Moneyfields Football Club is a

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club based in

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. Affiliated to the Hampshire FA, they were founded in 1987 as Portsmouth Civil Service, before adopting their current name in 1994. The club are currently members of the and play at the John Jenkins Stadium.

History

The club was originally known as Portsmouth Civil Service and played in the Portsmouth Saturday League. In 1990–91 they won the Portsmouth Senior Cup and the Portsmouth Saturday League Premier Division, earning promotion to Division Three of the Hampshire League.Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p551 History
Moneyfields F.C. The club retained the Portsmouth Senior Cup the following season, as well as winning the Hampshire Intermediate Cup and the Division Three title, resulting in promotion to Division Two. They retained the Hampshire Intermediate Cup and won Division Two in 1992–93, securing a third successive promotion, this time to Division One of the Hampshire League. In 1994 the club was renamed Moneyfields. In 1996–97 Moneyfields were Division One champions. After finishing as runners-up the following season, the club were promoted to the Wessex League. They became members of Division One when the league merged with the Hampshire League in 2004, with Division One being renamed the Premier Division in 2005. The club won the Portsmouth Senior Cup again in 2012–13. In 2016–17 they were Premier Division runners-up and were promoted to Division One East of the Southern League after champions Portland United declined promotion. After being moved into Division One South for the 2018–19 season, Moneyfields finished fourth in the division, qualifying for the promotion playoffs and won the Portsmouth Senior Cup. However, they were beaten by Yate Town in the semi-finals, losing 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. They retained the Portsmouth Senior Cup in 2019–20, although the final was not played until May 2021 due to the

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. In 2021 Moneyfields were voluntarily relegated back to the Premier Division of the Wessex League. The 2023–24 season saw the club win the Premier Division title, earning promotion to the South Central Division of the

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Ground

The club played at Copnor Road until moving to the Moneyfields Sports Ground in 1994. Prior to 1994, Moneyfields Sports Ground was once the former training ground facility of

, and was simply known as 'Moneyfields', due to its location in Moneyfield Avenue in Baffins, Portsmouth. The club relocated to Havant & Waterlooville's Westleigh Park for the 2022–23 season due to ground redevelopment work at the Moneyfields Sports Ground. In 2024 the club returned to the redeveloped Moneyfields Sports Ground, which was renamed the John Jenkins Stadium after a D-Day veteran.

Honours

*Wessex League **Premier Division champions 2023–24 *Hampshire League **Division One champions 1996–97 **Division Two champions 1992–93 **Division Three champions 1991–92 *Portsmouth Saturday League **Premier Division champions 1990–91 *Portsmouth Senior Cup **Winners 1990–91, 1991–92, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2019–20 *Hampshire Intermediate Cup **Winners 1991–92, 1992–93

Records

*Best

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performance: Third qualifying round, 2018–19 *Best

FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, also known as the Isuzu FA Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after The Football Association (the FA) and competed by mainly National League ...

performance: First round, 2020–21 *Best

FA Vase The Football Association Challenge Vase, also known as the Isuzu FA Vase for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football competition run by and named after The Football Association (The FA), for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English Nation ...

performance: Fourth round, 2015–16 *Record attendance: 1,012 vs AFC Portchester, Wessex League Premier Division, 27 December 2022 *Biggest win: 9–0 vs Blackfield & Langley, Wessex League, 3 November 2001 *Most goals in a season: Ryan Pennery, 37 (2023–24)

Moneyfields FC Women

Moneyfields FC Women were formed in 2017. After working their way up the leagues, they became semi-professional for the start of the 2024/205 season. They currently play in Division One South West of the National League. They are managed by Karl Watson and they normally play their home games at the club’s John Jenkins Stadium.

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