The 2006/7 season sees Horsham Football Club running sides at three age groups; under 13s, under 15s and under 18s. The club enjoyed various degrees of success last season, with the under 12s giving manager Matt Bulley particular satisfaction after claiming the runners-up spot in the Arun & Chichester League as well as winning the County Cup in their first season together. The under 16s were to emulate the feats of their younger counterparts as they, too, finished in second place in their division of the Arun & Chichester League and the club had the added bonus of being awarded the Sportsmanship Trophy. The under 18s represented the club in two leagues, the County Youth League and the Southern Youth League, coming a respectable seventh in each competition as well as providing the reserve team with a number of players throughout the season. Pride of place for Ivan Raby's squad, though, came with the elevation of Kieran Johnson to the first team squad where he was named man of the match for his performance against Ringmer in the Brighton Charity Cup. The club is always looking for new players as they look to develop, and progress, their youth policy so, if you think you've got what it takes, please get in touch. You'll find contact details for the respective squads by following the links on the left hand side of the page.

U18s pre-season training starts at 6.30pm at COLLYERS on Thursday 5th July 2007

Horsham Football Club are looking for an experienced manager and coach for their successful under 18s squad as they prepare to enter the newly formed 2007-2008 Ryman Youth League. Fixtures are played mid week and will see the Club competing against AFC Wimbledon, Burgess Hill Town, Carshalton Athletic, Croydon Athletic, Horsham YMCA, Kingstonian, Leatherhead, Staines Town, Tonbridge Angels, Tooting & Mitcham and Worthing.

Please contact Youth Secretary Annie Raby 01403 732706 for details 

Horsham Youth can look back on a highly satisfying season with three championships, a runners-up spot and three cup final appearances for their three sides. We take a look back at the highs (and just a few lows) of the under 13s, 15s and 18s and invite anyone interested in attending trials during the Summer to contact Annie Raby on 01403 732706. Click here for the Youth Review

Ali Green grabbed his fifth goal in five days as the under 15s claimed the Adur & Chichester League title with a 5-0 win at Chichester City. Leading by just a solitary goal at the break, the Hornets took advantage of the wind to score four times to give Horsham Football Club their third championship of the season. Full report...

Dean Wright capped a memorable season by picking up two awards at the club's end of season dinner/dance on Friday night. The sixteen year old could be happy enough to have made ten appearances for the first team but his twenty-three goals made him the club's leading scorer in their County Youth League championship winning campaign, an achievement that not only won him an award but also saw him voted player of the year by his team-mates. Andy Wright, manager of the County Youth side, showed that there was no family bias, awarding fellow striker Danny Molineaux with the manager's player of the year trophy. Molineaux made it two trophies for the night when he picked up the goalscorer's award for his Southern Youth League exploits while Lee Saxby and Kieran Johnson ended their youth team association by collecting an award each. The two players, who had joined the club as eleven year olds and progressed through the ranks together, were acknowledged with a players' player of the year title for Saxby with the parents' player of the year going to Johnson. Now ineligible for youth team football, both will be hopeful of being part of John Maggs' first team squad for the forthcoming season.

The under 15s put themselves in the driving seat to claim the Arun & Chichester League Division 'A' title after a resounding 8-0 win at lowly Bognor Regis Town Colts on Wednesday night. With leaders Worthing United 'A' completing their season with a 3-0 reverse at home to Bognor Regis Town Youth, the Hornets now sit in second place with victory at Chichester City United on Sunday enough to guarantee them the title.

The under 18s fell to an extra-time defeat at Eastbourne Borough on Sunday as the two sides contested the Sussex County Youth League championship play-off semi-final. The best performing side of the East, West and Central divisions automatically qualify for the play-off final with the other two contesting a semi-final tie and so it was that the Hornets' poor end of season form led them to undergo the long trek to East Sussex for the right to take on Central division champions Southwick. An entertaining meeting saw Horsham trail after just two minutes only for Elliott Hawkes to level things up before the break and a brace of goals from Dean Wright took the game into extra-time after the home side had taken a 3-1 lead. Sadly the luck was to run out in the additional thirty minutes as Borough ran in two more unanswered goals to emerge victors by 5-3.

