ISTHMIAN LEAGUE FIXTURES 26/27

Isthmian League Fixtures 26/27

The fixtures were released last night for our first ever season at Step 4 of the National League System in the Isthmian League.

Our first ever Step 4 game will be a local derby away to Winchester City on Tuesday August 18th with a 7.45ko. We embrace reverting back to being very clear underdogs!

The clubs first ever home game at this level will be on Saturday September 5th versus Kingstonian.

Our first two games of the season will be away on August 8th to East Cowes Victoria in the FA Cup and at home to Barnstaple in the FA Trophy on August 15th.

The Isthmian South Central looks to be an extremely good and competitive league very clearly illustrated by our first few fixtures.

The club and team has worked extremely hard to achieve this level and the challenge is one we are very much looking forward to.

CLUB SPONSORSHIP

Club Sponsorship

After last seasons record breaking season we are now looking for fresh sponsorship in addition to our current sponsors who we are extremely grateful to.

If you or your company are interested in a conversation please contact :

commercial@afcstoneham.co.uk

07841696579

Our range of sponsorship packages are varied and we welcome all support from our local community.

Thank you

U15 SPITFIRES - GOTHIA CUP

Gothia Cup 2026 - U15 Spitfires

For the first time in the clubs history one of our teams, our U15 Spitfires, will compete in this years Gothia Cup starting this weekend.

The Gothia Cup is the world's largest and most international youth football tournament, held annually in Gothenburg, Sweden, bringing together thousands of players from over 70 nations.

Manager Jon said" The Spitfires journey started in 2018!! It was never about winning trophies, it was about much more!!! Making memories that will last a lifetime and will be shared and spoken about for years to come.

I have the opportunity to take the Spitfires to the Gothia Cup - The World Youth Cup which I competed in as a child (and still talk about to this day). "

The Spitfires Gothia journey can be followed on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@afc.stoneham.spit?_r=1...

The whole club is immensely proud of the Spitfires and wishes them the very best of luck on their Gothia Cup journey!

SUMMER TOURNAMENT

AFC Stoneham Summer Tournament 2026

AFC Stoneham wish to extend a huge thank you to everyone who made our Summer Tournament such a fantastic success this weekend. The club is immensely proud to now be running the largest summer tournament in the South of England and being able to put on such a fantastic event.

*The Numbers*

*189 teams entered from across the South of England and the Midlands*

*2,230 players participated*

*103 volunteers supported the event*

*70+ referees officiated across the weekend*

*15 separate age categories delivered*

*447 fixtures played*

*121 hours of football across two 12-hour days*

*39 different pitch layouts catering for 3v3, 5v5, 7v7, 9v9 and 11v11 football*

*8,842 website visitors*

*Over £2,000 raised for Abby's Heroes*

*Southampton FC attended with their Fast Feet and Soccer Schools programmes*

*More than 5,000 visitors welcomed to AFC Stoneham*

*Millions of memories created that will last a lifetime*

The effort of the clubs volunteers create opportunities for thousands of young people to play football, make memories, build friendships and be part of something truly special at our tournament.

*Special Thanks*

A special thank you goes to some of our managers and youth players, who spent two full days moving goals, setting out pitches, installing barriers, litter-picking, refereeing and helping wherever needed. Many worked virtually non-stop throughout the weekend. It was fantastic to see everyone - from our youngest age groups right through to the First Team - volunteering together, supporting one another and sharing plenty of laughs along the way. Epitomising what AFC Stoneham is all about.

*Thank You To Our Sponsors & Partners*

• 1st Touch Football Kickz

• Skill Scaffolding

• Abby's Heroes

• Trophyman

• Dolphin Motorhomes

• Southampton FC

• Scoretent

• DE Photography

• Hampshire FA

Without you we could not make this happen!

*Tournament Roll of Honour*

U7s – East Lodge Mustangs | Lee Rangers YFC Lightning A

U8s – Ports South | Portsville Park Launchers

U9s – GSC Lions Blacks | AFC Stoneham Pumas

U9 Girls – Romsey Town Youth FC Lionesses | Clanfield

U10s – ABFC Youth Fury | Hedge End Rangers Dolphins

U10 Girls – Generation Elite | Verwood

U11s – AFC Southsea | Bournemouth Electric Ultras

U11 Girls – Stubbington Youth FC Bluebirds | AFC Stoneham Phoenix

U12s – Fareham Town Creeksiders | AFC Stoneham Spitfires

U12 Girls – BTC FC Tigers | AFC Stoneham Jaguars

U13s – Seagulls FC | Portsville Park Jets

U13 Girls – Whitchurch United | Andover New Street Youth FC Vixens

U14s – AFC Stoneham Sharks | Hedge End Rangers

U14 Girls – Withdean Youth Blue | Generation Elite

U15 Girls – AFC Stoneham Blue | AFC Stoneham Phoenixes

*Fair Play Award Winners*

Football is about more than trophies. These awards recognise the respect, sportsmanship and values that make grassroots football so special.

