Sholing Sports F.C.

Sholing Sports were a long running Southampton based football team who for many years played with great success in the Hampshire and Wessex League's.

Back in county football, Sholing quickly settled and shortly after moving to their Birch Lawn home, they won promotion as champions in 1952–53 before consolidating themselves in Division 2.

The club remained regular title contenders, finishing runners-up three times before the incredible 1982–83 season when they were deservedly League champions - and they completed a remarkable treble by also winning the Hampshire Senior and Russell Cotes Cup's.

For the 1986-87 campaign Sholing Sports became founder members of the newly formed Wessex League, and enjoyed a steady debut season in which they finished a creditable 9th.

Sholing Sports battled on until August 1993 when they were evicted from their ground - virtually on the eve of the new season and inevitably this unfortunately forced them to withdraw from the competition.

The club continued to operate during the 1993–94 season with just an Under 18's side playing in the Hampshire Youth League but the search for a new home ground was unsuccessful and they inevitably folded.