Eastleigh FC

Eastleigh have been drawn at home to Basingstoke Town in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, following their 6-1 demolition of Hellenic Premier side Witney United. The game will be played on Saturday 10th October, kick off 3pm.

"Following discussions between Ian Baird and Southampton FC - it has been agreed that Aaron Martin will train with SFC during the course of the coming week. "It must be stressed that no transfer deal has been discussed or agreed at this stage, and we fully expect Aaron to be part of our squad for our game at Havant & Waterlooville on Saturday."

FA Womens Cup SUNDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2009 Eastleigh Ladies 0-5 Basingstoke Ladies Eastleigh Ladies affair with the F A Womens Cup ended on Sunday at The First Qualifying Round hurdle against Basingstoke Town Ladies who compete a Division above the Eastleigh side. Eastleigh were already cursing their luck before they took the field. Hat trick hero from the previous round Alice Thorne tore ankle and knee ligaments in a college match in midweek and faces eight weeks on the sidelines so the Eastleigh attack was devoid of her prowess. As the match kicked off, Eastleigh could not have had a worse start. With ninety seconds on the clock they were a goal behind courtesy of Michelle Kimber. It was to get no better with a second goal arriving a minute later through Linsey Wilson. Goalkeeper Alex Brooks was hurt in a collision in the twelfth minute but could not prevent Kimber adding Basingstoke's third goal but the Eastleigh keeper was left nursing her leg for the rest of the match. Samant...

WITNEY UNITED 1-6 EASTLEIGH SATURDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2009 FA Challenge Cup 2nd Qualifying Round Report by Ray Murphy The importance of this FA Cup fixture in the Eastleigh calendar did not see the start that manager Ian Baird wanted before the game. The biggest problem to the manager was the late appearance of midfield duo Peter Adeniyi and Anthony Riviere who both did not arrive at the ground of Hellenic League Witney United until five minutes before the scheduled kick off time. With Aaron Martin already missing through suspension and Andy Forbes and Jamie Brown on the injured list, this was also assisted by Steve Clark whom it had thought had signed for Chelmsford City appearing in the dressing room after the move had fallen through, though missing from the side through injury. Adeniyi and Riviere were both on the initial team sheet that only saw the change of Danny Smith returning to the side that had beaten Chelmsford City seven days earlier, Smith taking the right back berth wit...

We can confirm that Steve Clark has been transferred to Chelmsford City. The move was agreed by mutual consent, after Clarky found it increasingly difficult to cope with the travelling from his home in London Docklands. We would thank Steve for his efforts whilst here at the Silverlake, and wish him well for the future. The Club is actively seeking one or two new faces, and any progress will be reported on this site.

By Wendy Gee - SKIPPER Tom Jordan netted twice as Eastleigh finally broke their Saturday jinx at the seventh time of asking. The towering centre-back got a fat lip and a new nickname for his troubles, but it was a price worth paying as the Spitfires saw off Chelmsford City 3-1 to end a torrid sequence of five defeats and a draw from their weekend Blue Square South games. Jordan – an aerial colossus at both ends of the pitch – was accidentally headed in the face and ended up sporting a ‘trout pout’. He laughed: “The lads are calling me Leslie Ash now because it’s looks like I’ve had too much botox! “But it’s a big relief to win on a Saturday and get that monkey off our backs. “We’ve been a bit unlucky in the majority of games, but we showed good character – especially as the start was the exact opposite of what we wanted.”

EASTLEIGH 3-1 CHELMSFORD CITY SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2009 Blue Square South Report by Ray Murphy At the seventh attempt Eastleigh won a fixture on a Saturday afternoon for the first time this season and with a shaky opening, it came as a slight surprise that Eastleigh did manage to gain their victory. Richard Gillespie started his first league game for Eastleigh and Warren Goodhind returned to the side following injury with James Taylor and Danny Smith both finding themselves on the subs bench. The afternoon could not have started worse for Eastleigh. Antonio Murray’s left wing cross was met by a volley from Danny Hockton in the second minute, which gave the Essex side the lead. The early goal gave Eastleigh a jolt and it took time for the home side to settle, with Chelmsford having the better of the early play though Jason Matthews was not really troubled. Eastleigh wore them into the game though and six minutes before the interval the whole course of the afternoon changed directi...