Carterton F.C.

Carterton
Full name Carterton Football Club
Founded 1918
Ground Kilkenny Lane, Carterton
Capacity 1,500[1]
Chairman Tom Amer
League Hellenic League Division One West
2017–18 Hellenic League Division Two West, 4th of 11 (promoted)

Carterton Football Club is a football club based in Carterton, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One West and play at Kilkenny Lane.

History

The club was founded in 1918,[1] and initially played in the Witney & District League.[2] They won the Premier Division title in 1960–61 and 1965–66.[3] In 1976–77 the club were Division One champions.[3] In 1982 the club was taken over by the Carterton Boys club and was renamed Carterton Town.[2] After winning the Division One title again in 1984–85, they won the Oxfordshire Junior Cup in 1985–86.[3] The club then moved up to Division One of the Hellenic League.[4] After winning Division One in 1989–90 the club were promoted to the Premier Division.[4]

Carterton were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 1991–92 season, but won the division again in 1993–94 to return to the Premier Division.[4] In 1998–99 they finished as Premier Division runners-up,[4] and went on to win the league's Supplementary Cup in 1999–2000 and the Challenge Cup in 2000–01.[5] In 2005 the club reverted to the name Carterton Football Club.[6] They remained in the Premier Division until being relegated to Division One West at the end of the 2010–11 season.[6] Although they won Division One West in 2015–16 and were promoted to the Premier Division,[4] the club withdrew from the league in September 2016 after their manager resigned and several players left.[7] They returned to Division Two West of the league the following season.

After a fourth-place finish in Division Two West in 2017–18, Carterton moved up to Division One West.

Ground

The club originally played at Alvescot Road Recreation Ground.[2] During the 1984–85 season they moved to Kilkenny Lane, which was officially opened by Lou Macari and Jim Smith in March 1985.[8]

Honours

  • Hellenic League
    • Division One champions 1989–90, 1993–94
    • Division One West champions 2015–16
    • Challenge Cup winners 2000–01
    • Supplementary Cup winners 1999–2000
  • Witney & District League
    • Premier Division champions 1960–61, 1965–66
    • Division One champions 1976–77, 1984–85
    • George Dingle Memorial Cup winners 1966–67, 1967–68, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1984–85[3]
  • Oxfordshire Junior Shield
    • Winners 1985–86

Records

  • Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2000–01[4]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2000–01[4]
  • Most goals: Phil Rodney[1]
  • Record attendance: 650 vs Swindon Town, friendly match, July 2001[1]

See also

  • Carterton F.C. players
  • Carterton F.C. managers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p673 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
  2. 1 2 3 History Carterton Town F.C.
  3. 1 2 3 4 History Witney & District League
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Carterton Town at the Football Club History Database
  5. ↑ 2015-16 Handbook Hellenic League
  6. 1 2 Carterton at the Football Club History Database
  7. ↑ FOOTBALL: Carterton resign from Hellenic League after second managerial exit of the season Oxford Mail, 6 September 2016
  8. ↑ Carterton Football Club Carterton Town Council

Coordinates: 51°46′34″N 1°36′03″W / 51.776039°N 1.6009328°W / 51.776039; -1.6009328

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