Eversley & California F.C.
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| Full name | Eversley & California Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Boars | ||
| Founded | 1910 (as Eversley) | ||
| Ground | Fox Lane, Eversley | ||
| Chairman | Ben Sharpe & Ian Masters | ||
| Manager | Phil Ruggles | ||
| League | Combined Counties League Division One | ||
| 2023–24 | Combined Counties League Division One, 4th of 22 | ||
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Eversley & California F.C. is an English football club based in Eversley, north Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Combined Counties League Division One and play at the Eversley Sports Association ground and complex. California (in England) is part of Finchampstead in Berkshire which had a team which merged with the club in 2012 and Eversley is the village next to those of two close rival teams based in Fleet and Yateley.
History
The club was formed in 1910 as Eversley and played in local leagues such as the Aldershot Senior League and Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) before applying to join the newly formed Surrey Elite Intermediate League for the 2008–09 season. They won the league at their first attempt and successfully applied for promotion to Division One of the Combined Counties League.[1] They changed their name to their current one in June 2012 when they merged with California FC (see California Country Park, Finchampstead).[2]
Ground
Eversley & California play their home games at Fox Lane, Eversley Cross, Eversley, Hampshire, RG27 0NS.
The ground has a barriered pitch, hard standing and a 57-seater stand.[3]
Honours
League honours
- Surrey Elite Intermediate League[1]
- Champions 2008–09
Cup honours
- Surrey Elite Intermediate League Cup:[4]
- Winners (1): 2008–09
Records
- Highest League Position:[5] 5th in Combined Counties Division one: 2011–12 and 2015-16.
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.
Ian Savage is a former coach. He has been replaced by Mark Thomas.
References
- ^ a b "football.mitoo". football.mitoo. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ^ laurencereade. "E « Football: Wherever it may be". Laurencereade.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ^ "Ambitious Eversley FC put faith in experience - Goalpost - Football - Sport - getbracknell - Bracknell Forest Standard". getbracknell. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ^ "Honours - Honours 1 - Eversley FC". Pitchero.com. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ^ EVERSLEY at the Football Club History Database