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| ground = [[West Leigh Park]]
| ground = Westleigh Park, [[Havant]]
| capacity = 5,250
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| chairman = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Marcus Hackney]]
| chairman = Derek Pope
| manager = [[Shaun Gale]]
| manager = Shaun North
| league = [[Conference South]]
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'''Havant & Waterlooville Football Club''' is a professional [[association football]] club based in [[Havant]], [[Hampshire]], England. The club participates in the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Premier Division South, the seventh level of English football, after relegation from the [[National League South]] in the [[2023-24 National League|2023-24 season]]. The club formed in 1998 after a merger between [[Havant Town F.C.|Havant Town]] and [[Waterlooville F.C.|Waterlooville]]. Nicknamed "The Hawks", they play at Westleigh Park.


==History==
'''Havant & Waterlooville Football Club''' are an English [[association football]] team based at West Leigh Park in [[Havant, Hampshire]] The club formed in 1998 after a merger between '''Havant Town F.C.''' and '''Waterlooville F.C.''' They are nicknamed ''The Hawks''.
{{See also|List of Havant & Waterlooville F.C. seasons|Havant Town F.C.|Waterlooville F.C.}}
In 1998, [[Havant Town F.C.|Havant Town]] and [[Waterlooville F.C.|Waterlooville]] merged to play at Havant Town's Westleigh Park ground. In their first season as a merged team, Havant & Waterlooville won the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Southern Division under the management of former [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] defender [[Billy Gilbert (footballer born 1959)|Billy Gilbert]]. There was also instant success in the [[FA Cup]], a penalty shoot-out defeat to [[Hayes F.C.|Hayes]] was all that denied the Hawks an opportunity to visit league side [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] in the first round proper.


After [[Billy Gilbert (footballer born 1959)|Billy Gilbert]] left Havant & Waterlooville, Mick Jenkins and [[Liam Daish]] were appointed joint managers in April 2000. Jenkins and Daish guided the Hawks to notable successes in the [[FA Cup]] where they reached the first round, the first of four occasions achieved by the club. In [[2000–01 FA Cup|2000–01]], Havant & Waterlooville lost 2–1 at home to [[Southport F.C.|Southport]] of the [[Conference North]], and 3–2 away to another Conference side, [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]] in [[2002–03 FA Cup|2002–03]]. The [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]] season was also notable for the Hawks' [[FA Trophy]] run when Havant & Waterlooville 'giant-killed' [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] en route to the semi-final where Hawks lost 2–1 on aggregate to [[Tamworth F.C.|Tamworth]].<ref name="fchdh&w">{{fchd|id=HAVANTWA|name=Havant & Waterlooville}}</ref> During a 5-year stay in the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Premier Division from 1999–2000 to 2004–05, Havant & Waterlooville's best season came in [[2001–02 Southern Football League|2001–02]], finishing 3rd after leading the table during September. In the [[2003–04 Southern Football League|2003–04]] season, the club struggled and this led to Jenkins and Daish being dismissed in January 2004. However, the club recovered and finished 12th in the Southern League Premier Division and thereby qualified for a place in the re-structured [[Conference South]].
Havant & Waterlooville currently play [[non-League football]] in the [[Conference South]]. Their record attendance is 4,400, for the 4&ndash;2 third round [[FA Cup]] replay win against [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]] on [[16 January]] 2008. They made it to the fourth round and played [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] only to lose 5&ndash;2 at [[Anfield]], having twice taken the lead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7197712.stm |title=Liverpool 5-2 Havant & W'looville |date=[[26 January]] [[2008]] |publisher=bbc.co.uk |author=Ian Hughes |accessdate = 2008-01-26}}</ref>


[[Ian Baird]] took over the part-time managerial post at Havant & Waterlooville in November 2004. In [[2005–06 Football Conference|2005–06]], the club missed out on a place in the end of season play-offs by a single point because of a controversial three-point deduction for breaking a gentleman's agreement with [[Weymouth F.C.|Weymouth]] that Havant & Waterlooville's ex-[[Weymouth F.C.|Weymouth]] player Tony Taggart would not play against his former club. Hawks manager [[Ian Baird]] claimed that an injury crisis had forced him to field Taggart in the home game with Weymouth.<ref>{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Ian|title=Reality bites|url=http://twohundredpercent.net/reality-bites/|website=Twohundredpercent|access-date=24 April 2017|archive-date=25 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425033632/http://twohundredpercent.net/reality-bites/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/HAVANTWA.HTM |title=Football Club History Database – Havant & Waterlooville |publisher=Fchd.info |access-date=2016-05-01 |archive-date=11 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011030230/http://www.fchd.info/HAVANTWA.HTM |url-status=live }}</ref>
==History==
{{Cleanup|date=November 2007}}


In the [[2006–07 Football Conference|2006–07]] season, the Hawks qualified for the promotion play-offs but were beaten in the semi-final by [[Braintree Town F.C.|Braintree Town]]. The club met a [[the Football League|Football League]] club in a competitive match for the first time in the [[2006–07 FA Cup|2006–07]] competition, losing 2–1 to [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] in a 'home' match which was played at [[Fratton Park]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Havant & W 1–2 Millwall |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6125748.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2006-11-13 |access-date=2007-11-11 |archive-date=3 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203035655/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6125748.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Havant===


Baird resigned as manager on 1 October 2007 to become manager of [[Eastleigh F.C.|Eastleigh]] and was replaced by [[Shaun Gale]].<ref>[http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/club/history.shtm Havant & Waterlooville.Net Club History (to July 2007)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050908075803/http://havantandwaterlooville.net/club/history.shtm |date=8 September 2005 }} Havant & Waterlooville FC</ref> In the [[2007–08 FA Cup]], the Hawks beat [[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis]], [[Fleet Town F.C.|Fleet Town]], [[Leighton Town F.C.|Leighton Town]], Conference Premier team [[York City F.C.|York City]] and League Two club [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]],<ref>{{cite news | title =Notts County 0–1 Havant & W'ville | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2007-12-01 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7110777.stm | access-date =2008-01-02 | archive-date =3 December 2007 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071203082048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7110777.stm | url-status =live }}</ref> before causing an even bigger upset by defeating [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] 4–2 in a third round replay.<ref>{{cite news |title=Havant & W'looville 4–2 Swansea |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7184890.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-16 |access-date=2008-01-17 |archive-date=7 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407172524/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7184890.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the fourth round, they played [[Premier League]] [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]] and caused a sensation by leading twice before eventually losing 5–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jan/27/match.liverpool|title=Havant take the glory but haves earn the prize|date=27 January 2008|work=The Guardian|access-date=24 June 2011|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006152401/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jan/27/match.liverpool|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=234519|title=Liverpool 5–2 Havant & W: Reds' early scare|date=26 January 2008|work=ESPN Soccernet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026090917/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=234519|access-date=24 June 2011|archive-date=26 October 2012}}</ref> Havant & Waterlooville player [[Alfie Potter]], on loan at the time from [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]], was voted 'Player of the Round'.
Havant F.C. were formed in 1883, and played in the Portsmouth Football League. A notable player in the 1950s was [[Bobby Tambling]], a forward who subsequently played for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and England. In 1969 the club merged with Leigh Park F.C., a Sunday League club founded in 1958 who were the [[FA Sunday Cup]] holders, and the name was changed to Havant and Leigh Park F.C. The merged club won the Portsmouth League in their first season, and moved into the fourth division of the Hampshire League in 1970. After three promotions, the club played in the first division from 1977. The Front Lawn ground was inadequate for membership of higher leagues, and the club purchased a site which was developed into the ground where Havant & Waterlooville now play. The new ground opened in August 1982, and the club was renamed Havant Town F.C.


