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| Full name | Farnham Town Football Club | |||
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| Nickname | Town | |||
| Founded | 1906 | |||
| Ground | The Memorial Ground,Farnham | |||
| Capacity | 2,200[1] | |||
| Chairman | Harry Hugo | |||
| Manager | Paul Johnson | |||
| League | Southern League Premier Division South | |||
| 2024–25 | Isthmian League South Central Division, 1st of 22 (promoted) | |||
Farnham Town Football Club is a semi-professionalfootball club based inFarnham, Surrey, England. They are currently members of theSouthern League Premier Division South and play at the Memorial Ground.
The club was established in 1906 as a merger of Farnham Bungs and Farnham Star.[2] They became members of theSurrey Intermediate League, and were champions in 1929–30 and 1930–31. The club won the Surrey Junior Cup in 1945–46,[3] and in 1947 they joined theSurrey Senior League.[4] In 1962 they left the league, but they returned in 1963.[4] They went on to win three successive league titles in 1965–66, 1966–67 and 1967–68 and were runners-up in 1969–70 and 1970–71,[4] before joining theSpartan League in 1971.[5] When the league merged with theMetropolitan–London League to form theLondon Spartan League in 1975, the club were placed in Division One, which became the Premier Division in 1977.[5]
After finishing bottom of the London Spartan Premier Division in 1979–80, Farnham transferred to theCombined Counties League. The1981–82 season saw them play in the Western Division as the league was temporarily split into two divisions, before reverting to a single division thefollowing season.[5] They were runners-up in1986–87 and went on to win the league in1990–91. Thefollowing season saw them retain the league title, as well as winning the Premier Challenge Cup and the Elite Cup.[6] They were subsequently promoted to Division Three of theIsthmian League but resigned from the league prior to the start of the1992–93 season as they were unable to raise the money needed to upgrade the Memorial Ground and were too late to rejoin the Combined Counties League until the following season.[2]
Farnham won the Premier Challenge Cup for a second time in1995–96.[6] When the Combined Counties League gained a second division in 2003, they became members of the Premier Division. However, they were relegated to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in2005–06. They won Division One at the first attempt, but were not promoted due to ground grading issues,[7] and remained in the division until they finished as runners-up in2010–11, after which they were promoted back to the Premier Division.[5] The club won the Challenge Cup again in2015–16.[6] In2017–18 they finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to Division One. In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division South based on their results in the abandoned2019–20 and2020–21 seasons. In 2022–23 they won theSouthern Combination Challenge Cup, beatingBalham 3–2 after extra time in the final.[8]
The2023–24 season saw Farnham Town win their first 25 league matches of the season, a national record.[9] They went on to win the Premier Division South title,[10] earning promotion to the South Central Division of theIsthmian League. Thefollowing season (2024–25) the club were South Central Division champions, securing promotion to the Premier Division South of the Southern League.[11]
The club plays at the Memorial Ground, which was originally home toFarnham United Breweries before being gifted to the town in 1947; it was named in memory of five Farnham United Breweries workers who were killed duringWorld War I.[12] A new 170-seat stand was opened in 2023[13] with a new 210-capacity stand being opened the following year.[14]
In April 2025 it was announced that the club had gained permission to build a new 700-capacity stand. The new partially-covered terrace increased the Memorial Ground's capacity from 1,500 to 2,200.[15]
The Town contest the heated 'Coxbridge Derby[16]' with neighbouring sideBadshot Lea FC as well as the 'A31 Derby' with nearbyAlton FC . Additional local adversaries includeAldershot Town FC,Hartley Wintney FC andFleet Town FC .
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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