Alresford Town F.C.
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| Full name | Alresford Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Magpies | ||
| Founded |
1898 (as Alresford) (Reformed in 1987) | ||
| Ground |
Alrebury Park, New Alresford 51°05′18.79″N 1°10′08.41″W / 51.0885528°N 1.1690028°WCoordinates: 51°05′18.79″N 1°10′08.41″W / 51.0885528°N 1.1690028°W | ||
| Chairman | Stuart Munro | ||
| Manager | Richard Luffman | ||
| League | Wessex League Premier Division | ||
| 2015–16 | Wessex League Premier Division, 20th | ||
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Alresford Town F.C. is an English football club based in New Alresford, Hampshire. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, and is a FA Charter Standard club.[1] They play in the Wessex League Premier Division.
History
The club was formed in 1898 as Alresford F.C. They joined Division Two of the Hampshire League in 1990, dropping back down to the North Hampshire League in 1996 before bouncing back to the Hampshire League in 2000. When the Hampshire and Wessex Leagues merged in 2004, Alresford became members of the expanded Wessex League. The club finished as runners-up in Wessex League Division One in 2006–07, earning promotion to the Premier Division, where they remain to this date.
With the erection of floodlights at their Alrebury Park home, the club became eligible to compete in FA competitions – first entering the FA Vase in 2007–08 and the FA Cup a year later. They have been knocked out of the Vase in the Second Round Qualifying in each of their two entries, while in the FA Cup their debut season ended at the first attempt with an Extra Preliminary Round loss at Harrow Hill.
Alresford won Seven trophies in Danny Robinson & Tim Cole's last three seasons and twice finished runners up in the Wessex premier division. The highest league position in the clubs history. In 2015/16 the club fell down the league and survived relegation by default due to expansion of the premier division to 22 teams.
In May 2016 Richard Luffman was appointed as manager following three successful seasons with Otterbourne winning as many trophies in as many seasons. In Luffman's first season the club have reached the second qualifying round proper for the first time defeating Wimborne Town in a replay 1-0 the scorer from Alresford was Geoff Dunn and then Fareham Town.
The club also runs a reserve/development side competing in the Wyvern Combination league.
Ground
Alresford Town play their home games at Alrebury Park, The Avenue, Alresford, SO24 9EP.
League history
List not complete
| Season | Division | Position | Significant Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joined Hampshire League Division Two | |||
| 1990–91 | Hampshire League Division Two | 2 | Promoted |
| 1991–92 | Hampshire League Division One | 15 | |
| 1992–93 | Hampshire League Division One | 15 | |
| 1993–94 | Hampshire League Division One | 16 | |
| 1994–95 | Hampshire League Division One | 19 | Relegated |
| 1995–96 | Hampshire League Division Two | 16 | Relegated |
| 1996–97 | North Hampshire League | ||
| 1997–98 | North Hampshire League | ||
| 1998–99 | North Hampshire League | ||
| 1999–2000 | North Hampshire League | 1 | Champions |
| 2000–01 | Hampshire League Division Two | 3 | |
| 2001–02 | Hampshire League Division Two | 2 | Runners-up |
| 2002–03 | Hampshire League Division One | 11 | |
| 2003–04 | Hampshire League Division One | 8 | |
| Joined Wessex League Division One upon Wessex League expansion | |||
| 2004–05 | Wessex League Division Two | 10 | |
| 2005–06 | Wessex League Division Two | 20 | |
| Wessex League Division Two renamed Wessex League Division One upon reorganisation | |||
| 2006–07 | Wessex League Division One | 2 | Runners-up |
| 2007–08 | Wessex League Premier Division | 21 | |
| 2008–09 | Wessex League Premier Division | 17 | |
| 2009–10 | Wessex League Premier Division | 17 | |
| 2010–11 | Wessex League Premier Division | 15 | |
| 2011–12 | Wessex League Premier Division | 15 | |
| 2012–13 | Wessex League Premier Division | 2 | Runners-up |
| 2013–14 | Wessex League Premier Division | 2 | |
Honours
League honours
- Wessex League Premier Division[2]
- Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Wessex League Division One[3]
- Runners-up (1): 2006–07
- Hampshire League Division Two[3]
- Runners-up (2): 1990–91, 2001–02
- North Hampshire League
- Champions (1): 1999–2000
Cup honours
- Hampshire Senior Cup:[4]
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- North Hants Senior Cup:[5][6]
- Winners (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Wessex League League Cup[7][8]
- Winners (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Aldershot Senior Cup[6]
- Winners (1): 2013–14
Records
- Highest League Position:[3] 2nd in Wessex premier Division 2012–13
- FA Cup best performance:[3] 2nd Qualifying Round 2016/17
- FA Vase best performance:[3] 2nd round 2016/17
- Highest Attendance:[9] 194 vs Blackfield & Langley 2 May 2013
References
- ↑ "Clubs". HampshireFA. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ↑ "SURREY AND HANTS NEWS TODAY | SPORT | Awards for top players". Surreyandhantsnews.com. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 BINFIELD at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ "Alresford make history with Hants Cup win (From Daily Echo)". Dailyecho.co.uk. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ↑ Sports editor Kerry Miller (24 April 2013). "Wessex One title down to the wire (From Andover Advertiser)". Andoveradvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- 1 2 "Alresford remain on course for treble after Aldershot Senior Cup victory (From )". Dailyecho.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ↑ "SURREY AND HANTS NEWS TODAY | SPORT | Superb cup double for high-flying Magpies". Surreyandhantsnews.com. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ↑ Pre-season friendlies (2014-05-09). "Sydenhams Wessex League Cup Final | Sydenhams Football League (Wessex)". Wessexleague.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- ↑ "Blackfield & Langley clinch Sydenhams Wessex Premier title (From Daily Echo)". Dailyecho.co.uk. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
External links
- Official website
- Alresford Town at the Football Club History Database