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Keynsham Town 
Full name Keynsham Town Football Club Nickname(s) K's[1] Founded 1895[1] Ground Crown Field, Keynsham
(Capacity: 3,001)Chairman Nigel Kay[1] Manager Stuart Nethercott[1] League Western League Division One[1] 2010-11 Western League
Division One, 16th
Home coloursKeynsham Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club founded in 1895 in Keynsham, England.[1] The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.
They were elected to the Western League in 1973,[2] and currently play in the Western Football League Division One, at level ten of the English football league system. They have previously played in the Western Football League Premier, at level nine, and won the Somerset Senior Cup in 1951-52, 1957–58 and 2003-04.[3]
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History
Keynsham Town were founded in 1895.[1] They have played continuously apart from a break during World War II and moved to their current ground, the Crown Field, in 1945.[4] They first played in the Bristol & District League and progressed through the Bristol Premier Combination and Somerset Senior League and won the Somerset Senior Cup in 1951-52 and 1957-58.[1][3]
They were elected to the Western League in 1973[2] but were relegated three years later in 1976.[5] Since then they have been promoted to the Premier Division three times and relegated three times. They won the Somerset Senior Cup for the third time in 2002-03[3] and reached the 5th round of the FA Vase in 2003-04.[6] They currently play in the Western Football League Division 1.[1] Keynsham have been captained by the youngest ever captain in the Western Leagues history. Adam Kay who was 16 years and 109 days captained the team for a stretch of 15 games after joining them after being released from Bristol Rovers FC reserve team.
Colours
Keynsham Town wear amber/black/amber, their change colours are green and white/green/green.[1]
Stadium
The current main stand at the Crown Field
Keynsham Town played at several locations in Bristol prior to World War II: "The Hams" until 1910, "Gaston" until 1925, "Park Road" until 1930 and then "Charlton Road" until the outbreak of war in 1939.[4] After World War II, they took up residence at their current ground, Crown Field.[4] The ground was redeveloped in the 1970s. and is now equipped with floodlights.[7]
The club's record attendance was against current Premier League side Chelsea when 3,000 people attended a floodlit game during the 1988-89 season.
Season-by-season record since 1973
Season League Division Position Notes 1973-74 Western League 13/19 1974-75 Western League 8/21 1975-76 Western League 22/23 Relegated 1976-77 Western League Division 1 3/18 1977-78 Western League Division 1 1/19 Promoted 1978-79 Western League Premier 12/20 1979-80 Western League Premier 11/20 1980-81 Western League Premier 12/20 1981-82 Western League Premier 18/20 1982-83 Western League Premier 19/20 Relegated 1983-84 Western League Division 1 5/21 1984-85 Western League Division 1 8/22 1985-86 Western League Division 1 16/22 1986-87 Western League Division 1 13/22 1987-88 Western League Division 1 7/19 1988-89 Western League Division 1 10/20 1989-90 Western League Division 1 8/20 1990-91 Western League Division 1 13/21 1991-92 Western League Division 1 6/22 1992-93 Western League Division 1 7/21 1993-94 Western League Division 1 5/20 1994-95 Western League Division 1 7/21 1995-96 Western League Division 1 3/19 1996-97 Western League Division 1 2/20 Promoted 1997-98 Western League Premier 17/20 1998-99 Western League Premier 19/20 Relegated 1999-00 Western League Division 1 5/17 2000-01 Western League Division 1 2/19 Promoted 2001-02 Western League Premier 13/20 2002-03 Western League Premier 10/18 2003-04 Western League Premier 15/18 2004-05 Western League Premier 11/20 2005-06 Western League Premier 17/20 2006-07 Western League Premier 22/22 Relegated 2007-08 Western League Division 1 14/21 Source: Football Club History Database Honours
- Western League
- Division 1 Champions 1977-78
- Runners-up 1996-97, 2000–01
- Somerset Senior Cup:
- Winners 1951-52, 1957–58, 2003–04
- Keynsham Town Under 12's Avon Youth League 2008-09 cup winners
Keynsham Town Ladies
Keynsham Town L.F.C. are the women's football club affiliated to Keynsham Town. They were founded in 1993 as a local six-a-side team and in 1998-99, entered a senior team in South West Women's Football League Division 2, at the same time becoming closely affiliated to Keynsham Town men's club.[8] The team progressed through the league, winning promotion to Division One (South) in 1998-99, to the Premier Division in 2001-02, to the South West Combination Women's league in 2003-04 having won the Premier Division title, and to the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division in 2005-06, having won the South West Combination Women's league.[8][9] They won the Somerset Cup in 2006-2010.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Williams, M. & T. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Williams. p. 808. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
- ^ a b "Keynsham Town". Club Directory 2007-08. Toolstation League. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071012141031/http://toolstationleague.com/0210keynsham.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ a b c "Senior Challenge Cup Competition Winners". Somerset Football Association. http://www.somersetfa.com/NR/rdonlyres/0DB22C57-7881-4278-B40A-1AB1D19A6C21/0/SENIORCHALLENGECUPCOMPETITIONWINNERS.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ a b c Clark, P.; Loke, W.B. "The History of Keynsham Town F.C.". http://www.footshill.co.uk/KTFC2003/History.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ "Keynsham Town". Table of Club Histories 1950-1 to 2005-2006 K-LA. UK Soccer - Non League Archive. http://www.nonleaguetables.co.uk/nonl/nonl_k_la.html. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ "Keynsham Town". Football Club History Database. http://www.fchd.info/KEYNSHAT.HTM. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ The Crown Field Worldstadia.com
- ^ a b c "History - The story so far". Keynsham Town Ladies Football Club. Keynsham Town Ladies Football Club. http://www.ktlfc.com/. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ Brown, N. (2006-08-17). "South west samba". FA Women's Premier League. The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/Womens/PremierLeague/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2006/08/South_west_Samba.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
External links
- Keynsham Town F.C. - official club website
- Keynsham Town Ladies F.C. - website of the affiliated ladies' football club
- Keynsham Town at the Football Club History Database
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Categories:- Western Football League
- Association football clubs established in 1896
- Somerset football clubs
- Keynsham
- Western League
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