Sturminster Newton United F.C.
- Sturminster Newton United F.C.
Infobox Football club
clubname = Sturminster Newton United
fullname = Sturminster Newton United
Football Club
nickname = The Cherries
founded = 1871 (as Panthers)
ground = Honeymead Lane
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
capacity =
chairman = I. Myall
manager = Neil Coates
league = Dorset Premier League
season = 2007–08
position = Dorset Premier League, 10th
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Sturminster Newton United Football Club is a football club based in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England, currently playing in the Dorset Premier League.
History
In 1874 the club, which was then known as Panthers FC, became the first ever club from the West Country to participate in the FA Cup, [ [http://www.dorsetfa.com/history.htm History page of the Dorset FA website] ] reaching the second round on three occasions. In 1877–78, they played the legendary Wanderers in the first round, but lost 9-1. [ [http://www.fchd.info/cups/facup1877-78.htm Football Club History Database record of the 1877/78 FA Cup] ] In the 1890s, their name was changed to Sturminster St Marys, with the current name adopted in 1945.
They were among the founding members of the Dorset Combination in 1957. After leaving the league due to financial difficulties in 1960, they played in the lower Dorset Senior League until they rejoined the Combination in 1972. They remain in that competition (since 2002 renamed the Dorset Premier League) to this day, although they have never finished in the top two positions. They moved from a public recreation ground to their own stadium at Honeymead Lane in 1996.
Club records
*Best league performance: 4th in Dorset Combination, 1983/84 "(NB records prior to 1979 are not available)"
*Best FA Cup performance: 2nd round, 1875/76, 1876/77, 1878/79 (as Panthers) - no modern participation
References
ources
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External links
* [http://www.snufc.co.uk/ Official site]
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