Andover New Street Football Club is a

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club based in

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. Affiliated to the

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, they are currently members of the and play at Foxcotte Park in the neighbouring village of Charlton.

History

The club was established in the 1890s as St Mary's Youth by the vicar of St Mary's Church, before being renamed New Street in 1895.History
Andover New Street FC After disbanding during the 1950s, the club was reformed in 1961. They played in the Andover & District League, before moving up to the

North Hants League The North Hants Senior League was a football (soccer), football competition based in Hampshire, England and was administered by the North Hants FA. History The League was founded in 1968, by the North Hants FA, to bridge the gap between the Ha ...

. In 1976 the club joined Division Four of the

Hampshire League The Hampshire League was a football league in Hampshire, England. During its heyday its constitution consisted of four divisions with over 60 clubs taking part - this included a vast number of semi-professional teams and Reserve/’A’ sides o ...

, which they won at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division Three.Hampshire League 1970–1980
Non-League Matters The club went on to win Division Three the following season and were promoted to Division Two. When the

Wessex League The Wessex Football League, known as the Velocity Wessex Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English regional men's football league in southern England. Its members are primarily from Hampshire and Dorset, but clubs from adjoining co ...

was formed in 1986, several clubs left the Hampshire League and New Street were promoted to Division One.Hampshire League 1980–1992
Non-League Matters They finished bottom of Division One in 1989–90 and were relegated to Division Two. The following season saw the club relegated again as they finished second-from-bottom of Division Two. However, they were Division Three runners-up in 1991–92 to secure an immediate promotion back to Division Two. The club finished as runners-up in Division Two the following season and were promoted back to Division One. Division One was renamed the Premier Division in 1999, and in 2001 the club was renamed Andover New Street. They were Premier Division runners-up in 2003–04 and also won the League Cup. However, it was the final season of the Hampshire League, as it merged into the Wessex League, with the club becoming members of the new Division Two, which was renamed Division One in 2006. They were Division One runners-up in 2017–18, earning promotion to the Premier Division, as well as winning the North Hants Senior Cup and the Andover Open Cup. In 2018–19 Andover New Street competed in the

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for the first time. Although their league season saw them finish bottom of the Premier Division, resulting in relegation back to Division One, they retained both the Andover Open Cup and North Hants Senior Cup.Andover New Street history
Wessex League In 2021–22 the club were runners-up in Division One, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they lost 3–0 to Laverstock & Ford in the semi-finals. The following season saw the club win the Division One title, earning promotion to the Premier Division.

Ground

After being reformed in 1961, the club played at Walled Meadow, the ground of

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. They later moved to London Road and the Drove before relocating to Foxcotte Park in 1992.

Honours

*Wessex League **Division One champions 2022–23 *Hampshire League **Division Three champions 1977–78 **Division Four champions 1976–77 **League Cup winners 2003–04 *North Hants Senior Cup **Winners 2017–18, 2018–19 *Andover Open Cup **Winners 2017–18, 2018–19

Records

*Best

performance: First qualifying round, 2024–25 *Best

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performance: Semi-finals, 2024–25 *Record attendance: 1,390 vs AFC Whyteleafe,

Semi-finals, 5 April 2025

References

External links

Official website
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