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Match report · 31 October 2017

Fareham Town 1–4 Andover Town

Andover Town overturned a first half deficit with four second half goals and consolidated their position at the top of the league table. Last season Fareham took all six points from Andover but apart from the opening twenty minutes or so a repeat this year never looked a possibility.

Match report · 28 October 2017

Andover Town 2–1 Bournemouth Poppies

Just how important this result was to Andover Town will become more apparent towards the end of the season. Andover were well below par and against a stronger side than Bournemouth could well have suffered their first defeat of the season. Fortunately Bournemouth were not much better resulting in what was for long periods a turgid encounter, that only really came to life in the final twenty…

Match report · 24 October 2017

Andover Town 6–1 Hamble Club

Andover Town went to the top of the Wessex Premier League with Tuesday’s exhilarating win against an experienced Hamble Club side. This was an outstanding team performance typified by man of the match Mike Gosney who had an involvement in four of the goals. In front of another two hundred plus crowd Hamble were marginally the better side in the first half. However, having scored on the stroke…

Match report · 17 October 2017

Andover Town 4–0 Fleetlands

Andover eased their way into the second round of the Russell Cotes Cup against their Hampshire Premier League opponents. Despite conceding four goals Fleetlands goalkeeper Josh Whitehead played a blinder and it was mainly due to his efforts that Andover did not reach double figures. By comparison his opposite number Kieron McHardy was, for most of the match, a mere spectator and throughout did…

Match report · 14 October 2017

Andover Town 5–3 Blackfield & Langley

The largest crowd of the season was at the Portway to witness this top of the table clash between the Wessex league pacesetters. After this result only goal difference now separates Andover Town from the leagues top position but they have a vital two games in hand over Blackfield & Langley. Andover made two changes to the team that started in mid week. Aaron Nesbeth came in for Liam Hibberd…

Match report · 10 October 2017

Shaftesbury 1–2 Andover Town

Few will dispute that high flying Andover Town were fortunate to return from Dorset with the full three points. For long periods during the game they were outplayed and only some woeful finishing by the home side prevented their first defeat of the season. Neither side were helped by the weather conditions of light drizzle accompanied by a mist that enveloped half of the pitch and made the…