Malvern Town F.C.

Malvern Town
Full name	Malvern Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Hillsiders
Founded	1946
Ground	Langland Stadium, Malvern
Capacity	2,500[1]
Chairman	Chris Pinder
Manager	Dene Whittal-Williams & Lee Hooper
League	West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division
2017–18	West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, 3rd of 20
Home colours	Away colours

Malvern Town Football Club is a football club based in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. They are currently members of the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division and play at the Langland Stadium.

History

The club was established in 1946 as Barnards Green Football Club.^[2] They joined the Worcester League, where they played until moving up to the Worcestershire Combination in 1955, going on to win the league at the first attempt.^[3] The club also won the Worcestershire Junior Cup and retained the trophy for the next two season, before winning it again in 1961–62.^[4] In 1967 the Worcestershire Combination was renamed the Midland Combination.^[3] The club won the inaugural Worcestershire Senior Urn in 1973–74, before retaining it for the next two seasons;^[4] they also finished as runners-up in the Midland Combination in 1973–74.^[3]

In 1979 Malvern transferred to the Premier Division of the West Midlands (Regional) League.^[3] Despite finishing bottom of the division in 1982–83, the club avoided being relegated. However, they were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1991–92 season.^[3] Despite only finishing ninth in Division One in 1993–94, the club were promoted back to the Premier Division.^[3] In 2003–04 they won the Premier Division title, earning promotion to the Midland Alliance.^[3] A third-place finish in the Alliance in 2005–06 saw the club promoted to Division One Midlands of the Southern League.^[3]

Malvern finished bottom of Division One Midlands in 2008–09 and were relegated back to the Midland Alliance. Two seasons later they finished bottom of the Midland Alliance and were relegated to the Premier Division of the West Midlands (Regional) League.^[3] The club won the Worcestershire Senior Urn for an eighth time in 2014–15.^[4]

Honours

West Midlands (Regional) League
- Premier Division champions 2003–04
Midland Combination
- Champions 1955–56
Worcestershire Senior Urn
- Winners 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2014–15^[4]
Worcestershire Junior Cup
- Winners 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62
Worcestershire Minor Cup
- Winners 1952–53

Records

Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 1981–82, 1986–87^[3]
Best FA Trophy performance: Preliminary round, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09^[3]
Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 1974–75, 1976–77^[3]
Record attendance: 2,006 v Hereford, 7 July 2015^[5]
Most appearances: Nick Clayton^[1]
Most goals: Graham Buffery^[1]

References

1 2 3 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p562 ISBN 978-1869833695
↑ History Malvern Town F.C.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Malvern Town at the Football Club History Database
1 2 3 4 Handbook Worcestershire FA
↑ Club record 2,006 at Malvern Town watch Hereford FC win first game 3-2 Worcester News, 8 July 2015

External links

Official website

Coordinates: 52°07′00.19″N 2°18′14.67″W / 52.1167194°N 2.3040750°W / 52.1167194; -2.3040750

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[NLCD2017-1] 1 2 3 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p562 ISBN 978-1869833695

[H-2] History Malvern Town F.C.

[FCHD-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Malvern Town at the Football Club History Database

[HB-4] 1 2 3 4 Handbook Worcestershire FA

[WN-5] Club record 2,006 at Malvern Town watch Hereford FC win first game 3-2 Worcester News, 8 July 2015

2017–18 West Midlands (Regional) League
Premier Division	AFC Bridgnorth Bewdley Town Bilston Town Black Country Rangers Cradley Town Dudley Sports Dudley Town Ellesmere Rangers Hereford Lads Club Malvern Town Pegasus Juniors Shifnal Town Smethwick Stone Old Alleynians Tividale Wednesfield Wellington Wellington Amateurs Wolverhampton Casuals Wolverhampton Sporting
Division One	AFC Broseley Allscott Bromyard Town Bustleholme Darlaston Town (1874) Gornal Athletic Kington Town Newport Town Old Wulfrunians St Martins Team Dudley Telford Juniors Tipton Town Wem Town Willenhall Town Worcester Raiders Wrens Nest Wyrley
Division Two	AFC Bilbrook AFC Bridgnorth Development AFC Wednesbury Bewdley Town Reserves Church Stretton FC Darlaston Gornal Colts Ludlow Market Drayton Town Reserves Oldbury United Rock Rovers Sikh Hunters Warstones Wanderers Wolverhampton United Wonder Vaults
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