- Swindon Supermarine F.C.
Infobox Football club
clubname = Swindon Supermarine
fullname = Swindon Supermarine Football Club
nickname = The Marine
shortname = Supermarine
founded = 1992
ground = Supermarine Stadium,
South Marston ,Swindon
capacity = 3,000 (325 seated)
chairman = Cliff Puffett
manager = Mark Collier
league =Southern League Premier Division
season = 2007-08
position = Southern League Premier Division, 12th
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pattern_b2=_white_blue_right_shoulder|pattern_ra2=__whitelines|leftarm2=ffffff|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=ffffff|shorts2=ffffff|socks2=ffffffSwindon Supermarine F.C. are a football club based in
Swindon ,Wiltshire ,England . Currently they are members of the Southern League Premier Division. Their ground is floodlit and is situated close to theHonda Plant inSwindon .History
The club was established in
1992 as a merger between two local clubs, Supermarine F.C. and Swindon Athletic F.C., both of which were struggling financially, taking the latter club's place in the Hellenic League Premier Division. In 1997-98 the new club won the Hellenic League championship but were not promoted due to ground requirements. The championship was won for the second time in 2000-01 and this time they were accepted into the Southern League. After four years of struggle at the foot of the table, not helped by a rapid succession of managerial changes, they qualified for the play-offs in 2005-06 but lost to Hemel Hempstead Town in the semi-finals. In 2006–07 they again reached the promotion play-offs, where this time they were successful after beatingBurnham F.C. in the semi-final andTaunton Town in the final. This earned them a place in theSouthern League Premier Division .Ground
The improvements necessary for the club to step up to the Southern League saw the building of a new 225-seater stand, taking the total covered capacity to 300, as well as new perimeter fencing and toilets and the addition of floodlights.
Current squad
Allen, Danny
King, Tom
Abraham, Cedric
Lapham, Kyle
Lightbody, Nathan
Mayo, Adam
Collier, Mark - Manager
Copp, Chris
Pearson, Stuart
Edenborough, Ashley
Smith, Richard - Asst Manager
Henry, Leigh
Howell, Ian- Asst Manager
Taylor, Chris
Wyatt, Mitchell
Draycott, Mark
Welsh, Jason
Riggley,Alex
Horgan, GaryDavid Stroud Club records
*Best league performance: 4th in Southern League Division One South & West, 2006–07
*BestFA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round, 2001-02 and 2005-06
*BestFA Trophy performance: 2nd round, 2003-04
*BestFA Vase performance: 2nd round, 1998-99 and 1999-2000Honours
Wiltshire Premier Shield Winners 1996-97, 2006-07ources
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ee also
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Swindon Town F.C. - Swindon's professional clubExternal links
* [http://www.swindonsupermarinefc.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/sport/football/supermarine/ BBC Wiltshire] - News reports fromBBC Wiltshire
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