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The History of Patchway Town F.C. Cont..

Kevin Horseman retired at the end of 2012-13 season and this opened the
door for Dean Horseman to take on the first team management roll. Dean
picked up a lot of
experience having worked as assistant manager to the first team for a
number of
seasons. He brought his own ideas to the team and was as passionate
about the Club as anyone. Dean brought with him ex-player Craig Moore
as his assistant. Craig was an excellent player and is well respected
member at the Football Club .

Dean left the club at the start of the 2016-17 Season. After a brief stint by
Karl Trotter, Club stalwart Phil Vice took over as player manager for the
remainder of the season and oversaw the survival of our County League
status on the final day of the season. With the support of Thomas Vaughan,
Phil revived Patchway’s fortunes and delivered a stable mid-table finish in
the 2017-18 season.

The 2018-19 Season saw the departure of Tom and the appointment of Tim
Minihane, with Phil primarily returning to a playing capacity.
Tim’s reign was heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and saw 2
seasons of null and void, including the 19-20 season where Patchway made
an unbeaten start to the season before a further national lockdown.
Under the leadership of Tim and Reserve Team Manager, Damien Keary, the
club grew and re-introduced a 3rd team to the club, now regularly train at
the newly built 3G Facility at Scott Park (named after the late, great club
legend, Jason Franklin) and massively improved ties and relationships with
the local community.

Tim sadly stood down earlier this season and Phil has come back to the
helm along with Damien from the reserves and Rich Lee helping out. The
Reserves last season 2021/22 made it all the way to the final of the GFA
junior cup south and with an amazing performance and last minute goal
saw them lift the trophy 2-1