F.C. Oswestry Town

FC Oswestry Town
Full name Football Club Oswestry Town
Nickname(s) Town
Founded 2013
Ground Park Hall, Oswestry
Capacity 2,034 (1,034 seated)[1]
Chairman Ian Jones
Manager Matt Burton
League North West Counties League Division One South
2017–18 North West Counties League Division One, 19th of 22
Website Club website

Football Club Oswestry Town is a football club based in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One South and play at Park Hall, which is shared with The New Saints of the Welsh Premier League.

History

The club was formed in 2013 as a successor to Oswestry Lions, who had folded, and took the Lions' place in Division One of the Mercian Regional League.[2] After finishing third in their first season,[3] they were promoted to the Premier Division. Their first season in the Premier Division saw the club finish fifth,[4] as they also won the Commander Ethelstone Cup.[2] The club went on to win the Premier Division in 2015–16,[5][6] earning promotion to Division One of the North West Counties League.[7] The season also saw them retain the Commander Ethelstone Cup as well as winning the League Cup and Shropshire Challenge Cup.[8]

Honours

  • Mercian Regional League
    • Premier Division champions 2015–16
    • League Cup winners 2015–16
  • Commander Ethelstone Cup
    • Winners 2014–15, 2015 16
  • Shropshire Challenge Cup
    • Winners 2015–16

Records

  • Best FA Vase performance: First qualifying round, 2016–17[9]
  • Record attendance: 300, Shropshire Challenge Cup, 7 May 2016[10]

References

  1. ↑ Park Hall The New Saints F.C.
  2. 1 2 History F.C. Oswestry Town
  3. ↑ First Division FA Full Time
  4. ↑ Premier Division FA Full Time
  5. ↑ Mercial Regional League Football Club History Database
  6. ↑ Malpas 0 FC Oswestry Town 1 F.C. Oswestry Town
  7. ↑ Delight as FC Oswestry Town gain a place in NWCL Border Counties Advertizer 17 May 2016
  8. ↑ Introducing FC Oswestry Town North West Counties League
  9. ↑ FC Oswestry Town at the Football Club History Database
  10. ↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p461 ISBN 978-1869833695

Coordinates: 52°52′33″N 3°01′35″W / 52.8759°N 3.0264°W / 52.8759; -3.0264


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