Folland Sports F.C.

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Folland Sports
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Full nameFolland Sports Football Club
Nickname(s)The Planemakers
Founded1938 (as Folland Aircraft)
GroundFolland Park, Hamble-le-Rice
Capacity1,000 (150 seated) [1]
ChairmenIan Josephs & James Langdown
ManagerJayda Chiutare
League Wessex League Division One
2023–24 Wessex League Division One, 8th of 21

Folland Sports Football Club is a football club based in Hamble-le-Rice, near Southampton, in Hampshire, England. They are currently members of the Wessex League Division One and play at Folland Park.

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History

The club was established in 1938 by workers of the Hamble-le-Rice aircraft factory under the name Folland Aircraft. [2] [1] The club won the Hampshire Senior Cup in 1940–41. [3] The following season saw the club win the Hampshire League and the Hampshire FA's Russell Cotes Cup. [4] By 1948 the club had left the Hampshire League and were renamed Folland Sports. In 1968 they rejoined the Hampshire League, becoming members of Division Three East. [5]

When league reorganisation in 1971 saw the regional third divisions replaced with Division Three and Division Four, Folland Sports were placed in Division Three. [6] However, in 1975–76 they finished second-from-bottom of Division Three and were relegated to Division Four. [6] In 1979–80 the club were Division Four champions and moved up to Division Three as Division Four was disbanded; [6] the season also saw them win the Hampshire Intermediate Cup. [4] They won Division Three the following season, earning a second successive promotion, this time to Division Two. [7] In 1985–86 the club were Division Two runners-up and were promoted to Division One. [8] After finishing third in Division One the following season, they moved up to the Wessex League. [8]

In 1990 the club were renamed Aerostructures S&S. [8] In 1997–98 the club won the League Cup. [9] At the end of the season they adopted another new name, this time becoming Hamble ASSC. [10] When the Wessex League gained a second division in 2004 the club became members of Division One. [11] The division was renamed the Premier Division in 2006, and despite finishing bottom of the table in 2006–07 they avoided relegation to Division One. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of the division in 2008–09, the club were relegated to Division One. [11] They went on to win Division One the following season, earning an immediate promotion back to the Premier Division. [11] In 2011 the club were renamed GE Hamble, [11] although the new name lasted only two seasons as they reverted to Folland Sports in 2013. [12]

Folland Sports finished bottom of the Wessex League Premier Division in 2015–16 and were relegated to Division One. [8]

Ground

The club play at Folland Park. When they joined the Wessex League in 1987 the ground was upgraded, with floodlights and pitch barriers installed. [4] The ground has a small stand with wooden bench seating on one side of the pitch, with uncovered standing at both ends. [13] It has a capacity of 1,000, of which 150 is seated and covered. [1]

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Records

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p806 ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0
  2. ↑ Fooland Sports Wessex League
  3. ↑ Hampshire Senior Cup: Previous Winners Hampshire FA
  4. 1 2 3 4 History Hamble ASSC F.C.
  5. ↑ Hampshire League 1960–1970 Non-League Matters
  6. 1 2 3 Hampshire League 1970–1980 Non-League Matters
  7. ↑ Hampshire League 1980–1992 Non-League Matters
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Folland Sports at the Football Club History Database
  9. ↑ List of Awards Wessex League
  10. ↑ Aerostructures S&S at the Football Club History Database
  11. 1 2 3 4 Hamble ASSC at the Football Club History Database
  12. 1 2 GE Hamble at the Football Club History Database
  13. ↑ Hamble Aerostructures Sports & Social Club FC Pyramid Passion
  14. ↑ Southampton DFA competition winners – Senior (Saturday) Cup Southampton FA

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