Fordingbridge Sports Club
Our Clubs
Fordingbridge has a long history of supporting sport
Fordingbridge Turks (www.fordingbridgeturks.com)
The Turks and Fordingbridge Town youth football clubs merged in season 2014/2015. The Town Club was founded in 1992 with just 22 children. It has grown to nearly ten times this number today. The Turks are one of the oldest football clubs in the country, being founded in 1868 and have a unique status having played football in every season since their formation 147 years ago.
The Turks are probably the oldest club playing in the south of England with only seven older football league clubs all playing in the north of England. The club was the early home of a former player who went on to play for Southampton, Everton and England. In the latter part of the 19th century they won the prestigious Basingstoke Cup for three consecutive years and were allowed to retain the valuable trophy which is now kept in the museum at the regional offices of the FA at Basingstoke.
In April 1993 to celebrate their 125th anniversary the Turks hosted Southampton Premiership team at the Recreation ground in a prestigious match watched by around 2,000 people housed in temporary stands. At the time Southampton had just competed in the very first season of the newly formed Premiership and they brought their whole first team squad for the match. In 2018 the Turks celebrate their 150th Anniversary and plan replicating this prestigious friendly from 25 years ago against premier league club Southampton with another high profile match being played at the Recreation Ground.
The club run two senior sides who play in the Bournemouth and District leagues, a Development Squad and in the youth section have teams playing in the Testway leagues for U18, U16 and every level down to U8. There are girl players in the younger age groups and a mixed age girls team playing friendlies this season. For 2015/16 the Turks expect to have over one hundred and fifty 7 to U15 players. Also for 2015/16 it is planned for a ladies team to be playing league football on Sunday afternoons. The senior teams have aspirations to play in the Hampshire or Wessex league. In the summer months many of the age groups practice in the evenings at the Recreation Ground.
Fordingbridge Whippet Club (www.facebook.com/FordingbridgeWhippetRacingClub)
The club boasts a full length whippet track at the Recreation Ground which is one of the few remaining tracks in the south of England and in the summer hosts the English Whippet Derby. There are training sessions throughout the year. They meet twice a week to race. A small friendly group who welcomes Whippets, Terriers and Lurchers to come and race.07931 661 038
Fordingbridge Hockey Club (www.fordingbridgehc.com)
The club fields one Mens team on Saturdays in the Hampshire winter leagues, and has a thriving colts set-up which aims to provide grass roots hockey for players. It is working towards its first accreditation.
Fordingbridge Rugby Club (www.fordingbridgerfu.com)
Formed in 1983 the Rugby Club run two senior sides, with the first team playing in Hampshire Division 1 and the second team playing in Dorset & Wilts division 3 South. There is a Colts team consisting of 17 to 19 year olds and then teams for every age group from U16 down to U5. There are girls in the younger age groups and there is a Ladies team which currently plays touch rugby. This season there are over 100 senior players and about 175 junior/mini players registered with the club.