MONEYFIELDS - CLUB HISTORY
 

The Club began its current incarnation back in 1987 having reached to upper age group in the Portsmouth Lads League, a group of players decided to continue playing as Portsmouth Civil Service Reserves.

Gradually most of the players moved up to the first team and by 1991 the side had risen from the Portsmouth League to Hampshire League Division One on the back of three successive promotions.

The Clubs League success was matched in cup competitions with Portsmouth Senior Cup wins in 1991 and 1992, and Hampshire Intermediate Cup victories in 1992 and 1993.

After several seasons in the upper reaches of the Hampshire League, it became apparent that the Club would have to move away from their home in Copnor Road if they were to progress. After scouring the city for a new home the Club agreed a lease on the old Moneyfields Sports ground in Copnor, and so, in 1994, it moved to its current ground and became part of the Club whose name they now carry.

The Division One years were particularly successful and under the Management of George Wain and Micky Gee, the Club never finished below sixth place and clinched the Division One title in 1996-97 by 15 points.

Success on the pitch was matched by extensive ground developments off it thanks to a National Sports Lottery Grant. New changing rooms, offices and a floodlit all weather pitch were constructed as part of a scheme to bring the facilities up to Wessex League standard.

With the requisite developments in place, the 1997-98 campaign saw a tense battle with Blackfield & Langley to see who would claim a spot in the Jewsons Wessex League. Although Blackfield just pipped them in the table, Moneyfields better facilities meant it was they who claimed promotion.

The first season in the Wessex League saw the Club suprise many people by finishing in sixth position. The next couple of seasons saw the Club post respectable top ten finishes, but after finishing a disappointing sixteenth in 2000/01, Messrs Wain and Gee decided to step down after 13 seasons in charge.

Under the Managerial partnerships of Calvin Hore and Terry Arnold/Paul Gregory, and Craig Stafford and Miles Rutherford, the Club has established itself in the middle third of the table as well as embarking on a series of runs in the FA Cup and FA Vase.

The Management line up was boosted during the summer by the arrival of Bobby De St Croix and Alan Smith from Havant & Waterlooville.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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