A.F.C. Basingstoke
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Aassociation Football Club Basingstoke was an English
football based in Basingstoke
. The club existed between 1993 and 2000, during which it made a meteoric rise up through the local football leagues.
, through which it rapidly climbed to quickly win promotion to the North Hants League
.
After winning the North Hants League
title, the club changed its name to AFC Basingstoke and successfully applied to join Division Three of the Hampshire League
in 1996. In their second season in the league the club won the division to earn promotion to Division Two.
In 1999 the Hampshire League renamed its top flight the Premier Division, which would only accept clubs with floodlights and a fixed barrier. AFC Basingstoke moved to play at the old Portals Athletic
ground near Overton, and after finishing sixth in Division Two in 1998–99, were accepted into the new Premier Division. However, the club's search for a new ground failed and after the loss of a sponsor the club withdrew from the competition in the summer of 2000 and folded.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football based in Basingstoke
Basingstoke
Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...
. The club existed between 1993 and 2000, during which it made a meteoric rise up through the local football leagues.
Club history
Founded in 1993 as a pub side, George FC, the team entered the Basingstoke LeagueBasingstoke and District Football League
The Basingstoke and District League is a football competition based in England. It has a total of three divisions, of which the highest, the Basingstoke League Premier Division, is a feeder to the North Hants League and sits at level 14 of the English football league system.-Member clubs...
, through which it rapidly climbed to quickly win promotion to the North Hants League
North Hants League
The North Hants Senior League was a football competition based in England. Founded in 1969, it was for the majority of existence a single division competition that fed into the Hampshire League. In turn, it was fed by the Andover and District League, the Winchester and District League, and the...
.
After winning the North Hants League
North Hants League
The North Hants Senior League was a football competition based in England. Founded in 1969, it was for the majority of existence a single division competition that fed into the Hampshire League. In turn, it was fed by the Andover and District League, the Winchester and District League, and the...
title, the club changed its name to AFC Basingstoke and successfully applied to join Division Three of the Hampshire League
Hampshire League
Hampshire League is a name used for two distinct football competitions based in Hampshire, England. There are two leagues; Hampshire Premier Football League named 'Puma Engineering Hampshire Premier Football League' for sponsor purposes and the division below which is the Hampshire League 2004 or...
in 1996. In their second season in the league the club won the division to earn promotion to Division Two.
In 1999 the Hampshire League renamed its top flight the Premier Division, which would only accept clubs with floodlights and a fixed barrier. AFC Basingstoke moved to play at the old Portals Athletic
Portals Athletic F.C.
Portals Athletic F.C. were a successful works football side based in Overton, near Basingstoke in Hampshire.-Club history:After successfully climbing up through the local Basingstoke League, Portals were elected to Hampshire League Division 3 in 1967...
ground near Overton, and after finishing sixth in Division Two in 1998–99, were accepted into the new Premier Division. However, the club's search for a new ground failed and after the loss of a sponsor the club withdrew from the competition in the summer of 2000 and folded.