March 9th 2026

60+ Walking Football Tournament

February  9th 2026 

60+ Walking Football Tournament 

Wanderers Repeat in February Tournament

 The squad: Steve Fordham (gkp), Ian Humphrey, Shaun Moloney, Karen Dare, Graeme Walker, Chris Pennell, Andy Overington.

The second round of the 60+ winter league took place at Lancing today. After January's tournament, the Wanderers were lying first in the Championship on 10 points. Facing the same four teams we achieved the same set of results, three wins and a draw, to cement our place at the top of the table. Our squad featured six of the seven players from January, with the sole change being Andy coming in for Dom. Our first match was against second placed Hurst Pretenders, the only team that took a point from us in January. Andy was under instructions to be a nuisance, a ploy that eventually paid off when he fired home the winner from a rebound off the keeper. We faced Gosport in the second match and despite dominating possession, and probably leading all the other stats, we failed to break the deadlock and finished with a scoreless draw. Our third opponents, Worthing Whites, fielded a strong team and the match was fairly balanced. We got our passing game going nicely and Chris finished off one of series of such moves with fine strike into the corner to take the match 1-0. We took to the field again immediately against Bognor. We continued to pass well and to defend and attack as a team. Chris again scored the only goal with a slightly looping shot that deflected off a defender past their goalkeeper. Steve Fordham had a quiet morning, but when called upon he was flawless in goal. 

The Squad: Steve M, Paul F, Colin P, Gordon M, Tony McM, Geoff C, Ray A

Unfortunately our hopes were soon dented as a very somewhat shambolic team performance gifted Bognor a comfortable 2-0 victory courtesy of two defensive lapses. A much better performance followed against Arun Green but luck was not on our side as we fell to a slightly controversial 1-0 defeat. There being some debate as to the validity of the goal as it appeared that the ball was on the line of Steve M's area when struck. The first two defeats were then followed by successive 0-0 draws against Arun Blue (twice), Bognor and Arun Green. In each of these games we were competitive and playing some good football without creating clear cut chances. The best chance coming in the second Bognor match when a game winning penalty was well saved by the Bognor 'keeper - our very own COLIN CASE. Colin very sportingly volunteering to play for Bognor throughout to complete their required complement of players. 

Special mention to Steve M who made a number of good saves throughout the morning and had no chance with the goals that were conceded. 

January 12th 2026 

60+ Walking Football Tournament 

Another year, another 60+ tournament on the South Coast. We fielded two teams in today's tournament at Lancing. 

At the usual pre-match announcement we learned that there were now four leagues: Premiership, Championship, Division One and Division Two. 

The Wanderers remained in the Championship while the Strollers played in Division Two. 

The Wanderers played four matches, each of 15 minutes. 

The squad was: Steve Fordham (gkp), Ian Humphrey, Shaun Moloney, Karen Dare, Graeme Walker, Chris Pennell and Dom Gorton. 

This was Chris's first tournament for Horsham, following his transfer in the January window. Our first match was against Bognor. It was relatively even, though I felt we shaded possession and gave them few chances. It was settled in our favour with a strong left foot shot from Dom. Dom was on target again, this time with his right foot, in the second match against Worthing Whites and sealed our second 1-0 victory. Whites certainly had their chances but strong defending, including a really good save by Steve, kept them out. Dom treated the team to tea and coffee in the hour wait before the third game. Just to prove that such bribery gains no favours Dom was started on the bench for the Gosport match, and Graeme seized his chance of glory by slotting home the opener via a couple of deflections. Not to be outdone, Dom came on to score the second in our 2-0 victory. Steve only had one touch of the ball and was shivering with the cold by the time the final whistle blew. Our last match against Hurst Pretenders had few highlights and finished in a scoreless draw. This result left the Wanderers top of the Championship on 10 points, four clear of the second placed team, and with no goals conceded. A rewarding day all round.

December 2025 

Walking Football Tournament 

Wanderers in 70+ December Tournament

Horsham fielded two teams in today's 70+ tournament in Worthing: the Wanderers and the Strollers. This is the report for the Wanderers. Our teams were in separate groups. The Wanderers played four 14 minute games in group B, with the following outcomes: 

Kingston Red 0 : 0 Wanderers 

Arun Blue 0 : 1 Wanderers (Tony) 

Worthing White 0 : 0 Wanderers 

Brighton Dolphins 0 : 2 

Wanderers (Shaun (pen), Shaun) 

The team: Steve Fordham (gkp), Paul French, Tony McMahon, Karen Dare, Shaun Moloney, Bob Charles 

As you can see from the results, we were unbeaten and conceded no goals. We matched Kingston Red in the first match, with Paul French keeping their England forward quiet. We should have scored a hat full against Arun, but their keeper keep out all but Tony's well worked goal. We dominated Whites, but again came up against a keeper that stopped everything. Only in our final match did we really do ourselves justice, finishing worthy 2-0 winners, after I added to the penalty with an easy tap in following Karen's "pass" via their keeper.