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'''Alton F.C.''' are an [[football in England|English association football]] club based in [[Alton, Hampshire]], England. In the 1972–73 season, they reached the 1st round proper of the [[FA Cup]]. They are members of the {{English football updater|Alton}} and play their home matches at the Bass Sports Ground, which has a [[seating capacity]] of 120, including a small directors box.
'''Alton Football Club''' is a [[association football|football]] club based in [[Alton, Hampshire]], England. Formed by a merger of Alton Town and Bass (Alton) in 1991, they are currently members of the {{English football updater|Alton}} and play at Anstey Park.


==Early history==
==History==
===Alton Town===
Alton Town Football Club was established in 1947.<ref name=NLCD2017>Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p453 {{ISBN|978-1869833695}}</ref> The club joined Division Three East of the [[Hampshire League]] and won the division in their first season, earning promotion to Division Two.<ref name=H>[https://www.altonfc.com/history History] Alton F.C.</ref> They were Division Two champions the following season, as well as winning the Hampshire Intermediate Cup and the Russell Cotes Cup,<ref name=H/> resulting in promotion to Division One.<ref name=NLM1>[http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Aarg3E/Ham48.html Hampshire League 1948–1960] Non-League Matters</ref> The 1950–51 season saw them finish as runners-up in Division One.<ref name=NLM1/> Although they were relegated at the end of the 1953–54 season, the club were Division Two champions the following season, earning an immediate promotion back to Division One.<ref name=NLM1/> They were Division One runners-up in 1956–57 and league champions in 1957–58.


Alton were Division One runners-up again in 1962–63.<ref>[http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Aarg3E/Ham60.html Hampshire League 1960–1970] Non-League Matters</ref> In [[1972–73 FA Cup|1972–73]] the club reached the first round of the [[FA Cup]] for the first time, losing 5–1 at Fourth Division [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]]. At the end of the season they left the Hampshire League to join Division Two of the [[Athenian League]]. After winning Division Two at the first attempt, there were promoted to Division One.<ref name=FCHD1>{{fchd|id=ALTONT|name=Alton Town}}</ref> The league was reduced to a single division in 1977, and after finishing bottom of the league in 1980–81, the club switched to the expanded [[Combined Counties Football League|Combined Counties League]], where they were placed in the Western Division. They were Western Division runners-up in [[1981–82 Combined Counties Football League|1981–82]] and the following season the league reverted to a single division.<ref name=FCHD1/>
===Bass (Alton) F.C.===
Originally known as '''Courage & Co''', this works football club based in Alton, Hampshire enjoyed a long and distinguished history before joining forces with neighbours Alton Town in 1991.


After finishing second-from-bottom of the Combined Counties League in [[1983–84 Combined Counties Football League|1983–84]], Alton dropped into Division Three of the Hampshire League. They finished bottom of the division for the next two seasons, but after it was disbanded in 1986 they were moved up to Division Two. They went on to win the Division Two title in 1986–87 and were promoted to Division One. In 1989–90 they were Division One runners-up.<ref name=FCHD1/>
'The Brewers' originally joined the [[Hampshire League]] in 1928 and were Division 2 champions in 1929–30. Courages remained a steady top-flight side until being relegated in 1937–38 as the bottom side.


====Season-by-season====
Once normal football had resumed after World War II, Courages played in the Aldershot League apart from during the 1954–55 season, when they rejoined the Hampshire League to play in the short-lived North Hants Division.
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After a successful period Courages returned to the Hampshire League in 1972, when they were placed in Division 4. Promotion was achieved in 1974–75 but two years later the team were back in the basement division.

In 1979 the club was renamed '''Bass (Alton)''' and after some tough seasons were moved back up to Division 3 a year later when the league was reduced to three divisions. This seemed to ignite the club's fortunes as they won two successive promotions to reach Division 1 for the 1983–84 campaign. Bass (Alton) did well to survive in what was at the time a very tough division before the 1986 formation of the Wessex League, which many of the league's top clubs left to join.

Bass (Alton) stayed in the Hampshire League and remained a solid mid-table side but by the early Nineties were finding the going tough. After relegation in 1990–91 the club decided to merge with local league rivals Alton Town and became known as '''Alton Town Bass''' with the town still having two county league sides as the Reserves were given a place in the newly reformed Division 3 (later being placed in the Combination Division).The Reserves also won the 2012/2013 Aldershot Intermediate Cup Final 3-2 against Old Farnboronians at the EBB Stadium.

