 Andover F.C. was a football club based in Andover , Hampshire , established in 1883 . Since the 2007 – 08 season , Andover had been a member of the Southern League Division One South and West at Step 4 of the National League System ( i.e. four divisions below the English Football League ) . The club played at this level for 29 of its 128 years of existence , and played its thousandth game in this league in 2008 . Compared with earlier periods , the ten years from 1998 to 2008 were relatively successful for Andover , seeing them win a number of league and cup honours as well as registering their biggest ever win . 
