Fareham Town F.C. is a football club based in Fareham, Hampshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, and is an FA Charter Standard club.[1] They play in the Wessex League Premier Division.
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| Full name | Fareham Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Creeksiders | ||
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Ground | Cams Alders Stadium, Fareham | ||
| Capacity | 4,500 (450 seated & 500 covered) | ||
| Chairman | Nick Ralls | ||
| Manager | Simon Woods | ||
| League | Wessex League Premier Division | ||
| 2023–24 | Wessex League Premier Division, 10th of 20 | ||
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History
editFareham Town were formed in 1947, when three local sides Fareham FC, Fareham Brotherhood FC and Fareham Youth Centre FC amalgamated together after at a public meeting in the town in 1946, it was suggested to form a football club for the town.[2] The club joined the Portsmouth League and started playing their games at Beaconsfield Meadow, before moving to Bath Lane.[2]
At the end of the 1948–49 season the club gained promotion to Division 3 (East) of the Hampshire League, and gained promotion to Division Two as champions at the first attempt.[3] The club made further progress in the 1952–53 season when they finished as Runners-up in Division Two to gain promotion to Division One.[3] Three seasons later the club then made its debut in the FA Cup, making it to the fourth qualifying round before being knocked out by Wycombe Wanderers.[4] The club in the 1959–60 competition won Division One for the first time.[3] Further success would follow when the club won Division One, five cnsecutive seasonstimes from the 1962–63 campaign.[5] The club would go on to win the league twice more during the 1970s.[6] In 1975 the club then moved to its present home of the Cams Alders ground.[7]
With the club finishing runners up in the 1978–79 campaign the club successfully joined the Southern Football League, starting in the Southern Division.[6] In the 1982–83 season the club was placed in the Premier Division of the league, when the league was re-structured.[8] The club would then spend the next seven seasons in the Premier Division, during which time, they managed to get to the Semi-finals of the FA Trophy before losing to the eventual winners Kidderminster Harriers.[9] At the end of the 1988–89 campaign the club finished 19th and were relegated to the Southern Division, where they would then spend the next nine seasons.[4] During this time the club would win the Hampshire Senior Cup for the fourth time, when they beat Farnborough Town 4–1 in the final.[2]
At the end of the 1997–98 season the club, decided to move down to the Wessex League, due to the finances involved in staying in the Southern League.[2] Since then the club has remained in the top division of the Wessex League.[4]
Stadium
editFareham Town play their home games at Cams Alders Football Stadium, Cams Alders, Palmerston Drive, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1BJ.
Cams Alders has a covered stand seating 450 people, whilst the rest of the ground is reserved for standing. The ground has floodlights, allowing evening games to be played.
Honours
editLeague honours
edit- Hampshire League Division One[3][5][6]
- Winners (8): 1959–60, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1972–73, 1974–75
- Runners-up (6): 1955–56, 1960–61, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1976–77, 1978–79
- Hampshire League Division Two[3]
- Runners-up (1): 1952–53
- Hampshire League Division Three (East)[3]
- Winners (1): 1949–50
Cup honours
edit- Hampshire Senior Cup:[2]
- Winners (4): 1956–57, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1992–93
- Runners-up (3): 1959–60, 1997–98, 2003–04
Records
edit- Highest League Position:[4] 8th in Southern League Premier Division 1982–83
- FA Cup best performance:[4] First round 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89
- FA Amateur Cup best performance:[4] Second round 1973–74
- FA Trophy best performance:[4] Semi-final 1986–87
- FA Vase best performance:[4] Third round 2003–04, 2004–05, 2020–21, 2024–25
Staff
edit| Name | Role |
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| Manager |  Simon Woods
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| Assistants | Paul Barton, Cal Britton, Stu Long
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Former players
edit- Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Players with full international caps.
Former coaches
edit- Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Managers/Coaches with full international caps.
References
edit- ^ "Clubs". HampshireFA. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "History | Fareham Town FC". Clubwebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "the Hampshire League 1948–1960". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h FAREHAM TOWN at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b "Hampshire League 1960–1970". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Hampshire League 1970–1980". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Fareham Town". Pyramidpassion.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Southern League 1980–1991". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ Andrew (30 January 2011). "Hopping Around Hampshire: 3. Fareham Town FC". Hoppingaroundhampshire.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2013.