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Cirencester Town 
Full name Cirencester Town Football Club Nickname(s) The Centurions Founded 1889 Ground Corinium Stadium, Cirencester
(Capacity: 4,500)Manager Bryan Hughes League Southern League
Premier Division2010–11 Southern League
Premier Division, 13th
Home coloursAway coloursCirencester Town is an English football club based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at the Corinium Stadium. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
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History
- 1889 - Club Founded October of this year
- 1968-69 - Founder members of Gloucestershire County League
- 1969-70 - Joined Hellenic League Premier Division
- 1972 - Relegated to Division One
- 1973-74 - Hellenic League Division One Champions; promoted to Premier Division
- 1978 - Relegated to Division One
- 1990-91 - Hellenic League Division One runner-up; promoted to Premier Division
- 1991-92 - Hellenic League runner-up
- 1995-96 - Hellenic League Champions
- 1996-97 - Joined Southern League Southern Division
- 1999-00 - Switched to Western Division
- 2003-04 - Promoted to Premier Division
- 2007-08 - Relegated to South and West Division
- 2009-10 - Promoted to the Premier Division
Club Colours
Cirencester are known for their distinctive red and black stripes, which they have worn for most of their history. The current home kit consists of a black and red striped shirt with plain black shorts, while the away kit is light blue.
The team began playing in white shirts with a red sash from their foundation in 1889. For the next five years, until 1904, the team wore all white with a vertical red stripe. These were replaced by red and white striped shirts until 1915.
In the 1916/17 season, they introduced black and red striped kit which has been used ever since.
Stadium
The club play at the 4,500-capcity Corinium Stadium. Gloucester City ground-shared at the stadium between 2008 and 2010 following the flooding of their Meadow Park ground.[1]
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 
GK Michael Green DF Adam Corcoran DF Chris Collins MF Tom Etheridge DF Zak Westlake FW Rob Hoskin FW Jonathan Else DF Callum Henry (on loan from Forest Green Rovers) FW Jody Bevan No. Position Player MF Nathan Davies MF Jamie Reid DF Jared Wilson MF James Mortimer-Jones FW Paul Banks FW Mark Draycott FW Josh Spering MF Ellis Dunton Club records
- Best league position: 3rd in Southern League, Western division (then level 7), 2003-04
- Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round, 2001-02 and 2003-04
- Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd round, 2002-03
- Best FA Vase performance: 3rd round replay, 1975-76
Development Team
In the 2009-10 season the club introduced a reserve team that competed in the Hellenic League reserves divisions made up mainly of youth players as practice for the first team squad. In their debutant season, the reserves won the Division Two West Reserves title and earned promotion. The reserve side then achieved a midtable position in the Reserves West Division One for the 2010-11 season.
The reserves were then introduced in to a higher division for the 2011-12 season. Competing in the Hellenic League West Division.
References
- ^ "Club Info". Gloucester City. http://www.gloucestercityafc.com/clubinfo.html. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
Cirencester Town at the Football Club History Database
See also
External links
Southern League Premier Division Arlesey Town · AFC Totton · Banbury United · Barwell · Bashley · Bedford Town · Brackley Town · Cambridge City · Chesham United · Chippenham Town · Cirencester Town · Evesham United · Frome Town · Hemel Hempstead Town · Hitchin Town · Leamington · Oxford City · Redditch United · St. Albans City · Stourbridge · Swindon Supermarine · WeymouthDivision One
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- Southern Football League clubs
- Hellenic Football League
- Sport in Gloucestershire
- Association football clubs established in 1889
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