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Bashley

The Bash
Address:  
Bashley Road, Bashley
New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 5RY
Telephone:
01425 620280
Fax:
01425 688876
Website:
www.bashleyfc.co.uk
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Club Notes
Bashley Football Club was founded in 1947 and joined the Bournemouth League in 1950, progressing through the ranks before leaving in 1983 to join the Hampshire League. 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 87/88 season, Bashley came to national prominence after an incredible run ended with the club as they reached the FA Vase semi-finals, losing 2-0 to Emley in the second leg of the semi-final after a 0-0 draw at the Recreation Ground. Following their third Wessex League title, the club were accepted into the Southern League Southern Division and amazingly won the title in their first season, gaining promotion to the Premier Division. Things almost got even better the following season as Bash led the table for a long period of time and were in contention for promotion to the Conference, but fell away towards the end to finish in fourth place. Sadly the meteoric rise of the club came to an end as a result of relegation two years later to the Southern Division.

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 to set up a Second Round tie with Swansea at the Recreation Ground. Despite losing 1-0, Lee Walker hit the post in injury time and Richie Paskins had a clear chance which wasn't taken as Bash almost caused a huge upset.

More recently, Bash had established themselves as a mid-table Southern Division side until August 1997 when ex-European Cup winner Jimmy Case was appointed as manager and Bash were promotion challengers during the season, eventually finishing third and just missing out on a return to the Premier Division, as well as our record FA Trophy run in this season to the last sixteen, losing narrowly at Conference side Hayes. Bash came to prominence again when their excellent young midfielder Wade Elliott signed for AFC Bournemouth in January 2000 for �5,000, with Bash receiving further money based on appearances and a sell-on clause. Wade has now progressed to the Championship with Burnley after a fine spell with the Cherries.

The 2001/2002 season was notable for a superb FA Trophy run, ended only by finalists, Conference side Stevenage Borough, with an unfortunate 1-0 defeat.

After a positive end to the season which saw Bash rise from the relegation zone to tenth place and close-season which featured some notable signings, including the return of ex-Bash players Mark Lisk and Paul Sales, hopes were high of a top six finish the following year under Barry Blankley and that was achieved with a game to spare. While everyone would have been happy with that at the start of the season, Bash were top of the table for a spell in January and February and but for a five game spell in February and March from which they took only one point, would have been challenging strongly for promotion.

The season was capped by a first ever Hampshire Senior Cup final, secured by victories over Vosper Thornycroft, Fleet Town, Winchester City and a superb two-legged victory over Dr Martens Premier Division side Havant & Waterlooville took Bash to their first final.

The night at Havant & Waterlooville's Westleigh Park will live long in the memories of Bashley fans, with Bashley winning both on the night and on aggregate. A night of non-stop vocal support from a large Bashley contingent in the crowd was unforgettable and the scenes after the game showed how much the occasion meant to the players, officials and supporters of the club. The night at St Mary's was another superb occasion for the club and despite a 2-1 defeat to Conference bound Aldershot Town after taking a first half lead, no-one who was there will forget the event.

The 2003/2004 season was a disappointment after the heights of the previous campaign, with Barry Blankley resigning early on in the season and leading players Paul Sales, Craig Davis and Aaron Cook departing for substantial transfer fees. Bashley narrowly missed out on promotion to the Isthmian Premier Division and had to settle for a place in Isthmian Division One.

John Robson departed as manager at the end of the season, and Geoff Butler was appointed in the summer with Ricky Haysom remaining as his assistant. Bash recovered from losing a number of players in the close-season and made an encouraging start to the new season, chasing a play off spot and playing some attractive football, but lost key players during the season and had to settle for a mid table finish.

Butler and Haysom departed during the summer of 2005 and Dave Wakefield took charge as player/manager for the new season. However, after a poor start to the season, both Wakefield and player/coach Andy Darnton were relieved of their responsibilities with Steve Riley taking over, following a short spell as caretaker manager, with Eddie Harper as his assistant. An excellent run in the second half of the season took Bash to just outside the play off places, and hopes are high that they will do even better in 2006/2007, back in the Southern League as a result of the FA restructuring.
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Venue Matches W D L Goals + / -
Home 3 1 1 1 5 - 4 +1
Away 3 1 1 1 2 - 5 -3
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 +0
Total 6 2 2 2 7 - 9 -2


Date Comp. Venue Score Stadium Crowd
08.04.2008 Southern League / Premier Division Home 0 - 0 Victoria Ground 303
22.03.2008 Southern League / Premier Division Away 0 - 4 Bashley Road 388
25.04.1992 Southern League / Premier Division Home 3 - 0 Victoria Ground 1658
02.04.1992 Southern League / Premier Division Away 1 - 0 Bashley Road 326
22.12.1990 Southern League / Premier Division Home 2 - 4 Victoria Ground 667
25.08.1990 Southern League / Premier Division Away 1 - 1 Bashley Road 460