AFC Totton
Photo courtesy of Harvey Gerring
By Josh Cole
The Stags begin another flurry of away days in December, starting with a trip to the capital to take on Hampton & Richmond Borough!
Last time out Totton lost 0-5 against Dagenham & Redbridge at home. Click here to read the match report from that game.
You can watch the interviews from that defeat with Jimmy Ball and Tyler Cordner and see what they had to say.
HAMPTON & RICHMOND – THEIR SEASON SO FAR:
The Beavers are currently in the relegation places in 22nd on 17 points from 19 games. Hampton & Richmond had a really good start to the season, in August winning four out of their six games, drawing one and losing away to Maidstone, which had them sat in 2nd.
Into September and they started with two league draws against Torquay and Chippenham as well as Dover, which was sandwiched in between two FA Cup wins against AFC Croydon (4-2) and Merthyr Town (0-1).
October is where the good start became undone, as they lost every game in the month. Their four league losses came against Slough (2-3), Weston-super-Mare (0-1), Hemel Hempstead (1-2), and Hornchurch (2-1). In the FA Cup fourth qualifying round Hampton & Richmond lost 0-2 against Eastleigh. Their final loss in October came in the Middlesex Senior Challenge Cup as they were knocked out by Rayners Lane.
Their bad form continued into November where they remained winless in the whole month. More league losses started the month against Worthing (3-0), and Chelmsford (1-0), before an away draw at Horsham (0-0). In the FA Trophy 2nd round, their run was over at the first hurdle as they lost 2-0 to Leatherhead.
To round off Novemebr, and in their last three games Hampton & Richmond have lost all three in the league against Bath (1-2), Tonbridge Angels (0-3) & a heavy defeat last time out against Eastbourne Borough (6-0).
LAST FIVE: HAMPTON & RICHMOND
Vs Eastbourne Borough | Away | ENLS | Lost 6-0
Vs Tonbridge Angels | Home | ENLS | Lost 0-3
Vs Bath City | Home | ENLS | Lost 1-2
Goalscorer: Nathan Paul-Lavaly 82’
Vs Leatherhead | Away | FA Trophy 2nd Round | Lost 2-0
Vs Horsham | Away | ENLS | Drew 0-0
LAST FIVE: AFC TOTTON
Vs Dagenham & Redbridge | Away | Lost 0-5
Vs Slough Town | Away | ENLS | Lost 3-2
Goalscorer: Malachi Linton 3’ & 36’
Vs Hornchurch | Away | ENLS | Drew 1-1
Goalscorer: Joe Oastler 71’
Vs Folkestone Invicta | Away | FA Trophy 2nd Round | Won 1-2
Goalscorers: Malachi Linton 38’ & Scott Rendell 89’
Vs Worthing | Away | ENLS | Lost 4-0
COMPARING THE STATS (all comps)
|
Hampton & Richmond |
AFC Totton |
|
|
24 |
Matches Played |
26 |
|
27 |
Goals scored |
40 |
|
45 |
Goals conceded |
44 |
|
-18 |
GD |
-4 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets |
4 |
OPPOSITION PLAYERS TO WATCH:
DEFENCE: Charlie Sayers
Southend native Charlie Sayers started his career at his local club before joining the Spurs academy for an undisclosed fee from Southend, and he went on a pre-season tour with the side under then-manager Antonio Conte.
His first steps in professional football were in Scotland with Partick Thistle in the Scottish second tier. He joins the Beavers after his latest spell at Woking.
MIDFIELD: Ronan Silva
Boyhood Beaver Ronan Silva joins HRBFC after an impressive National League South campaign for Salisbury, scoring 8 goals and tallying six assists.
A former Hampton & Richmond Under 7 player of the year for 2006/7 played youth football at Conquest academy before signing a professional contract at Crawley Town.
This was followed by spells at Eastleigh and Farnborough before joining Salisbury last season.
ATTACK: Davide Rodari
Swiss-born striker Davide Rodari arrives at the Beaveree after two productive seasons at Hastings scoring 61 goals in all competitions.
Rodari spent time in the academies of Inter, Pro Vercelli and Novara in Italy and Lugano in Switzerland before moving to England in 2016.
He first joined Hastings United in 2017 where he amassed 89 appearances before signing for Crawley Town in January 2021. He made his debut in an FA Cup tie against AFC Bournemouth.
Following loan spells at Worthing, Dorking Wanderers and Dartford he returned to Hastings United in August of 2023.
Upon the expiry of his contract in May 2025, he signed with The Beavers in June 2025.
MATCH OFFICIALS:
Referee: Tommy Breen
Assistant: Daniel Doyle
Assistant: Imran Khan
Fourth Official: Peter Conn
GO STAGS