In the 2013/2014 season, Alton Town Reserves came 2nd in the Wyvern League to local rivals Alresford Town. The newly created Under 21's side managed by Robbie Clayton came 1st in the Aldershot District Under 21's League and also were crowned champions in the Aldershot District League Cup with a 6-2 win over Badshot Lea. On 11 May Alton Town U21's became champions of Hampshire after beating Horndean United 2-1 AET in the Final. Alton's Youth set up were also crowned champions of the Allied Counties League. Alton Towns 1st team were relegated from the Combined Counties League in the same season.

In 1992 the club became known as '''Bass Alton Town''' and continued played at the Bass Sports ground, where they made further steady progress. In 1998 the club became known simply as '''Alton Town''' and after twice winning the Hampshire League title they took their place in the [[Wessex League]] in 2002, where they remained until being switched to the Premier Division of the [[Combined Counties League]] for the start of the 2013/2014 season. This enforced exile from their traditional league, which the club were never happy with and had initially complained vociferously against, lasted only two years and for the start of the 2015/16 season were back in the Wessex League (Division One). They had struggled to make an impact in the Combined Counties which is a stronger league, football wise, with a number of big Surrey and London-based clubs.

In March 2016 the club announced that they would be renamed '''Alton Football Club''' from the start of the 2016/2017 season.

