Romsey Town F.C.
football team
Romsey Town Football Club is a football club based in Romsey, Hampshire, England.
The club competes in the Wessex League Division One which is the tenth tier of English football. They are affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association and are an FA chartered Standard club
Founded in 1886, the club have spent most of their existence in the 9th and 10th tiers of English Football but have once in their history reached the Fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup in the 1990–91 season. They were among the founding members of the Wessex League in 1986. The club plays at the AEC Protection Ground (previously known as the Bypass Ground) which they moved to in 1956.
History
Romsey Town were founded in 1886 when a meeting took place at the Town Hall "to consider the desirability of forming a football club in the town". Initially, they played at Alma Road and in 1889 began playing in local league football where they had successful spells in a number of competitions before joining the Southampton League as founder members in 1908.
The 1920's were a good decade for Romsey Town, and after winning the Hampshire Intermediate Cup and Senior League title they gained entry into the Hampshire League but struggled in the West Division and returned to local football after just one season. In 1930, Romsey moved to Priestlands, which is now Romsey School, and returned to the county league where they were placed in Division 2. Here the club were better prepared as they went on to produce some of their best attacking sides, featuring well in both league and cup competitions.
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