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StonehamLane FootballComplex

StonehamLane,Eastleigh,SO162PA www.afcstoneham.co.uk

Email:chairman@afcstonehamcom

HONOURS

WessexLeaguePremierDivision RunnersUp2023/24,2024/25

WessexLeagueDivisionOne Champions2018/19

HampshireSeniorCup Winners2024/25

SouthamptonSeniorCup Winners2011/12,2012/13,2024/25

HampshirePremierLeague Champions2007/08

HampshirePremierLeagueCup Winners2009/10,2014/15

SouthamptonSeniorLeague PremierDivisionChampions1996/97 DivisionOneChampions1982/83, 1992/93

SouthamptonJuniorLeague DivisionBChampions1920/21

SouthamptonJuniorBCup Winners1936/37

CLUBOFFICIALS

ChairmanMarkStupple

PresidentGeoffSmith

Vice-PresidentBarryChristopher

SecretaryDaveOsborne

U23SecretaryGrahamBackhurst

DisciplineManagerGavinBedford

LeadWelfareOfficerLizSmith

Governance&PanDisabilityLeadRichardVeal

FAClubProgrammeConsultantTimFuell

Commercial&SponsorManagerPhilElkin

MEN’STEAMSTAFF

FirstTeamManagerJamesPhillips

AssistantManagerMickMarsh

FirstTeamCoachIsaacBerry

FirstTeamCoachRyanGillie

GoalkeeperCoachLeeWebber

FirstTeamAnalystRyanWhite

PhysioFionaWest

SportsTherapistPaulAddis

MARK STUPPLE

CLUB CHAIRMAN

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JAMES PHILLIPS

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The History Book

Theclubwasfoundedin1919astheRoyalEngineers(OrdnanceSurveyOffice)FCby soldiersreturningfromtheFirstWorldWar,althoughthereisarecordofmatchesbeing playedbyOrdnanceSurveyRoyalEngineersvsTheGentlemenofTenbyin1888.

TheclubjoinedtheSouthamptonJuniorLeaguein1919,andwontheJuniorBdivisionin 1920/21andwereadmittedtotheHampshireLeagueDivisionalSection,whichwasajunior leaguewithnoautomaticrighttopromotion ThedivisionalsectionwassplitintoEastand Westthefollowingyear,withtheclubfinishingmid-tableintheEastDivision.Nicknamed ‘TheMapmakers’,it’sbelievedtheclubmergedwiththePostOfficeteam,whentheymoved totheCivilServiceGroundandformedanewclub,SouthamptonCivilServicein1923/24. Thatyear,thenewlyformedclubfinishedfourthintheWestDivision.

TheRoyalEngineers(OSO)splitfromtheCivilServicesidethefollowingyear,butthe Engineerspickedupwheretheyleftoff,finishingasrunners-upintheWestDivisionin 1924/25,1pointbehindTotton Again,therewasnoautomaticentrytotheHampshire CountyDivisiontothefrustrationofbothclubs In1929,theclubsimplifiedit’snameto OrdnanceSurvey,butstruggledinthebottom3or4placesintheleague,reachingrock bottomofDivisionTwoin1930/31,but6thoutof14thefollowingseason Afterfinishingthird frombottomin1933/34,theclubslippedoutofcountyfootball,returningtothe SouthamptonSeniorLeague.Thisexilefromcountyfootballwouldgoontolast64years.

Successbecamehardtocomeby,apartfromthereserveswinningtheJuniorBCupin1937. TheclubswitchtoSundayLeaguefootballfrom1960to1966,thenreturnedtoSaturday Football,re-joiningSouthamptonJuniorDivision8.Theclubswiftlyworkedit’swaythrough heranks,andachievedpromotiontothePremierDivisionforashortspellin1973.Theclub wontheSeniorDivisionOnetitletwicein1982/83and1992/93,alongsidethereservesonce

Theclubgrewinsizefromthatpointonwards,forminga3rdXIandaVeteran’sXI.The veteranssidehadmuchsuccesswinningJuniorDivision6in1996andgainedsuccessive promotionsbeforebecomingfoundingmembersofthenowverypopularVeteransLeague. ThefirstteamwontheSeniorPremierDivisionin1996/97,whichfinallytookthembackto countyfootball Theclubmissedoutonauniquetreble-eachtimetheyhavejoinedthe leagueintheirownright,theyhavefinishedrunners-upintheirfirstseason Inboth1921/22 and1924/25,thisfeatwasaccomplished,butwere2pointsshortofarepeatin1997/98 This wasquicklyputrightthefollowingseasonastheyfinishedrunnersuptoClanfieldand gainedpromotiontothenewlyformedHampshirePremierLeagueDivisionOne.Bynow,the clubrealisedthatastablefuturelayinthehandsofyoungplayersandsetupayouth section,startingwithanU16side,movingintoU18intheir2ndyear.Thisprovedagreat success,withtheU18'swinningSouthamptonYouthDivision3atthefirstattempt.Thesame year,theveteransgainedpromotiontoDivision2,aswellaswinningtheVeteransCup.

