História
Sandhurst Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England. Formed in 1910, the club plays at Bottom Meadow and compete in Wessex League Division One.
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After the club's formation in 1910, Sandhurst played in the Reading & District League consistently up to 1979 other than a short spell in the East Berkshire Football League. In 1979, the club was then elected into the Aldershot & District League in which they finished in third place in their first season. In 1984 Sandhurst Town F.C. finished as runners-up from whence whey became founder members of the Chiltonian League and a stepping stone toward becoming a senior club. Their most successful season in the Chiltonian Football League was in 1986–87 when they finished in second place. In 1990, the club applied for membership of the Combined Counties League and were accepted after being granted senior status by the Berks & Bucks County FA. The first two seasons were poor as they finished in bottom place on each occasion and avoided relegation back to the Chiltonian Football League at the end of the second season only due to the vacancy created by the departure of Steyning Town to the Sussex County League. However, the form of the club improved thereafter with appointment as player-manager of Tony O'Connor, who brought an improvement in the quality and stature of the team. During his second season of management, the club reached the final of the Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy, where they lost 1–0 to Eton Wick, and the final of the League Challenge Vase, losing 2–1 to Bedfont. In 1996, Tony O'Connor gave up his position as manager, although he remained at the club as a player.
The club were first accepted for entry in to the FA Cup in 1998–99, with their best run in the competition to date being reaching the second round qualifying in 2004–05. In the FA Vase, their most successful season was also 2004–05, when they reached the third round (last 64) before losing.
Upon finishing 7th in the 2010–11 league season, the Fizzers went on to beat Wembley F.C. 1–0 at Farnborough Town Football Stadium on 6 May 2011 in the EL Records Premier Challenge Cup. This was the first time Sandhurst had won this honour and did so without conceding a single goal throughout the tournament.
The 2022–23 season saw Sandhurst hit the national headlines as they were forced to play 10 games in 13 days following a wet winter which had seen many games postponed, and the FA insisting that all leagues were to be completed by the end of April. Winning eight out of the ten games enabled them to clinch the Combined Counties League Division One title.
Under subsequent management changes, the club was relegated back to Step 6 at the conclusion of the 2024–25 season.
For the 2026–27 season, staying at Step 6 the club was laterally moved by the Football Association from the Combined Counties League to Division One of the Wessex League. Carl Barrie was appointed first-team manager ahead of the campaign.
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