Page 11 - Bath City v Winchester City - Saturday 3 October - FA Cup

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WINCHESTER CITY FC

1891 – Winchester City were formed of the England World Cup winning and a points deduction, the Citizens
as Winchester Swallows FC. squad. finished bottom of Southern League
1907 – Having changed their name in 1973 – The board decided that the Division One South & West and were
1894 to Winchester FC, they reverted club should take the step into the relegated to the Wessex League.
to their current guise at the start of the Southern League, a stay which lasted 2012 – Following one season back in
20th century. two seasons before returning to the the Southern League, Winchester were
1930 – City won the Northern section Hampshire League. relegated again but a takeover of the
of the Hampshire League and earlier 1981 – In a struggling spell for City, club a year later secured their future.
in the season lost to Thames FC in the their lease for Airlie Road expired 2015 – Despite scoring 120 goals,
FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round at the and they moved to their present home Winchester finished runners-up to
120,000-capacity West Ham Stadium. at Hillier Way after being briefly Petersfield Town in the Wessex League,
1931 – The club lifted the Hampshire homeless. By 1983 they had slumped however they were offered a vacant
Senior Cup for the first time, defeating to the Third Division of the Hampshire step in Southern League Division One
Andover at The Dell. League. South & West. The play-offs were
reached in their first season back,
1950 – Winchester were runners-up 1994 – The hard work of Geoff Cox but they were edged out by Banbury
in the Hampshire League as crowds behind the scenes helped a revival to United in the semi-finals.
around the 1,000-mark regularly filled the First Division.
Airlie Road. The 1950s saw Terry 2001 – Winchester merged with 2020 – Winchester sat in fourth spot
Paine run out for his hometown club Winchester City with promotion to the before the outbreak of the coronavirus
before making 713 appearances Hampshire Premier Division achieved. saw the Southern League Division One
for Southampton and becoming part 2009 – Amid financial problems South season declared null and void.
Golden Era the Wessex League and FA Vase this era (710 in the league across
2002-2006 double, where they overcame five seasons at one point) were
largely down to Andy Forbes,
AFC Sudbury at Birmingham
Having scored a remarkable 132 City’s St Andrews. This was who netted 76 in 2003/04 and
goals in 2001/02, City followed followed by runners-up and over 350 in his time at the City
it up with 181 a season later another championship in 2006 Ground.
as they romped to Hampshire with 107 points to their name, They did not face Bath City
Premier glory, with a record of 36 earning promotion to the Southern during this time. The only previous
wins, one draw and one defeat. League after a 33-year absence.
They didn’t let up a year later with Their goalscoring exploits during meetings were in 1972/73 where
they lost both matches 2-1.

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