Fleetlands F.C.
Fleetlands Football Club is a football club based in Gosport, Hampshire, England. They are members of the Hampshire Premier League Senior Division. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association[1] and is an FA Charter Standard club.[2]
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| Full name | Fleetlands Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Coptermen | |
| Founded | 1947 | |
| Ground | Lederle Lane, Gosport | |
| Chairman | Iain Sellstrom | |
| Manager | Rich Bessey | |
| League | Hampshire Premier League Senior Division | |
| 2018–19 | Hampshire Premier League Senior Division, 5th of 16 | |
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History
Fleetlands were formed in 1947 and joined the Hampshire League Division 3 East the following year and generally remained a steady mid-table outfit. In 1955 the league was re-structured with the East and West Divisions being merged into one, and in 1960 they won promotion as runners-up. After a couple of tough seasons, in 1963 they finished bottom of Division 2 and dropped out of county football. The club then played in the Portsmouth League and after some successful seasons they re-joined the Hampshire League Division Two in 1988. They were promoted to Division 1 after finishing runners-up in 1989–90. They were founder members of the Wessex League Division 3 in 2004–05, which, after two seasons, was renamed Division 2. In 2006–07, Fleetlands were crowned champions of Division 2, but the club left the league to become founder members of the Hampshire Premier League.[3]
The League and Cup double combination winning side of the 2012/13 season were promoted to the first team along with now first team manager Charlie Goulding.
THey were joined in July 2019 by former Gosport Borough kit manager Paul Allen.
Colours
The team plays in red shirts and black shorts.[4] www.fleetlandsfc.co.uk
Ground
They play at Lederle Lane Stadium, DARA Fleetlands, Lederle Lane, Gosport, Hampshire. On the Portsmouth Harbour shoreline.
The floodlit stadium has two 100-capacity stands with standing facilities.
The only ground in the uk with a helipad and a golf course
Honours
- Wessex League Division Two[3]
- Champions 2006–07
- Hampshire League Division Two
- Runners-up 1989–90
- Hampshire Premier League Senior Division
- Runners-up 2016-17
References
- OFFICIAL LEAGUE HANDBOOK 2011–12 Hampshire Premier League
- "Clubs". HampshireFA. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- Fleetlands at the Football Club History Database
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)