About this site

About & FAQ

What this archive contains, how to use it, and answers to common questions.

📌 This is the league's archive and stats site, updated weekly. For live fixtures, results and tables, go to Full Time ↗.

📚 What's on this site?

A searchable archive of league history since 1965. The best places to start are History (every section of the site in one place), Player Stats, Teams, Tables and Search.


📅 What years does the data cover?

Different parts of the site draw on different data sources, which go back different distances. This explains why some pages have richer data than others.

2019/2020 was abandoned because of Covid‑19, and its results were expunged.


🧭 How to use this site

Tap almost anything. Player names open the player's profile, team names open the club page, seasons open that season's tables, and cup and league badges open the competition.

Using the Search page
The Search page searches players, teams, seasons, pages and Gazette articles at once. Results are grouped by type, so you can jump straight to a player profile, a team page or a season's tables. Press Enter to go straight to the top result.
Filtering match history on a team page
At the bottom of every team page is a full match history. You can filter it by:
  • Season – one season, or all seasons
  • Competition – all, league only, or cups only
  • Home / Away – all, home only, or away only
Results are paginated and update as soon as you change a filter.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

About this site

Is this the official league website?
This site is the official Basingstoke Football League archive website and is linked from the league's official Instagram. However, it is not used for live administration.

The league continues to use Full Time for official day-to-day operations such as fixtures, results, and league tables. This site exists as a historical archive and statistics platform, bringing together season history, records, and long-term data in one place.

In short: Full Time is for live match administration, this site is for historical records and statistics.
Is this the Sunday league or the Saturday league?
The Sunday league. The Basingstoke Football League is Basingstoke's Sunday league, and this site covers its history from 1965 onwards. You may also see it called the Basingstoke Sunday League or the Basingstoke & District Sunday League, especially in older newspaper articles.

There used to be a separate Saturday league too. It's no longer running, but its honours and tables are kept in the Saturday League History section.
How often is the site updated?
Weekly, with the latest results and stats. Bigger additions, such as new historical data, are announced on the Updates page.
Where can I find current fixtures, results, and tables?
The league uses Full Time. You can view live fixtures, results, and tables here: Full Time – Basingstoke Football League.

Features explained

What is the difference between Top Scorer and Golden Boot, and Golden Glove and Most Clean Sheets?
These categories separate all-competitions totals from league-only totals, and also separate records from official awards:
  • Top Scorer → Player with the most goals across all competitions in a season (league + cups)
  • Golden Boot → Player with the most league goals only in a season (official award)
  • Most Clean Sheets → Goalkeeper with the most clean sheets across all competitions in a season (league + cups)
  • Golden Glove → Goalkeeper with the most league clean sheets only in a season (official award)
In short: "Top Scorer" and "Most Clean Sheets" include all competitions, while "Golden Boot" and "Golden Glove" are league-only awards.
What is "Player Connections"?
It shows how players are linked through matches across league history. Discover who they played with most often, who they faced most often, and compare two players to see their shared match history.
What does "Ever‑Present" mean?
The Ever-Present statistic is for players who have played in every league season since 2017/2018.
What is the 100 Club and 150 Club?
The 100 Club lists every player who has scored 100 or more goals (league and cup) since 2017/2018. The 150 Club lists every player who has made 150 or more appearances (league and cup) in the same period. Both are rolling honours lists — players are added as they reach the threshold.
How are league titles and cup wins counted?
League titles: a player counts as a champion if he made at least 5 appearances for the winning team that season – the same threshold the Premier League uses for a winner's medal.

Cup wins: a player counts as winning a cup if he played in the final and his team won it.

Cup-winning squads: a player who played in earlier rounds for the winning team, but not in the final, was part of a cup-winning squad. These show on his profile with "(squad)" and are mentioned in his bio, but don't count towards Most Cup Wins on Player Records.

Player honours are counted from 2017/2018, when line-ups start.
What is "Player Partnerships"?
Player Partnerships highlights the most iconic player pairings – teammates, rivals, and everything in between.

Team pages

Why does a team page show no match results?
Full match data is only available from 2012/2013 onwards. Teams that were active before that period — or that folded before 2012 — will show their honours and league positions, but no individual match records. This is a data availability issue, not an error.
What is "Club Records (Single Season)" on a team page?
This table shows the best single-season performance for a club across five categories: most goals scored, fewest goals conceded, best goal difference, most points, and most wins. It covers every season the club has played, except the expunged 2019/2020 season. Clicking the season link takes you to the full league table for that year.
What is "Records & Statistics" on a team page?
This section shows where the club ranks in the league's all-time records. Badges marked 🏆 mean the club holds a league record outright; badges marked 📊 show their ranking (e.g. 3rd, 6th). Categories include longest unbeaten run, longest scoring run, perfect seasons, biggest victories, most points in a season, fewest goals conceded, and more. Only the top 10 clubs appear for each category, so not every team will have entries here.

Data & corrections

Why is some data missing (e.g., old goal records)?
Historical records are incomplete. We add information as we find it. If you have old match reports or stats, please contact us.
What does "expunged season" mean on the Golden Boot / Golden Glove pages?
The 2019/2020 season was abandoned due to the Covid-19 pandemic before it could be completed. Results from that season were expunged.
I found an error – what should I do?
Use the Contact form and choose General / Correction. We'll correct it when we can.

Contact

Can I submit historical information (photos, reports, stats)?
Absolutely – use the Contact form and choose History & Submissions. We welcome anything that adds to the archive.
How do I find a team, become a referee, or sponsor the league?
Looking for a team, or players for your team? Use Find Your Match. For refereeing or sponsorship, use the Contact form and choose Sponsorship – it goes to the League Chairman.