Brantham Athletic F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Brantham Athletic


fullname = Brantham Athletic Football Club
nickname = Brams
founded = 1887
ground = New Village, Brantham
capacity = 1,200 (200 seated)
president=
chairman = Peter Crowhurst
manager = Tony Hall
league = Eastern Counties League
Division One
season = 2007–08
position = Suffolk & Ipswich League
Senior Division, 1st

Brantham Athletic F.C. is a football club from Brantham, near Ipswich in Suffolk, England. They currently play in the Eastern Counties Football League Division One.

History

Founded in 1887, the club joined the Eastern Counties League in 1978 and achieved their highest ever finish of 4th in 1982–83, the same season in which they reached the fifth round of the FA Vase, losing 1–0 at home to VS Rugby in front of a record crowd of 1,700. When the league gained a second tier in 1988, the club was placed in the Premier Division. However, they were relegated to Division One in 1992–93 after finishing second from bottom.

Two years later they were relegated to the Suffolk & Ipswich League after finishing 18th out of 19 clubs. At the end of that season Brantham Athletic folded completely. As a result Brantham merged with Stutton Football Club to become Brantham & Stutton United. A couple of years later the club reverted back to its old name incorporating Stutton F.C.

By 2004 Brantham had dropped into Division One of the Suffolk & Ipswich League. However, they were promoted to the Senior Division after finishing 2nd in 2004–05. They won the title in 2007-08, and were promoted back to the Eastern Counties League.

The club's Sunday league side play in the Ipswich Sunday League, and reached the FA Sunday Cup semi-final in 2008. [ [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFASundayCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/brantham_semi_preview.htm Brantham's Anfield ambition] The FA, 25 February 2008]

Honours

*Suffolk & Ipswich League
**Champions 2007–08

Records

*Attendance: 1,700 vs VS Rugby, FA Vase 5th round, 1982–83

References

External links

* [http://www.branthamathletic.netfirms.com/ Official website]
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