Upham F.C.

Upham F.C.
Full nameUpham Football Club
Founded1974
GroundRays Farm
ChairmanRoger Cooper
ManagerChris Payne
LeagueSouthampton League

Upham F.C. are a long running amateur football club based in Upham, a small village and civil parish located 7 miles south east of Winchester in Hampshire, England.

The club are affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association and are members of the Southampton League.

History

Football has been played in Upham since the 1920's[1]. The original club were long standing members of the Meon Valley League before going out of existence.

The present day version was founded in 1974. For many years they played in the Winchester & District League, before progressing on the North Hants League, which they won in 2004 - becoming the competitions last ever champions.[2]

Upham then became founder members of the Hampshire League 2004,[3] but despite finishing runners-up and winning the Trophyman League Cup[4] they dropped out in 2007.[5]

After a very successful spell of rebuilding back in the Winchester League,[6] Upham returned to the county scene in 2010. They soon became regular title contenders and twice more won the Trophyman League Cup. Three years later the competition then became Division 1 of the Hampshire Premier League,[7] where they remained a steady midtable side.

Since 2025, Upham have operated fully in the Southampton League.

Honours

1st Team

  • Hampshire League 2004
    • Runners-up 2005-06 and 2012-13
    • League Cup Winners 2003-04, 2011-12 and 2012-13
  • North Hants League
    • Champions 2003-04
  • Winchester & District League
    • Division 1 Champions 2009-10, Runners-up 2008-09
    • Division 2 Champions
    • League Cup Winners
  • Southampton Football Association [8]
    • Junior 'A' Cup Winners 2008-09

2nd Team

  • Southampton Football Association [9]
    • Junior 'B' Cup Winners 2015-16
  • Southampton League [10]
    • Senior League Cup Winners 2017-18
    • Junior League Cup Winners 2015-16
    • Supplementary Trophy Finalists 2023-24
    • Junior Division 1 Champions 2016-17
    • Junior Division 3 Champions 2015-16

County League record 2004–25

Ground

Upham F.C. play at the Recreation Ground, Rays Farm, Shoe Lane, Upham, SO32 1JJ.[11]

Owned by Upham Parish Council, the venue has a small car park and a modern pavilion. The pitch is partly enclosed with a fixed permanent barrier.

Local rivalries

Upham have a number of local rivals including Bishops Waltham Dynamoes and Durley.

References

  1. ^ https://uphamvillage.org.uk/about-upham/history/upham-in-old-pictures/people/
  2. ^ Hampshire Football Association Centenary History 1887-1987 by Norman Gannaway
  3. ^ "All systems go as 'new' Hampshire League earns a reprieve". Daily Echo. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ^ https://pitchfinder.org.uk/map/site/6001466/
  5. ^ https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/852491.football-hampshire-league-2004---upham-celebrate-duos-long-service/
  6. ^ A Century of Southampton Local Soccer 1908-2008 by John Moody
  7. ^ https://fchd.info/lghist/ham04.htm
  8. ^ Southampton Divisional Football Association Handbook & Directory 2025–26
  9. ^ Southampton Divisional Football Association Handbook & Directory 2025–26
  10. ^ Southampton Football League Handbook & Directory 2025–26
  11. ^ https://pitchfinder.org.uk/map/site/6001466/
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