Beveree Chat

Having written my last Local History article for the Match Day Programme, after 14 years, I did think (at the time) that there might be a home play-off game that would need another bit of scribble on my part. However, that doesn't now look likely but having gone to the trouble (and deep thought) to ...

HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 25 OLD PICTURES OF HAMPTON On Facebook there is a new local history group; Hampton & Hampton Hill History (inc. Hampton Court/Wick & Bushy Park) It has only just started but is well worth a look for photographs an...

I was talking about November 2022 when the brothers acknowledged that the Trust were an important part of the club (before they took over). Why can't they canvas support in the ground? And what has happened to the local advertisers around the pitch. Why have they disappeared? [/quote] Doesn't fit i...

THOSE WERE THE DAYS 12th April 1989 Isthmian (Vauxhall-Opel) League Division 1 Hampton 1 (O’Connell) Met Police 0 Att; 174 David Hook; Clive Marich, Gary Cambridge, Steve Kuhne, Tim Holland, Dave Rattue, Paul Lucas, Steve Cheshire, Ricky Walkes, Malcolm Dickenson, Sean O’Connell,. Unused Subs; Nevil...

..and the announced crowd was?

HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 24 WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE In November 1894 serious flooding affected the area of Hampto, there is a photograph from the time in which St Mary’s Church can be seen isolated by the result of the floodwater. The Lower Sunbu...

THOSE WERE THE DAYS 9th April 2012 Middlesex Senior Cup Final (@ Uxbridge) HRBFC 2 (Simmonds, Tarpey) Wealdstone 0 Att; 499 Craig Ross; Lewis Ferrell (Joe Turner, 76’), Paul Johnson, Billy Jeffreys, Dean Inman, Josh Huggins (Tom Hickey, 82’), Nathan Collier, Karle Andrews, Dave Tarpey, Jamie Simmond...

HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 23 THE TIDE IS HIGH The River Thames flows gently past Hampton adding to the scenic view – not forgetting the world famous view from the top of Richmond Hill. Unfortunately, the Thames has another side to it, a reputation...

THOSE WERE THE DAYS 6th April 1996 Isthmian (ICIS) League Division 2 Leatherhead 1 Hampton 2 (Smith, Wigmore) Att; 120 Mark Russell; Danny Collier, Warren Drew, Jim Wigmore, Steve Cheshire, Dave Rattue, Barry Moore (Jon Reilly, 47’) (Mark Fabian, 72), Gerry Harvey, Warren Bayliss (Richard Sell, 56’)...

I was at this game, still got the programme. Croydon were one of the stronger teams in that league at the time. Like you, Shep, I can remember that game, sheltering from the rain in the old wooden stand at Richmond Road. According to your programme, who was in goal for us on that day? We had two ke...

THOSE WERE THE DAYS 3rd April 1961 Surrey Senior League Cup Final Hampton 1 (Carroll) Croydon Amateurs 4 Brian Stevens; Johnny Webster, Bill Tucker, Peter Jennings, Ivor Griffin, Peter W Jennings, Brian Lambert, Jakie Cooper, Tony Carroll, Ron Griffin, Tommy Harris. Hampton’s run to the Surrey Senio...

Just to prove that when something is well done, then I will step up to say so. The news that a Memorial Wall will be erected during the close season is excellent news. Hopefully should prove to be much better than the Memorial Board that Lesley & I had positioned in the Memorial Rose Garden by t...