Overton United F.C.
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| Full name | Overton United Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1913 | ||
| Ground | Overton Recreation Centre, Bridge Street, Overton | ||
| Chairman | Adrian Gibbons | ||
| Manager | Gregor Restell[1] | ||
| League | Hampshire Premier League Senior Division | ||
| 2015–16 | Hampshire Premier League Senior Division, 14th | ||
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Overton United Football Club is an English football club based in Overton, near Basingstoke in Hampshire. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association,[2] and is an FA Charter Standard club.[3] They currently play in the Hampshire Premier League Senior Division.
History
The club has been playing football since at least 1932, starting in the local Basingstoke leagues[4] The club joined Division two of the Hampshire league in the 1980–81 season, and stayed there until the end of the 1985–86 season when they won promotion to Division one.[5] Four seasons later they were relegated back to league two, but after two seasons were promoted back up in the 1991–92 season as Runners up. They stayed in Division one until 1997 when they finished bottom and were relegated again. After a league re-organisation they were placed in Division One, but lasted only one season and were back in Division two for the start of the 2000–01 season. In 2002–03 they finished as runners up of Division two again and were promoted to Division one again. After one season the club joined the newly formed Division Three of the Wessex League in 2004–05. They played in the league for three seasons where they became one of the founder members of Hampshire Premier League, and have stayed in this division ever since.[5] In 2012, Ex-Basingstoke Town goalkeeper and Hampshire League Referee, John Findlay, was appointed Chairman of the club. He stepped down from the role at the start of the 2013/14 season and was replaced by Gary Savory. Savory resigned from the position during the 2015/16 season, and Adrian Gibbons took over.
Ground
Overton United play their games at Overton Recreation Centre, Bridge Street, Overton RG25 3HE.
Honours
- Hampshire League Division Two'[5]
- Runners Up: 1991–92, 2002–03
Records
- Highest league position:[5] 7th in Wessex League Division Two: 2004–05, 2006–07
Former players
1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
References
- ↑ Francis, Robert (April 2016). "New 1st Team Management announced.". HugoFox.
- ↑ OFFICIAL LEAGUE HANDBOOK 2011-12 Hampshire Premier League
- ↑ "Clubs". HampshireFA. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ↑ historic and modern photos of Overton, Hampshire, UK Overtonpictures.com
- 1 2 3 4 OVERTON UNITED at the Football Club History Database
External links
Coordinates: 51°14′44.19″N 1°15′52.51″W / 51.2456083°N 1.2645861°W