A.F.C. Totton

A.F.C. Totton
AFC Totton
Totton's emblem
Full name AFC Totton
Nickname(s) The Stags
Founded 1886
Ground Testwood Stadium, Totton
50°55′20.29″N 1°29′11.45″W / 50.9223028°N 1.4865139°W / 50.9223028; -1.4865139Coordinates: 50°55′20.29″N 1°29′11.45″W / 50.9223028°N 1.4865139°W / 50.9223028; -1.4865139
(Capacity: 3,000)
Manager Stuart Ritchie
League Southern League Premier Division
2010–11 Southern League Division One South and West, 1st (promoted)
Home colours
Away colours

A.F.C. Totton is a football club based in Totton, Hampshire, England. Totton Football Club was founded in 1886 and changed its name to A.F.C. Totton in 1975. The newly established club was among the founding members of the Wessex League in 1986. They are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division. In 2005–06 they narrowly missed out on promotion after finishing fourth,[1] while in 2006–07 again they fell just short, losing the title to Gosport Borough on goal difference.

Totton reached the FA Vase final for the first time in the 2006–07 season, where they played Truro City in front of a crowd of 36,232 (a record attendance for the final of the FA Vase). Totton took the lead after 27 minutes but eventually lost 3–1.

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History

Totton Football Club was formed in 1886 and became one of the founder members of the Hampshire F.A. when it was inaugurated the following year, and was also one of the founder members of the New Forest League, formed in 1904. After the First World War they entered the Southampton Senior League and the New Forest League, and in 1920–21 joined the Hampshire League West.

The early matches were played at South Testwood Park before Totton moved to Testwood Park, on 30 December 1933. In 1975 they amalgamated with Totton Athletic, installed floodlights and opened a Club Room and Bar at the ground. Totton’s most successful season was in 1981–82 when they won Hampshire League Division 1 for the first time, the Russell Cotes Cup, Hampshire Intermediate Cup, Southampton Senior Cup, Echo Trophy, Reg Mathieson Trophy and the Eastleigh 6-a-Side Shield.

Totton became one of the founder members of the Wessex League when it was formed in the 1986–87 season, finishing 3rd. Although the league title has continued to elude the club, it has still performed well in cup competitions. The Medisport Wessex League Cup was won in 1989–90 and the Club was runners-up to Southern League Bashley in the Russell Côtes Cup in 1990–91.

This upturn in fortunes continued into 2000–01, with Totton again finishing fourth in the Wessex League. The FA Vase provided the club with a good run, reaching the Fourth round. Season 2002–03 saw the club enjoy a good FA Cup run before losing to Slough Town in a First Qualifying Round replay. The club did gain some silverware though, beating league champions Eastleigh 2–1 in the final of the Wessex League Cup.

In 2003–04 the Reserves had an excellent season, reaching the final of the Southampton FA Senior (Saturday) Cup, but lost to Hampshire Premier League champions VT FC in the final. 2005–06 saw many changes in team personnel and fourth place gained in the League, together with a fine run in the FA Cup and the winning of the Wessex League Cup for a third time. The reserves also reached the semi-finals of the Southampton Senior Cup, but again suffered defeat at the hands of a full-strength VT 1st team.

2006–07 proved to be the most memorable in the history of the club. In the league the 1st team had a season long battle with Gosport, narrowly missing out on the title on goal difference, a bitter disappointment after having led the table from October until that eventful last week. But the highlight of the season had to be the reaching of the final of the FA Vase at Wembley Stadium for the first time in the club’s history. In front of a record 36,232 crowd for a Vase final, the team had to settle for runners-up after a thoroughly match against Truro City.

After the achievements of the previous season, 2007–08 was always going to be a challenge.[citation needed] A good early run in the FA Cup set the team up nicely for the season, and that momentum extended into a great run in the League. In what was a season long battle, with any of five teams in with a chance, the team ultimately produced 27 points from 30 in March & April to seal its first ever Wessex League Championship, and promotion to the Southern League.

