A.F.C. Portchester is a
football
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club based in
Portchester
Portchester is a locality and suburb northwest of Portsmouth, England. It is part of the borough of Fareham in Hampshire. Once a small village, Portchester is now a busy part of the expanding conurbation between Portsmouth and Southampton o ...
, a suburb of the town of
Fareham
Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufact ...
,
Hampshire
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, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Wicor Recreation Ground.
History
The club was established in 1971 as Loyds Sports.
[Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p548 ][History]
A.F.C. Portchester They joined Division Six of the City of Portsmouth
Sunday League. After amalgamating with Colourvision Rangers in 1973 they gained a place in Division Two.
[ In 1976 the club became Wicor Mill, after which they joined the Portsmouth & District League.][ The club were runners-up in the Portsmouth & District League in 1997–98 and were promoted to Division Three of the ]Hampshire League
The Hampshire League was a football league in Hampshire, England. During its heyday its constitution consisted of four divisions with over 60 clubs taking part - this included a vast number of semi-professional teams and Reserve/’A’ sides of ...
;[Honours]
A.F.C. Portchester the following year they adopted their current name.
Non-League Matters and the club were runners-up in 1999–2000, earning promotion to Division One.Wessex League
The Wessex Football League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. The par ...
due to a lack of floodlights.[ However, in 2004 they became founder members of the new Division Three of the ]Wessex League
The Wessex Football League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. The par ...
when the Hampshire League merged into it. Division Three was renamed Division Two in 2006, and the club were promoted to Division One after finishing fourth in 2006–07.[ In 2011–12 they were Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division.][ In 2014–15 they won the Wessex League's League Cup.][
]
Honours
*Wessex League
**League Cup winners 2014–15
*Hampshire League
**Division One champions 2001–02
*Russell Cotes Cup
**Winners 2013–14, 2016-17[
]
Records
*Best FA Cup
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performance: Second qualifying round, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18[
*Best ]FA Vase
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performance: Third round, 2013–14, 2014–15[
]
See also
*A.F.C. Portchester players
AFC may stand for:
Organizations
* Action for Children, a UK children's charity
* AFC Enterprises, the franchisor of Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits
* Africa Finance Corporation, a pan-African multilateral development finance institution
* A ...
* A.F.C. Portchester managers
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Hampshire
Association football clubs established in 1976
1976 establishments in England
Borough of Fareham
Hampshire League
Wessex Football League