Havant and Waterlooville
Pipped to the final playoff place on the last day of the season, Havant and Waterlooville will rue their slow start to the campaign. The Hawks were beaten in half of their opening eight matches, pulled together then were demolished 8-0 on Boxing Day against Dorking Wanderers, which sparked a nine-match winless run. A fine victory over Ebbsfleet United reignited the side as they finished strongly losing just twice in their final fifteen outings, unfortunately one of those defeats was the crucial final day loss against Chippenham Town, who leapfrogged their opponents to claim that last playoff spot.
2021/2022 Season
National South: 8th
F.A Cup: 1st Round
F.A Trophy: 2nd Round
County Cup: 3rd Round
Top League Scorer: Tommy Wright (8 goals)
Manager – Paul Doswell
Winner of four promotions in his managerial career, Doswell has yet to replicate that success with Havant and Waterlooville after one full campaign. His appointment in April 2019 had the Hawks amongst the favourites to return to the top flight of non-league. Havant and Waterlooville finished runners up losing to Dartford in the playoffs and last season they narrowly missed out on the top seven. He took Eastleigh from the Wessex League to the National South and Sutton United from the Isthmian Premier to the National League. He also guided the U’s to the F.A Cup fifth round where they lost to Arsenal.
Summer Transfers
| Transfers In | Transfers Out |
| Jason Prior (Dorking Wanderers) | Alex Wall (Dartford) |
| Joash Nembhard (Hemel Hempstead Town) | Guy Hollis (Slough Town) |
| Gianni Crichlow (Braintree Town) | Godfrey Poku (Hemel Hempstead Town) |
| Danny Wright (Torquay United) | Scott Rendell (AFC Totton) |
| Jake Andrews (Torquay United) | Manny Duku |
| Muhammadu Faal (Enfield Town) |
Head to Head
Dartford wins: 7 / Havant and Waterlooville wins: 4 / Draws: 5
Previous Matches (last six)
Dartford 1 – 1 Havant and Waterlooville (19/03/2022 – National South)
Havant and Waterlooville 0 – 1 Dartford (09/02/2022 – National South)
Dartford 2 – 1 Havant and Waterlooville (31/10/2020 – National South)
Havant and Waterlooville 1 – 2 Dartford (25/07/2020 – National South Playoff)
Dartford 1 – 1 Havant and Waterlooville (10/08/2019 – National South)
Dartford 1 – 0 Havant and Waterlooville (13/01/2018 – National South)
Next Meetings
Dartford v Havant and Waterlooville – 16/08/2022
Havant and Waterlooville v Dartford – 14/12/2022
Statistics
- Dartford are unbeaten in their last seven games against Havant and Waterlooville (W4, D3)
- The Darts are also seven unbeaten at home against the Hawks (W4, D3)
- Dartford are unbeaten in their last three visits to Westleigh Park winning the last two (W2, D1)
Match Highlights – 2021/2022
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