All of our Fair Play Awards are named in memory of three wonderful people from our club who sadly passed away recently.

Brian Ryves Fair Play Award (Saturday AM) – AFC Stoneham Pumas U8s

Geoff Smith Fair Play Award (Saturday PM) – Hedge End Rangers Eagles U12s

Tracey Doyle Fair Play Award (Sunday AM) – Chichester City Girls U10s

Geoff Smith Individual Fair Play Award – Declan Sserwadda

*Congratulations to all of our winners, runners-up and Fair Play Award recipients.*

Finally, to everyone who volunteered, supported, participated or attended: Thank you.

We hope you enjoyed yourselves. We simply could not have done it without you.

WE JOIN THE ISTHMIAN LEAGUE AT STEP 4!!

Isthmian South Central League

The FA have today announced their league allocations for the 26/27 season and we are absolutely delighted to have been placed in the Isthmian South Central League.

This will be our first ever season at Step 4 football in our 107 year history.

We are now at the same level as some clubs that we could never have dreamed of being with a few years ago!

We look forward to reverting back to being big underdogs for every game!

#upthepurps

NEW LADIES FIRST TEAM MANAGER - ADAM BUFFERY

New Ladies First Team Manager appointed.

AFC Stoneham is delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Buffery as the new Ladies First Team Manager. Adam joins the club from Sholing.

Speaking on accepting the role, Adam said:
“I’m incredibly proud to join a club with such a clear and exciting vision. What stood out to me immediately was the strength of the project, from the short-term ambition to achieve success on the pitch, to the long-term aspirations of building something sustainable and impactful within the women’s game.

The club’s commitment and investment in developing female football is something I’m passionate about being part of. Together, we want to create an environment where women and girls can truly thrive, enjoy the game, and reach their full potential both on and off the pitch.

There’s a real opportunity here to build something special, and I’m excited to get started.”

The club looks forward to an exciting new chapter under Adam’s leadership.

SDFA SENIOR CUP WINNERS!

SDFA Senior Cup Final

AFC Stoneham 2 Millbrook 1

Scorers: Martins and Annetts

We won our third piece of silverware of the season tonight as we retained the SDFA Senior Cup with a 2-1 win over Millbrook.

The boys have now played three cup finals in the last eight days with minds understandably very much on Sundays FA Vase Cup Final at Wembley.

Our squad strength was clearly utilised again tonight as we went into a 2-0 lead just before half time. We would have hoped to have increased the lead against 10 men however we missed chances before Millbrook reduced the deficit with 18 minutes remaining.

The boys managed the game well to earn more silverware despite big efforts from a determined Millbrook team.

Our fantastic season continues and we are now delighted to have three pieces of silverware in the trophy cabinet allowing us to now focus purely on our once in a lifetime experience at Wembley on Sunday.

Well done boys!

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SAINTS PARTNERSHIP - PRE WEMBLEY

First Team visit Saints

As part of our partnership with Saints our first team were delighted to be invited to train at Marchwood tonight in preparation for both our SDFA Cup Final on Monday and our FA Vase Final at Wembley next Sunday lunchtime.

The boys enjoyed a two hour training session in the dome and we would like to send a big thank you to everyone at Southampton FC for arranging the invite.

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U16 ATHLETIC - JPL NATIONAL CUP WINNERS !

U16 Athletic - National JPL Champions

A huge well done to our U16 Athletic who travelled to Sheffield yesterday and won their national trophy final against Lower Breck from Liverpool.

The game was a thriller and dispite a thunderous strike from Sanchez giving us the lead they found themselves 3-1 down with just 11 minutes to play.

The lads showed great desire to get the game back to 3-3 with goals from Owen and Theo .

A mammoth penalty shoot out eventually saw Charlie save the defining penalty and the trophy would be heading back to Stoneham.

Our coaches, Lee and Brett, are obviously absolutely delighted with the character shown by the team which has been a running theme throughout this competition.

Huge congratulations to Lee, Brett and all of the players!

Well done.

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RUSSELL COTES CUP WINNERS

Hants FA Russell Cotes Cup Final

AFC Stoneham 5

Fareham Town 2

Scorers: Laycock(4), Sampson.

