Badshot Lea Football Club is a football club based in
Wrecclesham
Wrecclesham is a village on the southern outskirts of the large town of Farnham in Surrey, England. Its local government district is the Borough of Waverley.
History
It was once in the estate of Henry of Westminster and Blois the powerful 13 ...
, Surrey, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Westfield Lane.
History
The club was established in 1904, although they only played friendly matches until affiliating with the
Surrey County Football Association
The Surrey County Football Association was founded in 1877 and affiliated to The Football Association in 1882, at the same time as a County Senior Cup competition, the Surrey Senior Cup, was established. The organisation administers all levels ...
in 1907.History Badshot Lea F.C. They subsequently played in local leagues before joining the Surrey Intermediate League, winning Division One in 1936–37 and again in 1937–38.Honours Badshot Lea F.C. They won the division again in 1985–86, earning promotion to the Surrey Premier League. However, they were relegated back to the Surrey Intermediate League the following season after finishing second bottom of the division.
Badshot Lea won the league's Challenge Cup in 1987–88 and the Invitation Cup in 1989–90. They were relegated to Division Two, but won the division in 1992–93. They won the Challenge Cup for a second time in 2000–01. In 2003 they moved up to Division One East of the Hellenic League. They won the Supplementary Cup in 2005–06, and after finishing third in 2006–07 they were promoted to the Premier Division. However, after one season in the Hellenic League's top division, they were transferred to the Premier Division of the Combined Counties League, swapping leagues with
AFC Wallingford
Wallingford & Crowmarsh Football Club is a football club based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play their home matches at The Hithercroft.
History
The club was founded in 1995 as the result of a mer ...
. Their first season in the Combined Counties League also saw them enter the
FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footb ...
for the first time.
The following season saw Badshot Lea make their debut in the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...
, eventually losing 10–0 by Ashford Town (Middlesex). After finishing in the bottom three of the Premier Division in 2016–17 the club were relegated to Division One.
Ground
The club played at the Badshot Lea Recreation Ground until 2007, when they were forced to leave due to it failing ground grading regulations. They then spent several years groundsharing, playing home matches at
Cherrywood Road
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in
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Ash United
Ash United Football Club is a football club based in Ash, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the and play at Shawfields Stadium. The club is affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association.Camberley Town's Krooner Park for the 2017–18 season, during which the club started redeveloping Westfield Lane in
Wrecclesham
Wrecclesham is a village on the southern outskirts of the large town of Farnham in Surrey, England. Its local government district is the Borough of Waverley.
History
It was once in the estate of Henry of Westminster and Blois the powerful 13 ...
, the former home ground of Farnham Rugby Club, which had relocated to Monkton Lane. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Badshot Lea moved into Westfield Lane, playing the inaugural match at the ground against neighbours
Aldershot Town
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in a friendly on 6 July.
Honours
*Hellenic League
**Supplementary Cup winners 2005–06
*Surrey Intermediate League
**Division One champions 1936–37, 1937–38, 1985–86
**Division Two champions 1992–93
**Challenge Cup winners 1987–88, 2000–01
**Invitation Cup winners 1989–90
*Surrey Junior Cup
** Winners 1937–38
*Kenny Warner Memorial Shield
**Winners 2003–04, 2004–05
*Runwick Charity Cup
**Winners 1937–38, 1986–87, 1988–89
Records
*Highest league position: 6th in the Combined Counties Premier Division, 2010–11
*Best
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...
performance: Third qualifying round, 2012–13
*Best
FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footb ...