Alresford Town F.C.

Alresford Town Football Club is a football club based in New Alresford, Hampshire, England. Affiliated to the Hampshire FA, they are currently members of the Wessex League Premier Division and play at Alrebury Park.

Alresford Town
Full nameAlresford Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Magpies
Founded1898
GroundAlrebury Park, New Alresford
ChairmanCraig Scriven
ManagerLuke Turkington
LeagueWessex League Premier Division
2019–20Wessex League Premier Division (season abandoned)

History

The original Alresford Town was established in 1898 and were members of the Winchester & District League.[1] The modern club was established in 1989 and joined the North Hants League.[2] After finishing as runners-up in their first season, they moved up to Division Two of the Hampshire League.[3] The club were Division Two runners-up in 1990–91, securing a second successive promotion to Division One. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of Division One in 1994–95, they were relegated back to Division Two. At the end of the following season the club left to rejoin the North Hants League.[2]

Alresford were North Hants League champions in 1999–2000 and returned to Division Two of the Hampshire League. After finishing second in Division Two in 2001–02 they were promoted to Division One. In 2004 the Hampshire League merged into the Wessex League, with the club becoming members of the new Division Two. The division was renamed Division One in 2006 and Alresford were runners-up in 2006–07, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3] After five seasons in the lower-mid table, the club were Premier Division runners-up in 2012–13, a season that saw them win the Hampshire League (beating AFC Bournemouth in the final), the Wessex League Cup and the North Hants Senior Cup.[4] They were Premier Division runners-up again the following season, also retaining the League Cup and the North Hants Senior Cup, as well as winning the Aldershot Senior Cup.[5][6]

In 2018–19 Alresford won the Southampton Senior Cup, beating AFC Stoneham 3–0 in the final.[7] The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic with Alresford top of the Premier Division.

Season-by-season record

Honours
  • Wessex League
    • League Cup winners 2012–13, 2013–14
  • North Hants League
    • Champions 1999–2000
  • Hampshire Senior Cup
    • Winners 2012–13
  • North Hants Senior Cup
    • Winners 2012–13, 2013–14
  • Aldershot Senior Cup
    • Winners 2013–14
  • Southampton Senior Cup
    • Winners 2018–19

Records

See also
  • Alresford Town F.C. players

References
  1. Alresford Town Non-League Club Directory
  2. Your Opposition Focus Romsey Town programme, 25 February 2012
  3. Alresford Town at the Football Club History Database
  4. Alresford Town Wessex League
  5. Alresford remain on course for treble after Aldershot Senior Cup victory Daily Echo, 2 May 2014
  6. List of Awards Archived 4 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Wessex League
  7. Magpies soar to scoop silverware Alton Herald, 18 April 2019
  8. Alresford Town 2 Blackfield & Langley 4 Daily Echo, 2 May 2013

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