Hartley Wintney F.C.
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| Full name | Hartley Wintney Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Row | |
| Founded | 1897 | |
| Ground |
The Memorial Playing Fields, Hartley Wintney | |
| Capacity | 2,000 | |
| Chairman | Luke Mullen | |
| Manager | Ben Dillon | |
| League |
Combined Counties League Premier Division | |
| 2013–14 |
Combined Counties League Premier Division, 7th | |
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Hartley Wintney Football Club is a football club based in the village of Hartley Wintney, England. They are members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division. The club maintain a fierce local rivalry with a number of Hampshire based clubs, most notably Whitchurch United, Fleet Town and Camberley Town. The club nickname of 'The Row' stems from the fact that Hartley Row was/is a hamlet since subsumed by the spread of Hartley Wintney itself.
History
Hartley Wintney Football Club was established in 1897. The club was a founder member of the Home Counties Football League in 1978. The league was renamed the Combined Counties League the following season. They were runners-up in 1980–81, and won the league in 1982–83. In the 1992–93 season, they reached the Third Round of the FA Vase. Hartley Wintney were relegated to Division One in 2005, but returned to the Premier Division after finishing third in 2008–09. However, they were relegated back to Division One the following season. The club was promoted to the Premier Division again in 2011–12 after finishing third. After a poor start to the 2012-13 campaign manager Dave Tuttle was replaced by former player Ben Dillon as Interim manager until the end of the season. Dillon has completely reshaped the playing squad with the help of assistant Joe Lawler, first team coach Jason Minton and scout Jamie Healy. In February 2013 Dillon's job was made permanent with the club seemingly safe from relegation. [1]
The club has recently been more well known through its heroics in the FA Cup that saw the side reach their best ever qualifying performance in the FA Cup reaching the Fourth Qualifying Round after beating Clevedon Town F.C. in a thrilling game that ended 4-3. It was not to be a dream come true though as Ben Dillon's side were beaten heavily at home by Daventry Town F.C. 6-1 which set up a dream cup tie for Daventry against Chesterfield F.C.
Ground
Hartley Wintney play their home games at Memorial Playing Fields, Green Lane, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, RG27 8DL.
Current squad
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
- First Team Manager
Ben Dillon - First Team Assistant
Joe Lawler - First Team Coach Dan Brownlie
- Reserve Team Manager Eric Howard
- Youth Team Manager Luke Tuffs
Honours
- Combined Counties League Premier Division[1]
- Champions 1982–83
- Runners-up 1980–81
Records
- FA Cup best performance: fourth qualifying round – 2013-14[1][2]
- FA Vase best performance: third round – 1992–93
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hartley Wintney at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ "FA Cup: Village team Hartley Wintney set club record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
External links
Coordinates: 51°18′3.917″N 0°54′22.871″W / 51.30108806°N 0.90635306°W