The Hawks were involved in a relegation battle in the [[2008–09 Football Conference|2008–09]] season despite being among the favourites to win the league at the start of the season,<ref>{{cite web | title =Match of the Week: Havant & Waterlooville 0–0 AFC Wimbledon | publisher =Twohundredpercent | date =2009-03-01 | url =http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=1224 | access-date =2009-05-05 | archive-date =3 March 2009 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090303164701/http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=1224 | url-status =live }}</ref> but ultimately secured [[Conference South]] survival with three games remaining. 2008–09 did, however, see diverting runs in the [[FA Cup]] (ending with a first-round home defeat to League Two [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]) and in the [[FA Trophy]] (ending with a 2–0 defeat away to [[York City F.C.|York City]] in the quarter-finals).
After achieving what would prove to be the pre-merger record attendance of 3,500 against [[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]] in the Quarter Final of the [[FA Vase]], the club became founder members of the [[Wessex League]] in 1986, and were runners up three times before winning the title and promotion to the Southern League in 1991.


In [[2009–10 Football Conference|2009–10]], Havant & Waterlooville made a late run that almost got them to the playoffs but [[Woking F.C.|Woking]] pipped them to the post by one point.
=== Waterlooville ===


In July 2011, the club played a "once in a lifetime" game against [[La Liga]] side [[Real Betis]], losing 7–0, after the Spanish club's original friendly opponents ([[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]) found themselves unable to play the game.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-14352962|title=Non-league Havant and Waterlooville play Real Betis|date=30 July 2011|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=31 July 2011|archive-date=17 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317194343/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-14352962|url-status=live}}</ref>
Waterlooville F.C. formed in 1905 and started playing in the Waterlooville and District League. Just before World War II they joined the Portsmouth League, immediately winning the Division 3 title. After the war they won the Division 2 title and after a few years in Division 1 they managed to win the title three times in a row.
1953 saw the club move up to the [[Hampshire League]] where they stayed until election to the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] in 1971.
Former players to have played for Waterlooville before moving to league clubs include [[Guy Whittingham]], [[Lewis Haldane]], [[Paul Hardyman]] and [[Paul Moody (footballer)|Paul Moody]]. Moody was the club's record signing when he joined for £4,000 from [[Fareham Town F.C.|Fareham Town]]; the same player was also the record sale when he joined [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] for £40,000


The [[2011–12 Football Conference|2011–12]] season was a poor one for Havant & Waterlooville, and after dropping to second from bottom in the league following a defeat at [[Basingstoke Town F.C.|Basingstoke Town]], [[Shaun Gale]] was sacked on 1 April.<ref>{{cite news | title =Basingstoke defeat ends manager's four year tenure | publisher =havantandwaterlooville.net | date =1 April 2012 | url =http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/news.asp?item=1442 | access-date =9 May 2012 | archive-date =25 May 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150525144934/http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/news.asp?item=1442 | url-status =live }}</ref> Assistant manager Steve Johnson and stadium manager/fitness coach [[Adrian Aymes]] were placed in charge on a caretaker basis.<ref>{{cite news | title = Board to look outside club for "right man" to manage | publisher = havantandwaterlooville.net | date = 2 April 2012 | url = http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/news.asp?item=1443 | access-date = 9 May 2012 | archive-date = 4 October 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151004144255/http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/news.asp?item=1443 | url-status = live }}</ref> In a tense finale, the Hawks avoided relegation with literally the last kick by a Havant & Waterlooville player in the entire season;<ref>{{cite news | title =Havant & Waterlooville 3 Staines Town 2 | publisher =havantandwaterlooville.net | date =28 April 2012 | url =http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/stats/report.asp?y=2011&m=1785 | access-date =9 May 2012 | archive-date =4 October 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151004160713/http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/stats/report.asp?y=2011&m=1785 | url-status =live }}</ref> [[Joe Dolan (footballer)|Joe Dolan]]'s 93rd-minute winner in the final match against [[Staines Town F.C.|Staines Town]] ensuring that [[Maidenhead United F.C.|Maidenhead United]] (who believed themselves to be safe having scored a last-minute winner themselves) would fill the final relegation spot.
=== Merged team ===


On 8 May 2012, the Hawks appointed [[Stuart Ritchie (footballer)|Stuart Ritchie]] as manager and Sean New as his assistant, the combination having been very successful in partnership during eight years at [[A.F.C. Totton|AFC Totton]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Stuart Ritchie announced as new boss at Westleigh Park | publisher = havantandwaterlooville.net | date = 8 May 2012 | url = http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/news.asp?item=1457 | access-date = 9 May 2012 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055755/http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/news.asp?item=1457 | url-status = live }}</ref> Ritchie played 53 games for the Hawks in their first two seasons as a combined club (1998–2000). Sean New was replaced just 1 month later by Barry Blankley over a "failure to disclose particular information" scandal. Just ten games into his reign, Stuart Ritchie was sacked after just one win in those ten and a shock loss to Southern League South & West side [[North Leigh F.C.]] in the FA Cup.
In their first season as a merged team, Havant & Waterlooville won the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Southern Division under the management of former Crystal Palace and Portsmouth defender [[Billy Gilbert (footballer born 1959)|Billy Gilbert]]. There was also instant success in the [[FA Cup]], a penalty shoot-out defeat to [[Hayes F.C.|Hayes]] denying the Hawks an opportunity to visit league side [[Mansfield Town F.C.]] in the first round proper.


On 9 October 2012, [[Lee Bradbury]] was appointed manager.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bradbury is new boss at Westleigh Park|url=http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/news.asp?item=1523|publisher=havantandwaterlooville.co.uk|access-date=2012-10-10|archive-date=25 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425031747/http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/news.asp?item=1523|url-status=live}}</ref> leading the club to 10th place at the end of that [[2012–13 Football Conference#Conference South|2012–13]] season.
In subsequent years Havant & Waterlooville have managed to reach the [[FA Cup]] first round proper on four occasions. In [[2000-01 in English football|2000&ndash;01]], Havant & Waterlooville lost 2&ndash;1 at home to [[Southport F.C.|Southport]] of the [[Conference North]], and 3&ndash;2 away to another Football Conference side, [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]], in [[2002-03 in English football|2002&ndash;03]]. The club met a [[the Football League|Football League]] club in a competitive match for the first time in the [[2006-07 in English football|2006&ndash;07]] competition, losing 2&ndash;1 to [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] in a home match played at [[Fratton Park]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Havant & W 1-2 Millwall|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6125748.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=[[2006-11-13]] |accessdate=2007-11-11}}</ref> They reached the fourth round in the [[FA Cup 2007-08|2007&ndash;08]] competition, beating [[York City F.C.|York City]] and [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] away and [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] at home<ref>{{cite web | title =Notts County 0-1 Havant & W'ville | publisher =BBC Sport| date =[[2007-12-01]]| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7110777.stm | accessdate =2008-01-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Havant & W'looville 4-2 Swansea|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7184890.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=[[2008-01-16]] |accessdate=2008-01-17}}</ref> before eventually bowing out away at [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the fourth round.


