Locks Heath F.C.
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| Full name | Locks Heath Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1894 | ||
| Ground | Locks Heath Rec, Warsash Road | ||
| Chairman | Dougie Leask | ||
| Manager | Dave Fuge | ||
| League | Hampshire Premier League | ||
| 2012–13 |
Hampshire Premier League, 1st (champions) [1] | ||
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Locks Heath Football Club is a football club based in Fareham suburb of Locks Heath, Hampshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association.[2] The club is an FA Charter Standard club.[3] They won the Hampshire League title in 1991. As of the 2013–14 season, they are members of the Hampshire Premier Football League. They play their home games at The Recreation Ground, found on Hunts Pond Road. They play in red and black shirts and are managed by Dave Fuge & Andy Neal.
History
Locks Heath FC was founded in 1894 but prior to that played as St Johns Chapel team against other local church and chapel teams.[4] In the 1983–84 season they joined the Hampshire League, in Division three and within three seasons were in the top division, finishing as Runners up in 1986–87. The club went on to win the Hampshire league in the 1990–91 season. In the 2005–06 season, they won the Wessex League Second Division title and were promoted to Wessex League Division 1 for 2006–07, finishing in fourth place, before joining the Hampshire Premier League as founder members.[5]
On 27 July 2011 Locks Heath Football Club was awarded the coveted FA Charter Standard Award.[6]
The 2012–13 season saw the club become champions of the Hampshire Premier League for the first time in their history.[7] However the club was denied promotion to the Wessex League, as the local council would not allow them to use their floodlights more than twice during the working week.[8]
Ground
Locks Heath play at Locks Heath Recreation Ground, Titchfield Common, Fareham, PO14 4JX.
The Locks Heath Recreation Ground has been the clubs home for more than 70 years. The Club is a section of the Locks Heath Sports and Social Club which has a Licensed Club House on the Site, they have sole use of the Football Pitch during the season. The ground now has a permanent barrier around the pitch, two Dug Outs and floodlights were installed in 2002.[4]
Honours
- Wessex League Division Two[5]
- Winners: 2005–06
- Hampshire Premier League'[5]
- Winners: 2012–13
- Hampshire League'[5]
- Winners: 1990–91
- Runners-up: 1986–87, 1999–2000
- Hampshire League Division two'[5]
- Winners: 1995–96
- Runners-up: 1985–86
- Hampshire League Division three'[5]
- Runners-up: 1983–84
Records
- Highest League Position:[5] 4th in Wessex League Division One 2006–07
Notable former players
- Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Players with full international caps.
References
- ↑ "Hampshire Premier Football League". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ↑ "Puma Engineering Hampshire Premier League – League Documents". Hpfl.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ↑ "Clubs". HampshireFA. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Club History". Locks Heath FC. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Locks Heath F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ "Fareham's Locks Heath Football Club becomes the first in the Borough to join the FA elite". Fareham People. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ↑ "Locks Heath are Hampshire League champions | Gazette Daily". Wwgazette.co.uk. 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ "Locks Heath FC appeal against restricted floodlight use | Gazette Daily". Wwgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
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Coordinates: 50°51′00.76″N 1°15′18.34″W / 50.8502111°N 1.2550944°W