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Havant & Waterlooville Football Club, an association football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England, was founded in 1998 as a result of Havant Town and Waterlooville merging as one team.[1] In the 1997–98 Southern Football League Southern Division the two teams finished in 12th and 10th respectively, so when they merged Havant & Waterlooville played in the same league the following season. In their inaugural season they won the 1998–99 Southern Football League Southern Division and gained promotion to the Southern League Premier Division where they remained until 2004. At the end of the 2003–04 season the National League System was reorganised and Havant & Waterlooville joined the Football Conference South where they have remained to the present day, in 2015 the league was renamed National League South.[2] The club experience its first relegation at the end of the 2015–16 season finishing in twentieth position in the twenty-four-team National League South.[3]

Since their formation Havant & Waterlooville have also participated in two cup competitions each season, the FA Cup and the FA Trophy. Their furthest run in the FA Cup saw the club reach the fourth round of the 2007–08 season;[4] the club, being in the Conference South, were drawn away to Premier League side Liverpool, they caused an upset by leading twice before eventually losing 5–2;[4] before being drawn to face Liverpool they had already eliminated three teams from higher divisions: York City (Conference Premier),[5] Notts County (League Two) and Swansea City (League One).[6][7] Their furthest FA Trophy run has seen the club reach the semi-finals twice in 2002–03 and 2013–14.[8][9]

As of the 2015–16 season, the club's first team has spent twelve seasons in the sixth tier of English football, five in the seventh and one in the eighth.[8] The table details their achievements in first-team competitions, and records their average home league attendance, for each season since their first appearance in the Southern League Southern Division in 1998–99.

Key

Seasons

Season League record FA Cup FA Trophy Average
attendance
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1998–99 Southern League Southern ↑ 42 29 7 6 85 32 94 1st QR4 R3 359
1999–2000 Southern League Premier 42 13 13 16 63 68 52 13th QR2 R2 437
2000–01 Southern League Premier 42 18 9 15 66 54 63 6th R1 R2 401
2001–02 Southern League Premier 42 22 9 11 74 50 75 3rd QR4 R1 552
2002–03 Southern League Premier 42 15 15 12 67 64 60 8th R1 SF 431
2003–04 Southern League Premier ↑ 42 15 10 17 59 70 55 12th QR3 R2 466
2004–05 Conference South 42 16 7 19 64 69 55 13th QR2 R4 434
2005–06 Conference South 42 21 10 11 64 48 70[A] 6th QR3 QR3 503
2006–07 Conference South 42 20 13 9 75 46 73 4th[B] R1 R1 554
2007–08 Conference South 42 19 10 13 59 53 67 7th R4 QR3 743
2008–09 Conference South 42 11 15 16 59 58 48 15th R1 QF 716
2009–10 Conference South 42 19 4 9 65 44 71 6th QR3 R1 891
2010–11 Conference South 42 16 10 16 56 51 58 9th R1 QR3 656
2011–12 Conference South 42 11 11 20 64 75 44 19th QR3 QR3 722
2012–13 Conference South 42 14 16 12 68 60 58 10th QR2 R2 632
2013–14 Conference South 42 19 12 11 57 43 69 6th QR2 SF 563
2014–15 Conference South 40 21 7 12 61 41 70 5th[C] R1 R2 660
2015–16 National League South ↓ 42 12 11 19 52 75 47 20th QR4 R3 –

Notes

  1. ^ Were deducted three points for breaking an agreement to not play Tony Taggart against his former club Weymouth.
  2. ^ Lost in the play-off semi-final to Braintree Town 4–2 in a penalty shootout after each leg ended 1–1.
  3. ^ Lost in the play-off semi-final to Boreham Wood 4–2 on aggregate.

References

General
  • "Havant & Waterlooville - The Hawks Take Flight". Havant & Waterlooville (official website). Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  • "Havant & W club details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  • "Havant & Waterlooville". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  • "Havant and Waterlooville » Complete History". Statto.com. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
Specific
  1. ^ Hassan, Nabil (2 January 2008). "Hawks prepare for biggest challenge". BBC Online. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Football Conference to be renamed as National League". BBC Online. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Misery for Havant & Waterlooville as they are relegated from the National League South". Southern Daily Echo. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b Allsop, Derick (27 January 2008). "Liverpool end Havant FA Cup fairytale". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "York City 0 Havant and Waterlooville 1". The Yorkshire Post. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Notts County 0-1 Havant & W'ville". BBC Online. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ^ Walters, Mike (17 January 2008). "Havant & Waterlooville 4-2 Swansea". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b "Havant & Waterlooville". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  9. ^ "FA Trophy Semi-Final second leg: Gosport 2-0 Havant & W'loo". thefa.com. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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