The [[2013–14 Football Conference#Conference South|2013–14]] season was an eventful one, with the club reaching the [[FA Trophy]] semi-finals, losing 3–1 on aggregate over two-legs against local rivals [[Gosport Borough F.C.|Gosport Borough]]. As a result of the Trophy run as well as weather-related postponements, the Hawks were required to play over half of their league campaign (22 games) within the final 57 days of the season.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Self|first1=Richard|title=Fixtures and Results for First team: 2013/2014|url=http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/stats/fixtures.asp?y=2013&t=1|website=havantandwaterlooville.net|access-date=24 April 2017|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306041242/http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/stats/fixtures.asp?y=2013&t=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this the Hawks went into the final game of the season against [[Tonbridge Angels F.C.|Tonbridge Angels]] with a chance of making the play-offs. When the final whistle blew in that game, a 0–0 draw was enough, however in their match still on-going [[Dover Athletic F.C.|Dover Athletic]] scored a goal to mean that the Hawks would miss out on goal difference. In addition to the [[FA Trophy]] and [[2013–14 Football Conference#Conference South|Conference South]] disappointments, the Hawks also lost in the final of the [[Hampshire Senior Cup]] to [[Basingstoke Town F.C.|Basingstoke Town]] 3–2 after extra time, despite battling back from a two-goal deficit to equalise in the final minute of injury time.
During a 5 year stay in the [[Southern Football League Premier Division]], Havant & Waterlooville's best season came in [[2001-02 in English football|2001&ndash;02]], finishing 3rd after leading the table during September. The [[2002-03 in English football|2002&ndash;03]] season was notable for the Hawks' [[FA Trophy]] run. Havant 'giant-killed' [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] en route to the semi-final where Hawks lost 2-1 on aggregate to [[Tamworth F.C.|Tamworth]].<ref name ="fchdh&w">{{fchd|id=HAVANTWA|name=Havant & Waterlooville}}</ref>{{Fact|date=November 2007}}


The Hawks went one better in their [[2014–15 Football Conference#Conference South|2014-15 Conference South]] campaign, finishing 5th and making the playoffs. However, the Hawks lost 4–2 on aggregate to eventual winners [[Boreham Wood F.C.|Boreham Wood]]. During this season, the Hawks also made the first round proper of the [[2014–15 FA Cup|FA Cup]], losing eventually to [[EFL League One|League One]] side [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]].
The club just made it to the inauguration of [[Conference South]] by finishing 12th in the Southern League in [[2003-04 in English football|2003&ndash;04]] after a season of struggle. In [[2005-06 in English football|2005&ndash;06]], H&W missed out on a place in the end of season play-offs by a single point because of a controversial three-point deduction for breaking a gentleman's agreement with [[Weymouth F.C.|Weymouth]] that H&W's ex-Weymouth player Tony Taggart would not play against his former club. Hawks manager Ian Baird claimed that an injury crisis had forced him to field Taggart in the home game with Weymouth.{{Fact|date=January 2008}}


Despite starting the [[2015–16 Football Conference#Conference South|2015-16 Conference South]] season as favourites, the Hawks were relegated on goal difference. They did, however, win the [[Hampshire Senior Cup]], beating [[Winchester City F.C.|Winchester City]] 5–3 on penalties<ref name="HSC2016">{{cite web |author=Wendy Gee |url=http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/sport/14422343.Hampshire_Senior_Cup_final_agony_for_Winchester_City_FC/ |title=Hampshire Senior Cup final agony for Winchester City FC (From Hampshire Chronicle) |date=12 April 2016 |publisher=Hampshirechronicle.co.uk |access-date=2016-05-01 |archive-date=29 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629232434/http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/sport/14422343.Hampshire_Senior_Cup_final_agony_for_Winchester_City_FC/ |url-status=live }}</ref> at [[St Mary's Stadium]], Southampton.
Many former stars of the Premier League and Football League have turned out for H&W over the years including [[Dean Holdsworth]]; [[Fitzroy Simpson]]; Paul Wood; [[Liam Daish]]; [[Alan Knight (footballer)|Alan Knight]]; [[Richard Pacquette]]; Gareth Hall; David Lee; [[David Howells]] and [[Robbie Pethick]].


Placed into the [[Isthmian League]] following relegation, the Havant & Waterlooville board kept faith with manager [[Lee Bradbury]], who led the team to the title on the final day of the season. Trailing [[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]] by a point prior to the penultimate round of matches, the Hawks won 1–0 at home against their title rivals, in front of new league record crowd for the Hawks of 3,455.<ref name="Leagueattendancerecord">{{cite web|title=New attendance record|url=https://www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk/articles/2017/04/18/new-attendance-record.html|website=Havant & Waterlooville FC Official Site|access-date=24 April 2017|archive-date=25 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425113830/https://www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk/articles/2017/04/18/new-attendance-record.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This result meant the Hawks needed to win their final game at
In the [[2006-07 in English football|2006&ndash;07]] season the Hawks qualified for the end-of-season promotion play-offs but were beaten in the semi-final by [[Braintree Town F.C.|Braintree Town]].
[[Kingstonian F.C.|Kingstonian]] or match Bognor's result. The Hawks drew 0-0 but, despite leading 1–0 with 20 minutes left, Bognor could only draw at home to [[Metropolitan Police F.C.|Metropolitan Police]], allowing a sizeable contingent of travelling Hawks fans to watch their team collect the trophy as [[2016–17 Isthmian League|2016-17 Isthmian League]] champions.


After being promoted the previous season, the Hawks won the [[2017–18 National League#National League South|2017–18 National League South]], winning it on the final day with a win against [[Concord Rangers F.C.|Concord Rangers]] where [[Jason Prior]] scored the 89th minute winning goal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk/club-info/history.html|title=Havant & Waterlooville FC History|website=havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk|access-date=2019-04-19|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419115510/https://www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk/club-info/history.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jason Prior|Prior]] was also the Hawk's leading scorer in their successful league campaign and the 5th top scorer in the league that season with 23 goals.
Ian Baird resigned as Havant manager on [[1 October]], [[2007]] to become manager of [[Eastleigh F.C.|Eastleigh]], and was replaced by [[Shaun Gale]].<ref>[http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/club/history.shtm Havant & Waterlooville.Net Club History (to July 2007)], Retrieved 2008-01-02</ref>


In the [[2018–19 National League|2018–19 season]], Havant & Waterlooville struggled to adjust to life in the [[National League (division)|National League]] and were relegated with three matches remaining. On 22 April 2019, Havant & Waterlooville released a statement confirming [[Lee Bradbury]] had left by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Havant & Waterlooville FC club statement: Lee Bradbury |url=https://www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk/articles/havant-and-waterlooville-fc-club-statement-lee-bradbury.html |website=Havant & Waterlooville FC |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> The next day, assistant manager [[Shaun Gale]] was appointed caretaker manager for their final two games of the season. On 29 April, it was announced that former [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]] manager Paul Doswell had signed a three-year contract, bringing [[Ian Baird]] back to the club as his assistant.
In the [[2007-08 in English football|2007-08 season]], the team caused a shock by defeating [[League One]] side, [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]] 4&ndash;2 in an [[FA Cup]] 3rd round replay. In the 4th round they faced [[Premiership]] side [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]]. They caused a sensation by leading twice before losing 5&ndash;2. Havant & Waterlooville player, [[Alfie Potter]], on loan at the time from [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] was voted player of the round.


