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Andover F.C. are an English football club based in Andover. They were established in 1883 and joined the Southern Football League Division Two in 1898. Although "officially" nicknamed "The Lions", they are sometimes known as "The Loonies" due to Andover's very famous workhouse, later an asylum. Image File history File links Andoverfc. ... Statistics Population: 52,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU3645 Administration District: Test Valley Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... The Southern League is an English football league for semi-professional and amateur teams. ... The Southern League Division One South and West is a football league covering southern and western England. ... The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ... The Southern League is an English football league for semi-professional and amateur teams. ... The Southern League Division One South and West is a football league covering southern and western England. ... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_black_stripes. ... kit_body. ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_black_stripes. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Statistics Population: 52,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU3645 Administration District: Test Valley Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

History

Andover Football Club was formed in 1883 and their first game was on October 27, 1883. During the next thirty years the club won the Salisbury League seven times, the North Hants May League five times and reached the Hampshire Junior Cup final twice. The era between 1919 and 1945 brought two Hampshire League Championships and three Russell Cotes Cup wins. is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Hampshire League is a name used for two distinct football competitions based in Hampshire, England. ...

After the Second World War, Andover carried on playing in the Hampshire League, winning the championship in 1949, 1951 and 1962, The Hampshire Senior Cup 1949,1951 and 1956, The Russell Cotes Cup in 1953, 1959, 1961, 1962 and the Pickford Cup in 1951. Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After winning the Hampshire League in 1962, the club moved up into the Western League, reaching the FA Cup 1st round proper against Gillingham from the fourth division, losing 0-1 at the Walled Meadow. Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... For the team based in Dorset, see Gillingham Town F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent, currently playing in the Football League One. ...

Andover won the Hampshire Senior Cup in 1965, and finished in the runners up spot in the Western League in 1969/1970 and 1970/1971. Andover were promoted into the Southern League in 1971 and during the next twenty-one-years struggled to compete, their best seasons being 1987/88 and 1991/92. Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ...

In 1989 the club moved to a new £850,000 stadium at The Portway (which was offically opened with a friendly match against Leicester City, the visitors running out 10-1 winners), and in the 1999/92 season had a new owner. The club gave notice to withdraw from the Southern League and apply to rejoin the Wessex League for the 1993/94 season. The Lions reached their eighth Hampshire Senior Cup final in the 1999/00 season, losing to Aldershot Town. Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... The Wessex League is an English association football league formed in 1986, currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. ... Aldershot Town Football Club was founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt ridden fourth division club Aldershot F.C., who had been founded in 1925 and had been league members since 1932. ...

The golden spell of 1951 was repeated in 2000/01 & 2001/02 with a hat trick of trophies in each season, claiming the Wessex League Championship twice, Hampshire Senior Cup, Russell Cotes Cup, Wessex League Cup and the North Hants Senior Cup.

After a summer of turmoil and change of ownership the season 2002/03 saw a very young team finish seventh in the league and winning the North Hants Senior Cup.

During the summer of 2003 the club was close going out of existence, and twelve supporters of the club joined ranks and secured the future of this historic club. The 2003/04 season brought success in the FA Vase competition, reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in their history, losing to Hampshire rivals Winchester City. They finished 6th in the league and won the North Hants Senior Cup for the 5th time. The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ... Winchester City F.C. are an English football team based in Winchester, Hampshire and playing in the Southern League Division One South and West. ...

2004-2005 season saw an improvement in the league finishing 5th and winning the North Hants Senior Cup for the 6th time, and the reserves finished runners up in the Wessex Combination East division.

Under the 2006 pyramid reorganizations, a third place finish in the Wessex League was good enough for promotion back to the Southern League. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and West. The Southern League Division One South and West is a football league covering southern and western England. ...

Honours

Timeline

Ground

The club moved to their new £850,000 Portway Stadium in 1989. It has a large main stand, hard standing and a clubhouse which regularly stages functions.

Club records

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Notable former players

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