Andy Howard's 84th minute goal secured the Hornets' first ever victory over Margate to provide a perfect end to another memorable year. A highest league attendance of the season saw Horsham, without the holidaying Lewis Taylor, enjoy the better of the first half but without finding the cutting edge with which to capitalise on their territorial advantage. Simon Austin shot over after good work from Gary Charman, on his 400th appearance, but Jacob Mingle wasted the best chance of the half when he blazed over from close range. The visitors upped the tempo after the break and Horsham were grateful to Paul Seuke for saving from James Pinnock and Dean Standen before the unmarked Howard volleyed home at the far post following a corner from Lee Carney. Full report...

Horsham secured their biggest away victory in the league since March 2006 with an astonishing 5-1 defeat of Tonbridge Angels on Boxing Day. The match had taken on extra interest with former assistant coach Tommy Warrilow, Cliff Cant, Richard Harris, John Westcott  and Carl Rook now among the Kent club's number but a superb display from the Hornets ensured that bragging rights went their way for the 5th successive time. Lewis Taylor gave the visitors the lead from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time, a controversial incident that also saw Robbie Kember red-carded, but Fraser Logan equalised for the hosts on the hour. A quickfire brace from Gary Charman put Horsham in the driving seat and they went on to add further goals in the closing stages through substitute Simon Austin and loan signing Jean Michel Sigere. The win sees John Maggs' side move up 4 places to 13th in the Ryman Premier League table. Full report...

The man with surely the longest surname in the Ryman League, Maidstone's Mo Takalobighashi, grabbed both goals as Horsham's malaise continued this afternoon with a fourth successive defeat in front of their highest league crowd of the season. After Folkestone and Walton Casuals had claimed victories over John Maggs' FA Cup heroes in the last week, the manager demanded an improved performance from his players and he got it during a first half in which the Hornets were unlucky not to take the lead. However, Nigel Brake's 46th minute strike suggested that their fortunes might be about to change but Takalobighashi replied with two opportunist goals on 59 and 81 minutes and the visitors withstood a late onslaught before taking the three points to avenge their opening day defeat at Bourne Park.  Full report...

Supporters may be interested to know that commemorative badges, programmes, caps and t-shirts from our historic FA Cup tie against Swansea City will be available to purchase from the ground before, during and after Saturday's Ryman League Premier Division clash with Maidstone United. The club commissioned a limited pin badge as a memento of the occasion and these are available for just £3.00 as well as t-shirts detailing the results and goalscorers for the two matches played against the Welsh side. In addition, replica home shirts, jackets, scarves, pens and car stickers will be sold from the club shop for fans looking for that last minute Christmas gift. We regret that adult sizes only are currently in stock but anyone wishing to place orders for delivery next year are invited to complete an application form and send it, or deliver it, to the club this weekend.

Horsham Football club are delighted to announce that John Maggs has agreed to extend his managerial contract to a further two years, taking him up to May 2010. The Club has enjoyed much success under Maggs' leadership, winning the Sussex Floodlit Cup, Brighton Charity Cup (3 times), Isthmian League runners-up (twice), Isthmian play-off runners-up and Sussex Senior Cup finalists and are currently competing at their highest ever level. This season saw the Hornets reach the 2nd round of the FA Cup for the first time, taking League One side Swansea City to a replay, and the club is delighted that John has committed himself for this further period.

Eddie French suffered a night to forget as the Hornets were dumped out of the League Cup by Walton Casuals for the second successive season. The long serving defender scored an own goal to cancel out Jacob Mingle's 57th minute opener before failing to deal with an innocuous ball, allowing Mark King to grab a 90th minute winner. But this defeat was more than a tail of one man's errors as John Maggs' side produced a wretched performance that was unrecognisable from that which pushed Swansea so hard in last week's FA Cup tie.         Full report...

