Somersham Town F.C.

Somersham Town F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Somersham Town


fullname = Somersham Town Football Club
nickname =
founded = 1893
ground = West End Ground, Somersham
capacity =
president=
chairman =
manager =
league = Cambridgeshire League Senior A Division
season = 2007-08
position = Senior A Division, 12th

Somersham Town F.C. is a football club from Somersham, near St Ives, England. They currently play in the Senior A Division of the Cambridgeshire League.

History

Founded in 1893, the club joined the new Peterborough & District League in 1949.

In 1960 the club bought some farmland and built the West End Ground, having previously played on a nearby recreation ground. Floodlights were added in 1991, and were officially inaugurated in a friendly game against Norwich City in November 1992, a game which set the ground's attendance record of 538. [ [http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/somersham_town.html Somersham Town] Pyramid Passion]

They joined the Eastern Counties League in 1988, and were founder members of its second tier. They remained in the First Division until 2004, when they dropped into the Premier Division of the Cambridgeshire League after finishing bottom of the league. In 2007 they were relegated to the Senior A Division after finishing bottom of the Premier Division.

Honours

*Hunts Senior Cup
**Winners 1993-94, 2000-01
*Hinchinbrooke Cup
**Winners 1953-54

Records

*Attendance (at the West End Ground): 538 vs Norwich City, friendly match, November 1992

References

External links

* [http://www.somershamtownfc.co.uk/ Official website]
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