The club was established in 1938 by workers of the Hamble-le-Rice aircraft factory under the name Folland Aircraft.[2][1] The club won the Hampshire Senior Cup in 1940–41.[3] The following season saw the club win the Hampshire League and the Hampshire FA's Russell Cotes Cup.[4] By 1948 the club had left the Hampshire League and were also renamed Folland Sports. In 1968 they rejoined the Hampshire League, becoming members of Division Three East.[5]
When league reorganisation in 1971 saw the regional third divisions replaced with Division Three and Division Four, Folland Sports were placed in Division Three.[6] However, in 1975–76 they finished second-from-bottom of Division Three and were relegated to Division Four.[6] In 1979–80 the club were Division Four champions and moved up to Division Three as Division Four was disbanded;[6] the season also saw them win the Hampshire Intermediate Cup.[4] They won Division Three the following season, earning a second successive promotion, this time to Division Two.[7] In 1985–86 the club were Division Two runners-up and were promoted to Division One.[8] After finishing third in Division One the following season, they moved up to the Wessex League.[8]
In 1990 the club were renamed Aerostructures S&S.[8] In 1997–98 the club won the League Cup.[9] At the end of the season they adopted another new name, this time becoming Hamble ASSC.[10] When the Wessex League gained a second division in 2004 the club became members of Division One.[11] The division was renamed the Premier Division in 2006, and despite finishing bottom of the table in 2006–07 they avoided relegation to Division One. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of the division in 2008–09, the club were relegated to Division One.[11] They went on to win Division One the following season, earning an immediate promotion back to the Premier Division.[11] In 2011 the club were renamed GE Hamble,[11] although the new name lasted only two seasons as they reverted to Folland Sports in 2013.[12]
Folland Sports finished bottom of the Wessex League Premier Division in 2015–16 and were relegated to Division One.[8]
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The club play at Folland Park. When they joined the Wessex League in 1987 the ground was upgraded, with floodlights and pitch barriers installed.[4] The ground has a small stand with wooden bench seating on one side of the pitch, with uncovered standing at both ends.[13] It has a capacity of 1,000, of which 150 is seated and covered.[1]
folland, sports, folland, sports, football, club, football, club, based, hamble, rice, near, southampton, hampshire, england, they, currently, members, wessex, league, division, play, folland, park, folland, sportsfull, namefolland, sports, football, clubnickn. Folland Sports Football Club is a football club based in Hamble le Rice near Southampton in Hampshire England They are currently members of the Wessex League Division One and play at Folland Park Folland SportsFull nameFolland Sports Football ClubNickname s The PlanemakersFounded1938 as Folland Aircraft GroundFolland Park Hamble le RiceCapacity1 000 150 seated 1 ChairmenIan Josephs amp James LangdownManagerJayda ChiutareLeagueWessex League Division One2023 24Wessex League Division One 8th of 21Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Ground 3 Honours 4 Records 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe club was established in 1938 by workers of the Hamble le Rice aircraft factory under the name Folland Aircraft 2 1 The club won the Hampshire Senior Cup in 1940 41 3 The following season saw the club win the Hampshire League and the Hampshire FA s Russell Cotes Cup 4 By 1948 the club had left the Hampshire League and were also renamed Folland Sports In 1968 they rejoined the Hampshire League becoming members of Division Three East 5 When league reorganisation in 1971 saw the regional third divisions replaced with Division Three and Division Four Folland Sports were placed in Division Three 6 However in 1975 76 they finished second from bottom of Division Three and were relegated to Division Four 6 In 1979 80 the club were Division Four champions and moved up to Division Three as Division Four was disbanded 6 the season also saw them win the Hampshire Intermediate Cup 4 They won Division Three the following season earning a second successive promotion this time to Division Two 7 In 1985 86 the club were Division Two runners up and were promoted to Division One 8 After finishing third in Division One the following season they moved up to the Wessex League 8 In 1990 the club were renamed Aerostructures S amp S 8 In 1997 98 the club won the League Cup 9 At the end of the season they adopted another new name this time becoming Hamble ASSC 10 When the Wessex League gained a second division in 2004 the club became members of Division One 11 The division was renamed the Premier Division in 2006 and despite finishing bottom of the table in 2006 07 they avoided relegation to Division One However after finishing second from bottom of the division in 2008 09 the club were relegated to Division One 11 They went on to win Division One the following season earning an immediate promotion back to the Premier Division 11 In 2011 the club were renamed GE Hamble 11 although the new name lasted only two seasons as they reverted to Folland Sports in 2013 12 Folland Sports finished bottom of the Wessex League Premier Division in 2015 16 and were relegated to Division One 8 Ground editThe club play at Folland Park When they joined the Wessex League in 1987 the ground was upgraded with floodlights and pitch barriers installed 4 The ground has a small stand with wooden bench seating on one side of the pitch with uncovered standing at both ends 13 It has a capacity of 1 000 of which 150 is seated and covered 1 Honours editWessex League Division One champions 2009 10 League Cup winners 1997 98 Hampshire League Division Three champions 1980 81 Division Four champions 1979 80 Hampshire Senior Cup Winners 1940 41 Southampton Senior Cup Winners 1944 45 1984 85 1986 87 14 Reg Mathieson Cup Winners 1984 85 1986 87 4 Hampshire Intermediate Cup Winners 1979 80Records editBest FA Cup performance Third qualifying round 2010 11 8 Best FA Vase performance Third round 2012 13 12 See also editFolland Sports F C playersReferences edit a b c Mike Williams amp Tony Williams 2012 Non League Club Directory 2013 p806 ISBN 978 1 869833 77 0 Fooland Sports Wessex League Hampshire Senior Cup Previous Winners Hampshire FA a b c d History Hamble ASSC F C Hampshire League 1960 1970 Non League Matters a b c Hampshire League 1970 1980 Non League Matters Hampshire League 1980 1992 Non League Matters a b c d e Folland Sports at the Football Club History Database List of Awards Wessex League Aerostructures S amp S at the Football Club History Database a b c d Hamble ASSC at the Football Club History Database a b GE Hamble at the Football Club History Database Hamble Aerostructures Sports amp Social Club FC Pyramid Passion Southampton DFA competition winners Senior Saturday Cup Southampton FAExternal links editOfficial website 50 51 49 N 1 19 47 W 50 86361 N 1 32972 W 50 86361 1 32972 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Folland Sports F C amp oldid 1199964271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
