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'{{short description|Association football club in England}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Fareham Town | image = Farehamtownfc.png | upright = 0.7 | alt = Fareham Town's logo | fullname = Fareham Town Football Club | nickname = The Creeksiders, The Reds, Town | founded = 1947 | ground = Cams Alders Stadium, [[Fareham]] | capacity = 4,500 (450 seated & 500 covered) | chairman = Nick Ralls | manager = Pete Stiles | league = {{English football updater|FarehamT}} | season = {{English football updater|FarehamT2}} | position = {{English football updater|FarehamT3}} | pattern_b1 = _red | leftarm1 = ff0000 | body1 = 000000 | rightarm1 = ff0000 | shorts1 = 000000 | socks1 = 000000 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = 0000ff | body2 = 0000ff | rightarm2 = 0000ff | shorts2 = 0000ff | socks2 = 0000ff }} '''Fareham Town F.C.''' is a [[association football|football]] club based in [[Fareham]], Hampshire, England. The club is affiliated to the [[Hampshire Football Association]], and is an FA Charter Standard club.<ref name="hamfachart">{{cite web|url=http://www.hampshirefa.com/clubs-leagues/charter-standard-clubs/cs-adult/clubs |title=Clubs |publisher=HampshireFA |access-date=8 December 2012}}</ref> They play in the {{English football updater|FarehamT}}. ==History== Fareham Town were formed in 1947, when three local sides '''Fareham FC''', '''Fareham Brotherhood FC''' and '''Fareham Youth Centre FC''' amalgamated together after at a public meeting in the town in 1946, it was suggested to form a football club for the town.<ref name="hist">{{cite web|url=http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/farehamtownfc/History |title=History &#124; Fareham Town FC |publisher=Clubwebsite.co.uk |access-date=7 January 2013}}</ref> The club joined the Portsmouth League and started playing their games at Beaconsfield Meadow, before moving to Bath Lane.<ref name="hist"/> At the end of the 1948–49 season the club gained promotion to Division 3 (East) of the [[Hampshire League]], and gained promotion to Division Two as champions at the first attempt.<ref name="nlmat">{{cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Aarg3E/Ham48.htm |title=the Hampshire League 1948–1960 |publisher=Nonleaguematters.net |access-date=7 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925104445/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Aarg3E/Ham48.htm |archive-date=25 September 2013 }}</ref> The club made further progress in the 1952–53 season when they finished as Runners-up in Division Two to gain promotion to Division One.<ref name="nlmat"/> Three seasons later the club then made its debut in the [[FA Cup]], making it to the fourth qualifying round before being knocked out by [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]].<ref name="fchd">{{fchd|name=FAREHAM TOWN|id=FAREHAMT}}</ref> The club in the 1959–60 competition won Division One for the first time.<ref name="nlmat"/> Further success would follow when the club won Division One, five times in a row from the 1962–63 campaign.<ref name="nlm2">{{cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Aarg3E/Ham60.htm |title=Hampshire League 1960–1970 |publisher=Nonleaguematters.net |access-date=7 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925105122/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Aarg3E/Ham60.htm |archive-date=25 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The club would go on to win the league twice more during the 1970s.<ref name="nlm3">{{cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Aarg3E/Ham70.htm |title=Hampshire League 1970–1980 |publisher=Nonleaguematters.net |access-date=7 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925105735/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Aarg3E/Ham70.htm |archive-date=25 September 2013 }}</ref> In 1975 the club then moved to its present home of the Cams Alders ground.<ref name="passion">{{cite web|url=http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/fareham_town.html |title=Fareham Town |publisher=Pyramidpassion.co.uk |access-date=8 January 2013}}</ref> With the club finishing runners up in the 1978–79 campaign the club successfully joined the [[Southern Football League]], starting in the Southern Division.<ref name="nlm3"/> In the 1982–83 season the club was placed in the Premier Division of the league, when the league was re-structured.<ref name="nlmsl">{{cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs1SthA/SL80.htm |title=Southern League 1980–1991 |publisher=Nonleaguematters.net |access-date=8 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925105557/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs1SthA/SL80.htm |archive-date=25 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The club would then spend the next seven seasons in the Premier Division, during which time, they managed to get to the Semi-finals of the [[FA Trophy]] before losing to the eventual winners [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Andrew |url=http://hoppingaroundhampshire.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/3-fareham-town.html |title=Hopping Around Hampshire: 3. Fareham Town FC |publisher=Hoppingaroundhampshire.blogspot.co.uk |date=30 January 2011 |access-date=8 January 2013}}</ref> At the end of the 1988–89 campaign the club finished 19th and were relegated to the Southern Division, where they would then spend the next nine seasons.