Horsham face a tough task if they are to make it through to the semi-finals of the Sussex Senior Cup for the 2nd time in 3 seasons after being drawn at home to Conference South pacesetters Lewes. The Rooks have ended Horsham's cup dreams in each of the last two seasons, winning a controversial final 3-1 in 2006 and then winning last year's quarter-final tie 2-0 after a 1-1 draw. The date of this match has yet to be announced.

Horsham's cup memories were nothing but distant memories this afternoon as they crashed to a dismal defeat at struggling Folkestone Invicta. The hosts, next to bottom in the table and without a win in eleven games, stunned the Hornets by racing in to a 3-0 lead by the interval through goals from Mark Saunders, Charlie Glyde and Richard Shittu. Despite enjoying some decent possession, Horsham were ineffective in front of goal and had to rely on a penalty from Lewis Taylor to get on the scoresheet before substitute Mark Everett bagged a late goal to record their biggest win of the season. Full report...

The long FA Cup run has meant that our fixtures secretary, Annie Raby, has been busily rearranging fixtures this week and supporters are advised of the following revisions to the fixture list: 

v Ramsgate (H) 29th January
v AFC Wimbledon (h) 12th February
v AFC Hornchurch (a) 19th February
v Heybridge Swifts (h) 26th February
v Billericay Town (a) 11th March

After days of speculation, the club can confirm that leading scorer Carl Rook has decided to leave the club to join up with former Hornets number 2 Tommy Warrilow at Tonbridge Angels. The popular striker arrived at Queen Street in January 2005 and made an immediate impact by scoring both goals in the 2-1 defeat of Newport (IOW). Since then, he has gone on to be a consistent goalscorer, topping the charts last season and leading the way this campaign with 12 goals. His final record for the club was an impressive 49 goals in 90 matches. We thank him for his services.

Horsham's historic FA Cup run finally came to an end at the hands of Swansea City but the League One leaders were give a fright after Lee Farrell twice gave the visitors the lead in an entertaining first half that saw 6 goals, a strong penalty appeal denied and plenty of goalmouth action. Roared on by almost 400 travelling fans, Horsham got off to the best possible start when Farrell lobbed goalkeeper Dorus de Vries on 20 minutes, this after Lee Carney looked to have been impeded in the penalty area by Kevin Austin inside the opening seconds of the game, and although Darren Pratley supplied an instant equaliser, Farrell capitalised on an error by De Vries to deservedly restore the lead. Leon Britton scored the Swan's second and, with Nigel Brake limping after a heavy challenge, the home side ran in two further goals before the break from Jason Scotland and Ferrie Bodde to turn around with a flattering 4-2 advantage. Andy Robinson's goal, 9 minutes after the restart, destroyed any hopes Horsham may have had of staging an unlikely comeback and Warren Feeney put the final nail in the coffin, 11 minutes from time. Despite this heavy defeat, the Horsham players can be proud of their achievements in this season's competition and deservedly took the applause of their vocal following after the final whistle. Full report...

Horsham's squad was given a clean bill of health ahead of today's trip to Swansea with only Stuart Myall giving slight cause for concern. The experienced defender tweaked a hamstring during Tuesday night's win at Wick but he will start the FA Cup 2nd round replay at the Liberty Stadium after coming through Saturday's training session without further problems. Paul Seuke is set to retain his place in goal after his heroics in the 1-1 draw at the Atspeed Stadium 10 days ago but leading scorer Carl Rook misses out through suspension. The players were rewarded for their magnificent cup exploits with a visit from the FA Cup itself on Saturday. In an occasion more akin to the visit from a member of the monarchy, the famous trophy arrived at their Holbrook training ground accompanied by several minders and security men who enforced protocol upon the players before they were allowed to pose for photographs. Hopefully security won't be as tight when the lads get to Wembley next May !!!!