Horsham's under 13s were crowned champions of the Arun & Chichester League in somewhat anti-climactic circumstances after their final match of the season was postponed when their opponents were unable to raise a side. Adur Athletic had kept pace with the Hornets all season and trailed by just three points going into the final fixture knowing that only a landslide victory would deny Horsham the title. Unable to field a side, the Shoreham based club forfeited the points to hand the young Hornets the league championship to add to the League Cup final success at the weekend. All eyes now turn to the fate of the under 15s and their attempt to overhaul Bognor Regis Town and Worthing United at the top of their division.

The Arun & Chichester League title looks set to go to the final round of matches after the under 15s' win against Regis 2000 leaves the Hornets hot on the heels of the the leading pair. Patrick O'Sullivan, Ali Green (2) and Sam Howes scored the goals in a 4-1 success that puts Andy Green's side just two points behind Bognor Regis Town and Worthing United 'A' who cancelled each other out at the weekend with a 1-1 draw. A similar result would suit the Hornets when the two sides meet for the return fixture on Wednesday with Horsham taking on Bognor Regis Town Colts on the same evening.

Horsham's under 13s claimed the first part of what should prove to be a League and Cup double after defeating Felpham Colts 3-0 in the final of the Southdown Garage (Gulf) Trophy Final on Sunday afternoon. George Hall, Marcus Collier and Matthew Mayes were all on target for the Hornets who host Adur Athletic on Tuesday evening in a match that should see them crowned Arun & Chichester League champions. Full report...

The fixtures continue to come thick and fast for Horsham's under 18s who maintained their fine form with a 4-1 victory at East Grinstead in the Southern Youth League. Jamie Baxter took his season's goalscoring tally into double figures with a brace of goals as the Hornets continued their quest for second place in the League. Danny Molineaux scored his fifth goal in five games while captain Kieran Johnson chipped in with the other goal.

Two goals from Josh Windeatt, his 33rd and 34th of the season, took the under 13s to within sight of the Arun & Chichester League Division A championship with a routine victory over Bognor Regis Town Colts on Tuesday evening. The Hornets require just a point from their remaining game against title rivals Adur Athletic to clinch the first leg of what could be a memorable League and Cup 'double' with a League Cup final appearance against Felpham Colts awaiting them on Sunday. Full report...

The under 15s were also in winning form on Tuesday as they defeated Worthing Dynamos 5-3 to close the gap at the top of the Arun & Chichester League Division A table to one point with three games remaining.

Danny Molineaux's fourteenth goal of the season kept Horsham's under 18s in the hunt for the Southern Youth League runners-up spot with a narrow victory against Horley Town on Monday night. The striker's goal, four minutes before the break, was enough to gain revenge for the 4-2 defeat at The New Defence back in November and gives the Hornets a great chance of claiming second spot behind title favourites Worthing.

Pat Surlis' 85th minute goal was enough to defeat Storrington as the under 18s concluded their league campaign with their first win in three attempts since winning the County League championship at the beginning of the month. Elsewhere, the under 15s maintained their challenge for the Arun & Chichester League title with a 2-2 draw against rivals Worthing 'A'. Ali Green and James Cook were on target for the Hornets who currently sit in fourth place, just two points behind leaders Chichester City with four games to play.

The under 13s turned in an astonishing display to defeat Chichester City Colts 16-3 in Sunday's Arun & Chichester League meeting. The visitors established a 5-0 lead inside the opening quarter of an hour, led 7-1 at the break and scored a further nine goals in the second half. The young Hornets now have a 25 goal advantage on championship rivals Adur Athletic whom they face in the final game of the season on May 1st. Full report...

