History Totton & Eling

TOTTON & ELING HISTORY

Year Formed 1925 - Bramtoco FC Total Wessex Seasons 32
Joined From Hampshire League Total Seasons in top tier 23
First Season 1988/89 Total Seasons in second tier 8
Final Season N/A Total Seasons in third tier 1
Current Members Division 1 Total Null and Void Seasons 2

League record

Season Tier Pld Won Draw Lost Gl For Gl Ag Gl Diff Pts Pos
1989/90(a) T1 36 21 7 8 74 35 39 70 3rd
1990/91(a) T1 38 16 10 12 54 48 6 58 8th
1991/92(a) T1 36 9 4 23 41 57 -16 31 16th
1992/93(a) T1 40 9 9 22 59 83 -24 36 18th
1993/94(a) T1 42 17 10 15 66 66 0 61 9th
1994/95(a) T1 42 15 8 19 62 82 -20 53 13th
1995/96(a) T1 40 10 12 18 44 58 -14 42 15th
1996/97(a) T1 40 8 9 23 43 74 -31 33 19th
1997/98(a) T1 38 12 7 19 60 82 -22 43 14th
1998/99(a) T1 38 10 13 15 55 65 -10 43 15th
1999/00(a) T1 40 24 8 8 88 48 40 80 5th
2000/01(a) T1 44 14 10 20 52 75 -23 52 13th
2001/02(a) T1 44 13 8 23 46 67 -21 47 19th
2002/03(a) T1 42 18 6 18 57 65 -8 60 11th
2003/04(a) T1 42 13 7 22 57 68 -11 46 15th
2004/05(a) T1 42 17 12 13 63 60 3 63 9th
2005/06(a) T1 42 10 6 26 61 109 -48 36 18th
2006/07(a) T3 30 15 6 9 61 49 12 51 5th
2007/08 T2 40 22 8 10 80 50 30 74 5th
2008/09 T2 40 31 8 1 124 34 90 100* 1st
2009/10 T1 42 22 8 12 69 52 17 74 7th
2010/11 T1 42 11 9 22 67 88 -21 42 18th
2011/12 T1 42 17 8 17 80 77 3 59 11th
2012/13 T1 40 14 8 18 66 81 -15 50 12th
2013/14 T1 42 12 0 30 54 117 -63 36 18th
2014/15 T1 40 8 7 25 53 107 -54 31 20th
2015/16 T2 34 9 4 21 67 72 -5 31 15th
2016/17 T2 40 12 11 17 64 68 -4 47 15th
2017/18 T2 34 9 6 19 55 82 -27 33 14th
2018/19 T2 36 6 7 23 48 80 -32 25 19th
2019/20 T2 22 5 3 14 24 55 -31 18 VOID
2020/21 T2 12 1 0 11 10 34 -24 3 VOID
Total 1222 430 239 553 1904 2188 -284 1528*

(a) BAT or BAT Sports

The Club was formed in 1925 as Bramtoco FC from the workforce of the British American Tobacco Company and changed its name to BAT Sports in 1971, the same year as they entered the Hampshire League. They progressed through the Leagues, winning Division Two in 1975 and being Champions of Division One in both 1988 and 1989.


At that time the installation of floodlights, the construction of a small stand and a permanent fixed barrier enabled them to join the Wessex League. An additional stand and covered standing area followed in due course. Since joining the League they have twice reached the 3rd Round of the FA Vase, on the second occasion being drawn against AFC Wimbledon. With the weather causing the BAT ground to be unfit the tie was switched to South West London drawing an attendance of nearly 3000.


Due to the imminent loss of their long serving Southern Gardens home they were forced to drop down a division at the end of the 2006-07 season and continued with their reserve side in Wessex League Division 2 at the end of that season and because of a restructuring in the leagues and still having their ground with a new one promised by Linden Homes they were put in Division 1 and changed their name to Totton and Eling Football Club. They worked hard in getting a side that would compete and were eventually rewarded in 2009 winning the 1st Division easily with over 100 points and goals regaining Wessex Premier Football again.


The next year we moved to our new and present ground Miller Park at Little Testwood Farm which is adjacent to AFC Totton. We managed to stay in the Premier division until 2015 when with a lack of funds with having no clubhouse and a real lack of people to help, the club got relegated to Division 1 after a great fightback right till the end of the season which saw us narrowly relegated on the last day of last season. 


We have been rebuilding the club over the last couple of seasons with our youth and go again this term in Division 1 with a new Development side and the backing of our Youth section who are the driving force at the club at the moment. We have an U7, U8, U9, U10, 2 U15, U15 & U16 (Girls), D Squad & 1st Team and still growing every year.


The club have just recently signed a 25 year lease on their new ground Miller Park which now gives the club security and a stable footing to build for the future.  2018 – 2019 see’s the club putting down foundations for the future and this is the Millers first taste of an FA Competition for over a decade


FA CUP

Furthest progress - 2012/13 1st Round Replay - Weymouth

Record victory - 2009/10 Extra Preliminary Round - Lydney Town 5-0



FA VASE

Furthest progress - 1999/00 3rd Round Replay - Wroxham

Record victory - 2004/05 2nd Qualifying Round - Shoreham 4-0

The FA Cup and FA Vase records are the best achieved whilst in League membership. Where this has been on more than one occasion, only the last time it was achieved is shown here.


Local County FA Senior and other cup competitions- winners in the Wessex era.

Russell-Cotes Benevolent Cup - 1989/90, 2009/10

These are wins only whilst the club were members of the League.

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