Eversley & California Football Club is a football club based in Eversley, Hampshire, England. They are currently members of the Combined Counties League Division One and play at the Eversley Sports Association ground and complex.
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| Full name | Eversley & California Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Boars | ||
| Founded | 1910 | ||
| Ground | Fox Lane, Eversley | ||
| Chairman | Martin Elcox | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | Combined Counties League Division One | ||
| 2023–24 | Combined Counties League Division One, 4th of 22 | ||
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History
editEversley Football Club was established in 1910.[1] The club played in the Aldershot Senior League and Surrey County Intermediate League (Western), before becoming founder members of the Surrey Elite Intermediate Football League in 2008.[2] They won the league in its first season, also winning the league's Challenge Cup.[3] They were subsequently promoted to Division One of the Combined Counties League.
In 2012 the club merged with California, a youth football club established in 1975 in California in Berkshire,[1] changing its name to Eversley & California.[2] In 2013–14 they were Division One runners-up,[4] but were unable to take promotion due to restrictions on use of the floodlights at the ground.[5] In 2023–24 the club finished fourth in Division One, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they lost 2–0 to British Airways in the semi-finals.
Ground
editThe club play at the Eversley Sports Association on Fox Lane. The ground was originally the home of California, who developed the site, which was reclaimed land, after receiving a Football Foundation grant of £666,556 in 2007.[1][6] The ground opened in 2009, featuring a railed pitch and a 57-seat stand.[6] The entire complex cost £2.1m.[6] When floodlights were installed, their use was restricted to 15 October–1 April.[7] However, this was later extended from 1 August–30 April.[8]
Honours
edit- Surrey Elite Intermediate League
- Champions 2008–09
- Challenge Cup winners 2008–09
Records
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Club History Eversley & California F.C.
- ^ a b Eversley at the Football Club History Database
- ^ League Handbook Surrey Elite Intermediate Football League
- ^ a b Eversley & California at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Blow for Eversley and California as promotion to the Combined Counties Premier Division is denied Get Reading, 17 July 2014
- ^ a b c Ambitious Eversley FC put faith in experience Get Bracknell, 20 April 2011
- ^ Lights go out for Eversley and boss Thomas Archived 2017-02-23 at the Wayback Machine Get Hampshire, 17 July 2014
- ^ Good News From Eversley & California Combined Counties League