Horsham's under 13s returned to winning ways with a 5-2 win against Rustington Otters to move clear of their rivals at the top of the Arun & Chichester League table. Sunday's cup final disappointment was put aside as five different players got on the scoresheet to keep them on track for the title with just three matches remaining. Full report...
The under 15s made it a win double with a 5-2 success against Regis 2000 to move into second place in the Arun & Chichester League table, four points behind leaders Chichester City United.

Horsham's good form in the Southern Youth League continued with a narrow 2-1 victory at lowly Three Bridges on Monday night. Goals from Kieran Johnson and Dean Wright earned the Hornets a fifth win in six games to keep up the pressure at the top of the table where Worthing, 4-1 winners against Lewes, continue to lead the field.

Sussex County Youth League champions Horsham were held to a 1-1 draw by fifth placed Arundel on a hot Sunday morning at the Atspeed Stadium. Goalless at half-time, the Hornets went ahead through Pat Surlis only for the visitors to equalise from a set-piece to repeat the scoreline from when the two sides met back in September. The under 15s were without a fixture this weekend after their match against Bognor Regis Town Colts was postponed but results elsewhere saw them slip back to fourth in the Arun & Chichester League table, seven points behind leaders Chichester City United with three games in hand.

Horsham's under 13s picked the wrong time to end their season long 100% winning record when they fell to a 2-1 defeat against Adur Athletic in the final of the Sussex Challenge Trophy. Trailing by two goals, the young Hornets hit back thanks to a great goal from David O'Callaghan but they were left heartbroken when Dan Petchey's last gasp header hit the crossbar.
Full report...

Danny Molineaux hit a hat-trick as the under 18s overcame second placed Oakwood 4-3 in an exciting Southern Youth League contest on Wednesday night. Kirk Thompson scored the other, his first in the SYL this season, as the Hornets inflicted only the Oaks' third league defeat of the season. Full report...

Horsham's under 18s slipped to their first Sussex County Youth League defeat of the season when they were beaten 3-0 at home by third placed Lancing on Sunday. The result would have come as a disappointment to manager Andy Wright whose side looked set to complete the season unbeaten, having secured the League title last weekend.

Pat Surlis scored a brace as the under 18s gained an impressive league double over Lingfield in Monday night's Southern Youth League meeting at the Atspeed Stadium. The Surrey side had been beaten just once in the league this season, a 2-3 reverse against the Hornets last month, and Ivan Raby's side followed that up with a 5-1 triumph to register their biggest home win of the season. Rupert Cape, Kieran Johnson and Ben Thomson were the other scorers. Full report...

Horsham's under 18s were toasting their success today after clinching the Sussex County Youth League championship with a 7-1 win at Storrington. Rustington's 3-0 reverse at home to Chichester City means that the Hornets can no longer be caught, with only three matches remaining. The goals were shared among five players, with an own goal thrown in for good measure, as Andy Wright's side continued their excellent form that has seen them drop just two points all season. Full report..

April began with the under 13s and under 15s in fine form as they demolished Bognor Regis and Rustington respectively, scoring seventeen goals between them. The under 13s survived a spirited challenge from the Rocks who fought back to level the scores on three occasions before being overwhelmed in the second half, crashing to a 9-3 defeat (report here). Andy Green's under 15s entertained Rustington Otters at the Holbrook and ran out 8-1 winners to move above Worthing United into second place in the Arun & Chichester League.

The under 18s ended a disappointing week by losing at home to Lewes in the Southern Youth League on Thursday night. Beaten by struggling South Park in the League Cup on Monday, the Hornets were hoping to return to winning ways by defeating Lewes and, with it, claiming the league 'double' over their old foes. However, goals from Will Broomfield and Matt Ford gave the visitors a 2-0 win to maintain their quest for the League title. Full report...

Horsham and Bognor Regis Town's U13s have agreed to reverse their forthcoming Arun & Chichester League fixtures. This Sunday sees the Hornets travel to Hawthorn Road, Bognor while the Rocks make the return journey on Sunday 24th April.