==League history==
''List not complete''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!Season
!Season
!Division
!Division
!Position
!Position
!Significant events
!Significant events
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|1947–48||[[Hampshire League]] Division Three East||1/14||Champions, promoted
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|1948–49||[[Hampshire League]] Division Two||1/14||Champions, promoted
|-
|-
!colspan=4|'''Joined [[Hampshire Football League]] Division One'''
|1949–50||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||5/14||
|-
|-
|1950–51||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||2/14||
|[[1971–72 in English football|1971–1972]]
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|4
| –
|-
|-
|1951–52||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||4/14||
|[[1972–73 in English football|1972–1973]]
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|
|
|-
!colspan=4|'''Joined [[Athenian League]] Division Two'''
|-
|-
|1952–53||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||6/14||
|- style="background: #FFCCCC;"
|1953–54||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||13/14||Relegated
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|1954–55||[[Hampshire League]] Division Two||1/14||Champions, promoted
|[[1973–74 in English football|1973–1974]]
|[[Athenian League]] Division Two
|1
|[[Champions]]
|-
|-
|1955–56||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||7/14||
|[[1974–75 in English football|1974–1975]]
|[[Athenian League]] Division One
|6
| –
|-
|-
|1956–57||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||2/14||
|[[1975–76 in English football|1975–1976]]
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|[[Athenian League]] Division One
|1957–58||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||1/14||Champions
|7
| –
|-
|-
|1958–59||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||7/14||
|[[1976–77 in English football|1976–1977]]
|[[Athenian League]] Division One
|7
| –
|-
|-
!colspan=4|'''Placed in single-division [[Athenian League]] upon merger of Division One & Division Two'''
|1959–60||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||10/14||
|-
|-
|1960–61||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||6/16||
|[[1977–78 in English football|1977–1978]]
|[[Athenian League]]
|7
| –
|-
|-
|1961–62||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||4/16||
|[[1978–79 in English football|1978–1979]]
|[[Athenian League]]
|10
| –
|-
|-
|1962–63||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||2/16||
|[[1979–80 in English football|1979–1980]]
|[[Athenian League]]
|19
| –
|-
|-
|1963–64||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||4/16||
|[[1980–81 in English football|1980–1981]]
|[[Athenian League]]
|20
| –
|-
|-
|1964–65||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||7/16||
!colspan=4|'''Joined [[Combined Counties Football League|Combined Counties League]] Western Division'''
|-
|-
|1965–66||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||12/16||
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|[[1981–82 in English football|1981–1982]]
|[[Combined Counties Football League|Combined Counties League]] Western Division
|2
|[[Runners Up]]
|-
|-
|1966–67||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||13/16||
|[[1982–83 in English football|1982–1983]]
|[[Combined Counties Football League|Combined Counties League]]
|11
| –
|-
|-
|1967–68||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||7/16||
|[[1983–84 in English football|1983–1984]]
|[[Combined Counties Football League|Combined Counties League]]
|16
| –
|-
|-
!colspan=4|'''Joined [[Hampshire Football League]] Division Three'''
|1968–69||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||4/16||
|-
|-
|1969–70||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||3/16||
|[[1984–85 in English football|1984–1985]]
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division Three
|18
| –
|-
|-
|1970–71||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||8/16||
|[[1985–86 in English football|1985–1986]]
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division Three
|18
| –
|-
|-
!colspan=4|'''Placed in [[Hampshire Football League]] Division Two upon league re-organisation'''
|[[1971–72 in English football|1971–72]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||4/16||
|-
|-
|[[1972–73 in English football|1972–73]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||3/16||
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|[[1986–87 in English football|1986–1987]]
|[[1973–74 in English football|1973–74]]||[[Athenian League]] Division Two||1/16||Champions, promoted
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division Two
|1
|[[Champions]]
|-
|-
|[[1987–88 in English football|1987–1988]]
|[[1974–75 in English football|1974–75]]||[[Athenian League]] Division One||6/18||
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|6
| –
|-
|-
|[[1988–89 in English football|1988–1989]]
|[[1975–76 in English football|1975–76]]||[[Athenian League]] Division One||7/16||
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|5
| –
|-
|-
|[[1989–90 in English football|1989–1990]]
|[[1976–77 in English football|1976–77]]||[[Athenian League]] Division One||7/18||League reduced to single division
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|2
|[[Runners Up]]
|-
|-
|[[1990–91 in English football|1990–1991]]
|[[1977–78 in English football|1977–78]]||[[Athenian League]]||7/18||
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|14
| –
|-
|-
|[[1978–79 in English football|1978–79]]||[[Athenian League]]||10/19||
!colspan=4|'''As [[Alton Town Bass]] after merger with [[Bass Alton]]'''
|-
|-
|[[1991–92 in English football|1991–1992]]
|[[1979–80 in English football|1979–80]]||[[Athenian League]]||19/20||
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|7
| –
|-
|-
|[[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]]||[[Athenian League]]||20/20||
!colspan=4|'''As [[Bass Alton Town]]'''
|-
|[[1981–82 Combined Counties Football League|1981–82]]||[[Combined Counties Football League|Combined Counties League]] Western Division||2/11||
|-
|-
|[[1982–83 Combined Counties Football League|1982–83]]||[[Combined Counties Football League|Combined Counties League]]||11/18||
|[[1992–93 in English football|1992–1993]]
|- style="background: #FFCCCC;"
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|[[1983–84 Combined Counties Football League|1983–84]]||[[Combined Counties Football League|Combined Counties League]]||16/17||
|10
| –
|-
|-
|[[1993–94 in English football|1993–1994]]
|[[1984–85 in English football|1984–85]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division Three||18/18||
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|5
| –
|-
|-
|[[1994–95 in English football|1994–1995]]
|[[1985–86 in English football|1985–86]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division Three||18/18||
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|[[1986–87 in English football|1986–87]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division Two||1/17||Champions, promoted
|4
| –
|-
|-
|[[1995–96 in English football|1995–1996]]
|[[1987–88 in English football|1987–88]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||6/18||
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|14
| –
|-
|-
|[[1996–97 in English football|1996–1997]]
|[[1988–89 in English football|1988–89]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||5/17||
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|18
| –
|-
|-
|[[1997–98 in English football|1997–1998]]
|[[1989–90 in English football|1989–90]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||2/18||
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|10
| –
|-
|-
|[[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||14/18||
!colspan=4|'''As [[Alton Town]]'''
|}

===Merged club===
In 1991 Alton Town merged with fellow Hampshire League Division One club Bass (Alton). The new club was initially known as Alton Town Bass, before becoming Bass Alton Town the following season.<ref>{{fchd|id=ALTONTBA|name=Alton Town Bass}}</ref> In 1998 they were renamed Alton Town,<ref name=FCHD1/> and were Division One champions in 1998–99. Division One was renamed the Premier Division at the end of the season and Alton were Premier Division champions in 2001–02, earning promotion to the [[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]]. When the league gained a second division in 2004 they were placed in Division One, which was renamed the Premier Division in 2006.<ref name=FCHD1/>

Alton were transferred to the Premier Division of the [[Combined Counties Football League|Combined Counties League]] in 2013, but finished in the relegation zone in their [[2013–14 Combined Counties Football League|first season]] in the division, resulting in relegation to Division One.<ref name=FCHD1/> In 2015 they were transferred back to the Wessex League, rejoining Division One.<ref name=FCHD1/> They were renamed Alton Football Club in 2016,<ref name=FCHD2>{{fchd|id=ALTON|name=Alton}}</ref> when they absorbed Alton United Youth. In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned [[2019–20 Wessex Football League|2019–20]] and [[2020–21 Wessex Football League|2020–21]] seasons. At the end of the [[2021–22 Wessex Football League|2021–22 season]], they were transferred to the Premier Division South of the Combined Counties League.

