Fleetlands Football Club is a

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club based in

Gosport Gosport ( ) is a town and non-metropolitan borough on the south coast of Hampshire, South East England. At the 2011 Census, its population was 82,662. Gosport is situated on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour, opposite t ...

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. They are members of the . The club is affiliated to the

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and is an FA Charter Standard club.

History

Fleetlands were formed in 1947 and joined 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 ...

Division 3 East the following year and generally remained a steady mid-table outfit. In 1955 the league was re-structured with the East and West Divisions being merged into one, and in 1960 they won promotion as runners-up. After a couple of tough seasons, in 1963 they finished bottom of Division 2 and dropped out of county football. The club then played in the Portsmouth League and after some successful seasons they re-joined the

Division Two in 1988. They were promoted to Division 1 after finishing runners-up in 1989–90. They were founder members 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 ...

Division 3 in 2004–05, which, after two seasons, was renamed Division 2. In 2006–07, Fleetlands were crowned champions of Division 2, but the club left the league to become founder members of the

Hampshire Premier League The L4 Teamwear Hampshire Premier League is a football competition based in Hampshire, England. The league was formed in 2007 and currently consists of a 'Senior Division' of 17 teams - including some previous members of the disbanded Division 2 ...

. The League and Cup double combination winning side of the 2012/13 season were promoted to the first team. In 2020 the club launched its Youth & Development section which encourages kids of all ages up to under 18s. In 2021 Fleetlands Women was relaunched after a long break. Fleetlands Football Club is affiliated with the Sands United FC Solent, a unique football team supporting dads and other bereaved family members who have suffered the loss of a baby. They are made up solely of dads or family members who have directly been affected by the loss of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth or neo-natal death.

Colours

The team plays in red and black striped shirts and black shorts.

Ground

They play at Lederle Lane Stadium, DARA Fleetlands, Lederle Lane, Gosport, Hampshire. On the Portsmouth Harbour shoreline. The floodlit stadium has two 100-capacity stands with standing facilities. The only ground in the UK with a helipad and a golf course

Honours

Division Two **Champions 2006–07 *

Division Two **Runners-up 1989–90 *

Senior Division **Runners-up 2016-17

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