Nickname(s) The Magpies Manager Richard Luffman | Chairman Stuart Munro Founded 1987 | |
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Full name Alresford Town Football Club Ground Alrebury Park, New Alresford 2015–16 Wessex League Premier Division, 20th League Wessex Football League Premier Division | ||
Alresford Town F.C. is an English football club based in New Alresford, Hampshire. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, and is a FA Charter Standard club. They play in the Wessex League Premier Division.
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History
The club was formed in 1898 as Alresford F.C. They joined Division Two of the Hampshire League in 1990, dropping back down to the North Hampshire League in 1996 before bouncing back to the Hampshire League in 2000. When the Hampshire and Wessex Leagues merged in 2004, Alresford became members of the expanded Wessex League. The club finished as runners-up in Wessex League Division One in 2006–07, earning promotion to the Premier Division, where they remain to this date.
With the erection of floodlights at their Alrebury Park home, the club became eligible to compete in FA competitions – first entering the FA Vase in 2007–08 and the FA Cup a year later. They have been knocked out of the Vase in the Second Round Qualifying in each of their two entries, while in the FA Cup their debut season ended at the first attempt with an Extra Preliminary Round loss at Harrow Hill.
Alresford won Seven trophies in Danny Robinson & Tim Cole's last three seasons and twice finished runners up in the Wessex premier division. The highest league position in the clubs history. In 2015/16 the club fell down the league and survived relegation by default due to expansion of the premier division to 22 teams.
In May 2016 Richard Luffman was appointed as manager following three successful seasons with Otterbourne winning as many trophies in as many seasons. In Luffman's first season the club have reached the second qualifying round proper for the first time defeating Wimborne Town in a replay 1-0 the scorer from Alresford was Geoff Dunn and then Fareham Town.
In December 2016 during an 11 game unbeaten league record the club was awarded with the Wessex league club of the month award.
The club also runs a reserve/development side competing in the Wyvern Combination league.
Ground
Alresford Town play their home games at Alrebury Park, The Avenue, Alresford, SO24 9EP.
League history
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2014-15 |Wessex League Premier Division |17 2015-16 |Wessex League Premier Division |20