====Season-by-season====
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style=text-align:center
!Season
!Division
!Position
!Significant events
|-
|-
|[[1991–92 in English football|1991–92]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||7/18||
|- style="background: #90DEFF;"
|[[1998–99 in English football|1998–1999]]
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One
|1
|[[Champions]]
|-
|-
|[[1992–93 in English football|1992–93]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||10/17||
!colspan=4|'''Not promoted because stadium did not meet league requirements'''
|-
|-
!colspan=4|'''[[Hampshire Football League]] Division One renamed [[Hampshire Football League]] Premier Division'''
|[[1993–94 in English football|1993–94]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||5/20||
|-
|-
|[[1999–00 in English football|1999–2000]]
|[[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||4/20||
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Premier Division
|20
| –
|-
|-
|[[2000–01 in English football|2000–2001]]
|[[1995–96 in English football|1995–96]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||14/20||
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Premier Division
|7
| –
|-
|-
|[[1996–97 in English football|1996–97]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||18/21||
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|[[2001–02 in English football|2001–2002]]
|[[Hampshire Football League]] Premier Division
|1
|[[Champions]]
|-
|-
|[[2002–03 in English football|2002–2003]]
|[[1997–98 in English football|1997–98]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||10/20||
|- style="background: #90DEFF;"
|[[Wessex League]]
|[[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]]||[[Hampshire League]] Division One||1/19||Champions; Division One renamed
|17
| –
|-
|-
|[[2003–04 in English football|2003–2004]]
|[[1999–00 in English football|1999–00]]||[[Hampshire League]] Premier Division||20/22||
|[[Wessex League]]
|18
| –
|-
|-
|[[2000–01 in English football|2000–01]]||[[Hampshire League]] Premier Division||7/21||
!colspan=4|'''Placed in [[Wessex League]] Division One upon league expansion'''
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|[[2001–02 in English football|2001–02]]||[[Hampshire League]] Premier Division||1/21||Champions, promoted
|-
|-
|[[2002–03 Wessex Football League|2002–03]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]]||17/22||
|[[2004–05 in English football|2004–2005]]
|[[Wessex League]] Division One
|19
| –
|-
|-
|[[2003–04 Wessex Football League|2003–04]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]]||18/22||
|[[2005–06 in English football|2005–2006]]
|[[Wessex League]] Division One
|20
| –
|-
|-
!colspan=4|'''[[Wessex League]] Division One renamed [[Wessex League]] Premier Division upon league re-organisation'''
|[[2004–05 Wessex Football League|2004–05]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Division One||19/22||
|-
|-
|[[2005–06 Wessex Football League|2005–06]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Division One||20/22||
|[[2006–07 in English football|2006–2007]]
|[[Wessex League]] Premier Division
|17
| –
|-
|-
|[[2006–07 Wessex Football League|2006–07]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Premier Division||17/20||
|[[2007–08 in English football|2007–2008]]
|[[Wessex League]] Premier Division
|18
| –
|-
|-
|[[2007–08 Wessex Football League|2007–08]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Premier Division||14/23||
|[[2008–09 in English football|2008–2009]]
|[[Wessex League]] Premier Division
|14
| –
|-
|-
|[[2008–09 Wessex Football League|2008–09]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Premier Division||19/22||
|[[2009–10 in English football|2009–2010]]
|[[Wessex League]] Premier Division
|18
| –
|-
|-
|[[2009–10 Wessex Football League|2009–10]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Premier Division||18/22||
|[[2010–11 in English football|2010–2011]]
|[[Wessex League]] Premier Division
|13
| –
|-
|-
|[[2010–11 Wessex Football League|2010–11]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Premier Division||13/22||
|[[2011–12 in English football|2011–2012]]
|[[Wessex League]] Premier Division
|10
| –
|-
|-
|[[2011–12 Wessex Football League|2011–12]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Premier Division||10/22||
|[[2012–13 in English football|2012–2013]]
|[[Wessex League]] Premier Division
|18
| –
|-
|-
|[[2012–13 Wessex Football League|2012–13]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Premier Division||18/21||Transferred to Combined Counties League
!colspan=4|'''FA transfer over to [[Combined Counties League]] Premier Division'''
|- style="background: #FFCCCC;"
|- style="background: #FFCCCC;"
|[[2013–14 Combined Counties Football League|2013–14]]||[[Combined Counties Football League|Combined Counties League]] Premier Division||21/22||Relegated
|[[2013–14 in English football|2013–2014]]
|[[Combined Counties League]] Premier Division
|21
| Relegated
|-
|-
|[[2014–15 Combined Counties Football League|2014–15]]||[[Combined Counties Football League|Combined Counties League]] Division One||13/16||Transferred to Wessex League
|[[2014–15 in English football|2014–2015]]
|[[Combined Counties League]] Division One
|13
| -
|-
|-
!colspan=4|'''FA transfer over to [[Wessex Football League]] Division One'''
|[[2015–16 Wessex Football League|2015–16]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Division One||7/18||
|-
|-
|[[2016–17 Wessex Football League|2016–17]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Division One||12/21||
|[[2015–16 in English football|2015–2016]]
|-
|[[Wessex Football League]] Division One
|[[2017–18 Wessex Football League|2017–18]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Division One||8/18||
|7
| -
|-
|[[2018–19 Wessex Football League|2018–19]]||[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Division One||13/19||
|}
|}


