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Ben Grey, Jack Moore, Blake Clark, William Herrington, Jordan Shaw, Ben Cowley, Aiden Weeks, Thomas Inch, Josh Way, Neal Edwards and Declan Hess

Tournament Date: 7-May-04

Devizes Town

On Friday 7th May the Wickham Wanderers Under 8's side played in their first ever 6 a side tournament at Devizes. They were in a group with Larkhall, Chippenham, Trowbridge and Warminster all of whom play against each other in their local league.
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Match Date: 4-Apr-04

Wickham 6 - 0 Thatcham Harriers
Wickham 9 - 2 Thatcham Harriers

Wickham 6 - 0 Thatcham Harriers (William 4, Josh, Aiden)
Wickham 9 - 2 Thatcham Harriers (William 4, Aiden 2, Josh 2, Jordan)

The final match of the season was again, like the first of 2004, against Thatcham Harriers. They turned up with 16 players, who were split into two squads to play Wickham's nine, but the question was … Could William get the four goals he needed to set a new club scoring record for the season? [Read More]

Match Date: 28-Mar-04

Wickham 3 - 1 Basingstoke
Wickham 5 - 1 Basingstoke

Wickham 3 - 1 Basingstoke (William, Jordan, Josh)
Wickham 5 - 1 Basingstoke (William 2, Thomas 2, Aiden)

With the clocks going forward the 10.30 kick off seemed an early start but all 9 players were there on time, chomping at the bit. [Read More] 

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Match Date: 21-Mar-04

Chineham 0 - 1 Wickham
Chineham 0 - 1 Wickham

Chineham 0 - 1 Wickham (Josh)
Chineham 0 - 1 Wickham (Wiliam)

It was a wet, windy Sunday morning with the rain lashing down as the players waited in Pizza Hut's car park. A quick call to Chineham confirmed that the games were on, although a 2nd phone call on the way almost called off the fixtures. On arriving at the ground the rain had stopped but the wind was still blowing hard. [Read More] 

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Match Date: 14-Mar-04

Wickham 1 - 0 Hungerford
Wickham 7 - 1 Hungerford

Wickham 1 (Jordan) - 0 Hungerford
Wickham 7 (Josh 3, Jack, Jordan 3) - 1 Hungerford

Eight players were available for the very local derby against Hungerford with the downpour on the way to the ground proving to be a feature of the two matches.[Read More] 

Match Date: 7-Mar-04

Thatcham Tornados 0 - 2 Wickham
Thatcham Tornados 0 - 1 Wickham

Thatcham Tornadoes 0 - 2 Wickham (Aiden, Jordan)
Thatcham Tornadoes 0 - 1 Wickham (Ben Grey (pen) )

Wickham only had seven players available for the trip to Thatcham Tornadoes and with Jordan arriving just after kick-off he was automatically the substitute.[Read More]

Match Date: 29-Feb-04

Wickham 3 - 0 Andover New Street
Wickham 3 - 0 Andover New Street

Wickham 3 - 0 Andover New Street (William 3)
Wickham 3 - 0 Andover New Street (Thomas, William 2)

All 11 players were initially available for the home match against New Street but Josh had to pull out due to illness but on a cold morning everyone else was keen to play.[Read More]

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Match Date: 14-Feb-04

White Knights 0 - 4 Wickham
White Knights 0 - 6 Wickham

White Knights 0 - 4 Wickham (William 2, Thomas, Declan)
White Knights 0 - 6 Wickham (Aiden 3, William 3)

With no Peter Houseman match this weekend a friendly was arranged against South Chiltern area side White Knights but Wickham were without Josh and regular keeper Ben.[Read More]

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Match Date: 8-Feb-04

Sherborne st. John 2 - 3 Wickham
Sherborne st. John 0 - 0 Wickham

Sherborne st. John 2 - 3 Wickham (Willaim 2, Neil)
Sherborne st. John 0 - 0 Wickham

Wickham took 8 players down to Sherborne for their first visit to this ground.[Read More]
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Match Date: 1-Feb-04

Wickham 3 - 1 Whitchurch
Wickham 10 - 0 Whitchurch

Wickham 3 - 1 Whitchurch (William 3)
Wickham 10 - 0 Whitchurch (Josh 3, Jordan 2, William 3 Aiden, Blake)

Both sides had plenty of players for this fixture as Whitchurch turned up with 11 so two six a side matches were played. [Read More]
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Match Date: 25-Jan-04

Woolton Hill 0 - 5 Wickham
Woolton Hill 1 - 9 Wickham

Woolton Hill 0 - 5 Wickham (William 3, Josh, Jordan)
Woolton Hill 1 - 9 Wickham (Josh 5, William 3, Jordan)

By the proposed kick-off time of 10.45, none of the Wickham defenders had arrived at Woolton Hill. Fortunately, their under 7’s match was running late, so both Jordan and Jack managed to arrive before the start of play. Blake had fallen ill over night, so only 8 players were available. [Read More]
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Match Date: 18-Jan-04

Wickham 2 - 1 Oakley
Wickham 3 - 2 Oakley

Wickham 2 - 1 Oakley (Josh, Jordan)
Wickham 3 - 2 Oakley (William, Aiden, OG)

