Whitchurch United F.C. is an

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football club based in

Whitchurch, Hampshire Whitchurch is a town in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane in Hampshire, England. It is on the River Test, south of Newbury, Berkshire, north of Winchester, east of Andover and west of Basingstoke. Much of the town is a Conservation Area. ...

. The club has senior teams in the and play at Longmeadow Sports Centre. The Club has a youth section with teams for all ages and genders from Under 7 to Under 18 which play in the Testway League and Peter Houseman Youth Leagues. The club also has a Women's and Girls Section with girls teams in the Hampshire Girls Youth League at U8, U10, U12, U14, U15 and U16 as well as women's recreational football.

History

The club was established in 1903 by a merger of Whitchurch Rovers and Whitchurch Albion. They joined the

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in 1958, and in 1989–90 they won Division Two and were promoted to Division One. In 1991–92 they finished third and moved up to the Wessex League. After finishing bottom of the league in 1993–94 they were relegated back to the Hampshire League. However, they finished as runners-up in their first season back in the Hampshire League Premier Division, and were promoted back to the Wessex League. They finished bottom of the league in 2002–03 but avoided relegation. After finishing bottom again the following season they were relegated to the league's newly formed Division Two. The 2012–13 season saw the club finish as runners-up in Division 1 of the Sydenhams (Wessex) League, behind leaders

Brockenhurst Brockenhurst is the largest village by population within the New Forest in Hampshire, England. The nearest city is Southampton some to the North East, while Bournemouth is also nearby, South West. Surrounding towns and villages include Beaul ...

(only by goal difference) and gain promotion to the Premier Division.

Ground

Whitchurch United play their home games at Longmeadow Sports Centre, Winchester Street, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7RB.

Honours

League honours

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Division One **Runners Up (1): 2012–13 *Hampshire League Division Two **Champions (1): 1989–90

Cup honours

*North Hants Senior Cup: ** Runners up (1): 2012–13 *Andover League Open Cup **Runners Up (1): 2012–13

Records

*Best

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performance: Second qualifying round, 2011–12 *Best FA Vase performance: First round replay, 2003–04

References

External links

*https://www.whitchurchunitedfc.co.uk/ {{Coord, 51, 13, 24.84, N, 1, 20, 07.99, W, region:GB_type:landmark, display=title Football clubs in Hampshire Wessex Football League Association football clubs established in 1903 Football clubs in England 1903 establishments in England Whitchurch, Hampshire