Eventhough1998/99wasagreatseasonfortheclubonthepitch,aneraendedastheCivil ServiceGroundwasclosedattheendoftheseason Fortunately,withhelpwiththelocal council,‘Survey’wererelocatedtoLordshillRecreationGround Thiswasonlytobea temporaryhome,astheclubmovedtotheirnewhomeatStonehamParkin2002

TheFirstDivisionoftheHampshireLeagueprovedtobetoostrong,withtheclubrelegated intheirfirstseasonatthehigherlevelin1999/00.Positionsof11th,8th,4thand6thwere reachedbeforetheformationoftheWessexLeagueDivisionThreein2004/05.Theteam finished13thand12th,beforeopeninganewchapterintheclubshistory-changingits nametoStonehamin2006.

Afterfinishing14thintheWessexLeagueDivisionTwoin2006/07,theclubbecamefounding members,alongside16others,oftheHampshirePremierLeaguewhichwassetupfollowing thedissolutionoftheWessexLeaguebottomdivision Duringthe2007closeseasontheclub decidedtoenhanceit’snewidentitybyadding‘AFC’toStoneham.Thishadanimmediate effect,withAFCStonehamwinningtheHampshirePremierLeagueinthe2007/08season, whilstalsoreachingtheSeniorLeagueCupfinal,justmissingoutonanimpressivedouble. 2009/10sawtheSeniorLeagueCupaddedtothehonourslistwhiletheU16teamwon SouthamptonYouthDivision3.Furthersuccessfollowedin2011/12,havingmovedonce againtoJubileeParkthepreviousseason,withthereservescompletingaleagueandcup doubleandtheU16'sonceagainwinningtheleague-a3rdyearinarow!Thiswasthe sameyearthefirstteammadetheirfirsttriptoSt Mary’sfortheSouthamptonSeniorCup final,beatingBushHilltoachievetheirhighesthonourtodate

TheclubmergedwithGranleyRoversFC,incorporatingacompleteyouthsetupwhich wouldnowprovidefootballfromminnowsthroughtoveterans.Thesuccesstheprevious seasonwascontinuedin2012/13whentheclubjoinedanelitelistofclubstoretainthe SouthamptonSeniorCup,beatingBrockenhurstonpenaltiesinthefinal.TheU18'swonthe SouthamptonYouthDivision2andmanyoftheclubsnow17teamsreachedfinalsand semi-finals,whilstalsofinishinginhighleaguepositions.In2015,theclubearnedpromotion totheWessexLeague,aswellaswinningtheHampshirePremierLeagueCupforasecond time AFCStonehamfinished8thintheirfirstseasonintheWessexLeagueDivisionOneand ouryouthteamswontheTestwayLeagueCupatbothU15andU16level,whiletheU18 HampshireLeagueteamwontheHampshireYouthLeagueCup Wealsosawourfirst Women’steamcompeteintheHampshireWomen’sDivisionOne

Moreprogressoffthepitchin2016/17,astheclubturnedontheirnewfloodlightsonOctober 6th2016 ThefirstteamventuredintotheFAVaseforthefirsttimeinourhistory,claiming winsagainstMalmesburyVictoria(Wiltshire)andLonglevens(Gloucestershire)bothfrom theHellenicLeague,beforelosingtoShaftesbury.

Inthesameseason,StonehambeatAldershotTown5-0intheRussellCotesCup,before losingtoSouthernLeaguePremiersideGosportBorough3-2inthequarterfinalandwent outatthesamestageintheHampshireSeniorCup,losing2-0atBasingstokeTown.Our reserves,withtheemphasisnowverymuchondevelopingyoungtalentfromtheclubs youthsystem,reachedthefinaloftheWyvernCombinationLeagueCup,losing2-1to SouthernLeaguePetersfieldTown Thefirstteamfinished8thonceagainintheWessex LeagueDivisionOne

2017/18sawAFCStonehamimprovetheirleaguepositionto5thandreachingthefinalof theRussellCotesCup,losingtoWessexLeaguePremierDivisionchampionsAndoverTown 1-0,attheirPortwayStadiuminfrontofa500+crowd.Theclubenjoyedmemorablenights onthewaytothefinal,winning4-3atAFCPortchesterinthequarterfinaland3-1atAFC Tottoninthesemi-final.Duringthe2018/19seasonthefirstteamrecordedarunof20 leaguegameswithoutdefeat,onlyoneof3teamsatourlevelinthecountrytodoso,aswe pushedforpromotiontotheWessexLeaguePremierDivision.