Horsham's under 18s crashed out of the Southern Youth League Cup after a surprising defeat against rock bottom South Park last night. Ivan Raby's side were expected to progress to the next round at the expense of a side who had lost all of their eight league games but Rupert Cape's goal was all they had to cheer from a 4-1 defeat. The players must now pick themselves up ahead of Thursday's meeting with Lewes. Full report...

Horsham's under 15s fell to their second successive defeat after Bognor Regis Town picked up an impressive 4-1 win at the Holbrook Club on Sunday. The Hornets were previously unbeaten in the league but will be hoping to bounce back against bottom club Rustington Otters next weekend after slipping down to third in the Arun & Chichester League table.

David O'Callaghan missed a first half penalty but helped himself to a brace of goals as Horsham's under 13s destroyed Worthing Minors 9-1 in the Arun & Chichester League. Matt Bulley's boys have a 100% record in the league and are locked in an exciting title race with Adur Athletic, whom they meet in a possible decider on 1st May. Full report...

Horsham went three points clear at the top of the Sussex County Youth League after a narrow win against near neighbours Broadbridge Heath. The Hornets were facing their first league defeat of the campaign after Michael Dale had given the visitors a first half lead but Max Coleman spared the blushes by producing the equaliser before Dean Wright's twentieth goal of the season won the points. A win at Storrington next Sunday could give Horsham the title. Full report...

Fixture changes for Horsham's under 13s;

• Sunday 1st April v Bognor Regis Town Colts (H)
• Tuesday 17th April v Rustington Otters (A)
• Tuesday 24th April v Bognor Regis Town Colts (A)

The under 18s gained sweet revenge for their 6-1 humiliation at the hands of Horsham YMCA in September by recording their biggest win of the season on Thursday night, Alex Harding (2), Jamie Baxter (2), Dean Wright, Elliott Hawkes, Danny Molineaux and Kieran Johnson scoring the goals in an 8-2 win at Gorings Mead. Report to follow

Horsham's under 18s extended their unbeaten Sussex County Youth League run with a 3-2 win at Chichester City Utd, with all five goals coming during a frantic first half. It was 1-1 after just 5 minutes, Elliott Hawkes equalising after the Hornets went behind on just 2 minutes. Pat Surlis put the visitors ahead on 10 mins only for Chichester to grab an equaliser of their own after half an hour. Surlis scored his second of the game, 5 minutes before the break to keep Horsham at the top of the table.

Andrew Green's under 15s were just five minutes away from claiming a place in the Challenge Cup final only to see Worthing United fight back to win in extra-time. The young Hornets were looking good for a Cup final appearance in their first season in the Arun & Chichester League after Patrick O'Sullivan and Alexander Green had given them a 2-0 lead but an amazing comeback by Worthing saw them grab two late goals before breaking Horsham's hearts with an extra-time winner. Worthing will play Worthing Dynamos in the final on 22nd April.

The under 13s' Arun & Chichester League meeting with Chichester City Colts will now take place on Sunday 22nd April. Their visit to Bognor, due to have been played on the same date, will now be rescheduled for a later date.

Horsham's under 13s will start as favourites to lift the Southdown Garage (Gulf) Trophy after six first half goals helped them defeat Worthing United Youth to set up a final showdown with Felpham Colts. The visitors were no match for the young Hornets who made it 21 goals in 3 meetings with Worthing United this season, despite losing David O'Callaghan and Marcus Collier to illness midway through the game. Full report...

Goals from Elliot Hawkes, Jamie Baxter and a Kieran Johnson penalty saw Horsham under 18s to a memorable Southern Youth League victory over second placed Lingfield on Wednesday night. The Surrey side had boasted a 100% record from their five league games so far while the result represented only the Hornets' second league win since October in what has become something of a disjointed season due to the bad weather. Report to follow

Dan Petchey hit the only goal of the game as Horsham's under 13s defeated Hailsham United Juniors in a closely fought County Cup semi-final at the Holbrook Club. Petchey's strike, his sixth of the campaign, came just ten minutes from time and sends the young Hornets through to a Cup Final meeting with league rivals Adur Athletic on April 15th. Full report...

