Alton Town F.C.
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| Full name | Alton Town F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Bass Sports Ground, Alton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Jim McKell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Clive Venthham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Wessex League Premier Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Wessex League Division One, 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alton Town F.C. is a football club based in Alton, Hampshire, England. In the 1972-73 season, they reached the 1st round proper of the FA Cup. For the 2006-07 season, they are members of the Wessex League Premier Division. Alton Town F.C. play their home matches at the Bass Sports Ground, which has a seating capacity of 120, including a small directors box.
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[edit] League history
List not complete
| Season | Division | Position | Significant Events |
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| Joined Hampshire Division One | |||
| 1971-1972 | Hampshire Division One | 4 | – |
| 1972-1973 | Hampshire Division One | ||
| Joined Athenian Division Two | |||
| 1973-1974 | Athenian Division Two | 1 | Champions |
| 1974-1975 | Athenian Division One | 6 | – |
| 1975-1976 | Athenian Division One | 7 | – |
| 1976-1977 | Athenian Division One | 7 | – |
| Placed in Athenian League upon merger of Division One & Division Two | |||
| 1977-1978 | Athenian League | 7 | – |
| 1978-1979 | Athenian League | 10 | – |
| 1979-1980 | Athenian League | 19 | – |
| 1980-1981 | Athenian League | 20 | – |
| Joined Combined Counties - West | |||
| 1981-1982 | Combined Counties - West | 2 | Runners Up |
| 1982-1983 | Combined Counties League | 11 | – |
| 1983-1984 | Combined Counties League | 16 | – |
| Joined Hampshire Division Three | |||
| 1984-1985 | Hampshire Division Three | 18 | – |
| 1985-1986 | Hampshire Division Three | 18 | – |
| Placed in Hampshire Division Two upon league re-organisation | |||
| 1986-1987 | Hampshire Division Two | 1 | Champions |
| 1987-1988 | Hampshire Division One | 6 | – |
| 1988-1989 | Hampshire Division One | 5 | – |
| 1989-1990 | Hampshire Division One | 2 | Runners Up |
| 1990-1991 | Hampshire Division One | 14 | – |
| As Alton Town Bass after merger with Bass Alton | |||
| 1991-1992 | Hampshire Division One | 7 | – |
| As Bass Alton Town | |||
| 1992-1993 | Hampshire Division One | 10 | – |
| 1993-1994 | Hampshire Division One | 5 | – |
| 1994-1995 | Hampshire Division One | 4 | – |
| 1995-1996 | Hampshire Division One | 14 | – |
| 1996-1997 | Hampshire Division One | 18 | – |
| 1997-1998 | Hampshire Division One | 10 | – |
| As Alton Town | |||
| 1998-1999 | Hampshire Division One | 1 | Champions |
| Not promoted because stadium did not meet league requirements | |||
| Hampshire Division One re-named Hampshire Premier League | |||
| 1999-2000 | Hampshire Premier League | 20 | – |
| 2000-2001 | Hampshire Premier League | 7 | – |
| 2001-2002 | Hampshire Premier League | 1 | Champions |
| 2002-2003 | Wessex League | 17 | – |
| 2003-2004 | Wessex League | 18 | – |
| Placed in Wessex Division One upon league expansion | |||
| 2004-2005 | Wessex Division One | 19 | – |
| 2005-2006 | Wessex Division One | 20 | – |
| Wessex Division One renamed Wessex Premier League upon league re-organisation | |||
| 2006-2007 | Wessex Premier League | ||
[edit] Early history
[edit] Bass (Alton) F.C.
Originally known as Courage & Co this works football club based in Alton, Hampshire enjoyed a long and distinguished history before joining forces with neighbours Alton Town in 1991.
'The Brewers' originally joined the Hampshire League in 1928 and were Division 2 champions in 1929-30. Courages remained a steady top-flight side until being relegated in 1937-38 as the bottom side.
Once normal football had resumed after World War II, Courages played in the Aldershot League apart from the 1954-55 season when they rejoined the Hampshire League to play in the short lived North Hants Division.
After a successful period Courages returned to the Hampshire League in 1972 when they were placed in Division 4. Promotion was achieved in 1974-75 but two years later the team were back in the basement division.
In 1979 the club was renamed Bass (Alton) and after some tough seasons were moved back up to Division 3 a year later when the league was reduced to three divisions. This seemed to ignite the club's fortunes as they won two successive promotions to reach Division 1 for the 1983-84 campaign. Bass (Alton) did well to survive in what was at the time a very tough division before the 1986 formation of the Wessex League, which many of the league's top clubs left to join.
Bass (Alton) stayed in the Hampshire League and remained a solid mid-table side but by the early Nineties were finding the going tough. After relegation in 1990-91 the club decided to merge with local league rivals Alton Town and became known as Alton Town Bass with the town still having two county league sides as the Reserves were given a place in the newly reformed Division 3 (later being placed in the Combination Division).
In 1992 the club became known as Bass Alton Town and continued played at the Bass Sports ground where they made further steady progress. In 1998 the club became known simply as Alton Town and after twice winning the Hampshire League title they took their place in the Wessex League in 2002 where they have remained since.
[edit] External links
- Alton FC official website
- Bass (Alton) at the Football Club History Database
- Alton Town (Bass) at the Football Club History Database
- Bass Alton Town at the Football Club History Database
- Alton Town at the Football Club History Database
[edit] References
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