Many who were involved during the time of the old Club Salisbury City FC will be delighted to learn that Ludo Macaulay, our Deputy Safety Officer, was awarded the MBE in the New Year’s Honours list. Ludo was in the Fire Service as a Sub Officer at Salisbury, and instigated and ran the Fire Services…
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Salisbury FC 3 Wimborne Town 1 BetVictor Southern Premier South Thursday, 26 December 2019 By Alec Hayter Six points from the last six is the ideal way to see out 2019, but, annoyingly, the latest three produced no immediate movement in the league table. The rewards will however be shown later on when, as inevitably…
Yate Town v Salisbury FC Fixture Date: 01/01/20 Competition: BetVictor Southern League Premier Division South Kick Off: 15:00 Admission Adults £10.00Concessions £7.0012-17 £5.00U11 £1.00 Venue The Universal Components Stadium Lodge Road Yate South Glos BS37 7LE Google Maps Directions From Bath head towards Stroud on the A46 until you enter Old Sodbury. Shortly after you…
The Salisbury FC Supporters Club handed a cheque to the Salisbury FC Chairman, Ian Hammond during the half-time break at the Boxing Day fixture against Wimborne Town. Mr Hammond made a short speech after receiving the cheque thanking the Supporters Club for all of their fundraising efforts. He also thanked the supporters that purchase the…
For today’s game against Wimborne Town, we will be attempting to run Goalshouter again as it won the vote earlier this week. Hopefully, it all works again. I ran a short test this morning and all seemed to function as it should. For those that don’t like Goalshouter, send your feedback via our CONTACT PAGE….
Congratulations to the following winners of the December windfall lottery. Monthly 1st Helena Hammond £170 2nd John Bletsoe £102 3rd Terrance Jolley £68
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Goalshouter recently stopped posting so I’ve reverted to manual updates via Twitter and Facebook. When all was working with Goalshouter, I received some quite vocal negative feedback. There was also an equal amount of support for it during that time. Once it stopped posting and I reverted to manual updates, the supporters of it came…
Salisbury FC 2 Poole Town 1 BetVictor Southern Premier League South Saturday, 21 December 2019 By Alec Hayter The pitch at the Ray Mac had needed a Mac to withstand all that the elements threw at it, and the Whites withstood all that the Dolphins threw at them to record a hard earned three points,…
The draw for the Hospital Cup 2019/20 has been made by the Committee of the Salisbury & District Football League: Amesbury Town FC v Salisbury FC Shaftesbury Town FC v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Shrewton United FC v Downton FC Laverstock & Ford v Andover Town Our fixture against Amesbury will be played on Tuesday 25th…
On Thursday evening we made our annual visit to the Children’s ward at Salisbury Hospital. We were accompanied by the Supporter’s Club and our main sponsor, Berry Telecom, who also brought Benny The Balloon along to entertain the kids. We received a warm welcome from the staff as we all arrived on the ward. The…
The Whites are pleased to confirm that 19-year-old Bristol Rovers keeper Liam Armstrong has signed on a month’s loan, following Alexis Andre having been recalled and the nature of Gerard Benfield’s injury turning out to be more long-term than had been originally envisaged. Also, keeper Marcus Beauchamp continues his recovery from a groin injury. Alec…
The FA have informed us that the fixture against Eastbourne Borough, which was postponed by the referee on Tuesday evening due to fog, will now be played on Tuesday, January 7th kick-off 7.45pm. This means that this Saturday’s match against Poole Town will go-ahead as planned.
League Fixture Our home match against Truro City has been rearranged for Tuesday 18th February 2020, kick-off 7.45 p.m. Wiltshire FA Premier Shield The draw for the semi-final of the Wiltshire FA Premier Shield has been made as you can see in the video below. We have been drawn to play away against Swindon Town…
The Whites have taken 22 year old goalkeeper Alexis Andre Jnr on loan from Bristol Rovers. Andre has been under the wing of popular ex-Salisbury goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall and proved an instant hit with “Gas” fans after a brief first team appearance as a substitute against Walsall. He is a highly rated youngster whose career…
The draw for the second round of the FA Trophy has been made. If Salisbury FC are able to overcome Eastbourne Borough in the replay on Tuesday evening we will face Chelmsford City away on Saturday 11th January.
