Baffins Milton Rovers F.C.

Full name Baffins Milton Rovers Football Club
Founded 2011
Ground The Kendall Stadium, Portsmouth
Ground Capacity 120 seater stand
Manager Louis Bell
League Wessex League Division One
2015–16 Hampshire Premier League Senior Division, 1st (promoted)
Website Club home page

Baffins Milton Rovers F.C. is an English football club based in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Wessex League Division One, at level 10 of the English football league system. They play their home matches at the Kendall Stadium.

History

The club was formed in 2011 following the amalgamation of two very successful Sunday league teams, Baffins Milton and Milton Rovers. Both teams had won several league and cup titles in the Portsmouth Dockyard and Meon Valley leagues.[1]

Baffins Milton Rovers had early success, winning the Portsmouth Saturday Football League in the first season[2] and coming runners-up in the second.[3] This led to promotion to the Hampshire Premier League for the 2013-14 season.

The club enjoyed a successful 2013-14 season, winning the Hampshire Premier League Senior Division at its first attempt,[4] the Hampshire League Cup[5] and the Portsmouth Senior Cup, beating Moneyfields F.C. 4-2 in the final at Fratton Park.[6] In 2014-15, they were runners-up in the Hampshire Premier League[7] and League Cup.[8]

The club moved to their new ground, the Kendall Stadium, for the start of the 2015-16 season, undertaking significant development of spectator and player facilities.[9] In 2015-16 they won both the Hampshire Premier League Senior Division[10] and the Portsmouth Senior Cup for the second time, beating Havant & Waterlooville F.C. in the final.[11] The club was accepted for promotion to the Wessex Football League for the 2016-17 season, joining Division One.[12]

Ground

Baffins Milton Rovers play their home games at the Kendall Stadium, Kendalls Wharf, Eastern Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5LY.[13]

The club previously played on the southern pitch at the Langstone Harbour Sports Ground. In 2015 the club obtained a 50-year lease from Portsmouth City Council for the northern section of the sports ground and started to develop the ground in preparation for promotion. They moved to the new ground in time for the 2015-16 season, and it was named the Kendall Stadium after one of its sponsors.[9] Developments included a new 120-seater stand, changing rooms, perimeter fence and concreting, with £70,000 in grants contributing to the £100,000 costs .[9][14] Further upgrades in summer 2016 included new floodlights, dug-outs and spectator toilets. A £33,189 grant from the Premier League through the Football Stadia Improvement Fund part-funded the £50,000 costs.[15][16] The upgrades allowed the club to be accepted for promotion to Wessex League Division One for the 2016-17 season, having won the Hampshire Premier League for the second time in 2015-16.[12]

The new ground was officially opened on 3 August 2016 in a pre-season friendly match with Salisbury F.C.[15]

Honours

League Honours

Cup Honours

Records

References

  1. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Baffins Milton Rovers". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Portsmouth Saturday Football League 2011-12". full-time.thefa.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  3. 1 2 "Portsmouth Saturday Football League 2012-13". full-time.thefa.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hampshire Premier Football League 2013-14". full-time.thefa.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  5. 1 2 "Football Club History Database - Hampshire Premier League 2013-14". fchd.info. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  6. 1 2 "Baffins secure Portsmouth Senior Cup". www.portsmouth.co.uk. The Portsmouth News. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  7. 1 2 3 "Hampshire Premier Football League 2014-15". full-time.thefa.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  8. 1 2 "Football Club History Database - Hampshire Premier League 2014-15". fchd.info. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  9. 1 2 3 "Firms chip in to help football club's stadium dream". www.portsmouth.co.uk. The Portsmouth News. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  10. 1 2 "Hampshire Premier Football League 2015-16". full-time.thefa.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  11. 1 2 "Baffins beat young Hawks to win Portsmouth Senior Cup". www.portsmouth.co.uk. The Portsmouth News. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  12. 1 2 "Club Allocation 2016/17 | Sydenhams Football League (Wessex)". wessexleague.co.uk. The Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Official Website. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  13. ↑ "Contact - Baffins Milton Rovers FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  14. ↑ "Portsmouth community football club seeks volunteers". www.portsmouth.co.uk. The Portsmouth News. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  15. 1 2 "Celebration as club officially opens ground". www.portsmouth.co.uk. The Portsmouth News. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  16. ↑ "Bright future ahead for Baffins Milton Rovers FC as they unveil £50,000 stadium upgrade". The Football Stadia Improvement Fund. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Moneyfields clinch city crown". www.portsmouth.co.uk. The Portsmouth News. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  18. ↑ "Portsmouth Saturday Football League 2012-13 Results". full-time.thefa.com. The FA. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  19. ↑ "Sydenhams Football League 2016-17 Results". full-time.thefa.com. The FA. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  20. ↑ "Fixtures / Results - Salisbury FC - Official Website". www.salisburyfc.co.uk. Salisbury FC. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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