Struggling East Preston were no match for Horsham's under 18s as Andy Wright's side maintained their advantage at the top of the Sussex County Youth League with a resounding 8-0 win. Elliot Hawkes was the star of the show with four goals while Dean Wright ended a memorable week with a brace. Mark Fiest and Max Coleman (penalty) completed the scoring. The under 15s made it a clean sweep for the youth sides this weekend with an 8-1 win against Worthing Minors (under 15s match report here)

Horsham were beaten 3-2 by Oakwood at the Atspeed Stadium last night after missing a hatful of chances against the league leaders. An own goal put the sides level before the break, the Hornets having trailed trailed 1-0, and Alex Harding scored a second equaliser in the second half before the visitors grabbed the winner with just ten minutes remaining. Horsham remain in seventh place in the Southern Youth League. Full report to follow 

All three of Horsham's youth team matches have been postponed this weekend

A disappointing display from the Hornets left them well beaten by Lewes in the final of the under 18 County Youth Cup at Lancing tonight. Trailing by a goal to nil at the break, Ivan Raby's side were three goals behind in less than an hour but, despite a brace of penalties from skipper Kieran Johnson that gave the scoreline some respectability, John Fitzpatrick hit a late spot-kick for the Rooks to earn the deserved victory. Full report...

Horsham and Lewes prepare to do battle again on Thursday, this time at under 18 level, as the two sides compete for the Pro-Secure Dennis Probee (County) Youth Cup Final at Lancing's Culver Road ground, kick-off 7.30pm. Horsham's youngsters have already secured a fine 2-0 win at Lewes in the Southern Youth League and Thursday's encounter promises to be every bit as passionate and hard fought as the matches involving the first teams. All support would be welcomed as the sides go in search of their first trophy of the season. More...

Unbeaten Horsham entertain Lancing tomorrow in a top of the table clash at the Atspeed Stadium. The Lancers lead the West Division of the Sussex County Youth League  by a single point from the Hornets who have two games in hand on their opponents and hold a psychological advantage after winning 3-2 at Culver Road last month. The match kicks off at 11am and your support would be welcomed for what promises to be an entertaining tussle. The under 15s will start as firm favourites when they entertain Worthing Dynamos in a 2pm kick-off at the Holbrook Club having already beaten them 6-0 earlier in the season. Full of confidence after their 10-0 victory last Sunday, another win would see Andrew Green's side take over top spot from Worthing United who are without a league match this weekend. All youth team fixtures this weekend are, of course, subject to weather and pitch conditions.

Pat Surlis hit a brace as the under 18s put in an impressive display to progress to the second round of the Southern Youth League cup with a 3-0 win at Whyteleafe. The frequently postponed first round clash finally went the way of the Hornets, with Kieran Johnson claiming the other goal, to set up a meeting with either South Park or Walton & Hersham. Full report...

Horsham's youngsters enjoyed another profitable day against Worthing opposition when the under 15s went goal crazy against Worthing Minors Youth, hitting double figures for the third time this season. While the under 18s have suffered two disappointing defeats against Worthing, the club's under 13s and under 15s have rattled up an astonishing 55 goals in 9 games against sides from the coastal town with Sunday's Arun & Chichester League win just eclipsing the under 13s' 9-1 victory over Worthing Minors on the same day. Patrick O'Sullivan led the way with five goals, making it seventeen in the last six games for him, while Darren James and George Magnus grabbed two apiece with Ali Green completing the scorers. Full report...

Horsham Youth sides' remarkable cup exploits continued on Sunday with the under 13s' emphatic 9-1 win at Worthing Minors that saw them progress to the semi-finals of the League Cup. No fewer than six different players found the net for the Hornets whose 100% record this season continues. Full report...

