Soccer

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Back row, Gordon Maw, Len Cannings, Pat Lanham, George Munday, Ginger Phillips, Jim Brown Front row, Bert Cole, John James, Reg Lanham, Gus Cole, Pat Fielder, Tony Crockford, Terry Fielder. ‘Lawrence Blackman, in trench coat, looking every inch the 1950’s manager, with the football team.

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Soccer team, date unknown, G.Newbury, J.Allan, G.Maw, L Andford, J.Brown, front, row, F.Hartlay, R.Watts

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L to R, back row, Archie Searle, Pat Fielder, John Berry, Reg Hobbs, Dick Berry, Bob Coles. Front row Fred Hartley, Terry Fielder, Les Emery, John Tosdevine, Ted Richards (from Berry collection, copyright Chas White of Midhurst}

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The 2006 team which won the Etteridge Cup

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Early team. Goalie Caleb Kille, L. Back W. Nicholson, Ctr Half, P.C.Parminter, L Half, Bill Budd, Outside right Dido Moore, Inside Right, Chris Budd, Ctr Forward Joe Atkinson, Outside Left, Darkie Nicholson. With box, Mr Crockford, With flag, Mr Flux

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East Meon juniors football team, managed by Jeff Wheeler.(back row, left) and Martin Cooke (right). Team, left to right, back row, WIlliam Normandale, Adrian Powney, Wayne Harfield, Jason Thorne, Joe North. Front row, Adam Dowlen, Stewart Powney. James Gough,Andrew Blackman Wayne Carter, Sam North.

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The decrepit shed which acted as pavilion and changing room for visiting teams, until 2003.

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The new pavilion under construction in 2003.

East Meon’s soccer team first joined the Meon Valley League in the 1953-54 season, Division1. They were managed by villager ‘Jumbo’ Blackman and competed against such teams as Westend, Swanmore and Bitterne Nomads. The team had a chequered history, playing on a borrowed field and using a decrepit hut for its changing room. In 1998 East Meon won the Meon Valley Sixes competition, and two articles are attached as PDFs recording the event. In 2003/4  Hampshire League standard field and pavilion were built, and in 2006 won the Etteridge Cup.

Sadly the village soccer club ceased to exist through lack of players. The pitch is now let to Clanfield Football Club.

Some photos of earlier teams have been scanned, often with little information about the dates or members of the teams. We would welcome any information …

Click here for a report on the development of the  Hampshire League pitch.