Bashley Football Club is a football club based in
Bashley, near
New Milton
New Milton is a market town and civil parish in the New Forest District, New Forest district, in southwest Hampshire, England. To the north is in the New Forest and to the south the coast at Barton-on-Sea. The town is equidistant between Lymi ...
, Hampshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Bashley Road.
History
The club was established in 1947.
[ They joined the Bournemouth League in 1950, where the club remained until moving up to Division Three of the Hampshire League in 1983.][ The club were Division Three champions in 1984–85, earning promotion to Division Two. When the Wessex League was formed in 1986, Bashley were founder members and its inaugural champions in 1986–87.]FA Vase
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, where they lost 2–1 on aggregate to Emley, with the attendance of 3,500 for the home leg remaining a club record.[ After a third successive Wessex League title in 1988–89, they were promoted to the South Division of the Southern League.][
Bashley's first season in the Southern League saw them win the South Division, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They were later relegated back to the South Division at the end of the 1993–94 season. In 1994–95 the club reached the first round of the ]FA Cup
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for the first time; after beating Chesham United 1–0 in the first round, they went on to lose 1–0 at home to Swansea City in the second round.[ In 1999 the Southern Division was renamed the Eastern Division, and in 2004 the club were transferred to Division One of the ]Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...
.
After two season in the Isthmian League, Bashley were moved to Division One South & West of the Southern League. The club won the division at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Premier Division. The following season saw them finish fifth in the Premier Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs; however, they lost 4–1 to eventual winners Team Bath in the semi-finals.[ In 2013–14 they finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated back to Division One South & West. Despite finishing bottom of the division the following season, the club avoided relegation. However, they finished bottom of the division again in 2015–16, failing to win a league game all season, and were relegated to the Premier Division of the Wessex League.][
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Honours
*Southern League
**Division One South & West champions 2006–07
**Southern Division champions 1989–90
*Wessex League
**Champions 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89
*Hampshire League
**Division Three champions 1984–85
*Russell Cotes Cup
**Winners 1985–86, 1990–91, 1992–93
Records
*Best FA Cup
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performance: Second round, 1994–95[
*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: Fourth round, 2001–02[
*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: Semi-finals, 1987–88[
*Record attendance: 3,500 vs Emley, FA Vase semi-final 1988][Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p646 ]
*Biggest win: 21–1 vs Cooperative, Bournemouth League, 1964[
*Heaviest defeat: 20–2 vs Air Speed, Bournemouth League, 1957][
*Most appearances: John Bone, 829][
*Most goals: Richard Gillespie, 180][
*Record transfer fee received: £15,000 from Salisbury City for Craig Davis; £15,000 from ]Eastleigh
Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the United Kingdom 2011 census, 2011 census.
The town ...
for Paul Sales; £15,000 from AFC Bournemouth
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for Wade Elliott[
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See also
* Bashley F.C. players
* Bashley F.C. managers
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Hampshire
Association football clubs established in 1947
1947 establishments in England
Bournemouth Saturday League
Hampshire League
Wessex Football League
Southern Football League clubs
Isthmian League clubs