Carterton F.C.
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Full name | Carterton Football Club | ||
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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) | ||
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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
See also
- Carterton F.C. players
- Carterton F.C. managers
References
- 1 2 3 4 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p673 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
- 1 2 3 History Carterton Town F.C.
- 1 2 3 4 History Witney & District League
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Carterton Town at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ 2015-16 Handbook Hellenic League
- 1 2 Carterton at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ FOOTBALL: Carterton resign from Hellenic League after second managerial exit of the season Oxford Mail, 6 September 2016
- ↑ Carterton Football Club Carterton Town Council
External links
Coordinates: 51°46′34″N 1°36′03″W / 51.776039°N 1.6009328°W