Lydney Town A.F.C.

Lydney Town
Full name Lydney Town Association Football Club
Nickname(s) The Town
Founded 1911
Ground Lydney Recreation Ground, Lydney
Capacity 700
Chairman Dean Voss
Manager Mark Lee
League Hellenic League Premier Division
2017–18 Hellenic League Premier Division, 16th of 20
Website Club website

Lydney Town A.F.C. are a football club based in Lydney, Gloucestershire, England. They are currently member of the Hellenic League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.[1]

History

The club was formed in 1911 and played in local leagues until 1952 when they joined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.[2] The club played in this league until 1969, when due to a lack of a committee the club folded, but was reformed again two seasons later.[2] The club won the Senior League Division One Championship in the 1979–80 season and moved to Division One of the Hellenic league for the 1980–81 season.[2][3] Four seasons later they left the league and rejoined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.[2]

In the 2005–06 season, they won the Gloucestershire County League title, earning promotion back into the Hellenic League Division One West for the 2006–07 season.[3] They won Division one west at the first attempt and were promoted to the Premier Division, but were demoted back to Division one a season later due to not having their floodlights operational in time.[3]

Ground

Lydney Town play their home games at Lydney Recreation Ground, Swan Road, Lydney GL15 5RU.

Honours

  • Hellenic League Division One West[3]
    • Champions (1): 2006–07
  • Gloucestershire County League[3]
    • Champions (1): 2005–06
  • Gloucestershire Northern Senior League[2]
    • Champions (1): 1979–80
    • Champions (1): 1977–78, 1978–79

Current Playing Squad

Position Name Position Name
GK Richard Thomas GK Ellis Boughton
DF Sam Elliott DF (C) Dan Morgan
DF Jordan Voss DF/MF Keelan Hamblett
DF/MF Ross Lindsay DF/MF Jack Rutter
DF/MF Liam Sheppard DF/MF/CF Peter Macklin
MF Frankie Johnson MF Matthew Board
MF Lewis Halford MF Bradley Cole
MF Dave Jenkins MF Jordan Sheen
MF/CF Charlie Powell CF Sam Wines
CF Ross Gabriel CF Lewis Thompson
CF Declan Morley-Lyne DF Will Humphries

References

  1. "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League | Club Details | Lydney Town". Hellenicleague.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "History – History 1 – Lydney Town AFC". Pitchero.com. 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 LYDNEY TOWN at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 51°43′22.32″N 2°31′43.52″W / 51.7228667°N 2.5287556°W / 51.7228667; -2.5287556

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