The 2008–09 season saw AFC Totton narrowly missing out on promotion to the Southern League Premier Division after beating Beaconsfield SYCOB 2-1 in the playoff semi-final. They were defeated 2–1 at home to Didcot Town in the playoff final in front of a crowd of 1,123. The game was taken into extra time with Didcot eventually coming out on top.

The 2009–10 season saw AFC Totton again push for promotion gaining an impressive 100 point tally, missing out on promotion by one point. The play off semi-final against Cirencester ended in defeat.

The 2010–11 season was arguably the most successful in AFC Totton's history. On 9 February 2011, the Stags played their first match at the newly built 3,000 capacity (although the F.A. recently gave permission to Totton to only allow 2,400 fans to enter the stadium at one time) Conference South standard Testwood Stadium against Paulton Rovers, winning 5–1. The club won the league on the final day of the season with a 1–0 win away at Gosport Borough. Local rivals Sholing finished two points behind Totton in second place, subsequently losing the play off final to Frome Town. On 25 May, Totton and Sholing met in the Hampshire Senior Cup final at the home of Southampton, St. Mary's Stadium. Despite falling behind, Totton produced a superb second half display to win 3–1 and lift the trophy for the second year in a row.

For the 2011–12 season, Totton will play in the Southern League Premier Division [2].

On November 12 2011, Totton beat Bradford Park Avenue 8-1 to reach the FA Cup second round for the first time in their history. A record attendance of 2,315 was achieved beating their previous record of 1,746 when Totton played Southampton in 2009 [3].

Club honours and achievements

  • Eastleigh 6-a-side Shield:
    • 1982
  • Echo Trophy:
    • 1982
  • F.A. Cup:
    • 2011-12 (2nd Rnd)
  • F.A. Vase:
    • 2000 (5th Rnd), 2001 (4th Rnd), 2007 (R/u)
  • Hampshire Intermediate Cup:
    • 1947, 1950 (R/u), 1967, 1982, 1983
  • Hampshire Junior Cup:
    • 1914
  • Hampshire League West:
    • 1924 (R/u), 1925
  • New Forest League:
    • 1906, 1908 (R/u), 1911, 1914, 1920, 1926, 1927, 1948, 1961, 1962
  • New Forest League Challenge Cup:
    • 1906
  • Perkins Charity Cup:
    • 1910, 1911 (R/u), 1913, 1914, 1927, 1958, 1961
  • Reg Mathieson Trophy:
    • 1982
  • Russell Cotes Cup:
    • 1939, 1982, 1985 (R/u), 1991 (R/u), 1998 (S/F), 1999
  • Southampton Senior League:
    • 1920 (R/u)
  • Southampton FA Senior Cup:
    • 1929, 1931, 1947, 1981, 1882, 2004 (R/u), 2006 (S/F)
  • Sutton Transformers Vase:
    • 1984 (R/u), 1985 (R/u)
  • United Services Junior League:
    • 1918
  • Wessex League Premier Division:
    • 2006–07(R/u g/d), 2007–08 Champions
  • Wessex Combination Cup:
    • 2003(S/F), 2004(S/F), 2007

Current squad

[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Grant Porter
2 DF Aidan Lewis
3 DF Tom Baddeley
4 DF Ian Richardson
5 DF Jamie Whisken
6 MF Nathan Campbell
7 MF Carl Pettefer
8 MF Jonathan Davies
9 FW Stefan Brown
10 FW Michael Charles
11 MF Michael Gosney
12 MF James Coutts
No. Position Player
14 MF David Abe
15 FW Mark Osman
16 FW Nathaniel Sherborne
17 DF Ryan Hill
MF Sean Hankin
MF Calum Davies
MF Ryan Scott
MF Matt Oldring
DF Adam Tomasso
DF Callum Oliver
DF Robert Flooks
GK Ross Casey

References

  1. ^ AFC Totton at the Football Club History Database
  2. ^ http://www.southern-football-league.co.uk/
  3. ^ http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/9361184.Record_breaking_Totton_hit_eight_in_FA_Cup_romp/
  4. ^ "The Stags Team Photos". Meet The Team. AFC Totton. http://www.afctotton.com/theteam.php. Retrieved 12 January 2011. 

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