TOTTON & ELING - HISTORY
The Club was formed in 1925 as Bramtoco FC from the workforce of the British American Tobacco Company and changed its name to BAT Sports in 1971, the same year as they entered the Hampshire League. They progressed through the Leagues, winning Division Two in 1975 and being Champions of Division One in both 1988 and 1989.
At that time the installation of floodlights, the construction of a small stand and a permanent fixed barrier enabled them to join the Wessex League. An additional stand and covered standing area followed in due course. Since joining the League they have twice reached the third round of the FA Vase, on the second occasion being drawn against AFC Wimbledon. With the weather causing the BAT ground to be unfit the tie was switched to South West London drawing an attendance of nearly 3,000.
Due to the imminent loss of their long serving Southern Gardens home they were forced to drop down a division at the end of the 2006-07 season and continued with their reserve side in Wessex League Division Two at the end of that season and because of a restructuring in the leagues and still having their ground with a new one promised by Linden Homes they were put in Division One and changed their name to Totton and Eling Football Club. They worked hard in getting a side that would compete and were eventually rewarded in 2009 winning the Division One comfortably, with over 100 points and goals regaining Wessex Premier Football again.
The next year we moved to our new and present ground Miller Park at Little Testwood Farm which is adjacent to AFC Totton. We managed to stay in the Premier division until 2015 when with a lack of funds with having no clubhouse and a real lack of people to help, the club got relegated to Division One after a great fightback right till the end of the season which saw us narrowly relegated on the last day of last season.
We have been rebuilding the club over the last couple of seasons with our youth and go again this term in Division 1 with a new Development side and the backing of our Youth section who are the driving force at the club at the moment. We have an U7, U8, U9, U10, 2 U15, U15 & U16 (Girls), D Squad & 1st Team and still growing every year.
The club have just recently signed a 25 year lease on their new ground Miller Park which now gives the club security and a stable footing to build for the future. 2018/2019 saw the club putting down foundations for the future and this is the Millers first taste of FA Competition after a hiatus of four years.
The Millers have resided in Division One of the Wessex League since 2015/16, with a highest placed finish of ninth in 2022/23.
