FA Vase

Humble Purps are still daring to dream!

Proud chairman Mark Stupple says he’ll be taking no notice of AFC Stoneham’s favourites’ tag to lift the Vase trophy at Wembley – even though it does show how far the club has come.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 March 2026

By Jon Couch

Proud chairman Mark Stupple says he’ll be taking no notice of AFC Stoneham’s favourites’ tag to lift the Vase trophy at Wembley – even though it does show how far the club has come.
The Hampshire club are comfortably the highest-ranked team left in the Vase semi-final line-up, sitting nine points clear at the top of the Wessex Premier Division table.
In contrast, semi-final opponents Hallen are third bottom of the Hellenic League but Stupple insists league form goes completely out of the window when it comes to making history at Wembley.
“As a club, we are always humble,” the ...

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