Solent Stars History - The Website

The history of the club was put online in 2007. At the time, the team was still playing, so the website also contained up-to-date information. The launch of the website was announced with the following press release.

PRESS RELEASE - January 18th 2007

SOLENT STARS SENIOR MEN’S BASKETBALL 26 YEAR PLAYING RECORD

The Solent Stars club has published in three volumes, the complete playing history of the senior men’s team, dating back to their formation in 1980.

Author Jim Rumsey, who has been involved with the club since its inception, has given a description of around 900 league, cup (both national and European) and other tournament games.

The text and some of the photographs from the printed volumes has now been put on a website (www.solentstarshistory.co.uk) by his son, Jonathan Rumsey.  Jon is one of the 177 players portrayed in the history, having played over 120 games for the club.

In addition to the match descriptions, which are chronologically listed by season, the web edition also covers statistics, league tables for every season and the coaching records of the eleven coaches involved in the first 26 years of the club.  The team’s honours table is also included.   In addition to the history, the site is also carrying details of the current season, making it a useful resource for Solent Stars fans.

“This has been an epic undertaking, made possible by the files of the club and local newspapers, including those of the Newsquest group,” says author Jim Rumsey.  “Locally and nationally, there will be ex-players, fans and others who will be interested to be reminded of days past when Solent Stars was a household name thanks to its success on court.”

Once the club had ceased playing, the details of the final seasons were added and the look of the website was changed.

The website was then moved onto the Blogger platform, with additional information added from time to to time.