Memories of Horsham's historic FA Cup 2nd round tie with Swansea City can be relived thanks to an hour long DVD of the match, now available to purchase. Edited highlights of the game, played in torrential rain, captures the mood and atmosphere of the Club's finest hour that saw John Maggs' men take the League One leaders to a replay thanks to Lewis Taylor's 84th minute penalty. The DVD costs just £6.50 (inc p&p) and you can order your copy by sending a cheque, made payable to Mark Wells, to 9 Ernest Road, Havant, Hants PO9 3TJ. Please note that the DVD will ONLY play on systems that are compatible with DVD+ discs.

Hornets boss John Maggs has confirmed that the club has received an official approach from Tonbridge Angels for leading scorer Carl Rook. The Kent club, now managed by Maggs' former assistant Tommy Warrilow, are rebuilding their side after a poor start to the season and are hopeful of adding the striker to their squad following the departure of the prolific Jon Main to AFC Wimbledon last month. "I have done everything I can to try and keep Carl at this club," said Maggs, who has confirmed that he has already turned down a four figure offer from the Angels, "but it's down to the player now. I have matched Tonbridge's financial offer but he only lives 20 minutes from their ground so we'll have to wait and see. " Rook joined the Hornets from Dover Athletic in January 2006,  was the club's leading goalscorer last season, and currently tops the list this campaign with 12 goals. As well as Warrilow, Rook would be teaming up with former Hornets team-mate John Westcott who made the switch to the Longmead Stadium 3 weeks ago.

Horsham's fine cup form continued with a 2-0 win against Sussex County League leaders Wick tonight. With the Queen Street pitch currently unplayable, this Senior Cup 3rd round tie had been switched to Crabtree Park and represented a tough challenge for John Maggs' side but a goal in each half from Gary Charman and Simon Austin secured a place in the quarter-finals for the 3rd successive season. Full report...

Sky TV has announced that they will be broadcasting our FA Cup second round replay at Swansea City 'live' on Monday 10th December (ko 7.45pm).

Our fine display against Swansea in Friday's FA Cup tie has been acknowledged by the Ryman League who have awarded the club the 'Performance of the Month' for November. Goalkeeper Paul Seuke, whose heroics helped keep the Swans at bay, has also been nominated as one of the players of the round by the FA with a VIP invite to the final up for grabs for the player polling the most votes. Nigel Brake and Lee Carney were among those put forward for the 1st round nominations. You can vote for Paul via the FA's website at www.thefa.com

Horsham will face non-league opposition in the FA Cup third round, if they get past Swansea City in next week's replay. Havant & Waterlooville made all the headlines with their excellent 1-0 win at Notts County on Saturday and the Blue Square Conference South side will no doubt be disappointed not to have drawn Premiership opposition on the occasion of their first ever appearance in the FA Cup third round. Hornets boss John Maggs was content with the draw. "Some of our supporters might be disappointed but our 'third round' is at Swansea. We have that in the bag. It's the opportunity to play at a fabulous ground, in front of a big crowd, and we've got to be happy with that. If we get past that, and I'm confident that we'll give Swansea a hard game, then we've got to be happy with another home tie."

Horsham football club wishes to acknowledge the many 'good luck' and congratulatory messages received both before and after our FA Cup match against Swansea City. As well as emails from local fans, rival clubs and their supporters, messages of support have been coming in from as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA and even the Ukraine as the Sky TV coverage took our exploits to a worldwide audience. To everyone who took the time to send their good wishes, we thank you all and, of course, to our supporters who helped create such a fantastic atmosphere inside the Atspeed Stadium during the match.

Horsham's fantastic FA Cup journey continues after Lewis Taylor's 84th minute penalty earned John Maggs' side a deserved draw against  the League One leaders. An unforgettable night, played in torrential rain throughout, saw the Hornets compete well against their famous opponents but they trailed at the break to Guillem Bauza's neat near post finish on 41 minutes. However, the home side refused to lie down and, with Paul Seuke outstanding in the Horsham goal, they got the equaliser their efforts  deserved when substitute Lee Farrell was hauled over in the penalty area and Taylor strode up to fire the ball in to the back of the net to spark scenes of unbridled joy around Queen Street. Full report...