Hayling United F.C.
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| Full name | Hayling United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Humbugs | ||
| Founded | 1884 (as Hayling Island) | ||
| Ground | Hayling Park, Hayling Island | ||
| Chairman | Mark Griffiths | ||
| Manager | Paul Locke | ||
| League | Hampshire Premier League Division One | ||
| 2023–24 | Hampshire Premier League Senior Division, 15th of 16 (relegated) | ||
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Hayling United Football Club is a football club based on Hayling Island in Hampshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, and is a FA Charter Standard club.[1] The Humbugs were founded in 1884 as Hayling Island, but changed their name in the early seventies to the present name.
The club currently play in the Hampshire Premier League Division One.
Ground
- TBC
2012/2013 Demotion
Throughout the 2012/2013 Wessex Premier Division campaign, Hayling United were issued warnings over the state of their ground by the league. The authority's argument was that the College Ground did not meet the Grade F grade required for the Wessex Premier league as the ground was not fully enclosed by a six-foot-high perimeter fence. However, due to the fact that the Humbugs only rent the field from the Hayling College, installing the fence was harder than it first appeared.
After several negotiations, it was decided that a removable fence would be placed at one of the field's entrances, and would be installed on match days by club representatives.