BAT Sports

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Ground: BAT Sports Ground, Southern Gardens, Totton, SO40 8RW

Telephone: 02380 862143

Chairman: Mick Geddes

Secretary: Bob Walsh

Manager: Danny Ackland

Directions to ground: From centre of Totton, proceed up Ringwood Road past a small roundabout and take 2nd left into Southern Gardens. Half mile from Totton (BR) or bus X2 from Southampton or Bournemouth.

Club history and honours:

THE CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN 1925 AS BRAMTOCO F.C., FROM THE WORKFORCE OF BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY AND MOVED TO ITS PRESENT GROUND IN TOTTON IN 1929.

LITTLE SUCCESS WAS GAINED IN ITS EARLY YEARS UNTIL WINNING THE SOUTHAMPTON JUNIOR "A" CUP IN 1932 AND AGAIN IN 1951.

THE FIRST LEAGUE HONOURS CAME IN 1935 WITH THE WINNING OF THE SOUTHAMPTON SENIOR LEAGUE.

IN 1950 THE "BRAMS" WON THE JUNIOR DIVISION 3 TITLE AND FROM THEN ON STEADILY CLIMBED THE LEAGUE TABLES CULMINATING IN 1970 BY WINNING THE SOUTHAMPTON PREMIER LEAGUE.

THE RESULTING SEASON SAW THE TEAM GAIN ENTRY INTO THE HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE AND ALSO SAW THE TEAMS NAME CHANGED TO BAT SPORTS.

THE HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION 3 TITLE WAS WON IN 1975 AND HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION 1 IN 1988 & 1989.

THE SOUTHAMPTON SENIOR CUP WAS WON IN 1976 & 1989 & WE WERE RUNNERS UP 3 TIMES IN THE 1990`S.

OTHER TROPHIES WON IN THIS PERIOD INCLUDE THE PERKINS CHARITY CUP, NEW FOREST INVITATION CUP, REG MATHIESON TROPHY, SOUTHAMPTON INDUSTRIAL CUP, AND THE SOUTHAMPTON CHARITY CUP.

THE SUCCESSFUL SUNDAY TEAM HAVE ALSO WON THE SOUTHAMPTON SENIOR LEAGUE, A.J. MILLER CUP, J.M. MILLER CUP, & THE HAMPSHIRE INTERMEDIATE CUP.

THE SUMMER OF 1989 SAW IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GROUND WHEREBY FLOODLIGHTS WERE ERECTED, A FIXED BARRIER AND A COVERED SPECTATOR AREA INSTALLED TO ENABLE THE TEAM TO ENTER THE WESSEX LEAGUE.

IN 1990 THE TEAM FINISHED IN 3RD POSITION & WON THE RUSSELL COTES CUP.

IN 1991, THE RESERVES ENTERED THE WESSEX COMBINATION LEAGUE AND FINISHED IN 3RD POSITION.

THEY WERE ALSO THE FIRST WINNERS OF THE WESSEX COMBINATION CUP,WHICH THEY WON AGAIN IN 1996.

THE NEW STAND WAS BUILT IN THE SUMMER OF 1995 & THE NEW COVERED TERRACE NAMED ‘THE NICK READ STAND’ WAS BUILT IN THE SUMMER OF 2004.

THE YOUTH TEAM WAS ALSO FORMED IN 1991 AND WON THE SOUTHAMPTON DIVISION 2 TITLE & THE ARNHEIM TROPHY AT THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT.

THEY THEN PROGRESSED THROUGH TO BECOME HAMPSHIRE DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONS & CUP WINNERS IN 1998.

SEASON 2003/04 SAW US PROGRESS INTO THE 3RD ROUND PROPER OF THE F.A. VASE TO PLAY AFC WIMBLEDON.

DUE TO POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS THE GAME HAD TO BE SWITCHED TO KINGSMEADOW TO PLAY IN FRONT OF A RECORD 2,763 SPECTATORS, BUT GOING OUT HONOURABLY IN A 0-1 DEFEAT.