Tonight's Ryman League Premier Division clash between Horsham and Ashford Town has been postponed due to a frozen pitch.

The Hornets secured a comfortable 2-0 win at Tooting & Mitcham yesterday thanks to goals from Williams Peauroux and Gary Charman. The Terrors were up against it from the moment goalkeeper Dave King was dismissed for bringing down Jean Michel Sigere and, once Peauroux put Horsham ahead from the resulting penalty, it seemed a case of how many goals John Maggs' side would score against their struggling hosts. However, Charman's second half thunderbolt was the only addition to the scoring as Horsham recorded their first away league win since August. More...

Lee Carney is set to start Saturday's Ryman Premier Division fixture at Tooting & Mitcham as the Hornets look to bounce back from Saturday's defeat against Dover Athletic (kick-off 3pm). The midfielder has played just 4 times in an injury hit three and a half months after suffering a foot injury at Ramsgate but will be a welcome addition to John Maggs' side as they look to record a 6th successive victory on the Terrors' own ground. More...

The date of Horsham's Sussex Senior Cup quarter-final tie against Lewes has been set for Tuesday 13th January. Kick-off at Woodside Road is 7.45pm.

Even the encouragement of a 3rd minute penalty failed to inspire the Hornets as they fell to a disappointing defeat against Dover Athletic this afternoon. Jean Michel Sigere's 9th goal of the season got Horsham off to the perfect start but they failed to trouble David Wilkinson's goal throughout the remaining 87 minutes and were punished for two defensive mistakes as the visitors picked up their 19th league win of the season. A slip from skipper Sam Page led to the Kent club's equalising goal on 38 minutes when Lee Browning scored after Shaun Welford's shot had come back off a post and Welford grabbed the winner, 12 minutes from the end, after Anthony Acheampong had been caught in possession. The defeat leaves the Hornets in 15th place in the Ryman Premier Division table. Full report and video highlights now on-line

Darren Budd faces a baptism of fire this Saturday as he prepares to make his Horsham debut against runaway league leaders Dover Athletic (kick-off 3pm). But there's bad news for Yinka Salaam whose return to action has been delayed whilst the club await international clearance. More..

Jean Michel Sigere believes the Hornets have turned the corner following the recent victory against Canvey Island and is looking forward to extending his Horsham career beyond his current loan spell. In an article in the national non-league newspaper NonLeague Today the Frenchman, whose 3 month loan from Eastbourne Borough ends next month, pays tribute to skipper Sam Page, the club's supporters and 'top bloke' Jacob Mingle and reveals how he is enjoying his football again under John Maggs. To read the full article, click here

The Board of Horsham Football Club Limited wish to announce that the Planning Appeal against the decision to refuse Planning permission to build facilities, which would enable us to play Ryman League football at The Holbrook Club, has today been submitted. More...

New signing Darren Budd must wait another week before making his Hornets debut but John Maggs believes his side will have benefited from the heavy rain that brought about the postponement of Saturday's Ryman League clash at Staines Town. There's news, too, of a return for Yinka Salaam. More...

Today's Ryman League clash with Staines Town has been postponed following a referee's inspection. The Wheatsheaf Park pitch is currently waterlogged and, with rain still falling quicker than the water can drain away, the decision has been made to call the game off.

Horsham will face old rivals Lewes in the quarter-finals of the Sussex Senior cup after the draw was made at Sussex FA headquarters earlier today. This will be the 5th time in 6 seasons in which the sides have been paired together in this competition with John Maggs' side still awaiting their first win. The Rooks were triumphant in the 2006 Final and saw off the Hornets' challenge at Queen Street in last year's quarter-final but, with the East Sussex club currently struggling at the foot of the Blue Square Conference Premier table, Horsham supporters will be hoping its a case of 5th time lucky. No date has yet been agreed for the Woodside Road tie.

John Maggs has turned to old pal Garry Wilson for help in strengthening his injury stricken side by signing Darren Budd from Eastbourne Borough on dual forms with the Blue Square Conference side. The 24 year old midfielder has seen first team chances limited this season but was in the Boro' side that earned promotion to the Conference Premier last campaign and will go straight in to the Hornets side that travels to Staines Town tomorrow.

Jacob Mingle should return after missing the Sussex Senior Cup victory against Three Bridges through illness but Horsham still face a massive test of character this Saturday when they travel to 3rd placed Staines Town with barely 11 fit players to choose from (kick-off 3pm). More...

John Maggs' under strength squad received a further blow today when Lee Farrell announced his decision to quit the club ahead of Saturday's tough looking trip to Staines Town. More...

Our Isthmian League Cup 3rd round tie against Sutton United will be played at Gander Green Lane on Tuesday, 6th January (kick-off 7.45pm). This means that our Ryman League fixture away to Hendon, scheduled for the following night, will be rearranged. Watch this website for further news.