Tonight we lifted our second piece of silverware this season with a convincing 5-2 win over Isthmian League Fareham Town in the Russell Cotes Cup Final.

Fareham were the better team for 15 minutes and took a deserved lead before the boys took control for the remaining 75 minutes with an excellent all round team performance.

Four goal Cal Laycock was deservedly awarded man of the match by the match sponsors

We now move onto our third cup final at Eastleigh FC on Monday when we meet Millbrook in the SDFA Senior Cup Final.

Well done boys on another great night for the club in a truly outstanding season!

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WESSEX LEAGUE CUP FINAL DEFEAT

Wessex League Cup Final

Hamble 3 AFC Stomeham 2 Scorers: Sampson, Martins.

We lost the first of our four cup finals yesterday having led 2-1 at half time in a very close and keenly contested game.

We now move on to the Russell Cotes Cup Final on Thursday at Stoneham Lane with a 7.45pm ko v Isthmian League Fareham Town.

We would like to congratulate Hamble on their victory yesterday and for a good game.

U12 JPL GIRLS - COUNTY CUP WINNERS!

U12 Girls JPL - County Cup Winners!!

Hampshire Cup Final – U12 Girls vs AFC Bournemouth

Off the back of a huge midweek league win, the girls faced AFCB once again in the Hampshire Cup Final and what a game it turned out to be!

AFC Stoneham came flying out of the blocks, scoring 4 goals in the opening 13 minutes. Clinical finishing from Florence G, a stunning long-range effort from Seren, and a superb team move finished by Florence O gave the girls a dream start.

AFCB responded well, pulling two goals back before half-time to make it 4-2 at the break.

The second half saw AFCB carry that momentum, scoring twice more to level the game at 4-4.

Showing real grit and determination, Stoneham made changes and pushed on, with Seren calmly slotting home into the bottom corner following a deflected cross to restore the lead.

But the drama wasn’t over, AFCB found a late equaliser after a mix-up at the back, sending the game to penalties.

Penalty Shootout Drama!

A brilliant save from Paris, combined with an AFCB miss, meant that all four Stoneham penalties converted was enough to secure the trophy!

What an incredible match, both teams showed outstanding quality, determination, and spirit from start to finish.

A final to remember!

The whole club is very proud of the girls and their achievements this season. They are a huge credit to AFC Stoneham.

A big well done to Rob and all of the girls!!

U13 GIRLS - HISTORY MAKERS!

History Makers - U13 Girls

League Champions in a mixed league

History was made last weekend when for the first time in the 57 year old Southampton Tyro League a girls team won a league title!

That girls team was our Super U13 Tigers.

We would also like to recognise the sportsmanship of Romsey Town Jaguars who gave the girls a guard of honour as they entered the pitch on Sunday.

The club is immensely proud of the girls and manager Mike. What a fantastic and wonderful achievement!!

Well done to everyone.

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Southampton Tyro League post

History made today!

Our Tyro league has its first ever all girls team to win their division, an incredible achievement that shows what determination, teamwork, and belief can accomplish. Massive congratulations to AFC Stoneham U13 Tigers.

A special mention as well to Romsey Town U13 Jaguars for the fantastic sportsmanship shown this morning, lining up to applaud the girls as they entered the pitch. Huge respect and true fair play being shown

A day to remember for everyone involved!

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ABBYS HEROES

Abby's Heroes

Our Community Partnership with Abbys Heroes continues to flourish as we recently attended the charities Family Fun Day and also had the pleasure of Abbycorn visiting our U10 girls who are sponsored by Abby's Heroes.

The Partnership is sponsored by Womble Bond Dickinson and Nikki Powell said;

"We’re incredibly proud to support Abby’s Heroes through a partnership with AFC Stoneham, backed by Womble Bond Dickinson sponsorship.

This is about more than branding — it’s about bringing community, visibility and fundraising together in a way that can genuinely help local families.

By supporting girls’ teams at AFC Stoneham, the partnership helps give more girls the chance to play, be seen and feel proud to represent both their club and Abby’s Heroes, reinforcing the positive role that grassroots football can play in confidence, inclusion and aspiration all while helping to raise awareness of and funds for this charity’s vital work.”

Nikki Powell, Partner and Community Engagement Lead, Womble Bond Dickinson

AFC Stoneham are very proud to be involved with Abbys Heroes and such a great community partnership supported by Womble Bond Dickinson.

4TH CUP FINAL !

Fourth Cup Final !!

