Recreation Ground, Badshot Lea, Farnham, Surrey GU9 9LB -
TEL: 0152 316076

Badshot Lea F.C. are based near Farnham, Surrey,  competing in the Combined Counties League Premier Division.

They were previously members of the Hellenic Football League Premier Division but at the end of the 2007/08 season, with the agreement of both leagues, they swapped places with Reading Town.
Full name Badshot Lea Football Club
Nickname(s) The Baggies
Founded 1904
Ground Cherrywood Rd, Farnborough
(Grondshre with Farnborough)
Chairman (mens' section) Mark Broad
League Combined Counties League Premier Division
2008–09 Combined Counties Football League
Premier Division, 7th
2009–10 Combined Counties Football League
Premier Division, 10th
Home colours
The Combined Counties Football League is a regional English football league currently comprising teams from Berkshire, Greater London, Hampshire, and Surrey. Its top division sits at Step 5 of the National League System (or level 9 of the overall English football league system).



DIRECTIONS Badshot Lea is about two and a half miles north east of Farnham, Surrey.. The club is based at three locations Badshot Lea Sports Ground, behind "The Green" at Badshot Lea, Farnham (Mens and some youth football) Weybourne Rec, behind Weybourne Village Hall and Cannons on Weybourne Road, Farnham (all the training, colts and some of the youth football) Traco Club (Aldershot Traction Sports Club), Weybourne Road, Aldershot



Early history suggests that the village football club was formed in 1904, after a meeting at the local village hall. They initially played friendly matches before deciding that they affiliate to Surrey County Football Association in 1907.They began life in the junior leagues in the county before gradually progressing through the years. The most recent history shows The Lea playing in the Aldershot leagues and progressing through the various divisions, eventually obtaining promotion to the Surrey INTER League Western in 1978. Progress through the three divisions saw The Lea eventually promoted to the Surrey Premier League in 1986. This was for one year only as Badshot Lea F.C. obtained the dubious distinction of being relegated with the highest points total ever achieved for a side being relegated.

Season 1988 saw Badshot Lea F.C. again in the Surrey INTER League Western. The ensuing years saw the ups and downs that one experiences until season 2002/03 which saw eventual promotion to Senior Football via The Hellenic League. This was not without its problems though. The FA at Soho Square tried to block the move and it was only with the full backing of The Hellenic League and the determination of the committee at The Lea, which eventually saw The Lea given the green light.