For the first time Ian had all 11 Wickham players available to play. As normal they were split into two groups to play the match to ensure everyone got a fair amount of play. [Read More]
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Match Date: 11-Jan-04

Berg 0 - 5 Wickham
Berg 0 - 7 Wickham

Berg 0 - 5 Wickham (Josh 3, William, Jordan)
Berg 0 - 7 Wickham (William 4, Josh 2, Jordan)

Ten boys were available for the trip to Berg, so Ian split the outfield players into two teams to play as separate units, a tactic which he used for both matches. [Read More]
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Match Date: 4-Jan-04

Wickham 2 - 0 Thatcham Harriers
Wickham 6 - 2 Thatcham Harriers

Wickham 2 - 0 Thatcham Harriers (Jordan 2)
Wickham 6 - 2 Thatcham Harriers (William 6)

The opening match of the New Year saw an extra fixture played against Thatcham Harriers. It was agreed that since it was not a league match, a six a side format would be best. [Read More]
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Match Date: 14-Dec-03

Wickham 2 - 1 Oakley
Wickham 0 - 3 Oakley

Wickham 2 - 1 Oakley (Aiden, 2)
Wickham 0 - 3 Oakley

With Ian away for the weekend Clive was in charge of the lads. Unfortunately only six were available and most of these were suffering with colds. As Oakley also had six players it was agreed to play two 6-a-side games.
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Match Date: 7-Dec-03

Wickham 2 - 3 Newbury
Wickham 1 - 0 Newbury

Wickham 3 - 2 Newbury  (William 2, Josh)
Wickham 2 - 0 Newbury  (Josh, William)

Only seven boys were available for the quick return fixture against Newbury. Ian had tried to work on the faults from the previous weekend and reminded the guys about spreading out, passing the ball but also marking the Newbury players.
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Match Date: 30-Nov-03

Wickham 2 - 3 Newbury
Wickham 1 - 0 Newbury

Wickham 2 - 3 Newbury  (William 2)
Wickham 1 - 0 Newbury  (William)

With both teams playing in mainly red kits Wickham as the home team switched to their old mainly blue one for this second “Derby” fixture of the season against Newbury. Ian again used "two team" tactic for the first half of game one but the change of strip saw a change in the teams fortunes
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Match Date: 16-Nov-03

Wickham Wanderers 4 - 1 Chineham
Wickham Wanderers 3 - 2 Chineham

Wickham Wanderers 4 - 1 Chineham
(William 2, Josh, Aiden)

Wickham Wanderers 3 - 2 Chineham
(Josh, Aiden, William)

On a beautiful Sunday morning, following England’s win against France in the Rugby World Cup Semi-Final, Wickham were looking to continue their undefeated start to the season.
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Match Date: 9-Nov-03

Hungerford 1 - 2 Wickham
Hungerford 2 - 4 Wickham

Hungerford 1 - 2 Wickham (Josh, William)
Hungerford 2 - 4 Wickham (Josh, William, Aiden 2)

Almost full availability saw 10 boys turn up for the "Derby" against Hungerford. The boys were put into "two teams" for the first half of game one with them playing up the hill.

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Match Date: 19-Oct-03

Wickham 5 - 1 Thatcham
Wickham 10 - 0 Thatcham

Wickham 5 - 1 Thatcham (Josh 2 William 2 Aiden 1)
Wickham 10 - 0 Thatcham Josh 2 William 5 Aiden 3

Without Jordan and Jack who were both ill, the Wickham defensive cover looked weak for the visit of Thatcham Tornadoes. William was the planned cover for Blake with Josh to help out as well. Fortunately everything went to plan.

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Match Date: 12-Oct-03

Andover New Street 1 - 5 Wickham
Andover New Street 0 - 4 Wickham

Andover New Street 1 - 5 Wickham (Aiden 1, William 4)

Andover New Street 0 - 4 Wickham (Aiden 1, Josh 3)

Nine players were again available but this time no Jack but Neal was back. Ian’s initial thoughts were to again play the lads in two different units but this plan went out of the window after going one down in the first half.

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Match Date: 5-Oct-03

Wickham 3 - 2 Sherborne
Wickham 6 - 1 Sherborne

Wickham 3 - 2 Sherborne (Includes a goal from the Wickham Goal Keeper - Ben Grey, William and Aiden)

Wickham 6 - 1 Sherborne (William Herrington 4, Josh Way 2)

With 9 players available Ian decided to set up two teams with them each playing 5 minutes of the first half with Ben Grey always in goal. After the first half then the players would be mixed around.

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Match Date: 28-Sep-03

Whitchurch 3 - 4 Wickham
Whitchurch 2 - 4 Wickham

Without Jordan and William who had scored 10 goals between them the previous week the Wickham midfield looked on paper a little weak. Jack was back returning from holiday and Dec Hess had also joined the squad.

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Match Date: 21-Sep-03

Wickham 5 Woolton Hill 1
Wickham 12 Woolton Hill 1

Following two weeks of Wednesday night training, Woolton Hill Argyle were the first opposition to come to the triangle field. Only Jack, who was away on holiday, was missing from last season’s squad, and with sides now down to only five players Ian had a difficult task in picking the starting five.

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