- Bridgwater Town F.C.
Football club infobox
clubname = Bridgwater Town
fullname = Bridgwater Town Football Club
nickname = The Robins
founded = 1898 (reformed 1984)
ground = Fairfax Park,Bridgwater
capacity = 2,500
chairman = Alex Hurford
manager =
league = Southern League
Division One South & West
season = 2007–08
position = Southern League
Division One South and West, 6thBridgwater Town Football Club are a football club from
Bridgwater ,Somerset ,England . The original version of the club was founded in 1898. They currently play in theSouthern League Division One South and West . The club plays their home games at Fairfax Park.History
Early years
They originally played in the
Somerset County League , but dropped out after only four years. Re-establishing itself as Bridgwater AFC in 1903, the club played one year in theClevedon & District League in 1905 before joining theWeston & District League the next year. After some initial success, financial problems and World War I forced the club to once again disband.In 1921, the club was again reformed, this time as "Bridgwater Town F.C.", and joined the
Highbridge & District League for a few years, but ended up bouncing around several local leagues in this period. Eventually the club dropped down into junior football and eventually faded away.A new town club
In 1948, "Bridgwater Town AFC" was formed and finished runners-up in the
Somerset County League . They successfully applied for promotion to theWestern Football League and reached the top level after three seasons. They remained at that level for many years, winning the title in 1968 and 1981. After a 3rd place finish in 1982, they were accepted into the Southern League, but increased costs forced the club into liquidation after only two years in the SL.Re-formed once again
In 1984 "Bridgwater Town 1984 FC" was formed and joined the Somerset County League. The club advanced to the Premier Division and finished in the top three for six years in a row from 1988-94, culminating in a promotion back to the Western League.
Cup exploits
Bridgwater Town has reached the 2nd round of the
FA Cup twice, in 1960-61 and 1961-62, losing to Oxford United and Crystal Palace respectively. They also reached the first round in 1963-64 and in 1971-72. In theFA Vase , the club reached the 5th round in 2004-05, eventually falling at home to AFC SudburyExternal links
* [http://www.bridgwatertownfc1984.co.uk/Index.asp Official site]
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