SholingFC

The club can trace it's history back to the 1890's, but it's the here and now and the future that's most important & the club had nothing to do with "Sports" demise in the mid 1990's. Our club had to come up with a new name once VT withdrew their funding & given it's a Southampton based club and part of the ground's boundaries just come inside the city ward of Sholing, it seemed an appropriate name to use. Club makes no apologies for wanting to attract as many fans as possible, be they Saints, Ex-Sholing Sports or whoever. It's the only way to survive unless someone wants to bankroll the club.

As with all levels of football there is sadly always a small minority with their own agenda, although at non-league level the vast majority enjoy their football and many work hard to keep their respective clubs going. Sholing run a first team, reserves & ladies teams for adults. We also have 15 youth teams across the age ranges. Pretty much all the coaching & organising of all these teams is on a voluntary basis. It's a hand to mouth existance for the club, especially since the club was forced to go independent from what was Vospers and thus far have not been successful in getting grants to rebuild the clubhouse (to enable non-matchday income via a social club & 3G pitch etc). There is no sugar-daddy at Sholing, unlike some other clubs in the Wessex League. So every fan through the turnstiles is vitally important, hence why the club is trying to gain more via means such as this & there has always been a strong connection with Saints, of which pretty much all Sholing fans are SFC supporters as well. If other local clubs do the same, good for them.

Final Score: Sholing FC 12 (Yes, TWELVE) Downton FC 1 Sholing also missed a penalty.

I can not speak for Downton FC and their possible lineup, I guess the only way to find out is to pop along to the game.

Quick heads up if you are after a football fix today that Sholing FC take on Downton FC at the Silverlake Arena on Portsmouth Road at 3pm. Sholing remain unbeaten in the Wessex League after 19 games and top the table. We are also currently the 3rd best performing Level 5 non-league team in the UK ( http://www.clubcrowds.com/step5-1.html ). Adults £5.00 Senior Citizens £3.00 Juniors (12-16) £2.00 Under 12 (when accompanied by an adult) FREE Parking FREE Also, a note for your diaries, that on Saturday 18th January, Sholing play Hullbridge Sports in the FA Vase 4th Round. Saints are not playing that day, so we hope for a good turnout to boost the "Boatmen" chances of getting one step closer to Wembley. (apologies if this is the wrong forum, my last post was moved here by a moderator. Thanks)

Thanks St Chalet

Hello, with no Saints game on Saturday, if you want to see some local football action, then pop along to the Silverlake Arena for Sholing against Lymington Town. Sholing remain unbeaten this season and are 2nd in the Wessex League Premier Division. However, we have 4 games in hand over Newport IOW. Sholing have scored 93 goals in the 29 games played in all competitions and we put 7 past Bemerton Heath in midweek. Adults £5.00 Senior Citizens £3.00 Juniors (12-16) £2.00 Under 12 (when accompanied by an adult) FREE Parking FREE Silverlake Arena is on P*rtsmouth Road. There is a bar & refreshments in the ground.