Division 1 09/08/2023 7:45KO
CulverRoad,LancingBN159AX
Montpelier Villa AFC vs Wick FC
Manager's Notes
I have been at the club now nearly 8 years and have fulfilled many roles throughout my time but last season was certainly the biggest challenge I have taken on since I became a coach after my playing career came to an end due to injury.
Some people don't quite know what goes into taking a club from park football into the football pyramid whilst renting our ground Lots of great work has been done by the club over the years but in recent times we have struggled to put the right infrastructure in place as well as having a clear strategy both on and off the pitch
Over the last 12 months we have worked so hard to hopefully give us a chance to compete whilst entertaining people with the 'Villa Way'
Preseason was good and we took that momentum into our first game against Dorking Wanderers B taking away an important opening day win. Wick FC will be tough and I am sure they will show why they got to the play offs final last season tonight at Culver Road
DAVID BAKER 1ST TEAM MANAGERVilla Squad Wick Squad
LOUIS PEACH
TOMMY YEATES
BILLY GREEN
KEYROULOS FAKHOURY
DAVID SHARMAN
BEN THOMSETT
JAY PULLEN
BRAD STEVENS
TYLER LEGGETT
THOMAS SHELLEY
JACK BADEN
LUKE BURBIDGE
JESSE BURBIDGE
RAMON SANTOS
MAYCKOL SABINO
FRASER COX
EBRIMA JALLOW
JACK GREEN
JULIERMES SILVA
SHAY TOBIN
MASON FUNNELL
JACK GREEN
ABANOB FAKHOURY
KEELAN BELCHER
RYAN SINGERS
JACK BINGHAM
GEORGE BINGHAM
JAKE HAWKER
NATHAN HAWKER
JOHAN VAN DRIEL
AARON TESTER
JOSH IRISH
DAVID CROUCH
LIAM CONOLLY
SAM HACK
RYAN BARRATT
HARRY WILLIAMS
JOE KILHAMS
JAMES THURGAR
LEE NEWELL
HARVEY BAILEY
RHYS RAWLINGS
LOUIE FULKER
ALEX KEW
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Wick became founding members of the West Sussex Football League in 1896, joining the Junior Division.[1]
Wick joined Division Two of the Sussex County League in 1964–65 and then spent the next eighteen seasons in Division Two, eventually winning promotion in 1983 after finishing as champions. They then spent three seasons in Division One before being relegated, but bounced back the following season (1985–86) after winning Division Two for a second time.
From then until the end of the 2002–03 season, Wick were ever-present in Division One of the County League, winning the League Challenge Cup in 1987–88.
In 1989–90 they lifted the Division One title, as well as the RUR Charity Cup.[2] In 1992–93 they won the Sussex Senior Cup for the only time, beating Oakwood at the Goldstone Ground, 3–1. The 1993–94 season they won the championship for the second time, finishing 14 points clear of runners-up Whitehawk.
The league cup was won in the 1996–97[2] season and finished runners-up to Burgess Hill Town. The following season under manager Jimmy Quinn, Wick finished third in the League, but reached the semi-finals of the Senior Cup, and won the RUR charity Cup, which they retained in the following 1998–99 season.[3]
In 2000–01, the club finish third, but two seasons later in the 2002–03 campaign the club was relegated to Division Two.[4]
The club finished as runners-up to Crowborough Athletic in 2004–05 to move back into the top division of the Sussex league.[5]
Carl Stabler joined as manager in 2006–07 with the remit of rising Wick Football Club out of the County League and after 3 seasons stepped up to Chairman and handed over the reins of the football side of the club to manager Vic Short.
Prior to the 2013–14 season, they merged with near neighbours Barnham and to become members of the Southern Combination Football League Premier Division.
However, the clubs split again at the end of the 2015–16 season, with Wick taking the place of the first team in the Southern Combination Football League Premier Division.[6] The following season saw them relegated to Division One for the 2017–18 season.
The club appointed David Phillips as chairman and in March 2020 and a new committee was formed which has seen great improvements made both on and off the pitch led by Matt Lander Secretary, Terry Doyle Football Chairman, Lee Baldwin First Team Manager and Warren Pye Assistant Manager and the future at Crabtree Park is looking a lot brighter.
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A few words from our new chairman;
"I'm happy to announce that I have decided to accept the offer as chairman of Montpelier Villa Community Football Club.
I take this role on after a season of uncertainty within the club but thankfully the Men’s 1st team gave us a miracle and avoided relegation which in turn has stabilised the club and allowed a period of growth to occur throughout the summer which now leads us to the start of an exciting new season.
David and his coaching staff look to have built a solid looking squad and I’m sure I speak for all Villa fans when I say this could be a season to build on the hard work over the last 12 months, especially given the encouraging start away at Dorking.
I’ve been part of the club now for many, many years whether as player, manager or coach I know the club inside out and stand for the same principles Gary Pleece and Kev Rowe taught me - The Villa way, if you know, you know.
I wanted to say a special thanks to Charlotte and Skip who between them have worked tirelessly for the Women’s team and they perform excellently week in, week out and I hope to catch some games this season.
The club has agreed exciting plans for the coming years which will all be revealed in good time but I can say that it’s a good time to be a Villa fan so get along to Culver Road on Wednesday night and cheer on the boys in their first home game of the season against Wick.
Anyhow, enough from me and Up the Villa!”
N E W V I L L A C H A I R M A N , D A V E S O U T H O N