<ref name="fchd"/> During this time the club would win the [[Hampshire Senior Cup]] for the fourth time, when they beat [[Farnborough F.C.|Farnborough Town]] 4–1 in the final.<ref name="hist"/> At the end of the 1997–98 season the club, decided to move down to the [[Wessex League]], due to the finances involved in staying in the Southern League.<ref name="hist"/> Since then the club has remained in the top division of the [[Wessex League]].<ref name="fchd"/> ==Stadium== Fareham Town play their home games at Cams Alders Football Stadium, Cams Alders, Palmerston Drive, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1BJ. Cams Alders has a covered stand seating 450 people, whilst the rest of the ground is reserved for standing. The ground has floodlights, allowing evening games to be played. ==Honours== ===League honours=== *'''[[Hampshire League]] Division One'''<ref name="nlmat"/><ref name="nlm2"/><ref name="nlm3"/> ** Winners (8): 1959–60, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1972–73, 1974–75 ** Runners-up (6): 1955–56, 1960–61, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1976–77, 1978–79 *'''[[Hampshire League]] Division Two'''<ref name="nlmat"/> ** Runners-up (1): 1952–53 *'''[[Hampshire League]] Division Three (East)'''<ref name="nlmat"/> ** Winners (1): 1949–50 ===Cup honours=== *'''Hampshire Senior Cup''':<ref name="hist"/> ** Winners (4): 1956–57, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1992–93 ** Runners-up (3): 1959–60, 1997–98, 2003–04 ==Records== *'''Highest League Position''':<ref name="fchd"/> 8th in Southern League Premier Division 1982–83 *'''[[FA Cup]] best performance''':<ref name="fchd"/> First round 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89 *'''[[FA Amateur Cup]] best performance''':<ref name="fchd"/> Second round 1973–74 *'''[[FA Trophy]] best performance''':<ref name="fchd"/> Semi-final 1986–87 *'''[[FA Vase]] best performance''':<ref name="fchd"/> Third round 2003–04, 2004–05, 2020-21 ==Staff== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Name ! Role |- |align="left"|Manager |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Pete Stiles |- |align="left"|Assistant manager |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}}Matt Powell |- |align="left"|First team coach |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Dixon |-Sam Dixon |align="left"|Goalkeeper coach |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}}Dave Hook |- |align="left"|Youth Development Coach |align="left"|} |- |align="left"|Medical Staff |align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} |} ==Former players== # Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league). # Players with full international caps. {{col-begin}} {{col-1-of-2}} *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Kevin Bartlett (English footballer)|Kevin Bartlett]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Neal Bartlett]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Robbie Carroll]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Mark Chamberlain]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Steve Claridge]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Kevin Dillon (English footballer)|Kevin Dillon]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Darren Foreman (footballer)|Darren Foreman]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[John Hold]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Warren Hunt (footballer)|Warren Hunt]] *{{flagicon|SCO}}[[Ross Irwin (soccer)|Ross Irwin]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Ian Juryeff]] {{col-2-of-2}} *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Dave Leworthy]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Thomas McGhee]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[John McLaughlin (footballer born 1954)|John McLaughlin]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Paul Moody (footballer)|Paul Moody]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Richie Moran (footballer)|Richie Moran]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Ken Todd]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Eric Webber]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[David West (footballer)|David West]] *{{flagicon|ENG}}[[John Smeulders]] {{col-end}} ==Former coaches== # Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league). # Managers/Coaches with full international caps. * {{flagicon|England}} [[Matt Parr]] * {{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Chamberlain]] * {{flagicon|England}} [[Ray Crawford (footballer)|Ray Crawford]] * {{flagicon|England}} [[Jon Gittens]] * {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Laidlaw]] * {{flagicon|England}} [[Richie Reynolds]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.farehamtown.co.uk/}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080917004744/http://upthecreek.myfreeforum.org/ Up The Creek Forum] *[https://twitter.com/farehamtownfc Club Twitter] *[https://www.facebook.com/FarehamTownCreeksiders Club Facebook] *[https://www.facebook.com/groups/305956866426576 Fans Facebook Group] {{Wessex League}} {{coord|50|50|43.68|N|1|11|24.82|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}} [[Category:Football clubs in Hampshire]] [[Category:Wessex Football League]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 1946]] [[Category:Southern Football League clubs]] [[Category:Football clubs in England]] [[Category:Fareham]] [[Category:1946 establishments in England]]'