Fareham Town F.C.

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.^[2] The club joined the Portsmouth League and started playing their games at Beaconsfield Meadow, before moving to Bath Lane.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] The club in the 1959–60 competition won Division One for the first time.^[3] Further success would follow when the club won Division One, five times in a row from the 1962–63 campaign.^[5] The club would go on to win the league twice more during the 1970s.^[6] In 1975 the club then moved to its present home of the Cams Alders ground.^[7]

With the club finishing runners up in the 1978–79 campaign the club successfully joined the Southern Football League, starting in the Southern Division.^[6] In the 1982–83 season the club was placed in the Premier Division of the league, when the league was re-structured.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[4] During this time the club would win the Hampshire Senior Cup for the fourth time, when they beat Farnborough Town 4–1 in the final.^[2]

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.^[2] Since then the club has remained in the top division of the Wessex League.^[4]

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.

• Hampshire League Division One^[3][5][6]
  • 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^[3]
  • Runners-up (1): 1952–53
• Hampshire League Division Three (East)^[3]
  • Winners (1): 1949–50

• Hampshire Senior Cup:^[2]
  • Winners (4): 1956–57, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1992–93
  • Runners-up (3): 1959–60, 1997–98, 2003–04

• Highest League Position:^[4] 8th in Southern League Premier Division 1982–83
• FA Cup best performance:^[4] First round 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89
• FA Amateur Cup best performance:^[4] Second round 1973–74
• FA Trophy best performance:^[4] Semi-final 1986–87
• FA Vase best performance:^[4] Third round 2003–04, 2004–05, 2020–21

1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.

1. Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Managers/Coaches with full international caps.

• Mark Chamberlain
• Ray Crawford
• Jon Gittens
• Joe Laidlaw
• Richie Reynolds

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