| Full name | Eastleigh Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Spitfires | ||
| Founded | 1946 as Swaythling Athletic |
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| Ground | Silverlake Stadium, Eastleigh (Capacity: 3,000) |
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| Chairman | Paul Murray | ||
| Manager | Ian Baird | ||
| League | Conference South | ||
| 2010–11 | Conference South, 8th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Eastleigh Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Eastleigh, Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Silverlake Stadium.
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The club was formerly known as Swaythling Athletic, which then changed to Swaythling. In 1950 they joined Hampshire League, and in 1980 were renamed Eastleigh. In 1986 they were accepted as one of the founding members of the Wessex League. In 2002–03 they won the league and were promoted to Division One East of the Southern League. After finishing fourth in their first season, the club were promoted due to the formation of the Conference North and South taking clubs from the division above, and were transferred into the Premier Division of the Isthmian League.
The club finished third in its first season in the Premier Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Braintree Town 2–0 in the semi-final, they were promoted to the Conference South after a 1–0 victory over Leyton in the final. In 2008–09 they finished third, but lost to Hayes & Yeading United in the play-off semi-finals.
The club have played at the Silverlake Stadium since 1957. Previously known as Ten Acres and later the Sparshatts Stadium, it has a capacity of 3,000. The 371–seat Grandstand is on the halfway line and stretches for just under a third of the pitch. To the sides of this is uncovered hard pitchside standing. To the right of this, behind the goal is the Silverlake Stand. In 2006, the roof was widened to cover the whole length of the stand, and 150 seats were added to the middle. Like the Grandstand, there is hard standing to each side. Opposite the grandstand is the Premier Telecom stand. Until 2006, this was just hard standing backing into a hedge. During the summer of 2006, a metal back and roof were added, along with an electronic scoreboard on the roof. Opposite the Silverlake Stand, behind the other goal is the Clubhouse End.
The ground's record attendance is 3,191 for a friendly match against Southampton in July 2007, whilst the record for a league match is 2,283, which was set on 28 March 2009, against AFC Wimbledon.
Amongst the players who have played for Eastleigh and went on to play in The Football League are:
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[3] | Honours |
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| Trevor Parker | England | TBC | November 2001[4] | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| John Diaper (Caretaker Manager) | England | November 2001[5] | 1 May 2002 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| Paul Doswell | England | 1 May 2002[6] | 4 December 2006[7] | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| Jason Dodd | England | 4 December 2006[8] | 9 July 2007 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| David Hughes | England | 9 July 2007 | 3 October 2007 | 11 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| Ian Baird | England | 3 October 2007 | Present | 226 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Season |
League Contested | Level |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
League Position |
Avg. Home Attendance1 |
FA Cup |
FA Trophy |
Leading scorer |
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| 2003–04 | Southern Football League Eastern Division | 8 | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 88 | 40 | +48 | 82 | 4th of 22 Promoted [9] |
252[10] | PR[11] | R2[12] | TBC |
| 2004–05 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 7 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 49 | +35 | 79 | 3rd of 22 Promoted [13] |
338[14] | 3Q[15] | R1[16] | TBC |
| 2005–06 | Conference South | 6 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 66 | 8th of 22[17] | 416[18] | 2Q[19] | 3Q[20] | TBC |
| 2006–07 | Conference South | 6 | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 48 | 15th of 22[21] | 710[22] | 3Q | 3Q[23] | Andy Forbes 24 (League)[24] |
| 2007–08 | Conference South | 6 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 67 | 6th of 22[25] | 710[26] | 4Q | R2 | Andy Forbes 26 (League)[24] |
| 2008–09 | Conference South | 6 | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 83 | 3rd of 22 Playoffs Semi final |
723[27] | 3Q | 3Q | Tony Taggart 15 (League)[24] |
| 2009–10 | Conference South | 6 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 60 | 11th of 22 | 543[27] | R1 | 3Q | Richard Gillespie 18 (League)[24] |
| 2010–11 | Conference South | 6 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 72 | 8th of 22 | 537[28] | 4Q | R3 | Jamie Slabber 25 (League)[24] |
| 2011–12 | Conference South | 6 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 31 | 11th of 22 | 494[29] | 3Q | 3Q | Jamie Slabber 9 |
Last Updated: 20:26, 29 December 2011
Q = Qualifying Round; R = Round Proper; P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
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