BAFFINS MILTON ROVERS - CLUB HISTORY
Baffins Milton Rovers Football Club was formed in 2011 after the amalgamation of two successful Portsmouth based Sunday league clubs; Baffins Milton and Milton Rovers.
Both of those clubs saw success and several cup triumphs in the Portsmouth Dockyard and Meon Valley leagues.
Baffins began life in the Portsmouth Saturday League Premier Division and lifted the division trophy in their first season, but it wasn’t until the end of the 2012/13 campaign that the club were promoted to the Hampshire League, after finishing runners-up to Waterlooville Social Club.
The 2013/14 campaign saw Baffins win a treble as the club lifted the Hampshire League Premier Division trophy, beat Colden Common 4-0 to win the Hampshire League Cup and were victorious at Fratton Park against Moneyfields in the final of the Portsmouth Senior Cup.
Baffins obtained a 50-year lease from Portsmouth City Council for the northern section of Langstone Harbour Sports Ground in 2015. The club carried out developments by adding a 120-seater stand, changing rooms, perimeter fence and concreting. The ground was officially opened during the friendly with Salisbury on August 3 2016.
After finishing as runners-up in the Hampshire League Premier Division the year after, the club were promoted after winning the division during the 2015/16 campaign, winning all but three matches. Baffins lifted the Portsmouth Senior Cup for a second and final time at the end of that campaign after a 3-1 victory over Havant & Waterlooville’s Southdowns College Team in the final.
The football club made its debut at Wessex League level during the 2016/17 campaign after stadium upgrades saw Baffins accepted for the step up to tier-six. The first term at that level was a success for the club, finishing runners-up to Hamble Club, and winning promotion to the top flight of the Wessex League.
A final appearance in the Wessex League Cup saw Baffins round off their promotion-winning campaign, but the club finished runners-up to then Premier Division Sholing. Baffins have now completed five seasons at step-five level, with the highest finish coming during the 2018/19 campaign, finishing fifth place.
The same season at the club reached their furthest round in the FA Vase, eventually losing to Cray Valley Paper Mills in the Fourth Round Proper, and won the Wessex League Cup after a 1-0 victory over Portland United at AFC Portchester’s Wicor Recreation Ground.
Ahead of the 2022/23 Wessex Premier Division campaign, the club appointed former assistant manager Danny Thompson as first-team manager.
HONOURS & RECORDS
Hampshire Premier League Senior Division Champions 2013/14, 2015/16
League Cup Winners 2013/14
Portsmouth Saturday League Premier Division Champions 2011/12
Portsmouth Senior Cup Winners 2013/14, 2015/16
Wessex League Division One Runners-Up 2016/17
Wessex League Cup Runners-Up 2016/17 (lost to Sholing 1-2)
Wessex League Cup Winners 2018/19 (beat Portland United 1-0), 2022/23 (beat Petersfield Town 4-2)
Best FA Cup performance Second Round Qualifying 2022/23 (lost to Winchester City 1-5)
Best FA Vase performance Fourth Round Proper 2018/19 (lost to Cray Valley Paper Milles 1-3)