In [[2019–20 National League#National League South|2019–20 National League South]] the Hawks switched to morning training, three days a week.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ricketts |first1=Kevin |title=Rory Williams set to join exodus at Havant & Waterlooville |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/rory-williams-set-join-exodus-havant-waterlooville-978016 |website=The News |access-date=3 May 2019 |archive-date=25 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725170924/https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/rory-williams-set-join-exodus-havant-waterlooville-978016 |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, the squad was transformed with only three players remaining from that which completed the previous season. The new look Hawks challenged at the top of the division until the season was curtailed in March due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. At first it appeared as though the League would only promote the leading club, given the circumstances. As the Hawks stood second in the division they, along with the similarly placed [[York City F.C.|York City]] of the [[National League North]], started the #promote2 campaign<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Simon |title=Hawks director: National League U-turn on play-offs wouldn't have happened without power of social media |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/hawks-director-national-league-u-turn-play-offs-wouldnt-have-happened-without-power-social-media-2889192 |website=The News |access-date=19 June 2020 |archive-date=25 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725170316/https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/hawks-director-national-league-u-turn-play-offs-wouldnt-have-happened-without-power-social-media-2889192 |url-status=live }}</ref> for play-offs to take place or the second place club to be promoted. Eventually play-offs did take place but the club lost 2–1 to Dartford in their home semi-final.
== Ground ==


On 10 March 2023, Paul Doswell moved into a Director of Football role, with [[Jamie Collins (footballer born 1984)|Jamie Collins]] becoming manager. However, after a poor start to the [[2023-24 National League#National League South|2023–24 National League South]] season, Collins was sacked on 8 September. On 1 December 2023, Steve King was sacked. The [[2023–24 National League#National League South|2023–24 season]] ended in relegation to the seventh tier.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1778161963102540034|title=Following tonight's results in the National South, our Relegation has been confirmed Everyone at Havant & Waterlooville FC wish to thank our loyal fans for their unwavering support this season in the good and the bad! We will be back, stronger! Up the Hawks 🤍💙 #HWFC #COYH|user=HWFCOfficial|date=10 April 2024|accessdate=11 April 2024}}</ref> On 1 May 2024, Shaun North was appointed as first team manager.<ref>{{cite web |title=Havant and Waterlooville Football Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Shaun North as the new Head Coach of the Hawks ahead of the 2024/25 Season |url=https://www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk/new-head-coach-shaun-north/ |website=Havant & Waterlooville FC |access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
Westleigh Park . was home to Havant Town F.C. from 1982 onwards Waterlooville F.C. played at the now extinct Jubilee Park.
The combined team are based at Westleigh Park which situated on Bartons triangle Martins Road West Leigh in [[Havant, Hampshire]]. The ground has undergone a lot of work over recent years to bring it up to Confrence National standard. There is approved outline planning permission to build a new stand to hold 500 seats on the East side of the ground. There was funding in place for this project and with the monies acrued from their FA Cup run in season 2007/08 it is possible work may start on this stand in the Summer of 2008.


==Players==
==Rivalries==
Due to managerial, player and administrative issues between the clubs, matches against [[Eastleigh F.C.]] [[Worthing F.C.]] and [[Weymouth F.C.]] have been particularly feisty in the past. The Hawks main rival however is usually considered to be [[Gosport Borough F.C.]].
:''As of [[26 March]], [[2008]].''<ref name="First Team Squad">{{cite web
| title = First Team Squad
| url = http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/stats/rosta.asp?y=2007
| publisher = Havant & Waterlooville FC
| accessdate = 2007-11-10}}</ref>
===Current squad===
{{Fs start}}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= GK | name=Kevin Scriven }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= GK | name=Tom Taylor }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= DF | name=[[Darren Annon]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= DF | name=[[Gary Elphick]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= DF | name=Justin Gregory }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= DF | name=Tom Jordan }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= DF | name=[[Neil Sharp]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= DF | name=[[Phil Warner]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= DF | name=[[Paul Watson (footballer)|Paul Watson]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= MF | name=Jamie Collins }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= MF | name=[[Jamie Day (footballer born 1979)|Jamie Day]]‎|other=on loan from [[Grays Athletic F.C.|Grays Athletic]]}}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= MF | name=Steven Gregory }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= MF | name=Nicholas Hannides }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=Northern Ireland | pos= MF | name=[[Mo Harkin]] }}
{{Fs mid}}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= MF | name=Charlie Henry }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= MF | name=Michael McEnery }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= MF | name=[[Charlie Oatway]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= MF | name=Brett Poate }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= MF | name=[[Jay Smith (footballer born December 1981)|Jay Smith]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= MF | name=[[Tony Taggart]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= MF | name=[[Shaun Wilkinson]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= FW | name=[[Rocky Baptiste]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= FW | name=Chamal Fenelon }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=Canada | pos= FW | name=[[Gavin McCallum]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=Dominica | pos= FW | name=[[Richard Pacquette]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= FW | name=[[Jamie Slabber]] }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= FW | name=Craig Watkins }}
{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos= FW | name=[[Luke Nightingale]] }}


==Stadium==
[[File:Action from Pompey's pre season friendly with The Hawks - geograph.org.uk - 3548593.jpg|thumb|237x237px|Match at Westleigh Park]]
The club play at Westleigh Park. Located on Bartons Triangle, Martins Road, West Leigh, [[Havant]], PO9 5TH. It was home to Havant Town from 1982 onwards while [[Waterlooville F.C.]] played at the now extinct Jubilee Park. It currently has a capacity of 5,300, of which 710 is seated. The record attendance at the ground is 4,400, for the 4–2 third round FA Cup replay win against Swansea City on 16 January 2008. The record attendance for a league fixture was set on 17 April 2017, when 3,455<ref name="Leagueattendancerecord" /> watched a penultimate [[2016–17 Isthmian League]] fixture against [[Bognor Regis Town F.C.]], when the two clubs were placed first and second in the table. The club's record attendance for any home game is 5,793, for the FA Cup first round defeat to [[Millwall F.C.]] on 13 November 2006 they played at [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]].

==Current squad==
{{updated|2 September 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|title=First-team |url=https://www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk/first-team/ |publisher=Havant & Waterlooville F.C. |access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{fs player| no=01 | nat=ENG | pos= GK | name=Ben Dudzinski}}
{{fs player| no=13 | nat=ENG | pos= GK | name=Alan Walker-Harris}}
{{fs player| no=02 | nat=ENG | pos= DF | name=Devante Stanley}}
{{fs player| no=03 | nat=ENG | pos= DF | name=Reuben Austin}}
{{fs player| no=05 | nat=ENG | pos= DF | name=[[Joe McNerney]]}}
{{fs player| no=06| nat=ENG | pos= DF | name=Brendan Willson}}
{{fs player| no=18| nat=ENG | pos= DF | name=[[Josh Dockerill]]}}
{{fs player| no=20| nat=ENG | pos= DF | name=Harvey Laidlaw (dual registration with [[Baffins Milton Rovers F.C.]])}}
{{fs player| no=23| nat=ENG | pos= DF | name=Amadou Jallow}}
{{fs player| no=04 | nat=FRA | pos= MF | name=[[Nigel Atangana]]}}
{{fs player| no=08 | nat=ENG | pos= MF | name=Alfie Wittingham}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player| no=10 | nat=ENG | pos= FW | name=[[Leon Maloney]]}}
{{fs player| no=12 | nat=KOR | pos= MF | name=Seokjae Lee}}
{{fs player| no=14 | nat=ENG | pos= MF | name=Kaya Tshaka}}
{{fs player| no=15 | nat=ENG | pos= MF | name=Reuben Swann (on loan from [[Portsmouth F.C.]])}}
{{fs player| no=17 | nat=ENG | pos= MF | name=Mitchell Aston (dual registration with [[Baffins Milton Rovers F.C.]])}}
{{fs player| no=19 | nat=ENG | pos= MF | name=Preston Woolston (on loan to [[Moneyfields F.C.]])}}
{{fs player| no=21 | nat=ENG | pos= MF | name=Keane Anderson}}
{{fs player| no=07 | nat=ENG | pos= FW | name=[[Harvey Bradbury]]}}
{{fs player| no=09 | nat=ENG | pos= FW | name=[[Ryan Seager]]}}
{{fs player| no=11 | nat=AUS | pos= FW | name=Callum Kealy}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Harry Sidwell|other=on loan from [[AFC Wimbledon]]}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}