We had a surprise visit from Martin Starke from Spire FM this morning. He was delivering some Reeve The Baker Mince Pies to the office. We’re always happy to have a delivery of treats at Salisbury FC, but a chat with folks from Spire FM was a bonus. We dived straight into the mince pies…
After an enthraling 2-2 draw at Priory Lane on Saturday, we now have a replay on Tuesday evening at the Ray Mac. Kick-off will be at 7.45. The match against Truro City which was scheduled to take place on Tuesday evening will be rearranged and we’ll bring you news of that as soon as we…
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Eastbourne Borough FC 2 Salisbury FC 2
Buildbase FA Trophy 1st Round Proper
Eastbourne Borough v Salisbury FC
Fixture Date: 14/12/19
Competition: Buildbase FA Trophy
The Poole Town fixture that was due to be played earlier this week, has now been rearranged for Tuesday 11th February. Kick-off will be at 7.45pm at the Black Gold Stadium.
Free money, zero effort. This is how easy it is. A few weeks ago Salisbury FC received over £50 just because I went about my usual business.
The final day for postal orders will be December 17th. Any orders after that date will not be delivered before the big day. The shop will be open after that if you would like to call into the Ray Mac. During the week, please phone to make sure someone is about (01722 77 66 55)…
The match at Poole this evening has been called off due to the weather. Next up is Eastbourne in the FA Trophy.
The Whites Windfall Lottery draws will take place as follows… December draw – 21st December The twice-yearly Superdraw – 4th January This is subject to change. If you’d like to join the Salisbury FC lottery and be in with a chance of winning big money, you can join HERE.
Bristol Rovers’ youth keeper Liam Armstrong will be joining Salisbury FC on an initial 7-day loan and is available to play immediately. The 19-year-old stopper has had previous short-term loans at Paulton Rovers, Larkhall Athletic, Tiverton Town and Mangotsfield United.
The Supporters Club will have a stall at Salisbury’s Festive Sunday Markets on the 15th and 22nd December with a variety of Salisbury FC and SFCSC merchandise available.
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Two very average teams produced a worse than average contest which ended in a 1-1 stalemate.
Salisbury FC 3 Melksham Town 1
Wilts Premier Shield Quarter Final.
Tuesday, 3 December 2019
Walton Casuals 2 Salisbury FC 1 BetVictor Southern League Premier South Saturday, 30 November 2019 By Alec Hayter There’s a saying:”Possession is nine points of the law”, but in football, possession itself guarantees little, and for all the toil on the artificial surface at Walton (and that was not to blame for the result), the…
For Tuesday’s Wiltshire Premier Shield home fixture against Melksham Town, we’ll be offering reduced admission prices as follows… Adults £8, Concessions £5, 5-16yo £1, Under 5s FREE
The Whites are pleased to announce that they have re-signed promising defender Tom Leak from Walsall on a Youth loan. Leak featured regularly in the first team when on loan previously, making four appearances and scoring on his debut at Hendon. He will be available for our trip to Walton Casuals tomorrow. With a lengthy…
The Whites have been drawn at Eastbourne Borough of Vanarama Conference South in the First Round Proper of the Buildbase FA Trophy to be played on Saturday December 14th (KO 2 pm). Asked about the tie, Manager Steve Claridge said: “Naturally we are disappointed not to be at home, but although it will be a difficult game…
Congratulations to the following winners of the November windfall lottery. Monthly 1st John Harper £168 2nd Neil Coward £100 3rd Trevor Roberts £67
Salisbury FC 4 Hayes and Yeading United 3 Buildbase FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round Saturday, 23 November 2019 By Alec Hayter The days of “never say die” and dramatic last ditch results have returned, although after a fairly comfortable first half it should really have been unnecessary for these to be rediscovered, as, just like…
The Whites are pleased to confirm that they have re-signed 25 year old striker Owen Howe from Weston Super Mare. The popular frontman was cup-tied for today’s Buildbase FA Trophy game, but will be available for the away league match at Walton Casuals next Saturday. Manager Steve Claridge commented “Owen gives us something different, and…
Our match against Beaconsfield which had to be moved due to the BuildBase FA Trophy fixture has now been rearranged and will be played on Tuesday 21st January 2020, kick-off 7.45 pm at the Ray Mac. tuesday 21st january 2020, kick off 7.45 p.m
Hayes and Yeading United 1 Salisbury FC 0 BetVictor Southern Premier League South Saturday, 16 November 2019 By Alec Hayter Manager Steve Claridge left the pitch shaking his head after a narrow 1-0 reverse which ended a long unbeaten run, but anyone who had the chance to read the match day programme before the game…
Salisbury FC 2 Kings Langley 1 Buildbase FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying Round Saturday, 9 November 2019 By Alec Hayter As in all cup games, the aim is to make it “job done”, and the Whites duly obliged with a narrow win after a sometimes difficult game with Kings Langley, who last season in league matches…
Farnborough FC 0 Salisbury FC 0 BetVictor Southern Premier League South Saturday, 2 November 2019 By Alec Hayter We could have won it, maybe should have won it. We could have lost it, but really shouldn’t have lost it – and we didn’t. The team did enough to get the points, but the 0-0 stalemate…
Wiltshire FA has made the draw for the quarter-final of the Premier Shield. Salisbury FC will host Melksham Town and the fixture will be played on the December 3rd and kick-off will be at 7.45pm.
