▁The ▁Sand ring ham ▁Football ▁Club ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁V FA ▁competition ▁( now ▁V FL ) ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁season , ▁though ▁the ▁first ▁moves ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁semi - prof essional ▁football ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁Sand ring ham ▁region ▁began ▁two ▁years ▁earlier . ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁that ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁three - way ▁merge ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁amateur ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁Sand ring ham ▁Am ateurs , ▁Black ▁Rock ▁FC ▁and ▁Ham pton ▁Am ateurs . ▁The ▁club ▁colours ▁of ▁gold , ▁black ▁and ▁blue ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁those ▁three ▁local ▁teams ▁respectively . ▁In ▁the ▁clubs ' ▁first ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁of ▁existence , ▁they ▁achieved ▁a ▁final ▁end ▁of ▁season ▁lad der ▁position ▁of ▁no ▁higher ▁than ▁ 5 th , ▁which ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁season . ▁ ▁Sand ring ham ▁recorded ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁premi ership ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁season , ▁coming ▁from ▁behind ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁quarter ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁ 7 - point ▁win ▁over ▁Cam ber well ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁spect ators . ▁Though ▁the ▁club ▁strugg led ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁it ▁has ▁since ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁record ▁ 1 0 ▁premiers hips ▁in ▁total , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁consistent ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁V FL , ▁their ▁most ▁successful ▁period ▁coming ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s