==Youth teams==
==Youth teams==
Havant and Waterlooville F.C. now has an academy team for the club's most promising youth players, run in conjunction with South Downs College and playing in the Conference Academy League Southern Section. Below this side, the club's youth system consists of several teams playing in the Portsmouth Youth Leagues, from age ranges under 6s to under 17s. Most of the teams have A, B and sometimes even C teams in their age range.<ref>[http://www.hwboysfc.co.uk The Havant and Waterloovillie Boy's Website]</ref> The club has several tournaments and fun days run all through the summer months.
Havant & Waterlooville now has an academy team for the club's most promising youth players, run in conjunction with South Downs College and playing in the Conference Academy League Southern Section. For the 2009–10 season, this has increased to include two more reserve teams, playing in the Hampshire and Sussex College leagues.
Nathan Ashmore, who left to join [[Gosport Borough F.C.|Gosport Borough]], was the first player to be promoted from the academy team to the first team in the 2008–09 season.

==Managers==


==Management==
*Billy Gilbert (June 1998 - April 2000 )
{|
*Mick Jenkins & [[Liam Daish]] (April 2000 - January 2004 )
|-
*[[Dave Leworthy]] (January 2004 - November 2004)
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*[[Ian Baird]] (November 2004 - October 2007)
'''Managers'''
*[[Shaun Gale]] (October 2007 to date)
*{{flagicon|England}} Shaun North - (May 2024 - date)
*{{flagicon|England}} Steve King - (Sep 2023 – Dec 2023)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Jamie Collins (footballer born 1984)|Jamie Collins]] (Mar 2023 - Sep 2023)
*{{flagicon|England}} Paul Doswell (Apr 2019 – Mar 2023)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Lee Bradbury]] (Oct 2012 – Apr 2019)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Stuart Ritchie (footballer)|Stuart Ritchie]] (May 2012 – Sep 2012)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Gale]] (Oct 2007 – Mar 2012)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Baird]] (Nov 2004 – Oct 2007)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Dave Leworthy]] (Jan 2004 – Nov 2004)
*{{flagicon|England}} Mick Jenkins & {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Liam Daish]] (Apr 2000 – Jan 2004)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Billy Gilbert (footballer born 1959)|Billy Gilbert]] (Jun 1998 – Apr 2000)
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'''Assistant Managers'''
*{{flagicon|England}} Ross Betteridge - (May 2024 - date)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Matthew Barnes-Homer]] (Sep 2023 - Dec 2023)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Oastler]] (Aug 2023 - Sep 2023)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Baird]] (Apr 2019 – Aug 2023)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Gale]] (Oct 2012 – Apr 2019)
*{{flagicon|England}} Barry Blankley (Jun 2012 – Sep 2012)
*{{flagicon|England}} Sean New (May 2012 – Jun 2012)
*{{flagicon|England}} Steve Johnson (Jun 2009 – Mar 2012)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Charlie Oatway]] (Oct 2007 – Jun 2009)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Gale]] (Jan 2004 – Oct 2007)
*{{flagicon|England}} Mick Jenkins (Jun 1998 – Apr 2000)
|}


'''Caretakers'''
==Player records==
*{{flagicon|England}} Cliff de Gordon, {{flagicon|England}} Ross Betteridge & {{flagicon|England}} Richard Pope (Dec 2023 - April 2024)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Gale]] (Sep 2023)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Gale]] (Apr 2019)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Adrian Aymes]] (Sep 2012 – Oct 2012)
*{{flagicon|England}} Steve Johnson & {{flagicon|England}} [[Adrian Aymes]] (Apr 2012 – May 2012)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Gale]] (Nov 2004)


==Appearances==
(as at 15th July 2007)
(as at 4 June 2024)<br />
Records for league and all cups, appearance totals are starting + substitute<br />''*= still at club''
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
'''150+''':
*{{flagicon|England}} James Taylor – 297 (256+41)
*{{flagicon|England}} Dan Strugnell – 285 (255+30)
*{{flagicon|England}} Brett Poate – 276 (249+27)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Wes Fogden]]- 274 (252+22)
*{{flagicon|England}} Ryan Woodford – 269 (228+41)
*{{flagicon|England}} Ed Harris – 249 (236+13)
*{{flagicon|England}} Neil Champion – 223 (196+27)
*{{flagicon|England}} Ryan Young – 222 (222+0)
*{{flagicon|England}} Steve Ramsey – 220 (168+52)
*{{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Jake Newton (footballer)|Jake Newton]] – 207 (198+9)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Theo Lewis]] – 199 (145+54)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Jamie Collins (footballer born 1984)|Jamie Collins]] – 199 (174+25)
*{{flagicon|England}} Dean Blake – 196 (150+46)
*{{flagicon|England}} Tim Hambley – 191 (182+9)
*{{flagicon|England}} Ben Price – 188 (176+12)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Wood (footballer)|Paul Wood]] – 184 (158+26)
*{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Brian Stock (footballer)|Brian Stock]] – 183 (169+13)
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tom Jordan (footballer)|Tom Jordan]] – 171 (169+2)
*{{flagicon|England}} Alfie Rutherford – 170 (99+71)
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Liam Daish]] – 157 (156+1)
*{{flagicon|Cayman Islands}} Neil Sharp – 154 (147+7)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Ross Worner]] – 152 (152+0)
*{{flagicon|England}} Perry Ryan – 152 (130+22)


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'''Appearances''': James Taylor, 295 (254+41)
|valign="top"|
'''125-149''':
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Bradley Tarbuck]] – 148 (105+43)
*{{flagicon|England}} Paul Hinshelwood – 146 (127+19)
*{{flagicon|England}} Tony Taggart – 146 (111+35)
*{{flagicon|England}} Rory Williams – 145 (140+5)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Rocky Baptiste]] – 145 (132+13)
*{{flagicon|England}} Jake McCarthy – 143 (133+10)
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ian Simpemba]] – 143 (141+2)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[James Roberts (footballer, born 1996)|James Roberts]] - 134 (115+19)
*{{flagicon|England}} Sam Pearce – 131 (118+13)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Andy Robinson (footballer, born 1992)|Andy Robinson]] – 130 (112+18)
*{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ben Swallow]] – 130 (95+35)
*{{flagicon|England}} Nic Ciardini – 130 (97+33)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Scott Donnelly]] – 128 (119+9)
*{{flagicon|England}} Luke Byles – 128 (111+17)
*{{flagicon|England}} Shaun Wilkinson – 128 (109+19)
*{{flagicon|England}} Neil Davis – 126 (100+26)
*{{flagicon|England}} Jamie O'Rourke – 125 (103+22)


