Moneyfields F.C.

Moneyfields
Full name	Moneyfields Football Club
Nickname(s)	Moneys
Founded	1987
Ground	Moneyfields Sports Ground, Portsmouth
Capacity	1,500 (150 seated)[1]
Chairman	Garry Foster
Manager	Dave Carter
League	Southern League Division One South
2017–18	Southern League Division One East, 10th of 22 (transferred)
Home colours	Away colours

Moneyfields Football Club is a football club based in Portsmouth, England. Affiliated to the Hampshire FA, they were founded in 1987 as Portsmouth Civil Service, before adopting their current name in 1994. The club are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and play at the Moneyfields Sports Ground.

History

The club was originally known as Portsmouth Civil Service and played in the Portsmouth Saturday League. In 1990–91 they won the Portsmouth Senior Cup and the Portsmouth Saturday League Premier Division, earning promotion to Division Three of the Hampshire League.^[1]^[2] The club retained the Portsmouth Senior Cup the following season, as well as winning the Hampshire Intermediate Cup and the Division Three title, resulting in promotion to Division Two.^[2] They retained the Hampshire Intermediate Cup and won Division Two in 1992–93,^[2] securing a third successive promotion, this time to Division One of the Hampshire League. In 1994 the club was renamed Moneyfields.^[3]

In 1996–97 Moneyfields were Division One champions.^[4] After finishing as runners-up the following season, the club were promoted to the Wessex League.^[4] They became members of Division One when the league merged with the Hampshire League in 2004, with Division One being renamed the Premier Division in 2005. The club won the Portsmouth Senior Cup again in 2012–13.^[2] In 2016–17 they were Premier Division runners-up and were promoted to Division One East of the Southern League after champions Portland United declined promotion.^[5]

Ground

The club played at Copnor Road until moving to the Moneyfields Sports Ground in 1994.^[2] Prior to 1994, Moneyfields Sports Ground was once the former training ground facility of Portsmouth,^[6] and was simply known as 'Moneyfields', due to its location in Moneyfield Avenue in Baffins, Portsmouth.

Honours

Hampshire League
- Division One champions 1996–97
- Division Two champions 1992–93
- Division Three champions 1991–92
Portsmouth Saturday League
- Premier Division champions 1990–91
Portsmouth Senior Cup
- Winners 1990–91, 1991–92, 2012–13
Hampshire Intermediate Cup
- Winners 1991–92, 1992–93

Records

Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying Round, 2006–07, 2007–08^[4]
Best FA Trophy performance: Second qualifying round, 2017–18^[4]
Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2015–16^[4]
Record attendance: 250 vs Fareham Town, Wessex League Division One, 29 October 2005^[1]
Biggest win: 9–0 vs Blackfield & Langley, Wessex League, 3 November 2001^[1]
Most appearances: Matt Lafferty, 229^[1]
Most goals: Lee Mould, 86^[1]
Most goals in a season: Warren Hunt, 35 (2010–11)^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p551 ISBN 978-1869833695
1 2 3 4 5 6 History Moneyfields F.C.
↑ Portsmouth Civil Service at the Football Club History Database
1 2 3 4 5 Moneyfields at the Football Club History Database
↑ Moneyfields lose Wessex Division premier title for fielding suspended player The News, 26 April 2017
↑ Why a nomadic training ground existence doesn’t bother Guy The News, 16 January 2013

External links

Official website

Coordinates: 50°48′54.62″N 1°03′38.31″W / 50.8151722°N 1.0606417°W / 50.8151722; -1.0606417

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[NLCD2017-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p551 ISBN 978-1869833695

[H-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 History Moneyfields F.C.

[FCHD1-3] Portsmouth Civil Service at the Football Club History Database

[FCHD-4] 1 2 3 4 5 Moneyfields at the Football Club History Database

[5] Moneyfields lose Wessex Division premier title for fielding suspended player The News, 26 April 2017

[6] Why a nomadic training ground existence doesn’t bother Guy The News, 16 January 2013

2018–19 Southern League
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