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| Nickname | The Bash | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Ground | Bashley Road,Bashley | ||
| Capacity | 4,250 (250 seated)[1] | ||
| Chairman | Liam Bailey | ||
| Manager | Jack Williamson | ||
| League | Southern League Division One South | ||
| 2024–25 | Southern League Division One South, 14th of 22 | ||
| Website | https://www.bashley-fc.com | ||
Bashley Football Club is a football club based inBashley, nearNew Milton, Hampshire, England. They are currently members of theSouthern League Division One South and play at Bashley Road.
The club was established in 1947.[2] They joined the Bournemouth League in 1950, where the club remained until moving up to Division Three of theHampshire League in 1983.[2] The club were Division Three champions in 1984–85, earning promotion to Division Two. When theWessex League was formed in 1986, Bashley were founder members and its inaugural champions in1986–87.[3] The club won the league again thefollowing season, also reaching the semi-finals of theFA Vase, where they lost 2–1 on aggregate toEmley, with the attendance of 3,500 for the home leg remaining a club record.[2] After a third successive Wessex League title in1988–89, they were promoted to the South Division of theSouthern League.[3]
Bashley'sfirst season in the Southern League saw them win the South Division, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They were later relegated back to the South Division at the end of the1993–94 season. In1994–95 the club reached the first round of theFA Cup for the first time; after beatingChesham United 1–0 in the first round, they went on to lose 1–0 at home toSwansea City in the second round.[3] In 1999 the Southern Division was renamed the Eastern Division, and in 2004 the club were transferred to Division One of theIsthmian League.
After two season in the Isthmian League, Bashley were moved to Division One South & West of the Southern League. The club won the division at thefirst attempt, earning promotion to the Premier Division. Thefollowing season saw them finish fifth in the Premier Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs; however, they lost 4–1 to eventual winnersTeam Bath in the semi-finals.[3] In2013–14 they finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated back to Division One South & West. Despite finishing bottom of the division thefollowing season, the club avoided relegation. However, they finished bottom of the division again in2015–16, failing to win a league game all season, and were relegated to the Premier Division of the Wessex League.[3]
In2021–22 Bashley were runners-up in the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One South of the Southern League as one of the best ten runners-up in step five leagues.
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