Worplesdon Phoenix Football Club is an English

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club based in

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. Formerly known as Worplesdon and Guildford & Worplesdon, the club has played at Combined Counties Football League level, and currently plays in the . As Guildford & Worplesdon, they featured in the

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during the early 1980s. The club is a FA chartered Standard club affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association. The club plays its home games at the Worplesdon Memorial Ground.

History

Formed in 1919 as Worplesdon F.C., the club was a founder member of the Woking and District League before joining the Surrey Senior League. After a few unsuccessful seasons in the mid-1970s, the club was renamed Guildford & Worplesdon and became founder members of the Combined Counties Football League, then called the Home Counties League. Finishing sixth in the league's inaugural season, Guildford & Worplesdon won the league in 1979–80. They competed at this level until the end of the 1983–84 season, when they dropped out. During this period, the club also competed in the

, their best performance being their last appearance in 1983–84, when they beat

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3–0 in the preliminary round before losing 2–1 at home to

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in the first round. Reverting to the name of Worplesdon F.C., the club has played for many years in the

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, and was relegated to Division One in 2005–06. Subsequently, merging with another local club, Woking Phoenix, the club was renamed Worplesdon Phoenix. They were promoted back to the Premier Division in 2007–08, but were relegated again in 2013–14.

Ground

Worplesdon Phoenix play their home games at Worplesdon Memorial Ground, Worplesdon Road, Worplesdon, Surrey GU3 3RF. The sports pavilion was rebuilt in 2008 and was opened by former Spurs player

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Honours

League

Combined Counties Football League *Winners (1): 1979–80 (as Guildford & Worplesdon)

Division One *Winners (1): 2007–08 Guildford & Woking Alliance Winners Division one 2018 - 2019

Records

best performance: First round 1983–84

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/worplesdonphoenixfc/ Football clubs in England

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