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'''Goals''': James Taylor, 138
|valign="top"|
'''100-124''':
*{{flagicon|England}} Jason Prior – 124 (110+14)
*{{flagicon|England}} Gareth Howells – 123 (118+5)
*{{flagicon|England}} Scott Jones – 120 (67+53)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Gale]] – 118 (106+12)
*{{flagicon|England}} Chris Ferrett – 118 (98+20)
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Matt Paterson]] – 117 (77+40)
*{{flagicon|England}} Craig Watkins – 116 (63+53)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[David Town]] – 111 (91+20)
*{{flagicon|England}} Matt Jones – 110 (82+28)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[James Hayter (footballer)|James Hayter]] – 108 (48+60)
*{{flagicon|Cayman Islands}} Alec Masson – 107 (104+3)
*{{flagicon|England}} Paul Nicholls – 105 (104+1)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Gary MacDonald (footballer)|Gary MacDonald]] – 104 (102+2)
*{{flagicon|England}} Gary Connolly – 103 (85+18)
*{{flagicon|England}} Daniel Blanchett – 101 (78+23)
*{{flagicon|England}} Dave Wakefield – 100 (80+20)
*{{flagicon|England}} Craig Anstey – 100 (66+34)
|}


==Goals==
'''England National Game XI internationals''': James Taylor, Tim Hambley
(as at 21 December 2024)<br />
Records for league and all cups, appearance totals are starting + substitute<br />''*= still at club''
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
*{{flagicon|England}} James Taylor – 138
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Rocky Baptiste]] – 85
*{{flagicon|England}} Alfie Rutherford – 65
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Wood (footballer)|Paul Wood]] – 64
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Jason Prior]] – 63
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Wes Fogden]] – 57
*{{flagicon|England}} Tim Hambley – 48
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Ollie Palmer]] – 40
*{{flagicon|England}} Jamie O'Rourke – 38
*{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Manny Williams]] – 37
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Scott Donnelly]] – 36
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Matt Paterson]] – 36
*{{flagicon|England}} [[James Hayter (footballer)|James Hayter]] – 36
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|valign="top"|
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Dean Holdsworth]] – 34
*{{flagicon|England}} Brett Poate – 34
*{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Mustafa Tiryaki]] – 34
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Ryan Seager]]* – 33
*{{flagicon|England}} Steve Ramsey – 32
*{{flagicon|England}} [[James Roberts (footballer, born 1996)|James Roberts]] – 32
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Theo Lewis]] – 31
*{{flagicon|Dominica}} [[Richard Pacquette]] – 31
*{{flagicon|England}} Steve Tate – 31
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Muhammadu Faal|Mo Faal]] – 30
*{{flagicon|England}} [[David Town]] – 29
*{{flagicon|England}} Scott Jones – 27
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Dave Leworthy]] – 26
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|valign="top"|
*{{flagicon|England}} Jake McCarthy – 26
*{{flagicon|Kenya}} [[Jonah Ayunga]] – 24
*{{flagicon|England}} Tommy Wright – 24
*{{flagicon|England}} Sahr Kabba – 23
*{{flagicon|England}} Dave Wakefield – 23
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Jamie Collins (footballer born 1984)|Jamie Collins]] – 21
*{{flagicon|England}} Jason Lovell – 21
*{{flagicon|England}} Craig Watkins – 21
*{{flagicon|England}} [[JJ Hooper]] – 20
*{{flagicon|Italy}} Christian Nanetti – 20
|}


==Internationals==
'''2006/07 Players' player of the year''': Tom Jordan
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
'''England C^ internationals''':


*{{flagicon|England}} James Taylor (2002)
'''2006/07 Supporters' player of the year''': Rocky Baptiste
*{{flagicon|England}} Tim Hambley (2002)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Alfie Pavey]] (2018)


^ formerly 'England National Game XI'
'''2006/07 leading goalscorer''': Rocky Baptiste, 36
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|valign="top"|
'''Full internationals''':
(only those capped whilst at club shown)
*{{flagicon|Dominica}} [[Richard Pacquette]]
*{{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Jake Newton (footballer)|Jake Newton]]
*{{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Tomas Kalinauskas]]
*{{flagicon|Grenada}} [[Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong]]
*{{flagicon|Grenada}} [[Anthony Straker]]
|}


==Season records==
== Records ==
*Best [[FA Cup]] performance: 4th round ([[2007–08 FA Cup|2007–08]])<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
*1998/1999 - Southern League Southern Division - 1st
*Best [[FA Trophy]] performance: Semi-finals ([[2002–03 FA Trophy|2002–03]], [[2013–14 FA Trophy|2013–14]])<ref name=":0" />
*1999/2000 - Southern League Premier Division - 13th
*2000/2001 - Southern League Premier Division - 6th
*2001/2002 - Southern League Premier Division - 3rd
*2002/2003 - Southern League Premier Division - 8th
*2003/2004 - Southern League Premier Division - 12th
*2004/2005 - Conference South - 13th
*2005/2006 - Conference South - 6th
*2006/2007 - Conference South - 4th
<ref name="fchdh&w" />


== References ==
==Honours==
'''League'''
*[[National League South]] (level 6)
**Champions: [[2017–18 National League|2017–18]]
*[[Isthmian League]] (level 7)
**Champions: [[2016–17 Isthmian League|2016–17]]
*[[Southern Football League|Southern League Southern]]
**Champions: [[1998–99 Southern Football League|1998–99]]


'''Cup'''
{{refs|2}}
*Portsmouth Senior Cup
**Winners: 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/non-league/hawks-lift-portsmouth-senior-cup-1-6687360 |title=Hawks lift Portsmouth Senior Cup – Portsmouth News |publisher=Portsmouth.co.uk |date=2015-04-13 |access-date=2016-03-19 |archive-date=30 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330222222/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/non-league/hawks-lift-portsmouth-senior-cup-1-6687360 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2017,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hawks soar to league and cup double|url=https://www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk/articles/2017/05/24/hawks-soar-to-league-and-cup-double.html|website=havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk|access-date=26 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 2018
*[[Hampshire Senior Cup]]
**Winners: 2016,<ref name="HSC2016" /> 2018, 2019


==References==
== External links ==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.havantandwaterlooville.net/ Club home page]
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* {{fchd|id=WATERLOV|name=Waterlooville}}
* [http://www.geocities.com/hawkswebuk/ IGT Squawk - fanzine archive]


==External links==
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Havant & Waterlooville
Full nameHavant & Waterlooville Football Club
Nickname(s)The Hawks
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
GroundWestleigh Park, Havant
Capacity5,300 (710 seated)
ChairmanDerek Pope
ManagerShaun North
LeagueSouthern League Premier Division South
2023–24National League South, 23rd of 24 (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk/
Current season

Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional association football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the Southern League Premier Division South, the seventh level of English football, after relegation from the National League South in the 2023-24 season. The club formed in 1998 after a merger between Havant Town and Waterlooville. Nicknamed "The Hawks", they play at Westleigh Park.

History

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See also: List of Havant & Waterlooville F.C. seasons, Havant Town F.C., and Waterlooville F.C.

In 1998, Havant Town and Waterlooville merged to play at Havant Town's Westleigh Park ground. In their first season as a merged team, Havant & Waterlooville won the Southern League Southern Division under the management of former Crystal Palace and Portsmouth defender Billy Gilbert. There was also instant success in the FA Cup, a penalty shoot-out defeat to Hayes was all that denied the Hawks an opportunity to visit league side Mansfield Town in the first round proper.

