Alresford Town Football Club is a football club based in New Alresford, Hampshire, England. Affiliated to the Hampshire FA, they are currently members of the and play at Alrebury Park.
History The original Alresford Town was established in 1898 and were members of the Winchester & District League.Alresford Town Non-League Club Directory The modern club was established in 1989 and joined the North Hants League.Your Opposition Focus Romsey Town programme, 25 February 2012 After finishing as runners-up in their first season, they moved up to Division Two of the Hampshire League. The club were Division Two runners-up in 1990–91, securing a second successive promotion to Division One. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of Division One in 1994–95, they were relegated back to Division Two. At the end of the following season the club left to rejoin the North Hants League.
Alresford were North Hants League champions in 1999–2000 and returned to Division Two of the Hampshire League. After finishing second in Division Two in 2001–02 they were promoted to Division One. In 2004 the Hampshire League merged into the Wessex League, with the club becoming members of the new Division Two. The division was renamed Division One in 2006 and Alresford were runners-up in 2006–07, earning promotion to the Premier Division. After five seasons in the lower-mid table, the club were Premier Division runners-up in 2012–13, a season that saw them win the Hampshire League (beating AFC Bournemouth in the final), the Wessex League Cup and the North Hants Senior Cup.Alresford Town Wessex League They were Premier Division runners-up again the following season, also retaining the League Cup and the North Hants Senior Cup, as well as winning the Aldershot Senior Cup.Alresford remain on course for treble after Aldershot Senior Cup victory Daily Echo, 2 May 2014List of Awards Wessex League
In 2018–19 Alresford won the Southampton Senior Cup, beating AFC Stoneham 3–0 in the final.Magpies soar to scoop silverware Farnham Herald, 18 April 2019 The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic with Alresford top of the Premier Division. In 2022–23 they finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to Division One. In 2023–24 the club finished fourth in Division One, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they lost 2–0 to Downton in the semi-finals. A third-place finish in 2024–25 was followed by a 2–1 loss to East Cowes Victoria in the play-off semi-finals.
Season-by-season record SeasonDivisionPositionSignificant events1989–90North Hants League2Promoted1990–91Hampshire League Division Two2/18Promoted1991–92Hampshire League Division One15/181992–93Hampshire League Division One15/171993–94Hampshire League Division One16/201994–95Hampshire League Division One19/20Relegated1995–96Hampshire League Division Two16/18Relegated1996–97North Hants League 1997–98North Hants League 1998–99North Hants League 1999–2000North Hants League1Champions, promoted2000–01Hampshire League Division Two3/162001–02Hampshire League Division Two2/16Promoted2002–03Hampshire League Division One11/152003–04Hampshire League Division One8/142004–05Wessex League Division Two10/222005–06Wessex League Division Two20/222006–07Wessex League Division One2/19Promoted2007–08Wessex League Premier Division21/232008–09Wessex League Premier Division17/222009–10Wessex League Premier Division17/222010–11Wessex League Premier Division15/222011–12Wessex League Premier Division15/222012–13Wessex League Premier Division2/212013–14Wessex League Premier Division2/222014–15Wessex League Premier Division16/212015–16Wessex League Premier Division20/212016–17Wessex League Premier Division5/222017–18Wessex League Premier Division7/222018–19Wessex League Premier Division12/222019–20Wessex League Premier Division14/21Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic2020–21Wessex League Premier Division–Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22Wessex League Premier Division14/212022–23Wessex League Premier Division20/20Relegated2023–24Wessex League Division One4/21Lost in play-off semi-finals2024–25Wessex League Division One3/20Lost in play-off semi-finals
Honours Wessex League League Cup winners 2012–13, 2013–14 North Hants League Champions 1999–2000 Hampshire Senior Cup Winners 2012–13 North Hants Senior Cup Winners 2012–13, 2013–14 Aldershot Senior Cup Winners 2013–14 Southampton Senior Cup Winners 2018–19
Records Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2016–17 Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2013–14 Record attendance: 194 vs Blackfield & Langley, Wessex League Premier Division, 2 May 2013Alresford Town 2 Blackfield & Langley 4 Daily Echo, 2 May 2013
See also Alresford Town F.C. players
References
External links Official website