Salisbury FC 3 Dorchester Town 3 Buildbase FA Trophy First Qualifying Round Saturday, 26 October 2019 By Alec Hayter The first minute or so was a great start for the Whites, but the next minute really set the scene. Anyone who came late would possibly have missed a chance at the Dorchester end and also…
Merthyr Town 1 Salisbury FC 1 Betvictor Southern Premier League South Tuesday 22 Oct 2019 By Alec Hayter An interesting start with some quality, and an interesting end with more of the same, but not a lot in between except toil and effort, and in the Whites’ case, hanging in there to grab a valuable…
Salisbury FC 3 Harrow Borough 1 BetVictor Southern Premier League South Saturday, 19 October 2019 By Alec Hayter It’s been a good week for Nathaniel Oseni, with two well earned Man of the Match awards and an important goal (although he maybe tried to convince people he scored against Taunton as well!). If it’s been…
Salisbury FC 2 Taunton Town 1 BetVictor Southern Premier League South Tuesday, 15 October 2019 By Alec Hayter Games between these sides are always intense, tight affairs, and this one was no exception. Some things don’t change, and in particular the gamesmanship on display and on this occasion Taunton were the architects of their own…
We have been drawn against Dorchester in the Buildbase FA Trophy first-round qualifying. Steve gave me his thoughts on the game. “Obviously pleased to be at home but slightly disappointed it’s against a team in the same league as ourselves which is the highest division at this stage of the competition. Although It’s been a…
Hendon FC 0 Salisbury FC 3 BetVictor Southern Premier League South Saturday, 12 October 2019 By Alec Hayter I don’t much care for the sterile type of football encouraged by plastic surfaces, but today the benefits were that the match went ahead in poor weather conditions, and that in spite of the surface, not because…
I had a quick chat with Steve this morning about an update on the squad for today. “It’s going to be a waiting game today as we have numerous players who will be missing through injury or will need late fitness tests. It is very frustrating because as in the past we seem to have…
George Colson has cancelled his contract and registration by mutual consent. George has been at Salisbury FC since shortly after the club formed in 2015 and has served the club brilliantly in that time. Coming in on a 1-month loan is Walsall’s talented 18-year-old central defender, Thomas Leak. He was recognised for an outstanding 2016/17 season…
Salisbury FC 2 Margate FC 4 Emirates FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round Saturday, 5 October 2019 By Alec Hayter As a result of a recurring malaise at the Ray Mac some of the floodlights went out and reparation will be an expensive exercise. As a result of another recurring malaise at the Ray Mac and…
I spoke to manager Steve Claridge today about the FA Cup match against Margate this Saturday. “I hope everyone is looking forward to the game as much as I am as it’s what the FA Cup is all about, two teams who have reached this stage and now have a realistic chance of getting further…
Paulton Rovers 4 Salisbury FC 0 Southern League Challenge Cup Tuesday, 1 October 2019 By Alec Hayter It didn’t start well when, after naming the team lineup it became known that Aaron Dawson was stuck on a train! It certainly didn’t end well as a mix and match team of individually talented players never really…
Salisbury FC 2 Hartley Wintney 0 BetVictor Southern Premier League South Saturday, 28 September 2019 By Alec Hayter A rare clean sheet and a very welcome 3 points heralded the Whites’ return to league action, and the result catapulted them into fifth position in the table. This was an efficient if not enthralling fairly low-key…
The Whites are pleased to confirm that they have completed two new signings today. Striker Leroy Lita has joined the club, and has vast league experience including two seasons in Premier League football for Reading. He earned nine Under 21 caps whilst with the Royals and after they were relegated to the Championship he revived…