BAT Sports F.C. - CLUB HISTORY
B.A.T. Sports F.C. are a football club based in Totton,
Hampshire
The club was formed in 1925 as Bramtoco F.C., from the
workforce of the British American Tobacco Company, and
changed name to BAT Sports F.C. in 1971, the year they
entered the Hampshire League. They progressed through
the divisions of the Hampshire League, winning Division
3 in 1975, before becoming champions of the top division
in both 1988 and 1989.
The erection of floodlights, a small covered stand, and
a permanent fixed barrier at their Southern Gardens ground
enabled them to take promotion to the Wessex League where
they have played their football since the 1989-90 season.
The current seated stand was finished in 1995, and further
covered standing area called the Nick Read Stand followed
in 2004
They have been able to enter the F.A. Competitions since
their elevation to the Wessex League, and although they
have had relatively little success in the FA Cup, they
have twice reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase. On the
second of those occasions, they were drawn to play A.F.C.
Wimbledon, and due to adverse weather and ground conditions
had to switch the tie to their opponents ground but were
rewarded with a club-record gate of 2,763.
In the 2005-06 season, they were members of the Wessex
League Division One (now the Premier Division), but have
been forced to drop down to Wessex League Division Two
for the new season due to the imminent loss of their Southern
Gardens ground, their home since 1929.
Club honours " Hampshire League Division 1 Champions
- 1987-88, 1998-99 " Hampshire League Division 3
Champions - 1974-75 " Hampshire Intermediate Cup
- 1937-38 " Hampshire Russell Cotes Cup - 1989-90
" Southampton Senior Cup - 1975-76, 1988-89
FA competitions best performances
FA Cup - 1st Qualifying Round 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03,
2004-05
FA Vase - 3rd Round 1999-00, 2003-04
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