After Billy Gilbert left Havant & Waterlooville, Mick Jenkins and Liam Daish were appointed joint managers in April 2000. Jenkins and Daish guided the Hawks to notable successes in the FA Cup where they reached the first round, the first of four occasions achieved by the club. In 2000–01, Havant & Waterlooville lost 2–1 at home to Southport of the Conference North, and 3–2 away to another Conference side, Dagenham & Redbridge in 2002–03. The 2002–03 season was also notable for the Hawks' FA Trophy run when Havant & Waterlooville 'giant-killed' Forest Green Rovers en route to the semi-final where Hawks lost 2–1 on aggregate to Tamworth.[1] During a 5-year stay in the Southern League Premier Division from 1999–2000 to 2004–05, Havant & Waterlooville's best season came in 2001–02, finishing 3rd after leading the table during September. In the 2003–04 season, the club struggled and this led to Jenkins and Daish being dismissed in January 2004. However, the club recovered and finished 12th in the Southern League Premier Division and thereby qualified for a place in the re-structured Conference South.

Ian Baird took over the part-time managerial post at Havant & Waterlooville in November 2004. In 2005–06, the club missed out on a place in the end of season play-offs by a single point because of a controversial three-point deduction for breaking a gentleman's agreement with Weymouth that Havant & Waterlooville's ex-Weymouth player Tony Taggart would not play against his former club. Hawks manager Ian Baird claimed that an injury crisis had forced him to field Taggart in the home game with Weymouth.[2][3]

In the 2006–07 season, the Hawks qualified for the promotion play-offs but were beaten in the semi-final by Braintree Town. The club met a Football League club in a competitive match for the first time in the 2006–07 competition, losing 2–1 to Millwall in a 'home' match which was played at Fratton Park.[4]

Baird resigned as manager on 1 October 2007 to become manager of Eastleigh and was replaced by Shaun Gale.[5] In the 2007–08 FA Cup, the Hawks beat Bognor Regis, Fleet Town, Leighton Town, Conference Premier team York City and League Two club Notts County,[6] before causing an even bigger upset by defeating League One side Swansea City 4–2 in a third round replay.[7] In the fourth round, they played Premier League Liverpool at Anfield and caused a sensation by leading twice before eventually losing 5–2.[8][9] Havant & Waterlooville player Alfie Potter, on loan at the time from Peterborough United, was voted 'Player of the Round'.

The Hawks were involved in a relegation battle in the 2008–09 season despite being among the favourites to win the league at the start of the season,[10] but ultimately secured Conference South survival with three games remaining. 2008–09 did, however, see diverting runs in the FA Cup (ending with a first-round home defeat to League Two Brentford) and in the FA Trophy (ending with a 2–0 defeat away to York City in the quarter-finals).

In 2009–10, Havant & Waterlooville made a late run that almost got them to the playoffs but Woking pipped them to the post by one point.

In July 2011, the club played a "once in a lifetime" game against La Liga side Real Betis, losing 7–0, after the Spanish club's original friendly opponents (Portsmouth) found themselves unable to play the game.[11]

The 2011–12 season was a poor one for Havant & Waterlooville, and after dropping to second from bottom in the league following a defeat at Basingstoke Town, Shaun Gale was sacked on 1 April.[12] Assistant manager Steve Johnson and stadium manager/fitness coach Adrian Aymes were placed in charge on a caretaker basis.[13] In a tense finale, the Hawks avoided relegation with literally the last kick by a Havant & Waterlooville player in the entire season;[14] Joe Dolan's 93rd-minute winner in the final match against Staines Town ensuring that Maidenhead United (who believed themselves to be safe having scored a last-minute winner themselves) would fill the final relegation spot.

On 8 May 2012, the Hawks appointed Stuart Ritchie as manager and Sean New as his assistant, the combination having been very successful in partnership during eight years at AFC Totton.[15] Ritchie played 53 games for the Hawks in their first two seasons as a combined club (1998–2000). Sean New was replaced just 1 month later by Barry Blankley over a "failure to disclose particular information" scandal. Just ten games into his reign, Stuart Ritchie was sacked after just one win in those ten and a shock loss to Southern League South & West side North Leigh F.C. in the FA Cup.

On 9 October 2012, Lee Bradbury was appointed manager.[16] leading the club to 10th place at the end of that 2012–13 season.

The 2013–14 season was an eventful one, with the club reaching the FA Trophy semi-finals, losing 3–1 on aggregate over two-legs against local rivals Gosport Borough. As a result of the Trophy run as well as weather-related postponements, the Hawks were required to play over half of their league campaign (22 games) within the final 57 days of the season.[17] Despite this the Hawks went into the final game of the season against Tonbridge Angels with a chance of making the play-offs. When the final whistle blew in that game, a 0–0 draw was enough, however in their match still on-going Dover Athletic scored a goal to mean that the Hawks would miss out on goal difference. In addition to the FA Trophy and Conference South disappointments, the Hawks also lost in the final of the Hampshire Senior Cup to Basingstoke Town 3–2 after extra time, despite battling back from a two-goal deficit to equalise in the final minute of injury time.

The Hawks went one better in their 2014-15 Conference South campaign, finishing 5th and making the playoffs. However, the Hawks lost 4–2 on aggregate to eventual winners Boreham Wood. During this season, the Hawks also made the first round proper of the FA Cup, losing eventually to League One side Preston North End.

Despite starting the 2015-16 Conference South season as favourites, the Hawks were relegated on goal difference. They did, however, win the Hampshire Senior Cup, beating Winchester City 5–3 on penalties[18] at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton.

Placed into the Isthmian League following relegation, the Havant & Waterlooville board kept faith with manager Lee Bradbury, who led the team to the title on the final day of the season. Trailing Bognor Regis Town by a point prior to the penultimate round of matches, the Hawks won 1–0 at home against their title rivals, in front of new league record crowd for the Hawks of 3,455.[19] This result meant the Hawks needed to win their final game at Kingstonian or match Bognor's result. The Hawks drew 0-0 but, despite leading 1–0 with 20 minutes left, Bognor could only draw at home to Metropolitan Police, allowing a sizeable contingent of travelling Hawks fans to watch their team collect the trophy as 2016-17 Isthmian League champions.

After being promoted the previous season, the Hawks won the 2017–18 National League South, winning it on the final day with a win against Concord Rangers where Jason Prior scored the 89th minute winning goal.[20] Prior was also the Hawk's leading scorer in their successful league campaign and the 5th top scorer in the league that season with 23 goals.

In the 2018–19 season, Havant & Waterlooville struggled to adjust to life in the National League and were relegated with three matches remaining. On 22 April 2019, Havant & Waterlooville released a statement confirming Lee Bradbury had left by mutual consent.[21] The next day, assistant manager Shaun Gale was appointed caretaker manager for their final two games of the season. On 29 April, it was announced that former Sutton United manager Paul Doswell had signed a three-year contract, bringing Ian Baird back to the club as his assistant.

In 2019–20 National League South the Hawks switched to morning training, three days a week.[22] As a result, the squad was transformed with only three players remaining from that which completed the previous season. The new look Hawks challenged at the top of the division until the season was curtailed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At first it appeared as though the League would only promote the leading club, given the circumstances. As the Hawks stood second in the division they, along with the similarly placed York City of the National League North, started the #promote2 campaign[23] for play-offs to take place or the second place club to be promoted. Eventually play-offs did take place but the club lost 2–1 to Dartford in their home semi-final.

