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| Full name | Holyport Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | The Villagers, The Port | ||
| Founded | 1 September 1897 | ||
| Ground | Summerleaze Village,Maidenhead | ||
| Chairman | Tony Andrews | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | Combined Counties League Premier Division North | ||
| 2024–25 | Combined Counties League Premier Division North, 8th of 20 | ||
Holyport Football Club is a football club based inHolyport, nearMaidenhead,England. They are currently members of theCombined Counties League Premier Division North and play at Summerleaze Village in Maidenhead.
The club was founded on 1 September 1897 as a result of a meeting in the George pub.[1] They played in the Maidenhead & District League,[1] but disbanded duringWorld War II.[2] After being reformed in 1956 they joined the Maidenhead & District League.[3] The club later transferred to the Hayes & Giles League. They were Premier Division champions in 1998–99 and again the following season. After winning the league for a third time in 2001–02,[4] they moved up to Division One East of theHellenic League. In 2010–11 the club were Division One East Champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[5] The season also saw them win the league's Floodlight Cup and Challenge Cup.[3]
Despite not finishing in the relegation zone, Holyport were voluntarily demoted to Division One East at the end of the2014–15 season after their manager left and they were unable to find a replacement.[6] In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division North of theCombined Counties League based on their results in the abandoned2019–20 and2020–21 seasons. In2023–24 they finished fifth in the Premier Division North, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. The club subsequently lost 4–0 toRayners Lane in the semi-finals.
The club initially played at Windsor Road inBray.[1] They moved to Braywick Park in 1998,[2] before relocating to their current ground, Summerleaze Village, in Maidenhead, in 2005.[3] Floodlights were installed during the 2007–08 season, and three stands later erected.[3]
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