==Ground==
==Ground==
The club play at Anstey Park, which was the home ground of the original Alton Town club.<ref name=G>"Alton", ''Groundtastic'', Autumn 2017, issue 90, p19</ref> The merged club played at the Bass Ground before moving to Anstey Park in 2015 as its owners, [[Coors Brewers]], sought to use the site for redevelopment.<ref name=AH/> Coors funded a refurbishment of the Anstey Road ground, which included a new grandstand (replacing an older one), new floodlights and an [[artificial turf|artificial pitch]].<ref name=G/><ref name=AH>[http://www.altonherald.com/article.cfm?id=105305&headline=Historic%20day%20at%20Anstey%20Park%20as%20new%20G3%20pitch%20is%20opened&sectionIs=sport&searchyear=2015 Historic day at Anstey Park as new G3 pitch is opened]{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Alton Herald, 10 December 2015</ref> A new covered stand was opened in 2017, replacing one that had been removed during the redevelopment work.<ref name=G/>


==Honours==
Alton Town play their home games at Alton (Bass) Sports Ground, Anstey Road, Alton, GU34 2RL.
*'''Athenian League'''
**Division One champions 1973–74
*'''Hampshire League'''
**Champions 1957–58, 1998–99, 2001–02
**Division Two champions 1948–49, 1954–55, 1986–87
**Division Three East champions 1947–48
*'''[[Hampshire Senior Cup]]'''
**Winners 1957–88, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1977–78<ref name=NLCD2017/>
*'''Hampshire Intermediate Cup'''
**Winners 1948–49
*'''Russell Cotes Cup'''
**Winners 1948–49


==External links==
==Records==
*Best [[FA Cup]] performance: First round, 1972–73<ref name=FCHD1/>
*[http://www.altontownfc.com/ Alton FC official website]
*Best [[FA Amateur Cup]] performance: Quarter-finals, 1962–63<ref name=FCHD1/>
*{{fchd|name=Bass (Alton)|id=BASSALTO}}
*Best [[FA Trophy]] performance: Second qualifying round, 1976–77<ref name=FCHD1/>
*{{fchd|name=Alton Town (Bass)|id=ALTONTBA}}
*Best [[FA Vase]] performance: Third round, 1978–79<ref name=FCHD1/>
*{{fchd|name=Bass Alton Town|id=BASSALTT}}

*{{fchd|name=Alton Town|id=ALTONT}}
==See also==
*[[:Category:Alton F.C. players|Alton F.C. players]]
*[[:Category:Alton F.C. managers|Alton F.C. managers]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.poole-town.fsnet.co.uk/league_table_200506.htm 2005–06 league table]
*[http://www.altontownfc.com/Photos.htm Kits]


==External links==
{{Wessex League}}
*[http://www.altonfc.com/ Official website]


{{Combined Counties League}}
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Alton
Alton Town's logo
Full nameAlton Football Club
Nickname(s)The Brewers
Founded1991
GroundAnstey Park, Alton
Capacity2,000 (200 seated)[1]
ChairmanCarl Saunders
ManagerKevin Adair
LeagueCombined Counties League Premier Division South
2023–24Combined Counties League Premier Division South, 7th of 20
Websitehttp://www.altonfc.com/

Alton Football Club is a football club based in Alton, Hampshire, England. Formed by a merger of Alton Town and Bass (Alton) in 1991, they are currently members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division South and play at Anstey Park.