On 10 March 2023, Paul Doswell moved into a Director of Football role, with Jamie Collins becoming manager. However, after a poor start to the 2023–24 National League South season, Collins was sacked on 8 September. On 1 December 2023, Steve King was sacked. The 2023–24 season ended in relegation to the seventh tier.[24] On 1 May 2024, Shaun North was appointed as first team manager.[25]

Rivalries

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Due to managerial, player and administrative issues between the clubs, matches against Eastleigh F.C. Worthing F.C. and Weymouth F.C. have been particularly feisty in the past. The Hawks main rival however is usually considered to be Gosport Borough F.C..

Stadium

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Match at Westleigh Park

The club play at Westleigh Park. Located on Bartons Triangle, Martins Road, West Leigh, Havant, PO9 5TH. It was home to Havant Town from 1982 onwards while Waterlooville F.C. played at the now extinct Jubilee Park. It currently has a capacity of 5,300, of which 710 is seated. The record attendance at the ground is 4,400, for the 4–2 third round FA Cup replay win against Swansea City on 16 January 2008. The record attendance for a league fixture was set on 17 April 2017, when 3,455[19] watched a penultimate 2016–17 Isthmian League fixture against Bognor Regis Town F.C., when the two clubs were placed first and second in the table. The club's record attendance for any home game is 5,793, for the FA Cup first round defeat to Millwall F.C. on 13 November 2006 they played at Portsmouth.

Current squad

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As of 2 September 2024[26]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
01 GK England ENG Ben Dudzinski
13 GK England ENG Alan Walker-Harris
02 DF England ENG Devante Stanley
03 DF England ENG Reuben Austin
05 DF England ENG Joe McNerney
06 DF England ENG Brendan Willson
18 DF England ENG Josh Dockerill
20 DF England ENG Harvey Laidlaw (dual registration with Baffins Milton Rovers F.C.)
23 DF England ENG Amadou Jallow
04 MF France FRA Nigel Atangana
08 MF England ENG Alfie Wittingham
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW England ENG Leon Maloney
12 MF South Korea KOR Seokjae Lee
14 MF England ENG Kaya Tshaka
15 MF England ENG Reuben Swann (on loan from Portsmouth F.C.)
17 MF England ENG Mitchell Aston (dual registration with Baffins Milton Rovers F.C.)
19 MF England ENG Preston Woolston (on loan to Moneyfields F.C.)
21 MF England ENG Keane Anderson
07 FW England ENG Harvey Bradbury
09 FW England ENG Ryan Seager
11 FW Australia AUS Callum Kealy
— MF England ENG Harry Sidwell (on loan from AFC Wimbledon)

Youth teams

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Havant & Waterlooville now has an academy team for the club's most promising youth players, run in conjunction with South Downs College and playing in the Conference Academy League Southern Section. For the 2009–10 season, this has increased to include two more reserve teams, playing in the Hampshire and Sussex College leagues. Nathan Ashmore, who left to join Gosport Borough, was the first player to be promoted from the academy team to the first team in the 2008–09 season.

Management

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Managers

 

Assistant Managers

  • England Ross Betteridge - (May 2024 - date)
  • England Matthew Barnes-Homer (Sep 2023 - Dec 2023)
  • England Joe Oastler (Aug 2023 - Sep 2023)
  • England Ian Baird (Apr 2019 – Aug 2023)
  • England Shaun Gale (Oct 2012 – Apr 2019)
  • England Barry Blankley (Jun 2012 – Sep 2012)
  • England Sean New (May 2012 – Jun 2012)
  • England Steve Johnson (Jun 2009 – Mar 2012)
  • England Charlie Oatway (Oct 2007 – Jun 2009)
  • England Shaun Gale (Jan 2004 – Oct 2007)
  • England Mick Jenkins (Jun 1998 – Apr 2000)

Caretakers

Appearances

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(as at 4 June 2024)
Records for league and all cups, appearance totals are starting + substitute
*= still at club

150+:

  • England James Taylor – 297 (256+41)
  • England Dan Strugnell – 285 (255+30)
  • England Brett Poate – 276 (249+27)
  • England Wes Fogden- 274 (252+22)
  • England Ryan Woodford – 269 (228+41)
  • England Ed Harris – 249 (236+13)
  • England Neil Champion – 223 (196+27)
  • England Ryan Young – 222 (222+0)
  • England Steve Ramsey – 220 (168+52)
  • Guyana Jake Newton – 207 (198+9)
  • England Theo Lewis – 199 (145+54)
  • England Jamie Collins – 199 (174+25)
  • England Dean Blake – 196 (150+46)
  • England Tim Hambley – 191 (182+9)
  • England Ben Price – 188 (176+12)
  • England Paul Wood – 184 (158+26)
  • Wales Brian Stock – 183 (169+13)
  • Scotland Tom Jordan – 171 (169+2)
  • England Alfie Rutherford – 170 (99+71)
  • Republic of Ireland Liam Daish – 157 (156+1)
  • Cayman Islands Neil Sharp – 154 (147+7)
  • England Ross Worner – 152 (152+0)
  • England Perry Ryan – 152 (130+22)
  

125-149:

  • England Bradley Tarbuck – 148 (105+43)
  • England Paul Hinshelwood – 146 (127+19)
  • England Tony Taggart – 146 (111+35)
  • England Rory Williams – 145 (140+5)
  • England Rocky Baptiste – 145 (132+13)
  • England Jake McCarthy – 143 (133+10)
  • Republic of Ireland Ian Simpemba – 143 (141+2)
  • England James Roberts - 134 (115+19)
  • England Sam Pearce – 131 (118+13)
  • England Andy Robinson – 130 (112+18)
  • Wales Ben Swallow – 130 (95+35)
  • England Nic Ciardini – 130 (97+33)
  • England Scott Donnelly – 128 (119+9)
  • England Luke Byles – 128 (111+17)
  • England Shaun Wilkinson – 128 (109+19)
  • England Neil Davis – 126 (100+26)
  • England Jamie O'Rourke – 125 (103+22)
  

100-124:

  • England Jason Prior – 124 (110+14)
  • England Gareth Howells – 123 (118+5)
  • England Scott Jones – 120 (67+53)
  • England Shaun Gale – 118 (106+12)
  • England Chris Ferrett – 118 (98+20)
  • Scotland Matt Paterson – 117 (77+40)
  • England Craig Watkins – 116 (63+53)
  • England David Town – 111 (91+20)
  • England Matt Jones – 110 (82+28)
  • England James Hayter – 108 (48+60)
  • Cayman Islands Alec Masson – 107 (104+3)
  • England Paul Nicholls – 105 (104+1)
  • England Gary MacDonald – 104 (102+2)
  • England Gary Connolly – 103 (85+18)
  • England Daniel Blanchett – 101 (78+23)
  • England Dave Wakefield – 100 (80+20)
  • England Craig Anstey – 100 (66+34)

Goals

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(as at 21 December 2024)
Records for league and all cups, appearance totals are starting + substitute
*= still at club

   
  • England Jake McCarthy – 26
  • Kenya Jonah Ayunga – 24
  • England Tommy Wright – 24
  • England Sahr Kabba – 23
  • England Dave Wakefield – 23
  • England Jamie Collins – 21
  • England Jason Lovell – 21
  • England Craig Watkins – 21
  • England JJ Hooper – 20
  • Italy Christian Nanetti – 20

Internationals

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England C^ internationals:

  • England James Taylor (2002)
  • England Tim Hambley (2002)
  • England Alfie Pavey (2018)

^ formerly 'England National Game XI'

 

Full internationals: (only those capped whilst at club shown)

Records

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Honours

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League

Cup

References

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