Horsham's French connection fired John Maggs' side to victory for the second time in 4 days as Williams Peauroux and Jean Michel Sigere scored either side of a goal from former Hornet Dean Wright to secure a passage to the 4th round of the Sussex Senior Cup at the expense of Three Bridges. The County Leaguers had stunned their hosts with Wright's 31st minute equaliser but they were up against it when Wright was red carded just before the break and Sigere's opportunistic 8th goal of the season made it 3 wins in a row for the Hornets. Full report and match highlights now on-line

Christmas is a time for family get togethers, of reunions with friends and colleagues, and as the festive season draws ever closer we prepare to welcome a host of former players to Woodside Road tonight as the Hornets take on Three Bridges in the 3rd round of the Sussex Senior Cup. More...

While most of us were enjoying a lie-in, and a leisurely start to Saturday, a hardy group of Horsham fans gathered outside Queen Street in the early morning darkness to begin a 20-odd mile trek across the South Downs to Worthing to increase awareness of the club's homeless plight and raise funds for the Strawford Centre. Bob Frankland, who admits to having been the eldest participant (his age is a guarded secret but he assures me he felt 50 years older having completed the walk) brings us his take on the day's events, together with photographs from Damian Carter and Colin Young. More...

Horsham bounced back from last week's 6-1 defeat at Harrow Borough by recording a deserved victory against in-form Canvey Island this afternoon. An even first half saw the free-scoring visitors go close to breaking the deadlock when John Curran missed from 2 yards and Richard Halle's header was cleared off the line by Lee Carey after the Hornets had twice seen penalty appeals turned down when Evan Archibald and Gary Charman appeared to be fouled inside the area. It took until the 71st minute before either side could make the breakthrough and it was Horsham who got it when Jean-Michel Sigere converted a penalty, after Chris Moore had handled, and sub Williams Peauroux doubled the lead with his first goal for the club, 8 minutes later. Sigere made sure of the Hornets' first win in 5 league games with an acrobatic finish in the 90th minute. Highlights are now on-line

Horsham's reward for their extra-time win against Worthing is a trip to Premier Division rivals Sutton United after the draw for the 3rd round of the League Cup was made earlier today. The sides have already met this season when the Us recorded a 2-1 win at Woodside Road back in September and the cup tie will be the first of 2 trips to Gander Green Lane for the Hornets next month with the match scheduled to be played w/c 5th January, around 10 days before the Ryman League encounter on Jan 17th.

A selection of items from the 2008/9 merchandise range will be on display in the club shop this Saturday with orders being taken in time for Christmas delivery. Replica shirts, hats, scarves, mugs, calendars, t-shirts, hoodies and polos are among the variety of items available to view so make the most of the opportunity to bag yourself the perfect Christmas present by paying the shop a visit on Saturday.
The full range of items, detailing available sizes, colours and prices can be found in our full colour brochure that can be downloaded here.

John Maggs will be hoping that Tuesday night's League Cup win against Worthing will have exorcised the Harrow demons as the Hornets prepare for Saturday's visit of Canvey Island (kick-off 3pm). More...

Jack Page is due to visit another specialist next week after failing to show signs of recovery from his troublesome groin while boss John Maggs fears that Lee Carney could still be a couple of weeks away from a return after making slow progress in shaking off a similar complaint. "Unfortunately Jack's not showing any improvement and is obviously feeling quite low. The lad just wants to play football but he's very concerned because his groin just isn't clearing up at the moment". Alex Haddow received a setback after picking up an infection in the leg wound received at Harrow last weekend and faces daily trips to the hospital over fears that he may have contracted septicaemia. "Alex was actually left for quite a while before being treated properly at the hospital and he picked up an infection of the blood," explained Maggs. "He has to go back every day to have the dressings changed but they think they've got it under control. He's obviously off work at the moment, and is on strong antibiotics, but I would imagine it'll be at least 3-4 weeks before we'll see Alex back in action, which is a massive blow to us." Meanwhile, doubts have been raised over the future of on loan midfielder Williams Peauroux after Maggs revealed that the Frenchman was looking for a renewed deal with the club this week. Peauroux has shown some nice touches since arriving from Blue Square Premier side Ebbsfleet United on a match-by-match basis but, with the Kent club reluctant to pay the wages of the on-loan player, and Maggs being asked to reduce the playing budget, the manager was set to enter in to discussions with the former Eastleigh man ahead of Saturday's clash with Canvey Island.

Sam Page couldn't have chosen a more dramatic time to claim his first goal for the Hornets after securing the club's passage to the 3rd round of the League Cup with the last kick of extra-time in an entertaining tie at Woodside Road. Evan Archibald had given Horsham the lead with a diving header but Worthing, who had seen an early effort from Karl Akehurst hit the post, equalised on 77 minutes through Ben Andrews. Rob Tolfrey kept the Hornets in the match with two superb saves before the skipper stole in to bundle home a Russell Eldridge corner to leave the Rebels crestfallen after the match had looked destined to go to penalties. Match report, photos and brief video highlights are now on-line.

Local pride, and a place in the 3rd round of the Isthmian League Cup, is at stake when landlords play host to their tenants on Tuesday evening (kick-off 7.30pm). More...