Forthefirsttimeinour100yearhistory,weenteredtheFACupasoneofthelowestranked teamsinthecompetitionandhadtremendouswins,3-0atAFCPorchesterafterareplay and2-0athometoEvo-StikSouthside,Westfield Sadlyouradventureendedinthehands ofCirencesterTowninthenextroundathome,infrontofa350+strongcrowd.Priortothe CirencesterTowngame asthelowestrankedteamleftinthecompetition wehadavisit

astheseasonwasdeemednullandvoid InJanuary2020,theclubmovedtoournew£10m homeatStonehamLane,stillusingtheoldChestnutAvenuegroundforpre-season friendliesbeforeitssadclosureinOctober2020 Itwillalwaysholdfantasticmemorieswith hugeaffection,astheplacethatallowedtheclubtowriteitsmostrecenthistoryandgrow.

Season2020/21wasalsoimpactedbythepandemic,withupwardmovementbasedon performanceoverthelast2seasons.StonehamlostoutonaplaceintheSouthernLeague toLymingtonTown.OurfirstfullseasonintheWessexLeaguePremierDivisionsawtheclub finish5th,followedbymissingoutonpromotionin2022/23ongoaldifference.In2023/24, theclubfinishedin2nd,losingtheplay-offfinaltoShaftesbury.

The2024/25hadastrongsenseofdéjàvuasfarastheleagueseasonwasconcerned-we finished2 again,finishingon90+pointsforthethirdsuccessiveseason,thistimelosingin theplay-offsemifinaltoAndoverNewStreet However,thiswillalwaysbeaseason rememberedforourcupexploits.ThedreamofreachingWembleywasverymuchalivein theFAVase,reachingthefurtheststageinourclubshistory,eventuallylosingoutto AndoverNewStreetonpenaltiesinthequarterfinalsafterleadingforthemajorityofthe game.The1 teamalsoreached3othercupfinals,winningtheHampshireSeniorCupfor theveryfirsttimeinourhistory,convincinglyvsWessexPremierDivisionchampionsAFC Porchester,3-0.Anothertrophywasaddedtothecabinetamonthlater,asweliftedthe SouthamptonSeniorCupforathirdtime,withanother3-0victory,thistimeagainst MillbrookatSt Mary’s

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BasingstokeTownwereestablishedin1896 byamergerofAldworthUnitedand BasingstokeAlbion.Theyjoinedthe HampshireLeaguein1901,andwhenthe leaguewassplitintogeographicaldivisions in1903,wereplacedintheNorthDivision Theyfinishedbottomofthedivisioninboth 1903–04and1904–05,andagainin1906–07 and1907–08.However,afterconsecutive second-bottomfinishesandthenfinishing fifthoutofsevenclubsin1910–11,theywere NorthDivisionchampionsin1911–12.

TheclubhaveastronghistoryintheFACup, reachingthesecondround3timesbetween 1989and2007 In‘89-90,theyreachedthe secondround,losing3-2toTorquayUnited In‘97-98,theyagainreachedthesecond round,thistimelosingouttoNorthampton

Town4-3onpenaltiesinareplay.Thisrun alsoholdstheirrecordattendance,wherea crowdof5,085sawthemdefeatWycombe Wanderers5-4onpenaltiesaftera2-2draw inareplayinthefirstround.In‘06-07,they madeittothesecondroundforathirdtime, beatingChesterfield1-0inthefirstround, beforelosing3-1tolocalrivalsAldershot Town.

Inmorerecenttimes,BasingstokeTown werecrownedSouthernLeagueCentral Divisionchampionsin2022-23,earning themaplaceintheSouthernLeague PremierSouthdivision.Theyalsowentonto claimtheHampshireSeniorCuptrophythat season,winning1-0againstAFC Bournemouth

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LEWIS

When did you join the Purps?

IjoinedthePurpssummer of2022 Whenspeaking withJamesandthe managementteamabout theopportunitiestheclub couldprovide,andtheclear aimstheclubhad,itwasan easydecisiontojointhe club

How do you relax outside of football?

Ispendalotoftimewith mymates,includingformer playerTyrrellSampson I alsotendtospendagood amountoftimeonconsoles playingCallofduty

Who did you play for before joining the Purps?

BeforeStonehamIwasat SholingFCforthemajority ofmyyouthdaysbefore movingtoHambleClub fromU16straightthroughto U18,U23beforemakingmy debutforthefirstteam

What’s the best goal you have scored for the Purps?

MybestgoalforthePurps was2minutesinvs Hamble,awayinaleague game.Duartecrossedto ballinandIputthefirst timevolleyintothebackof thenet!

What has been your favourite Purps moment?

Myfavouritemomentina Purpsshirtabsolutelyhasto betheopportunitytoplay atStMary’s!Beingalife longSouthamptonfan,it wasapleasuretoget90 minutesonthepitch, winning3-0andliftingthe SouthamptonSeniorCup!