Almondsbury F.C.

Almondsbury
Full name Almondsbury Football Club
Nickname(s) The Almonds
Founded 1969 (as Patchway North End)
Ground The Field, Almondsbury
Chairman Mike Blessing
Manager Neil Bailey
League Hellenic League Division One West
2017–18 Western League Division One, 13th of 22 (transferred)

Almondsbury Football Club is a football club based in Almondsbury, near Bristol, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA, they are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One West and play at the Field.

History

The club was established in 1969 as Patchway North End, and were originally based in Patchway, before becoming Patchway Old Boys in 1971.[1] In 1989 they relocated to nearby Almondsbury and were renamed Almondsbury Football Club.[1] They were members of the Bristol & Suburban League until winning the league in 2000–01, earning promotion to the Gloucestershire County League.[1]

In 2003–04 Almondsbury won the Gloucestershire County League title and were promoted to the Division One of the Western League.[2] After partnering with the University of the West of England,[1] the club were renamed Almondsbury UWE in 2009.[3] They finished bottom of Division One in 2016–17, but were not relegated. In the summer of 2017 the club dropped "UWE" from their name. At the end of the 2017–18 season, they were transferred to Division One West of the Hellenic League.

Honours

  • Gloucestershire County League
    • Champions 2003–04
  • Bristol Suburban League
    • Premier Division champions 2000–01

Records

  • Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2012–13, 2015–16[3]
  • Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2013–14[3]

See also

  • Almondsbury F.C. players
  • Almondsbury F.C. managers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Petersfield Town F.C.
  2. ↑ Almondsbury at the Football Club History Database
  3. 1 2 3 Almondsbury UWE at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 51°32′56.22″N 2°34′18.60″W / 51.5489500°N 2.5718333°W / 51.5489500; -2.5718333

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