Bashley F.C.
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| Nickname(s) | The Bash |
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| Founded | 1947 |
| Ground | Bashley Road, Bashley |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Chairman | Laurence Flanagan |
| Manager | Thomas Prodomo |
| League | Wessex League Premier Division |
| 2015–16 | Southern League Division One South & West, 22nd (relegated) |
| Website | www |
Bashley Football Club is a football club based in Bashley, near New Milton, Hampshire, England. It was established in 1947 and is currently a member of the Wessex League Premier Division.
Bashley is a small village near New Milton and the team is based on Bashley Road. They are nicknamed "The Bash". Their ground is known as "Bashley Road". Previous players of the club include Wade Elliott, who plays for Bristol City and who was with Birmingham City, Burnley and Bournemouth and the former Liverpool player Jimmy Case winner of four First Division titles and three European Cups was player/manager during the 1990s.
Bashley Football Club was founded in 1947 and joined the Bournemouth League in 1950, progressing through the ranks before leaving in 1983 to join Division Three of the Hampshire League. In the 1984–85 season the club gained promotion to Division two and in the season aftwerwards added more silverware by winning the Russell Cotes Cup. In 1986 they became founder members of the Wessex League and won the title for the first three years they took part, 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89. In the 1987–88 season, Bashley came to national prominence after a run to the FA Vase semi-finals, losing 1–0 to Emley in the second leg of the semi-final after a 1–1 draw at the Recreation Ground. Following their third Wessex League title, the club were accepted into the Southern Football League Southern Division and won the title in their first season, gaining promotion to the Premier Division where they played for four seasons before being relegated.
In the 1994–95 season, Bashley reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup for the first time, and won 1–0 at Chesham United to set up a second round tie with Swansea City at the Recreation Ground which they narrowly lost 1–0.
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