- Poole Town F.C.
Football club infobox
clubname = Poole Town
fullname = Poole Town Football Club
nickname = The Dolphins
founded =1890
ground = Tatnam,Poole cite web|url=http://www.wessexleague.co.uk/pooletown.htm|title=Poole Town FC - The Sydenhams Football League (Wessex)]capacity = 250: 150 sitting, 100 standing
chairman = flagicon|England Clive Robbins [http://www.wessexleague.co.uk/pooletown.htm Poole Town Fc - The Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) ] ]
mgrtitle = Manager
manager = flagicon|England Tommy Killick
league =Wessex League Premier Division
season = 2007-08
position =Wessex League Premier Division, 4th
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leftarm2=5CA7E1|body2=5CA7E1|rightarm2=5CA7E1|shorts2=5CA7E1|socks2=5CA7E1Poole Town F.C. is a football club based in
Poole ,England . They were established in 1890 and joined the Western League Division Two in 1930. They won the Western League title in 1957 and reached the First Round Proper of theFA Cup four times in their history. They are currently members of the newly re-namedWessex League Premier Division. They play at Tatnam, Poole, and finished the 2007-08 Wessex League Premier Division in 4th place. [cite web | title = The Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) | work =The FA | publisher = | date = 2008 | url = http://full-time.thefa.com/gen/Index.do?league=274386 | accessdate = 2008-05-31 ]Poole is the second largest settlement (by population) in England without a professional Football League or Premiership team. The largest isDudley in the West Midlands. [cite web | title = Largest Towns without a Football League Team | work = LoveMyTown.co.uk | publisher = | date =2008 | url = http://www.lovemytown.co.uk/FootballTeams/FootballTeamsTable6.htm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-06-01 ]History
Poole Town were formed when two local teams, Poole Hornets and Poole Rovers, merged in 1890. Both teams had been in existence since 1880. Poole joined the
Dorset League in 1896 then theHampshire League in 1903.cite web | title = History of Poole Town FC | work = Poole Town FC | date =2008 | url = http://www.poole-town.fsnet.co.uk/history2.htm ] The club enjoyed success in the Dorset Senior Cup in their early years, winning it for the fifth time in 1907.After several season without football because of the First World War, the club began playing again in the 1919-20 season under the name Poole & St. Marys. They changed their name back to Poole FC after one season. Poole joined the Western League in 1923.
Poole won the Dorset Senior Cup again in 1926, the club also turned professional that year and joined the
Southern Football League , Eastern Division. The 1926-27 season saw the club's bestFA Cup run in its history. They reached the third round and played Everton, losing 3-1 atGoodison Park . They won the Dorset Senior Cup again in 1927 and reached the First Round of theFA Cup three seasons in a row. Poole rejoined the Western League in 1932 and stayed there (except for the 1934-35 season) until 1957.In 1933, Poole moved into
Poole Stadium (now the home ofPoole Pirates ) which they stayed in until 1994. They became known as "Poole Town" in 1934. Poole Town reached the First Round Proper of theFA Cup in 1946. They held QPR to a 2-2 draw before losing in the replay 6-0. They reached the first round again in 1963 and 1967. They lost to Watford in a replay in 1963. They lost again toQPR F.C. in 1967.Poole were forced to leave Poole Stadium after 61 years in 1994 and they shared a ground with
Hamworthy United F.C. . In the 1995-96 season, they equalled the record for the worst season in football history, winning just 1 point from 42 matches. They were relegated from the Southern League and joined theHampshire League Division One, sharing a ground with Holt United.Poole won the Dorset Senior Cup for the 12th time in 1998. They also won the Hampshire League Cup and finished 3rd in the league. They won the league cup again in 1999 and finished 2nd in the league but were not promoted. The Hampshire League Premier Division was created for the 2000-01 season but Poole could not join because they did not have sufficient ground grading. They were "relegated" and remained in the first division.
In 2000, they were promoted into the Hampshire League Premier Division. The moved into Haskells Rec but left after a few seasons due to vandalism and started playing at Tatnam, the school field of
Oakdale South Road Middle School . They have since had built a permanent barrier around the pitch, hardstanding,floodlights , dugouts, a small club shop and a £70,000 stand which allowed them to be promoted into theWessex League First Division.In 2008 Poole Town submitted plans for the creation of a new £1 million ground in
Branksome which would enable them to meet strictFootball Association criteria to progress up the pyramid ladder. cite web | year = 2008 | url = http://archive.thisisdorset.net/2008/4/3/137185.html | title = Poole plan move to Branksome Rec | work =Dorset Echo | publisher =Newsquest | accessdate = 2008-06-29]Records
Highest League Position: 16th Southern Premier League - 1966-67 cite web|url=http://www.poole-town.fsnet.co.uk/records.htm|title=Records]
Lowest League Position: 1st Hampshire League Division One [http://www.poole-town.fsnet.co.uk/records.htm Records ] ]
Best FA Cup Run: 3rd Round Proper - 1926 [http://www.poole-town.fsnet.co.uk/records.htm Records ] ]
Largest Home Crowd: 11,155 vs Watford in the FA Cup 1st round replay - 1963 [http://www.poole-town.fsnet.co.uk/records.htm Records ] ]
Biggest Home Win: 8-0 vs Bishopstoke Social - 1999 [http://www.poole-town.fsnet.co.uk/records.htm Records ] ]
Biggest Away Win: 11-0 vs Horndean - 1998 [http://www.poole-town.fsnet.co.uk/records.htm Records ] ]
Record Transfer Fee (In): Nicky Dent (£5,000) - 1990 [http://www.poole-town.fsnet.co.uk/records.htm Records ] ]
Record Transfer Fee (Out): Nicky Dent (£8,000) - 1992 [http://www.poole-town.fsnet.co.uk/records.htm Records ] ]upporters
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