Russell Cotes Cup Semi Final

Baffins Milton Rovers 2

AFC Stoneham 3

Scorers: OG, Sampson, Martins

Our remarkable season continued tonight as the boys reached their fourth cup final of the season in addition to being crowned Wessex Premier League Champions

Tonight's game was goalless at half time but burst into life as an own goal and a Sampson thunderbolt gave us a 2-0 lead.

Baffins took the ascendancy and two quick goals put them back on equal terms with twelve minutes remaining with the hosts looking to go on and win the game.

Testimony to our teams determination and togetherness, despite numerous injuries and absentee's, was highlighted with a fine Duarte Martins header with only 5 minutes remaining securing an unprecedented fourth cup final

A truly outstanding season has four games remaining........all cup finals!!

Well done to every one of our players and management.

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AFC STONEHAM KENYA

AFC Stoneham - Kenya

A remarkable story!

We have posted below an article from the Mozzart Sports Paper highlighting AFC Stoneham - Kenya and the progress being made.

Our club coach,Jacob, returned to Kenya a couple of weeks ago to continue building and moving the project forward which now has four teams.

The progress is quite remarkable and having a hugely positive effect on the local community.

The article is very detailed and quite brilliant so we have just extracted some paragraphs below to give a flavour.....

In a village called Guu, football is being built from almost nothing, and yet somehow from everything.

Coach Jacob is the Chair of AFC Stoneham Kenya and International Lead for AFC Stoneham, a club founded in 1919 that has just recorded its highest-ever league finish, earning promotion to the eighth tier of English football.

He arrived carrying around a hundred donated kits, tops and shorts stitched with a badge that had never been meant for this place. The gesture was simple, but the response reshaped everything.

"We started with just one ball, a patch of very uneven grass and no equipment,” he says. “It’s incredible to see the growth and impact already. We are very excited for what is next.”

Growth here is not abstract. There are now four teams, close to a hundred children involved, and a senior side competing in the sub-county league while junior and girls teams play friendlies across the region.

."The desire and pure love of football from everyone here immediately showed me that this needed to be a long-term project for this community.”

"We very much see ourselves as a Kenyan club with English roots,”

"She’s massively gained confidence and ability,” Dockree says. “She helped keep the girls' heads up in a friendly defeat to Shabana Starlets in December.” The detail is important, not a victory, but a response to defeat. Growth measured, not in scorelines, but in behaviour.

Stacey Nick sees the project through a broader emotional lens. “AFC Stoneham Kenya represents everything beautiful about football,” she says.

“The club is proof that dedication and belief can take you all the way.” Her perspective carries a sense of ownership that reflects the club’s evolution from an introduced idea into a locally embedded institution.

At the same time, AFC Stoneham will play at Wembley Stadium in the FA Vase final, a historic moment for the English club. In Guu, preparations are already underway to ensure the match is watched collectively, turning a distant event into a shared experience.

“This project is proof of how much impact this game we love can really have. To be able to be a part of these kids and this club’s journey is a privilege.”

The connection between a club founded in England in 1919 and a village in Kenya in 2025 is not straightforward. It is shaped by people, by decisions, by moments that could easily have gone another way. But it exists, and it continues to grow. And in Guu, the game goes on.

Our club is so proud to be part of this story having been able to drive the idea and concept with Jacob who has then gone to Kenya and led the project superbly. Well done Jacob!

We are still in the early stages however the journey and progress to date is wonderful!!

CROWNED WESSEX PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

WESSEX PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!

Yesterday was another truly fantastic day for our club as we were presented with the Wessex Premier League Championship for the first time in our 107 year history following our 5-1 win over Hythe and Dibden.

In the last three seasons the team has been denied promotion on goal difference and then in the play offs twice having finished runners up on both occasions and surpassing 90 points in all three seasons.

After the heartache of last seasons penalty shootout defeat the group stuck together and were focussed solely on winning the league this season. Yesterday they had their richly deserved "day in the sun"!

If a year ago, almost to the day, someone had offered "give it another year and the team will be crowned champions with 6 games remaining and still be in four cup competitions including a trip to Wembley", we would have taken that!

We were delighted to be joined by so many of our youth managers, coaches and young players yesterday who made it such a special day. Thank you to everyone.

A wonderful day when lifelong memories were made. Never give up on your dreams!

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VETERANS - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Young Veterans win the league title!!

Our Veterans team won the Junior Division 2 title last night capping another very successful league campaign.

The still also have two cup competitions to compete for.

Deemed too powerful to enter the Veterans League, their correct age group, they now very successfully compete in the open age groups.

Well done gentlemen on another superb campaign!!