County Cup Preview

We'll just have to wait to see how serious Terry Brown considers this match tomorrow night. It's not been the biggest talking point amongst the Shots supporters and rightly so.

With the season drawing to a close – all efforts will be concentrated on making the play offs and not with a County cup – which is perhaps why tomorrow night we'll more than likely see a “strengthened” reserve team making the short journey down the M3 to the Camrose, kick off 7.45pm.

Basingstoke Town are currently 8^th in the Conference South – and although the club spent the first half of the season in the top 3, they have struggled since the New Year – winning just one league match and are now down in 8^th spot.

Briefly: Basingstoke Town FC.
Nickname: Town.
League: Conference South.

Hampshire Senior Cup Information:

Current Holders: Farnborough Town (beat Fareham Town 2-1 in last seasons final)

Dates/Results At A Glance:

1st Round – Petersfield Town 1-2 Stockbridge; Poole Town 0-2 Moneyfields; Horndean 5-1 Bishops Waltham Town; United Services Portsmouth 0-7 Gosport Borough; Hartley Wintney 0-1 Ringwood Town; Brockenhurst 2-3 Andover; Brading Town 2-1 Fawley AFC; Cove 1-2 AFC Totton; Blackfield & Langley 1-2 Locksheath; BAT Sports 5-1 Alresford Town; Lymington Town 5-1 Andover New Street; Cowes Sports 5-0 Hythe & Dibden; Bournemouth 2-3 Alton Town and Hamble ASSC 2-1 VT.

All other teams received byes.

2nd Round – Bashley 1-0 Fleet Town; Horndean 0-1 Basingstoke Town; Christchurch 1-0 Lymington Town; St Peters (Jersey) 0-6 Winchester City; Romsey Town F&SC 4-3 Cowes Sports; Havant & Waterlooville 3-1 Eastleigh; SHOTS 3-0 Fareham Town; Farnborough Town 3-2 AFC Bournemouth; East Cowes Victoria Ath 1-2aet Liss Ath; Stockbridge 2-1 Whitchurch United; Lymington & New Milton 3-0 Hamble ASSC; AFC Totton 3-4 Newport IoW; Alton Town* 1-1aet Locksheath; Moneyfields 2-1 Brading Town; Ringwood Town 1-2 Gosport Borough and Andover 5-3 BAT Sports.

3rd Round – Liss Ath 4-4aet Andover*; Stockbridge 2-0 Christchurch; Havant & Waterlooville 2-2aet Gosport Borough*; Winchester City 5-0 Romsey Town; Bashley 5-2 Alton Town; Lymington & New Milton 0-2 Basingstoke Town; SHOTS 2-1 Newport IoW and Farnborough Town 6-0 Moneyfields.

Quarter Finals – on/before 05^th February 2005 – Bashley 1-2 Gosport Borough; Andover vs SHOTS; Stockbridge vs Winchester City and Farnborough Town 1-2 Basingstoke Town.

Semi Finals – Basingstoke Town vs SHOTS and Gosport Borough vs Winchester City

Final – at Dean Court, AFC Bournemouth.

Shots related HSC Links:

The Hampshire FA: http://www.hampshirefa.com/

Shots Round Two Opponents: (Fareham Town) http://www.farehamtownfc.co.uk/

Shots Round Three Opponents: (Newport IoW) http://uptheport.proboards20.com and http://www.geocities.com/talk_port/justin.html

Quarter Final Opponents: (Andover) http://www.quantumleap.ndo.co.uk/lions/ and http://www.unicheq.demon.co.uk/frames.htm