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Today's Visitors 2003, they became members of the
Premier Division. However, they
FARNHAM TOWN were relegated to Division One after
finishing bottom of the Premier
Division in 2005–06.
Premier Division South
They won Division One at the first
attempt, but were not promoted
he club was established in 1906 due to ground grading issues, and
Tas a merger of Farnham Bungs remained in the division until they
and Farnham Star. They became finished as runners-up in 2010–11,
members of the Surrey Intermediate after which they were promoted
League, and were champions in back to the Premier Division. The
1929–30 and 1930–31. In 1947 they club won the Challenge Cup again in
joined the Surrey Senior League. In 2015–16. In 2017–18 they finished
1962 they left the league, but they bottom of the Premier Division and
returned in 1963. They went on to were relegated to Division One. In
win three successive league titles 2021 the club were promoted to the
in 1965–66, 1966–67 and 1967–68 Premier Division South based on
and were runners-up in 1969–70 and runners-up in 1986–87 and went on their results in the abandoned 2019–
1970–71, before joining the Spartan to win the league in 1990–91. The 20 and 2020–21 seasons.
League in 1971.When the league following season saw them retain Farnham United Breweries it was named in memory of five
merged with the Metropolitan– the league title, as well as winning The club play at the Memorial Farnham United Breweries workers
London League to form the London the Premier Challenge Cup and the Ground, which was originally home who were killed during World War I.
Spartan League in 1975, the club Elite Cup. They were subsequently to Farnham United Breweries before The ground currently has a capacity
were placed in Division One, which promoted to Division Three of being gifted to the town in 1947; of 1,500, of which 50 is seated.
became the Premier Division in the Isthmian League but resigned
1977. from the league prior to the start of Recent Results - Combined Counties League
Promoted to Division Three the 1992–93 season as they were 12/02 Beckenham Town 3–3 Farnham Town
After finishing bottom of the unable to raise the money needed
London Spartan Premier Division to upgrade the Memorial Ground 05/02 Farnham Town 1–2 Sheerwater
in 1979–80, Farnham transferred and were then too late to rejoin the 29/01 Balham 3–0 Farnham Town
to the Combined Counties League. Combined Counties League until the
The 1981–82 season saw them following season. 22/01 Jersey Bulls 1–1 Farnham Town
play in the Western Division Members of the Premier Division 15/01 Fleet Town 0–4 Farnham Town
as the league was temporarily Farnham won the Premier Challenge
split into two divisions, before Cup for a second time in 1995–96. 11/01 Frimley Green 1–6 Farnham Town
reverting to a single division the When the Combined Counties
following season. They were League gained a second division in 27/12 Camberley Town 2–3 Farnham Town
