Whiteley Football Club was founded 10 years
ago, and was formed by residents local to the Whiteley area.
Starting in the City of Portsmouth Division 4, Whiteley FC soon
gained promotion to Division 3 and again, to Division 2 all in
quick succession.
At the April 2005 AGM, the club decided
that to move forward, the best thing for the club was to have
two teams. From the 2005/06 season, the club played a reserve
team in the City of Portsmouth Sunday Football League and a first
team.
The thinking was that if players did not make it in the first
team, then they would still be playing for the reserve team and
the teams would be swapping players between them depending on
performances. The aim is to
field the teams best capable of winning whilst attempting at the
same
time to give as many players a game
as
possible.
In the 2006/07 season, the first team finished in the bottom third
of the table in Division 3, while the reserve team found themselves
in the bottom part of Division 6.
Neither team had a remarkable cup run in the 2007/08 or 2008/09
seasons, but remain hopeful for a more promising season in 2009/10.
The club continues to prosper, having achieved FA Charter Standard
status in 2008 - one of only a handful of adult clubs in Hampshire
to manage this. The club also has the benefit of FA qualified
coaches and has a stable and dedicated committee who aim to provide
a financially sound basis on which the club can progress.
Home games are played at the Meadowside Centre, Whiteley. If you
would like directions to our home venue at Meadowside Whiteley,
click here.
The club holds regular training sessions each week - currently
Sundays at 10:30am and Tuesdays at 7:15pm. Please contact us for
details of where these sessions take place.
Winter training is held at Hamble Community College, Satchell
Lane, Hamble. The sessions are from 8pm to 9pm on a Tuesday evening
and commence in September.