A.F.C. Totton
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| Full name | A.F.C. Totton |
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| Nickname(s) | The Stags |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Ground | Testwood Stadium, Totton |
| Capacity | 3,000 (500 seated) |
| Chairman | Wayne Mew |
| Manager | Louis Langdown |
| League | Southern League Division One South & West |
| 2015–16 | Southern League Division One South & West, 15th |
A.F.C. Totton is a football club based in Totton, Hampshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association and is an FA Standard Chartered club. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South & West.
The club was formed in 1886 and originally known as Totton Football Club, playing its games at South Testwood Park. They then became a founding members of the Hampshire F.A. when it was inaugurated the following year. In 1904 they became founder members of the New Forest League. After the First World War they entered the Southampton Senior League and the New Forest League. For the 1920–21 campaign they joined the Hampshire League West.
On 30 December 1933 the club moved their home ground to Testwood Park. After the Second World War the club joined the Hampshire League, and playing in the league's top division. In the 1952–53 season the club was relegated to Division Two, but were promoted back to the top division in the 1959–60 season.
In 1975 the club amalgamated with Totton Athletic. The club in the 1979–80 season were promoted to Division One when they finished as runners up in Division Two. Totton's most successful season in terms of the number of trophies won was the 1981–82 campaign when they won Hampshire League Division One for the first time, the Russell Cotes Cup, Hampshire Intermediate Cup, Southampton Senior Cup, Echo Trophy, and the Reg Mathieson Trophy. The following season saw the club make their debut in the FA Cup, getting to the fourth qualification round at their first attempt before being knocked out by Windsor & Eton. The club went on to win the Hampshire league again in the 1984–85 season, and followed this up the following season with their fourth runner up spot.
Totton became one of the founder members of the Wessex League for the 1986–87 season. Although the league title has continued to elude the club, it has still performed well in cup competitions. The next twenty seasons saw the club maintain their status in the Wessex league top division, during which time they won the Wessex League Cup twice in the 1989–90, 2002–03 and 2005–06 seasons. The club also finished as runners-up to Southern League Bashley in the Russell Côtes Cup in 1990–91.
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