Havant & Waterlooville F.C.
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| Full name | Havant & Waterlooville Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | West Leigh Park, Havant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 5,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Peter Demott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Ian Baird | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Conference South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Conference South, 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Havant & Waterlooville Football Club are an English non-League football team based at West Leigh Park in Havant, Hampshire and nicknamed The Hawks. Formed in 1998 after a merger between Havant Town F.C. and Waterlooville F.C.. West Leigh Park was home to Havant Town F.C. from 1982 onwards, Waterlooville F.C. having played at the now extinct Jubilee Park. Havant & Waterlooville currently play in the Conference South.
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[edit] History
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.
In subsequent years Havant & Waterlooville have managed to reach the FA Cup first round proper on two occasions but on both occasions were drawn against fellow teams from the non-league ranks, albeit at a higher level. In 2000/2001, Havant & Waterlooville lost 2-1 at home to Southport F.C., and 3-2 away to another Football Conference side Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. in 2002/03.
The latter season was also notable for the Hawks' FA Trophy run which was dashed at the semi-final stage by Tamworth F.C. 'giant-killing' Forest Green Rovers F.C. en route.
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.
The Hawks just made the 'cut' for the inauguration of Conference South by finishing 12th in the Southern League in 2003/04 after a season of struggle. In 2005/06, H&W 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 F.C. that H&W's ex-Weymouth 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.
Many former stars of the Premiership and Football League have turned out for H&W over the years including Dean Holdsworth; Fitzroy Simpson; Paul Wood; Liam Daish; Alan Knight; Richard Pacquette; Gareth Hall; David Lee; David Howells and Robbie Pethick.
Havant and Waterlooville again qualified for the 1st round of the F.A Cup in 2006/7 and played Millwall. However due to safety reasons the game was unable to be played at Westleigh Park and an alternative venue was arranged for the game to be played at Fratton Park. Millwall won, 2-1.
An in depth history can be found here
[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 - present)
[edit] Player records
(as at 1st May 2006)
Appearances: James Taylor, 295 (254+41)
Goals: James Taylor, 138
England National Game XI internationals: James Taylor, Tim Hambley
2005/06 Players' player of the year: Rocky Baptiste
2005/06 Supporters' player of the year: Rocky Baptiste
2005/06 leading goalscorer: Rocky Baptiste, 29
[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 - Conference South - 13th
2005/2006 - Conference South - 6th
[edit] External links
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Basingstoke Town | Bedford Town | Bishop's Stortford | Bognor Regis Town | Braintree Town | Cambridge City | Dorchester Town | Eastbourne Borough | Eastleigh | Farnborough Town | Fisher Athletic | Havant & Waterlooville | Hayes | Histon | Lewes | Newport County | Salisbury City | Sutton United | Thurrock | Welling United | Weston Super Mare | Yeading edit |
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