Moneyfields F.C.

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Moneyfields
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Full nameMoneyfields Football Club
Nickname(s)Moneys
Founded1987
GroundJohn Jenkins Stadium, Portsmouth
ChairmanPete Seiden
ManagerGlenn Turnbull
League Wessex League Premier Division
2022–23 Wessex League Premier Division, 5th of 20

Moneyfields Football Club is a football club based in Portsmouth, England. Affiliated to the Hampshire FA, they were founded in 1987 as Portsmouth Civil Service, before adopting their current name in 1994. The club are currently members of the Wessex League Premier Division and play at the John Jenkins Stadium.

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History

The club was originally known as Portsmouth Civil Service and played in the Portsmouth Saturday League. In 1990–91 they won the Portsmouth Senior Cup and the Portsmouth Saturday League Premier Division, earning promotion to Division Three of the Hampshire League. [1] [2] The club retained the Portsmouth Senior Cup the following season, as well as winning the Hampshire Intermediate Cup and the Division Three title, resulting in promotion to Division Two. [2] They retained the Hampshire Intermediate Cup and won Division Two in 1992–93, [2] securing a third successive promotion, this time to Division One of the Hampshire League. In 1994 the club was renamed Moneyfields. [3]

In 1996–97 Moneyfields were Division One champions. [4] After finishing as runners-up the following season, the club were promoted to the Wessex League. [4] They became members of Division One when the league merged with the Hampshire League in 2004, with Division One being renamed the Premier Division in 2005. The club won the Portsmouth Senior Cup again in 2012–13. [2] In 2016–17 they were Premier Division runners-up and were promoted to Division One East of the Southern League after champions Portland United declined promotion. [5]

After being moved into Division One South for the 2018–19 season, Moneyfields finished fourth in the division, qualifying for the promotion playoffs and won the Portsmouth Senior Cup. However, they were beaten by Yate Town in the semi-finals, losing 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. They retained the Portsmouth Senior Cup in 2019–20, although the final was not played until May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] In 2021 Moneyfields were voluntarily relegated back to the Premier Division of the Wessex League. The 2023–24 season saw the club win the Premier Division title, earning promotion back to step four. [7]

Ground

The club played at Copnor Road until moving to the Moneyfields Sports Ground in 1994. [2] Prior to 1994, Moneyfields Sports Ground was once the former training ground facility of Portsmouth, [8] and was simply known as 'Moneyfields', due to its location in Moneyfield Avenue in Baffins, Portsmouth.[ citation needed ]

The club relocated to Havant & Waterlooville's Westleigh Park for the 2022–23 season due to ground redevelopment work at the Moneyfields Sports Ground. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p551 ISBN   978-1869833695
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 History Moneyfields F.C.
  3. Portsmouth Civil Service at the Football Club History Database
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Moneyfields at the Football Club History Database
  5. Moneyfields lose Wessex Division premier title for fielding suspended player The News, 26 April 2017
  6. Moneyfields Retain Portsmouth Senior Cup Southern League, 21 May 2021
  7. "Champions!". Wessex League. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. Why a nomadic training ground existence doesn’t bother Guy The News, 16 January 2013
  9. Moneyfields to groundshare at Havant & Waterlooville for rest of 2022/23 season - thanks to Pompey Women The News, 28 November 2022
  10. Thank you to those of you who attended this afternoon's game. It was a Club record 1,012 Moneyfields F.C. on Twitter

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