Eversley & California F.C.

Eversley & California
Full nameEversley & California Football Club
Nickname(s)The Boars
Founded1910
GroundFox Lane, Eversley
ChairmanMartin Elcox
ManagerVacant
LeagueCombined Counties League Division One
2023–24Combined Counties League Division One, 4th of 22

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.

History

Eversley 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

The 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

  • Surrey Elite Intermediate League
    • Champions 2008–09
    • Challenge Cup winners 2008–09

Records

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Club History Eversley & California F.C.
  2. ^ a b Eversley at the Football Club History Database
  3. ^ League Handbook Surrey Elite Intermediate Football League
  4. ^ a b Eversley & California at the Football Club History Database
  5. ^ Blow for Eversley and California as promotion to the Combined Counties Premier Division is denied Get Reading, 17 July 2014
  6. ^ a b c Ambitious Eversley FC put faith in experience Get Bracknell, 20 April 2011
  7. ^ Lights go out for Eversley and boss Thomas Archived 2017-02-23 at the Wayback Machine Get Hampshire, 17 July 2014
  8. ^ Good News From Eversley & California Combined Counties League

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