Finchampstead Football Club is a
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club based in
Finchampstead
Finchampstead is a village and civil parish in the Wokingham Borough in the shire of Berkshire, England. Its northern extremity is south of Wokingham, west of Bracknell, south-east of Reading, and west of Central London. It is an affluent ar ...
,
Berkshire
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,
England
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. They are currently members of the and play at
Memorial Park.
History
The club was established in 1952 after the creation of Memorial Park allowed a football team to be formed.
[History]
Finchampstead F.C. The club joined the Ascot & District League, winning Division Two in 1954–55. The following season saw them win Division One and move up to Division Two of the Reading & District League.
[ In 1956–57 they were Division Two champions, and after being promoted, they won Division One in 1959–60, earning promotion to the Premier Division.][ The club were relegated to Division Two during the 1960s, but after winning the division in 1977–78, they were promoted back to Division One and were Division One champions the following season, resulting in promotion back to the Premier Division.][ They went on to win the league's Premier Division in 1982–83.][
After winning the Reading Senior Cup and finishing as Reading & District League Premier Division runners-up in 1986–87, Finchampstead joined the Premier Division of the ]Chiltonian League
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, winning it at the first attempt.[ and won the league's Bon Accord Trophy in 1993–94.][ In 2000 the league merged into the Hellenic League, with the club becoming members of Division One East.][ Although they won the division in 2001–02 they were unable to be promoted to the Premier Division as Memorial Park did not have floodlights.][Can Finchampstead emulate the boys of 02?]
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Due to the club's failure to meet the ground grading regulations, Finchampstead's first team left the Hellenic League at the end of the 2016–17 season, dropping into Division One of the Thames Valley Premier League
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Finchampstead F.C. Despite only finishing fifth in the division in 2018–19, the club were promoted to the Premier Division.
Ground
The club play at Memorial Park, located in the Memorial Ground
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. The ground is shared with the cricket club, with the football club having to play the first few matches of the season away from home to avoid a fixture clash.[
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Honours
*Hellenic League
**Division One East champions 2001–02
*Chiltonian League
**Premier Division champions 1987–88
**Bon Accord Trophy winners 1993–94
*Reading & District League
**Premier Division champions 1982–83
**Division One champions 1957–58, 1978–79
**Division Two champions 1956–57, 1977–78
*Ascot & District League
**Division One champions 1955–56
**Division Two champions 1954–55
*Reading Senior Cup
**Winners 1986–87
*Berks and Bucks FA Intermediate Cup
**Winners 1983–84[
*Berks and Bucks FA Junior Cup
**Winners 1960–61][
*Ascot & District Charity Cup
**Winners 1957–58, 1979–80, 1983–84][
*Yateley & District Currie Cup
**Winners 1958–59, 1981–82][
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Records
*Record attendance: 425 vs Sandhurst, 1958–59[Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p426 ]
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Berkshire
Association football clubs established in 1952
1952 establishments in England
Chiltonian League
Hellenic Football League
Thames Valley Premier Football League