Farnborough Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Founded in 1967 as Farnborough Town, they are currently members of the , the sixth tier of English football and play at Cherrywood Road.
History
The club was established as Farnborough Town in 1967 and joined the Surrey Senior League in 1968. Their first league match saw them beat Surbiton Byron 7–6. and after finishing as runners-up in 1971–72, they moved up to the Spartan League. They went on to win three consecutive league titles, losing only one league match during each of the 1973–74 and 1974–75 seasons. In 2008–09 they were Premier Division runners-up, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Hemel Hempstead Town 4–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the semi-finals, they lost 1–0 to Gloucester City in the final.
Farnborough then began to suffer financial problems. In 2011–12 they were deducted five points after submitting misleading financial information to the Football Conference, and had ten points deducted the following season after going into administration again. They were relegated to the Premier Division of the Isthmian League at the end of the 2014–15 season and were subsequently demoted to Division One Central of the Southern League at the end of the 2015–16 season despite not finishing in the relegation zone due to their financial situation. They were Division One Central runners-up the following season; in the subsequent play-offs they defeated Egham Town 4–0 in the semi-finals before beating Barton Rovers 2–0 in the final to earn promotion back to the Premier Division of the Southern League. League reorganisation saw the club placed in the Southern League Premier South Division in 2018. After finishing third in 2021–22, they defeated Metropolitan Police in the play-off semi-final, before beating Hayes & Yeading United 2–1 in the final to secure promotion to the National League South. In 2022–23 the club defeated League Two side Sutton United 2–0 in the first round of the FA Cup, before losing 4–1 to Wrexham in the second.
Ground
The club initially played on a council pitch at the Queen's Road recreation ground. However, to progress in the non-League pyramid the club had to find a ground that could be enclosed. A site on Cherrywood Road was obtained and developed with support from a local company.
Current squad
Management team
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!Position
!Staff
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|Manager|| Spencer Day
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|rowspan="3"|Coach||Anthony Millerick
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|Neil Woodyer
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|Nick Meads
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|Coach/Analyst|| Samuel Rocca
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|Head Therapist|| Holly Vickers
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|Therapist|| Steve Girdler-Whitcombe
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|Physio|| Ciara Blackman
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|Kit Manager|| Louie Prince
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Honours
- Isthmian League
- Premier Division champions 2000–01
- Division One champions 1984–85
- Division Two champions 1978–79
- Southern League
- Premier Division champions 1990–91, 1993–94, 2009–10
- Division One South & West champions 2007–08
- Athenian League
- Division Two champions 1976–77
- London Spartan League
- Champions 1975–76
- Spartan League
- Champions 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75
- Hampshire Senior Cup
- Winners 1974–75, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1990–91, 2003–04,
See also
- Farnborough F.C. players
- Farnborough F.C. managers