Whitchurch United F.C.
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| Full name | Whitchurch United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Jam Boys | ||
| Founded | 1903 | ||
| Ground | Longmeadow, Whitchurch | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Chairman | Brian Jackman | ||
| Manager | Carl Bennett | ||
| League | Wessex League Premier Division | ||
| 2015–16 | Wessex League Premier Division, 15th | ||
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Whitchurch United F.C. is an English football club based in Whitchurch, Hampshire. The club has senior teams in the Wessex League Premier Division and the Under 21 Divivion of the Aldershot District Sunday League and play at Longmeadow. The Club has a youth section with teams for all ages from Under 8 to Under 18 which play in the Testway League and the North East Hants Youth Leagues.
History
The club was established in 1903 by a merger of Whitchurch Rovers and Whitchurch Albion. They joined the Hampshire League in 1958,[1] and in 1989–90 they won Division Two and were promoted to Division One. In 1991–92 they finished third and moved up to the Wessex League.[2] After finishing bottom of the league in 1993–94 they were relegated back to the Hampshire League. However, they finished as runners-up in their first season back in the Hampshire League Premier Division, and were promoted back to the Wessex League.
They finished bottom of the league in 2002–03 but avoided relegation. After finishing bottom again the following season they were relegated to the league's newly formed Division Two.[2]
The 2012–13 season saw the club finish as runners-up in Division 1 of the Sydenhams (Wessex) League, behind leaders Brockenhurst (only by goal difference) and gain promotion to the Premier Division.[3]
Ground
Whitchurch United play their home games at Longmeadow Sports Club, Winchester Road, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7RB.
Honours
League honours
- Wessex League Division One
- Runners Up (1): 2012–13
- Hampshire League Division Two
- Champions (1): 1989–90
Cup honours
- North Hants Senior Cup:[4]
- Runners up (1): 2012–13
- Andover League Open Cup[5]
- Runners Up (1): 2012–13
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2011–12
- Best FA Vase performance: First round replay, 2003–04
References
- ↑ History Whitchurch United
- 1 2 Whitchurch United at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Sports editor Kerry Miller (2013-04-27). "Argent on song as Whitchurch go up in style (From Basingstoke Gazette)". Basingstokegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ↑ Sports editor Kerry Miller (2013-04-24). "Wessex One title down to the wire (From Andover Advertiser)". Andoveradvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ↑ Sports editor Kerry Miller (2013-05-01). "Shoot out drama as Stockbridge clinch Open Cup (From Andover Advertiser)". Andoveradvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
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Coordinates: 51°13′24.84″N 1°20′07.99″W / 51.2235667°N 1.3355528°W