Hayling United F.C.

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Hayling United
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Full nameHayling United Football Club
Nickname(s)Humbugs
Founded1884 (as Hayling Island)
GroundHayling College, Hayling Island
League Hampshire Premier League Division One
2023–24 Hampshire Premier League Senior Division, 15th of 16 (relegated)

Hayling United Football Club is a football club based on Hayling Island in Hampshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, and is a FA Charter Standard club. [1] The Humbugs were founded in 1884 as Hayling Island, but changed their name in the early seventies to the present name.

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The club currently play in the Hampshire Premier League Division One.

History

Formation and early years

There is no definitive date for the founding of the club but there are numerous mentions of matches being played in 1884 including one against a team that went on to become Portsmouth Football Club.

Playing in the Portsmouth side that day under the name of A C Smith was a struggling local doctor who went on to become the creator of Sherlock Holmes as Arthur Conan Doyle.

Teams under the name of Hayling Island continued to play in the Waterlooville and District League until the club joined the Portsmouth League in the early fifties.

From there some 40 years later they progressed to the Hampshire League where their first fixture was in the north Hampshire (nearly Berkshire) village of Ecchinswell, the home of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber who, it was suggested at the time, was sponsoring the club. By this time the club were playing as Hayling United having changed their name in 1999.

Wessex League success

In 2004 Hayling joined the newly-formed Wessex League Division Three. After finishing runners-up in back-to-back seasons, they achieved promotion to Division One. Hayling lost just five games in their debut season at this level, scoring a club record 116 goals in the process, and were crowned champions of the division.

A six-season stint in the Wessex Premier League followed, where Hayling achieved their highest-ever finish in the 2008 season and also took part in the early rounds of the FA Cup.

Defeats to Romsey and Blackfield & Langley in 2009 and 2010 respectively brought a premature end to Hayling's FA Cup dreams, but they would have more joy the following season. After holding Bridport to a 2–2 draw at St Mary's Field, Hayling's hopes of progression were wiped out thanks to a 2–0 home defeat in the replay.

The Humbugs fared better in the FA Vase, especially during the 2012–13 season. Having successfully navigated a tough first-qualifying round replay against Verwood Town, Hayling then beat local rivals AFC Portchester in the following stage to set up a first-round proper clash away to Cadbury Heath. The Humbugs struck twice in south Gloucestershire but lost 3–2, bringing a bitter end to an encouraging cup run.

Back-to-back relegations

Throughout the 2012-13 Wessex Premier Division campaign, Hayling United were issued warnings over the state of their ground by the league. The authority's argument was that the College Ground did not meet the Grade F grade required for the Wessex Premier league as the ground was not fully enclosed by a six-foot-high perimeter fence. However, due to the fact that the Humbugs only rented the field from the Hayling College, installing the fence was harder than it first appeared.

After several negotiations, it was decided that a removable fence would be placed at one of the field's entrances, and would be installed on match days by club representatives. Despite finding a temporary solution, Hayling were still demoted to the Wessex Division One at the end of the 2012–13 season and a points deduction ensured they would be relegated to the Hampshire Division One ahead of the 2014-15 campaign.

On the rise again

After steadying the ship with a respectable seventh-placed finish, Hayling achieved promotion back to the Hampshire Premier League by finishing runners-up in 2015–16.

Notable former players

Hayling's most famous 'son' is former Chelsea player Bobby Tambling, recently overtaken by Frank Lampard as the Blues' all-time record goalscorer. He played for Hayling in his youth days and managed the club for a spell in the 1990s, before turning out a couple of times in the No 11 shirt despite being in his fifties.

Performance by season

SeasonDivisionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsPosition
1999-00Hampshire Premier League42191112595065*9/22
2000-01Hampshire Division One3017675828574/16
2001-02Hampshire Division One2817565631563/15
2002-03Hampshire Division One2820358629631/15
2003-04Hampshire Division One2613494232435/14
2004-05Wessex Division Three38268410430862/20
2005-06Wessex Division Two4227879939892/22
2006-07Wessex Division One36274511632851/19
2007-08Wessex Premier League4415920661015412/23
2008-09Wessex Premier League421182366964116/22
2009-10Wessex Premier League4211112051844415/22
2010-11Wessex Premier League429429691303121/22
2011-12Wessex Premier League4210824591043818/22
2012-13Wessex Premier League4013522741124416/21
2013-14Wessex Division One3064204710621*14/16
2014-15Hampshire Division One2073105142247/11
2015-16Hampshire Division One1814135919432/10
2016-17Hampshire Premier League28144106347466/15
2017-18Hampshire Premier League301271168724310/16
2018-19Hampshire Premier League301031748743211/16
2019-20Hampshire Premier League2514475931285/16

Honours

League competitions

Wessex League Division One

Wessex League Division Two

Wessex League Division Three

Hampshire Premier League

Hampshire League Division One

Hampshire Combination League

Hampshire Senior Cup

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