Ash United F.C.
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| Full name | Ash United Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Green Army | |
| Founded | 1911 | |
| Ground | Shawfield Stadium, Young's Drive, Ash | |
| Capacity | 2,000 (100 seated) | |
| Coordinates | 51°14′57″N 0°43′43″W / 51.24917°N 0.72861°W | |
| Chairman | Kevin Josey | |
| Manager | Daniel Bishop | |
| League | Combined Counties League Division One | |
| 2014–15 | Combined Counties League Division One, 10th | |
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Ash United Football Club is a football club based in Ash, near Aldershot, England. The club plays in the Combined Counties League Division One. The club is affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association[1]
History
The club was established in 1911, playing their first games at Ash Common.[2] They played in Surrey football, first in the Surrey Intermediate League and continued to do so after the Second World war.[3] They remained in the Surrey League until 1971 when the club was forced to leave their home of Ash common, and dropped down to the Aldershot League, as they had no ground to meet league requirements.[2] The club then found its current home at Youngs Drive and were then able to get into the Surrey Senior League for the start of the 1976–1977 season.[3][4] When the Surrey senior league expanded to become the Home counties League for the 1978–79 campaign, and then the Combined Counties Football League a season later, Ash United were founder members of both leagues.[5] The club has since played in the Combined Counties League, winning the league three times in its history (1981–82, 1986–87 and 1998–99) as well as being runners-up on five more occasions. During the 1994–95 season the club made its debut in the FA Cup.[6]
Ground
Ash United play their home games at Shawfield Stadium, Youngs Drive, Ash, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 6RE.
Floodlights were installed during the 1997–98 season.[3]
Current coaching staff
- As of 25 June 2012.
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Manager / Coach | Daniel Bishop |  English
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| Assistant manager | English
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| Physiotherapist | English
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| Secretary | Paul Blair | English
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Honours
League honours
- Combined Counties League Premier Division[6]
- Champions (3): 1981–82, 1986–87, 1998–99
- Runners-up (5): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1999–2000, 2001–02
- Surrey Intermediate League[3]
- Champions (2): 1947–48, 1966–67
Cup honours
- Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup[7]
- winners (1): 1997–98
- Combined Counties League Concours Challenge Trophy[7]
- Runners-up (2): 1981–82, 1984–85
- Combined Counties League George Allen Memorial Cup[7]
- winners (1): 1978–79
- Runners-up (1): 1981–82
- Aldershot Senior Cup[3]
- winners (2): 1998–99, 2001–02
- Surrey Intermediate Cup:[8]
- winners(1): 1952–53
Records
Club Records
- Highest League Position:[6] 1st in Combined Counties League 1981–82, 1986–87, 1998–99
- FA Cup best performance:[6] second qualifying round 1998–99
- FA Vase best performance:[6] fourth round 1998–99, 2001–02
- Highest Attendance:[1] 914 v AFC Wimbledon
- Record Win:[1] 11–0 vs Fleet Town
- Record Defeat:[1] 1–9 vs Chipstead
Player Records
- Record Appearances for the club:[1] 540 for Tommy Burton
- Record Goalscorer for the club:[1] 204 for Shaun Mitchel
Former coaches
- Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Managers/Coaches with full international caps.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "CCFL_League_Table". Combinedcountiesleague.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ^ a b "Ash United". Pyramidpassion.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e "History – Ash United F.C". Pitchero.com. 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ^ "Surrey Senior League 1922–1978". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ^ "Combined Counties League 1978–2002". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e Ash United at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c "Official CCFL Web Site". Combinedcountiesleague.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ^ "Saturday Intermediate Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Retrieved 2013-04-28.