Whitchurch United F.C.
association football club in England
Whitchurch United F.C. is an English football club based in Whitchurch, Hampshire. The club has senior teams in the Wessex League Division One and play at Longmeadow Sports Centre. The club has a youth section with teams for all ages and genders from Under 7 to Under 18 which play in the North East Hampshire, Testway League and Peter Houseman Youth Leagues. The club also has a Women's and Girls Section with girls teams in the Hampshire Girls Youth League at U8, U9, U10, U12, U14, U15, U16, U18 as well as women's recreational football.
History
The club was established in 1903 by a merger of Whitchurch Rovers and Whitchurch Albion. They joined the Hampshire League in 1958, and in 1989–90 they won Division Two and were promoted to Division One. In 1991–92 they finished third and moved up to the Wessex League. After finishing bottom of the league in 1993–94 they were relegated back to the Hampshire League. However, they finished as runners-up in their first season back in the Hampshire League Premier Division, and were promoted back to the Wessex League.
They finished bottom of the league in 2002–03 but avoided relegation.
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