Andover Town vs. Paulsgrove match abandoned after player exodus
BBC Sport • 1 min read • Latest: Nov 2, 2026, 1:32 PM
Last updated Nov 2, 2026
A Hampshire Premier League Division One match between Andover Town and Paulsgrove was abandoned on Saturday with Andover leading 8-0. The match was halted after Paulsgrove had only six players remaining on the field, which violated league regulations. Andover's coach Robbie Skeates reported that four Paulsgrove players did not return after halftime, and another player left due to injury soon after the eighth goal. The Hampshire Premier Football League is investigating the circumstances surrounding the abandonment.
- •Andover Town led 8-0 before match was abandoned.
- •Paulsgrove had only six players available to continue.
- •Investigation opened by the Hampshire Premier Football League.
- •Four Paulsgrove players did not return after halftime.
- •Paulsgrove has lost all ten games this season, including large deficits.
- 1:32 PMBBC Sport — Trailing 8-0 & down to six players - abandoned game labelled a 'farce'
"A non-league game abandoned after one team was reduced to six players while trailing 8-0 is labelled "a complete farce".
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