| Full name | Basingstoke Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Dragons or The 'Stoke | ||
| Founded | 1896 | ||
| Ground | The Camrose, Basingstoke (Capacity: 6,000 (650 seated)) |
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| Chairman | Rafi Razzak | ||
| Manager | Frank Gray | ||
| League | Conference South | ||
| 2010–11 | Conference South, 13th | ||
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Basingstoke Town Football Club is an English football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Camrose, named after their late benefactor, Lord Camrose. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'No stepping back'.
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The club was established in 1896 by a merger of Aldworth United and Basingstoke Albion. They won the North Division of the Hampshire League in 1911–12 and 1919–20, but did not win another title until winning Division One in 1967-68, feat they repeated in 1968–69 and 1970–71, a year in which they were unbeaten in the league, and also won the Hampshire Senior Cup. At the end of the season they were promoted to the South Division of the Southern League South.
The club finished eighth in their first season in the Southern League, and they also reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time. A then-record attendance of 3,400 saw them lose 5–1 at home to Northampton Town. In 1984–85 the club won the title, and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1988 they switched to the Premier Division of the Isthmian League, where they were relegated in their first season. However, they made an immediate return to the Premier Division after finishing as runners-up. In their first season back in the division they won the Hampshire Senior Cup for a second time, and reached the second round of the FA Cup, losing 3–2 at home to Torquay United.
They were relegated to Division One again in 1993-94. In 1996 they won the Hampshire Senior Cup with a 2-0 win over Waterlooville, and retained it the following season with an identical result. That season the club finished second in the league to earn promotion to the Premier Division, and also reached the second round of the FA Cup, beating Wycombe Wanderers 5-4 on penalties in a first round replay, before losing 4-3 on penalties to Northampton Town in another replay. They reached the first round again the following season, but lost 2–1 at home to Bournemouth.
In 2003-04 they finished fourteenth in the Premier Division. Despite losing in the play-offs for a place in the newly-established Conference South, the club was placed in the league after Hendon chose not to join. In 2006–07 they reached the second round of the FA Cup again, beating Chesterfield 1–0 away from home, before losing 3–1 in a replay to local rivals Aldershot Town. In 2007-08 they won the Hampshire Senior Cup for a fourth time, beating Farnborough 1–0 in the final.
In 2008, Rafi Razzak of Centerprise International took over as Chairman of the club. Frank Gray was installed as manager but despite an increased budget from the disbanding of the reserve team, progress on the field has to date been hard to come by. Chairman Rafi stated his wish for a minimum play-off finish in the Conference South for the 2011/2012 season. Basingstoke Town unveiled plans to relocate to a new 5,000 capacity community stadium in December 2011 on land to the west of the Hilton Basingstoke hotel, that would be funded by the development of the club’s current Camrose home.[1] with a view to move into their new home in time for the start of the 2014/15 season.
The club play at the Camrose, named after their late benefactor, Lord Camrose. The ground has a capacity of 6,000, with a 650-seat main stand. Its record attendance is 5,085 for a game versus Wycombe Wanderers in the first round of the FA Cup in November 1997.
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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First team
Academy