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HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE

1998 – Havant & Waterlooville were from its first ever relegation. National League South. Another final
formed following the merger of Havant 2012 – Having only taken over in the day of drama ensued at Kingstonian
Town and Waterlooville FC. The club summer, Stuart Ritchie lost his job as a year later, where a point proved
moved into Havant’s Westleigh Park manager by October, an early FA Cup enough to clinch the title ahead of
stadium with Waterlooville’s Jubilee exit to North Leigh all but sealing his Bognor Regis and seal an immediate
Park sold to developers. Billy Gilbert fate. Lee Bradbury stepped in within return.
became the first manager. weeks led his club to an 11-1 win 2018 – A second successive
1999 – The first ever season was over United Services Portsmouth in the promotion was clinched in dramatic
a major success with the Southern Hampshire Senior Cup, which is the style, as Havant overtook Dartford
League Southern Division won and club’s record win to date. on goal difference in the final week
the club received a financial backing 2014 – Havant missed out on the play- to win National League South with
of £500K to bring the ground up to offs on goal difference in a campaign Jason Prior’s late winner over Concord
Conference standard. damaged by constant postponements. sending them up, but they were
2003 – Havant reached the FA Cup In the FA Trophy, the Hawks reached relegated after one season.
1st round for a second time, losing the semi-finals, losing to Hampshire 2020 – New manager Paul Doswell
to Dagenham & Redbridge. They rivals Gosport Borough over two legs. led the Hawks to second in National
excelled in the FA Trophy where they 2015 – Another season of near misses League South where they remained
lost to Tamworth in the semi-finals. as the club lost in the play-off semi- unbeaten away in the league all
2004 – The Hampshire club finished finals to Boreham Wood. This defeat season, but they lost to Dartford in the
mid-table, which was enough to secure fell six months after a televised FA Cup play-off semis. Westleigh Park also
a place in the new Conference South, 1st round tie with Preston North End. installed a 3G pitch in the summer.
a division they remained in until 2016. 2016 – Lee Bradbury’s men were They reached the FA Cup 2nd Round,
beating City en route, before losing to
2011 – A last minute goal in the final surprisingly relegated by a solitary Marine and missing out on a tie with
game against Staines saved the club goal, ending their ever-present run in Tottenham Hotspur.
Golden Era County were beaten in the FA Cup to set up a televised tie.
a tie with Roberto Martinez’s Swansea City
2007-08 in January 2008. The Hawks drew 1-1 in During this spell, they played out three
highly-charged matches against City. A
An FA Cup 1st round tie with Millwall in Wales before beating the eventual League 1-0 win in October 2007 thanks to Richard
November 2006 was switched to Fratton Park One champions 4-2 in a replay to land a Pacquette’s goal preceded a 1-1 at Twerton
and the Lions won 2-1. The club recovered to fourth round trip to Liverpool. Six-thousand nearly six months later, Brett Poate on target.
reach the play-offs, but Braintree defeated fans made the trip to see Rafa Benitez’s side September 2008 saw a 0-0 draw at Westleigh
them in the semi-finals on penalties after two eventually run out 5-2 winners; this after the Park, with Lewis Hogg and Jamie Collins
1-1 draws. The best year in the history of Conference South side took the lead twice. dismissed. Hogg was also red-carded for the
the club was soon to follow. York and Notts Later in the year, Havant reached the 1st Romans in the previous draw.
round again, losing at home to Brentford in

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