Wikipedia - Hamworthy United F.C.

Hamworthy United Football Club is a football club based in Hamworthy, a suburb of Poole, England. Formed in 1970 as a merger of Hamworthy and Trinidad Old Boys, they are currently members of the Dorset Premier League and play at the County Ground. The club are affiliated to the Dorset FA.

History

Pre-merger

Hamworthy Football Club was established in 1926, and were founder members of the Dorset Combination in 1957. Trinidad Old Boys joined the Dorset Combination in 1965.

Post-merger

The two clubs merged in 1970 to form Hamworthy United, continuing in the Dorset Combination and playing at Hamworthy's County Ground. They were Dorset Combination champions in 1976–77 and won the League Cup in 1989–90. In 2002 the league was renamed the Dorset Premier League, with Hamworthy going on to win the league in its first season under the new name. They retained the title the following season, also winning the league's Charity Shield, and were promoted to Division One of the Wessex League.

In their first season in the Wessex League, Hamworthy won the League Cup, defeating Thatcham Town in the final. They went on to win the Dorset Senior Cup the following season with a 2–1 win over Poole Town in the final. In 2006 Division One of the Wessex League was renamed the Premier Division. They reached the final of the League Cup in 2008–09 and the Dorset Senior Cup in 2013–14, but lost in both matches.

Hamworthy won the Wessex League Cup in 2020–21, beating United Services Portsmouth 3–1 in the final. The 2021–22 season saw the club win the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One South of the Southern League. At the start of the 2022–23 season they won the inaugural Wessex League Charity Shield, defeating Shaftesbury 2–0. The club went on to finish third in Division One South, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Evesham United 3–0 in the semi-finals, they lost the final 2–0 to Sholing. In October 2023 the club withdrew from the Southern League, stating that they would focus on their reserve team in the Dorset Premier League.

ハムワーシー・ユナイテッドは、イングランド・ドーセット州プールのハムワーシー地区を拠点とするサッカークラブである。1899年に設立され、現在はサザンリーグ・プレミアサウスディビジョン(7部相当)に所属している。

クラブのホームスタジアムは、ハムワーシー・レクリエーショングラウンドである。収容人数は2,000人である。

ハムワーシー・ユナイテッドは、サウサンプトンやボーンマスなどのクラブを輩出している。また、クラブのユースチームは、イングランドFAユースカップで優勝した経験がある。

クラブのライバルは、同じプールの町に拠点を置くプール・タウンFCである。両チームの対戦は「ダービーマッチ」と呼ばれ、多くのサポーターが集まる。

ハムワーシー・ユナイテッドは、地元のコミュニティに密着したクラブとして知られている。クラブの運営には、多くのボランティアが協力している。

また、クラブは社会貢献活動にも積極的に取り組んでいる。2016年には、クラブのユースチームが、地元の病院に寄付をするためにチャリティーマッチを開催した。