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By Jack Norris Willett’s brace along with a strike from Blankson were enough to secure all 3 points for the Deans against their PO rivals Baffins at Five Heads Park. The two PO rivals went toe to toe for the first time in the league this season, with the previous meeting coming back in August as Baffins beat Horndean 3-0 in the FA Cup Preliminary Round. The Deans named an unchanged eleven…

By Jack Norris Horndean completed a league double over local rivals Moneyfields with a hard fough 2-1 win at the Draper Tools Community Stadium. Horndean opened the scoring when former Deans centre half Jack Lee turned into his own net, who later fought back with an equaliser. Connor Duffin came up with the goods after the hour mark as his spot kick proved the difference. The Deans made the…

By Jack Norris The Deans had twice been in front courtesy of goals from Jackson and Scutt, however a Brett Pitman double for the Royals meant the points were shared in a 2-2 draw at Five Heads Park last night. Horndean welcomed high flying AFC Portchester to Five Heads Park for a highly anticipated top of the table clash in the Wessex Premier Division. The two PO rivals went into the fixture…

Horndean 1-0 Moneyfields – Match Report

By Jack Norris Horndean kicked off their 22/23 Wessex League season with a 1-0 victory over rivals Moneyfields in a fierce PO Postcode Derby Rudi Blankson’s second half strike on debut was enough to secure the points for The Deans in front of a crowd of well over 300 at Five Heads Park. The game took off in dramatic fashion as Moneyfields keeper Callum McGeorge was shown a straight red for a…

By Jack Norris The Rocks ran out 2-0 winners at Five Heads Park after a dominant display against Horndean. First half goals from Isaac Olaniyan and Tom Chalaye were enough to secure victory for Robbie Blake’s side, who continue their impressive pre season. Horndean were paid a pre-season visit from boss Michael Birmingham’s former side Bognor Regis Town in the Deans penultimate pre-season…

The lights change and I scurry across the road, tucking in my scarf where the wind is getting through. It’s chilly for April, and I hunker against the cold as I walk. Looking up, I can see a group of four youths by the bus stop, two boys and two girls. I don’t like the term ‘youths’, it sounds like the words should be dripping from the scowling face of an aged, middle England Daily Mail reader.…