Folland Sports Football Club is a

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club based in

Hamble-le-Rice Hamble-le-Rice is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England. It is best known for being an aircraft training centre during the Second World War and is a popular yachting location. The village and the River Ha ...

, near

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, in

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, England. They are currently members of the and play at Folland Park.

History

The club was established in 1938 by workers of the Hamble-le-Rice aircraft factory under the name Folland Aircraft.Fooland Sports
Wessex League The club won the

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in 1940–41. The following season saw the club win 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 ...

and the Hampshire FA's Russell Cotes Cup.History
Hamble ASSC F.C. By 1948 the club had left the Hampshire League and were also renamed Folland Sports. In 1968 they rejoined the Hampshire League, becoming members of Division Three East.
Non-League Matters When league reorganisation in 1971 saw the regional third divisions replaced with Division Three and Division Four, Folland Sports were placed in Division Three.
Non-League Matters However, in 1975–76 they finished second-from-bottom of Division Three and were relegated to Division Four. In 1979–80 the club were Division Four champions and moved up to Division Three as Division Four was disbanded; the season also saw them win the Hampshire Intermediate Cup. They won Division Three the following season, earning a second successive promotion, this time to Division Two.
Non-League Matters In 1985–86 the club were Division Two runners-up and were promoted to Division One. After finishing third in Division One the following season, they moved up to 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 ...

. In 1990 the club were renamed Aerostructures S&S. In 1997–98 the club won the League Cup. At the end of the season they adopted another new name, this time becoming Hamble ASSC. When the Wessex League gained a second division in 2004 the club became members of Division One. The division was renamed the Premier Division in 2006, and despite finishing bottom of the table in 2006–07 they avoided relegation to Division One. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of the division in 2008–09, the club were relegated to Division One. They went on to win Division One the following season, earning an immediate promotion back to the Premier Division. In 2011 the club were renamed GE Hamble, although the new name lasted only two seasons as they reverted to Folland Sports in 2013. Folland Sports finished bottom of the Wessex League Premier Division in 2015–16 and were relegated to Division One.

Ground

The club play at Folland Park. When they joined the Wessex League in 1987 the ground was upgraded, with floodlights and pitch barriers installed. The ground has a small stand with wooden bench seating on one side of the pitch, with uncovered standing at both ends. It has a capacity of 1,000, of which 150 is seated and covered.

Honours

*Wessex League **Division One champions 2009–10 **League Cup winners 1997–98 *Hampshire League **Division Three champions 1980–81 **Division Four champions 1979–80 *Hampshire Senior Cup **Winners 1940–41 *Southampton Senior Cup **Winners 1944–45, 1984–85, 1986–87Southampton DFA competition winners – Senior (Saturday) Cup
Southampton FA *Reg Mathieson Cup **Winners 1984–85, 1986–87 *Hampshire Intermediate Cup **Winners 1979–80

Records

*Best

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performance: Third qualifying round, 2010–11 *Best

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performance: Third round, 2012–13

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