A hat-trick from Jason Barbour helped the under 18s to victory over basement side Selsey at the weekend to keep the Hornets in second place in the Sussex County Youth League, just a point behind leaders Lancing. Horsham lead 4-0 at the break before Barbour scored a late penalty to secure his hat-trick. Full report....

David O’Callaghan and George Hall did the club proud on Tuesday night, making goalscoring appearances for the Arun & Chichester League representative side against their SE London & Kent counterparts. Both regulars in Horsham's under 13 side, they helped the League to a comprehensive 8-0 win with O'Callaghan claiming a hat-trick and Hall grabbing a brace. Well done to them both.

Horsham's youth teams were left kicking their heels at the weekend as the wet conditions put paid to all three matches.

Horsham's under 18 side battled through to Horsham's under 18s were left frustrated after their Southern Youth League Cup tie at Whyteleafe was postponed due to a frozen pitch - the third time the tie has been called off. The two sides will try again next Wednesday.

Horsham's under 18 side battled through to a mouth watering County Cup Final meeting with Lewes after an excellent 3-0 win at Oakwood this afternoon. Having soaked up plenty of home pressure, the Hornets took the lead through Kieran Johnson's second half penalty, in an incident that saw Oakwood's Jamie Lovegrove dismissed, and Danny Molineaux and Dean Wright added further goals to set up a March 1st trip to Lancing. Full report...

Matthew Clarke hit a hat-trick as Horsham's under 13s reached the semi-finals of the County Cup with a comfortable 6-1 win at Hassocks. The young Hornets were three up inside the opening twenty minutes and, despite the home side reducing the arrears before the break, Horsham scored three more in the second half to run out convincing winners. They now face Hailsham United Juniors in three weeks' time for a place in the final. Full report...

Danny Molineaux hit a superb goal as Horsham's under 18s inflicted a first league defeat of the season on Lewes in Monday night's Southern Youth League meeting at the Dripping Pan. Kieran Johnson wrapped things up with a penalty as the Hornets secured a fine 2-0 win that moves them level on points with their East Sussex rivals. Full report...

Horsham U18s will play Oakwood Youth in the semi-finals of the Sussex County Youth Cup after Oakwood defeated Storrington in Sunday's quarter-finals. The match will take place next Sunday, 4th February at Oakwood's Crawley based ground, kick-off 2pm

A handball by an opponent helped set up the Hornets' under 18s' 3-2 win at Rustington on Sunday to increase the pressure on the leaders of the Sussex County Youth League. Trailing by a goal to nil, the Hornets were struggling to get a foothold in the top of the table clash until the Rustington captain's intervention earned a red card and an equalising penalty from Max Coleman before Horsham made the most of their numerical advantage to add further goals through Jason Barbour and Asa Pearson. The Hornets remain in third position, just three points behind leaders Lancing with two games in hand.
Full report...

Horsham's under 13s made it thirteen straight wins as their season long 100% record record continued with an 8-2 win at Worthing United Youth. Josh Windeatt helped himself to four goals to register his second hat-trick of the season to leave the youngsters second only to leaders Adur Athletic on goal difference in the Arun & Chichester League table. Full report....

Horsham were the victors at the weekend as two unbeaten records went head to head when the Hornets visited Lancing in the Sussex County Youth League. Despite going behind to the league leaders, the Horsham players rallied and hit back through goals from Elliott Hawkes, Pat Surlis and a late winner from Dean Wright. Full report...

Horsham were well represented as the Arun & Chichester League representative side made it through to the inter-league final on Sunday. Playing against their counterparts from the Mid Sussex Youth and Minor League, the Arun side were well in control, emerging victorious by 6-1. Horsham's Matthew Clarke helped himself to two goals while George Hall and David O'Callaghan grabbed a goal apiece. They now face current holders Sussex Sunday Youth League who were awarded a walkover against Horsham & District youth in the other semi-final.

