 Despite this period of success , the club failed to attract significant local support . The club was close to extinction during the summer of 2003 after the chairman resigned , and was only saved when twelve supporters secured its future by purchasing the lease for the Portway Stadium from the outgoing chairman . The 2003 – 04 season brought success in the FA Vase competition , when Andover reached the quarterfinals for the first time in their history , before losing to Hampshire rivals Winchester City . They finished sixth in the league and won the North Hants Senior Cup for the fifth time . The 2004 – 05 season saw an improvement in the league with a fifth @-@ place finish ; the reserves finished runners up in the Wessex Combination East division . The club also won the North Hants Senior Cup for the sixth time . 
