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Brockenhurst
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Full name Brockenhurst Football Club
Nickname(s) The Badgers
Founded 1898
Ground Grigg Lane, Brockenhurst
(Capacity 2000)
Chairman Dave Stansbridge
Manager John Pyatt
League Wessex League Premier Division
2006-07 13th
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Brockenhurst F. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brockenhurst is a Village situated in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Past champions 1986-87 - Bashley 1987-88 - Bashley 1988-89 - Bashley 1989-90 - Romsey Town C. is a football club from the village of Brockenhurst in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Brockenhurst is a Village situated in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It was founded in 1898 and played mostly in friendlies before eventually joining the New Forest League. The club moved up to the Hampshire League in 1924 but after only two seasons at the higher level dropped back into the New Forest League. Elevation to the Hampshire League was achieved for a second time in 1935, but again the stay was a short one and Brockenhurst fell back into the New Forest League in 1937. In 1947 the club again moved up to the Hampshire League and this time the promotion proved to be sustainable - the Badgers remaining a fixture in that league until 1986.

In 1986 Brockenhurst became a founding member of the Wessex League and has remained in that league ever since. Past champions 1986-87 - Bashley 1987-88 - Bashley 1988-89 - Bashley 1989-90 - Romsey Town Currently in the top division of that league, the Badgers have been a consistently mid-table outfit with just two seasons proving to be notable exceptions. In 2002 the New Forest side finished 5th in the competition (the clubs highest ever placing) but in 2006 relegation loomed as the club slumped to a disappointing 21st. (Only a league re-structure saved the Badgers from the drop)

Away from the bread and butter of league football the club has been a regular entrant in both the FA Cup and FA Vase, reaching the third qualifying round of the FA Cup three times, while the best Vase run was in that competition's first season, 1974-75, when The Badgers reached the fifth round (last 16). The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England.

The clubs honours list reads as follows -

Hants Div 3 Champions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960
Bournemouth Senior Cup Winners. . . . . . . . . . 1961
Hants Div 2 Runners Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1962
Hants Intermediate Cup Winners. . . . . . . . . . . . 1962
Hants Div 2 Champions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971
Hants Div 1 Runners Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974
Hants Div 1 Champions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976
Hants Reserves League Div 3 Champions. . . . 1983

The club has had three homes - Rhinefield Road, Brookley Road and, since 1950, the current home ground - Grigg Lane.

The Grigg Lane ground (which recently won an award from the Wessex League) can be found in the centre of the village. Current admission prices (2008) are £5 for adults, £3 for OAPs and youths. (Admission for children under 14 is free) Admission to reserve team games is free for all ages. In common with most English football clubs Brockenhurst FC plays its home fixtures at 3pm on a Saturday. However midweek games are also held, with the first team playing on Tuesdays at 745pm and the reserves playing on a Wednesday at 730pm.

There are two turnstiles allowing entrance to the ground - one in Grigg Lane itself and the other in Fathersfield on the opposite side of the stadium. The match day magazine is currently just a £1 and a small club shop, situated near the Fathersfield turnstile, offers a limited amount of merchandise including pens, badges, coffee mugs and keyrings. On match days there is also a small tea bar serving tea, coffee, hot chocolate, soup etc and of course the usual selection of crisps, sweets and chocolate bars. Next door to the tea bar is a snack bar offering burgers, cheeseburgers and hotdogs.

There is an excellent clubhouse with snooker and pool tables, dartboards, table football and Sky TV. There is also an extensive bar selling beers, wines and spirits at very reasonable prices and a heated outdoor patio/BBQ area fills in the gap between the clubhouse and the main grandstand. The bar and clubhouse are open every evening from 7pm until 11pm and on matchdays from 11am to 11pm. For further information please telephone 01590 623544.


Team colours (home) Blue & White Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks.
Team colours (away) Green & Black Shirts, Black Shorts, Green Socks.
Ground Capacity 2,000
Record Attendance 1,104 v St Albans FC (FA Amateur Cup - January 1974)


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