Horsham's under 13s squeezed through to the quarter-finals of the Arun & Chichester League Cup with a 3-2 win at Arundel despite missing several players. With regular goalkeepers Cieran Towse and Ben Chappels on holiday, George Boarer was handed his debut but suffered a nightmare start when he conceded a first half own goal. The Hornets had three players on League representative duty and, with Sam Bulley and Matthew Mayes also absent, a shock result might have been on the cards but the visitors rallied and hit back to reach their second quarter-final of the season. Full report...

Three of Horsham's under 13 side will be missing from the line up that takes on Arundel Colts in the League Cup this weekend, having been selected to play for the Arun & Chichester League representative side against their Mid Sussex Youth & Minor League counterparts. David O'Callaghan, Matthew Clarke and George Hall all earn call ups after some impressive displays for the Hornets this season and will be hoping to help the reps side to a victory that would put them through to the George Rees Trophy final against either the Sussex Sunday Youth or, ironically, Horsham & District Youth Leagues.

The league tables have now been updated for all three of our club's sides. Please click the relevant age group on the left hand column for details.

Two new faces have been added to Matthew Bulley's under 13s squad in a bid to strengthen the side that continues to compete on three fronts. Right-back Will Case has been training with the club all season while George Boarer will provide goalkeeping cover for Cieran Towse and Ben Chappels. We welcome them both to the club.

Horsham's under 13s returned to winning ways, after a month's inactivity, with a second successive five goal haul to send them through to the quarter-finals of the Tesco Challenge County Cup. Eastbourne Borough were sent crashing out of the competition, courtesy of a 5-2 scoreline, despite taking an early lead. David O'Callaghan and George Hall (2) maintained their record of scoring in each of the side's cup matches this season with Callum Alex-Hunt and Dan Petchey completing the rout. The Hornets travel to Hassocks in the quarter-finals, the match scheduled to take place on Sunday, 4th February. Full report...

Horsham's under 18s booked themselves a county cup semi-final against either Storrington or Oakwood after an exciting clash with Arundel that had to be settled by penalties. The Hornets trailed for much of the game after the hosts had taken a fifth minute lead but Danny Molineaux levelled the tie after sixty-one minutes with his tenth goal of the season and Horsham looked favourites to progress when they were awarded a late penalty. However, Kieran Johnson missed from the spot to send the match into extra time and Ivan Raby's side had to recover from conceding a second goal in the first minute of the second period. With just two minutes remaining, Molineaux scored again to set up a penalty shoot-out with goalkeeper Tom Baxter sharing the headlines with Molineaux, saving two penalties to help his side through to the semi-finals. Elsewhere, the under 13s fought their way through to the quarter-final stage of the Tesco Challenge Trophy with a comfortable 5-2 win against Eastbourne Borough and now face a trip to either Three Bridges or Hassocks in the next round. The under 15s cup tie at Oakwood was postponed.

Horsham's under 18s hope its a case of third time lucky when they make the trip to Arundel this weekend for their twice postponed County Cup quarter-final tie. The under 15s will be looking to extend their season long unbeaten run by overturning Oakwood in the Stan Beattie Memorial Trophy that would give them their first home tie of the competition against either Withdean 2000 or Winkney FC and there's another quarter-final place at stake as the under 13s host Eastbourne Borough. Full reports on all these fixtures should be available on Monday evening.

Horsham FC is to be congratulated for being awarded the prestigious FA Club Charter Standard. The FA Charter Standard Clubs programme, supported by FA Community Partner McDonald's, was launched in February 2001 and is a core component of The FA Football Development programme. The project is aimed at boys and girls under sixteen years old and will help children and parents find a club in their local area that meets FA standards. An awful lot of hard work has been put in by managers, coaches and administrators at the club in order to earn this award but special mention must be made of Horsham Youth secretary Annie Raby whose hard work and dedication has ensured that Horsham Football Club has become one of only a handful of Sussex clubs who can boast this award for the youth and first teams. An official presentation is expected to be made at the Atspeed Stadium in the near future. You can read more about the FA Club Charter Standard on the FA's website here.

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