessex home loss of season

Baffins Milton Rovers top scorer Tom Vincent, right, is expected to return to training next month. Picture: Mike Cooter

‘Slipping under the radar suits us’ – Baffins aim to end incredible home record

The scene at AFC Portchester on Saturday after the floodlights failed. Picture by Daniel Haswell.

‘Outside of our control’ – Portchester issue statement following abandonment

Brett Pitman celebrates his first goal against Blackfield & Langley. Picture by Daniel Haswell.

Ex-Pompey star Brett Pitman hits third Wessex League hat-trick in seven matches

Horndean's Zack Willett, right, now has 18 goals this season after a hat-trick against Laverstock. Picture: Sam Stephenson

Horndean's prolific Zack Willett bags second hat-trick of Wessex League season

Luke Richards, left, scored the first goal in US Portsmouth's biggest ever step 5 victory.

Picture: Keith Woodland

Five-star US Portsmouth end long wait for league home win in style
US Portsmouth ended a near 10-month home wait for a Wessex League victory by piling the agony on struggling Alresford.
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Ryan Pennery celebrates one of his three goals. Picture: Keith Woodland

Picture gallery - 29 photos of Moneyfields' 5-0 Wessex League victory at Fareham...

Connor Duffin, middle, could be out for eight weeks with a MCL injury. Picture: Neil Marshall

Prolific Horndean striker Connor Duffin facing two-month injury lay-off

Lee Molyneaux, left, in action for Baffins Milton Rovers last season. Picture: Martyn White

Former Gosport Borough boss Lee Molyneaux makes losing Hampshire Premier League ...

Jake Raine (4) wheels away after scoring AFC Portchester's stoppage time winner against Bemerton that took them to the top of the Wessex League. Picture by Daniel Haswell

AFC Portchester starting to close in on equalling their record Wessex League win...

Jake Raine (4) wheels away after scoring AFC Portchester's stoppage time winner against Bemerton that took them to the top of the Wessex League. Picture by Daniel Haswell

AFC Portchester starting to close in on equalling their record Wessex League win...

Moneyfields manager Glenn Turnbull has seen his side lose five of their last six league and cup games. Picture: Paul Collins

‘There’s a bit of soul searching going on’ – Moneyfields boss Glenn Turnbull aft...

Tom Vincent netted his sixth goal in seven Baffins Milton appearances as Rovers came from behind to record their first Wessex League win of the season.
Picture: Neil Marshall

Baffins Milton Rovers boss Thompson left with selection headache after dramatic ...

Ryan Pennery in action for Gosport Borough last season. Picture by Tom Phillips

AFC Portchester aiming to extend winning Wessex League start against another ear...

Moussa Traore serves the last of a three-game suspension on Wednesday.

Eight games in 24 days for Wessex League clubs – but US Portsmouth boss Quirke i...

Horndean manager Michael Birmingham is calling on his forwards to be more 'ruthless' after Wessex League defeat at Hythe & Dibden. Picture: Neil Marshall

‘We must be more ruthless’ – Horndean boss Michael Birmingham reflects on Wessex...

Josh Benfield has just netted one of his two first-half goals for Fareham against Cowes. Picture by Ken Walker

Fareham Town romp to second seven-goal Wessex League thrashing of Cowes Sports i...

Moneyfields manager Glenn Turnbull. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

‘It was damage limitation in the end’ – Glenn Turnbull suffers heaviest Wessex L...

Sam Pearce, left, wheels away - followed by a delighted Marley Ridge - following his late, late winner at Shaftesbury. Picture by Daniel Haswell.

‘We attacked like Barcelona, but defended like the Dog & Duck’ – AFC Portchester...

Jack Marston hot 82 for Portsmouth in their victory over Ventnor. Picture: Vernon Nash

Sarisbury and Alton locked in a titanic last-day Southern Premier League title b...

Archie Reynolds struck a maiden Southern Premier League century for Waterlooville in an eight-wicket loss to OTs & Romsey
Picture: Chris Moorhouse

Waterloovile skipper Reynolds compiles maiden Southern Premier League century on...

Baffins manager Danny Thompson has seen his side lose their first two Wessex League games 3-0 at home. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

‘I’m putting myself under pressure’ – Baffins Milton Rovers boss Danny Thompson ...

Hayling keeper Barney Conaghan played on despite a broken ankle last night. Picture: Hayling FC

Hayling keeper Conaghan plays on despite a broken ankle in Hampshire Premier Lea...

Sarisbury bowler Rob Franklin saw this appeal turned down. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

Sarisbury remain top of Southern Premier League second tier despite losing at Po...

Josh Hill struck three sixes and three fours off 15 balls as Sarisbury defeated Rowledge.
Picture: Chris Moorhouse

Skipper Josh Hill in a hurry as Sarisbury defeat Rowledge to strengthen Southern...

‘Minimum aim is top six’ – Clanfield aiming high in the Hampshire Premier League...

Spencer Le-Clercq and his Hambledon 1st XI colleagues suffered their first defeat of the 2022 Southern Premier League season

Picture: Keith Woodland

Hambledon 1st XI CC suffer first loss of 2022 after failing to spring Southern P...

Stand-in Burridge skipper Joe Collings-Wells hit 34 in his side's loss to Bashley. Picture: Vernon Nash

Burridge on receiving end of Bashley skipper Digby’s stunning haul – the best So...

Jamie White, pictured (right) in Hampshire Premier League action for Infinity, belted 51 Wessex League Premier goals for Winchester City in 2011/12.
Picture: Chris Moorhouse

Revealed – the 15 highest scoring strikers in the Wessex League from 2011-2022

Sullivan White took four wickets and was his side's second top scorer with the bat at No 11 as Burridge remained rooted to the foot of the Southern Premier League table.

Burridge pair can’t prevent Southern Premier League loss – former Hampshire all-...

Tom Jeffes, left, was sent off for third time this season as US Portsmouth crashed to a 5-0 loss at Blackfield. Picture: Paul Collins.

US Portsmouth assistant manager Tom Jeffes shown third red card of the season – ...

Moneyfields pair Callum Glen, left, and Dec Seiden protest to the referee after Joe Briggs had been brought down on the edge of the penalty area against Shaftesbury. Picture: Paul Collins

‘We’re not a million miles away’ – Moneyfields boss Glenn Turnbull after late ho...

Carl Dickinson made 44 appearances for Pompey and is now cutting his managerial teeth with non-league Hanley Town. Picture: Allan Hutchings

‘I've no divine right to walk into coaching': Ex-Pompey man on non-league start

Tom Jeffes headed the winner as US Portsmouth came from behind to beat Hythe & Dibden. Picture: Nathan Lipsham

US Portsmouth’s double half-time change pays dividends in come-from-behind victo...

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