History

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Alton Town

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Alton Town Football Club was established in 1947.[2] The club joined Division Three East of the Hampshire League and won the division in their first season, earning promotion to Division Two.[3] They were Division Two champions the following season, as well as winning the Hampshire Intermediate Cup and the Russell Cotes Cup,[3] resulting in promotion to Division One.[4] The 1950–51 season saw them finish as runners-up in Division One.[4] Although they were relegated at the end of the 1953–54 season, the club were Division Two champions the following season, earning an immediate promotion back to Division One.[4] They were Division One runners-up in 1956–57 and league champions in 1957–58.

Alton were Division One runners-up again in 1962–63.[5] In 1972–73 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 5–1 at Fourth Division Newport County. At the end of the season they left the Hampshire League to join Division Two of the Athenian League. After winning Division Two at the first attempt, there were promoted to Division One.[6] The league was reduced to a single division in 1977, and after finishing bottom of the league in 1980–81, the club switched to the expanded Combined Counties League, where they were placed in the Western Division. They were Western Division runners-up in 1981–82 and the following season the league reverted to a single division.[6]

After finishing second-from-bottom of the Combined Counties League in 1983–84, Alton dropped into Division Three of the Hampshire League. They finished bottom of the division for the next two seasons, but after it was disbanded in 1986 they were moved up to Division Two. They went on to win the Division Two title in 1986–87 and were promoted to Division One. In 1989–90 they were Division One runners-up.[6]

Season-by-season

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Merged club

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In 1991 Alton Town merged with fellow Hampshire League Division One club Bass (Alton). The new club was initially known as Alton Town Bass, before becoming Bass Alton Town the following season.[7] In 1998 they were renamed Alton Town,[6] and were Division One champions in 1998–99. Division One was renamed the Premier Division at the end of the season and Alton were Premier Division champions in 2001–02, earning promotion to the Wessex League. When the league gained a second division in 2004 they were placed in Division One, which was renamed the Premier Division in 2006.[6]

Alton were transferred to the Premier Division of the Combined Counties League in 2013, but finished in the relegation zone in their first season in the division, resulting in relegation to Division One.[6] In 2015 they were transferred back to the Wessex League, rejoining Division One.[6] They were renamed Alton Football Club in 2016,[8] when they absorbed Alton United Youth. In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. At the end of the 2021–22 season, they were transferred to the Premier Division South of the Combined Counties League.

Season-by-season

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Ground

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The club play at Anstey Park, which was the home ground of the original Alton Town club.[9] The merged club played at the Bass Ground before moving to Anstey Park in 2015 as its owners, Coors Brewers, sought to use the site for redevelopment.[10] Coors funded a refurbishment of the Anstey Road ground, which included a new grandstand (replacing an older one), new floodlights and an artificial pitch.[9][10] A new covered stand was opened in 2017, replacing one that had been removed during the redevelopment work.[9]

Honours

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  • Athenian League
    • Division One champions 1973–74
  • Hampshire League
    • Champions 1957–58, 1998–99, 2001–02
    • Division Two champions 1948–49, 1954–55, 1986–87
    • Division Three East champions 1947–48
  • Hampshire Senior Cup
    • Winners 1957–88, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1977–78[2]
  • Hampshire Intermediate Cup
    • Winners 1948–49
  • Russell Cotes Cup
    • Winners 1948–49

Records

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p804 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
  2. ^ a b Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p453 ISBN 978-1869833695
  3. ^ a b History Alton F.C.
  4. ^ a b c Hampshire League 1948–1960 Non-League Matters
  5. ^ Hampshire League 1960–1970 Non-League Matters
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Alton Town at the Football Club History Database
  7. ^ Alton Town Bass at the Football Club History Database
  8. ^ Alton at the Football Club History Database
  9. ^ a b c "Alton", Groundtastic, Autumn 2017, issue 90, p19
  10. ^ a b Historic day at Anstey Park as new G3 pitch is opened[permanent dead link‍] Alton Herald, 10 December 2015
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