Cirencester Town F.C.

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Cirencester Town
Full nameCirencester Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Centurions
Founded1889
GroundCorinium Stadium, Cirencester
Capacity4,500 (550 seated)[1]
ChairmanSteve Abbley
ManagerJohn Brough
LeagueSouthern League Division One Central
2022–23Southern League Division One Central, 6th of 19

Cirencester Town Football Club is a

Gloucestershire County FA, the club are currently members of the Southern League
Division One Central and play at the Corinium Stadium.

History

See also: List of Cirencester Town F.C. seasons

The club was established in October 1889. They played in the Cheltenham League, winning the Division One title in 1927–28 and again in 1929–30.[2] They joined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League in 1935, but left after two season.[3] Returning to the Cheltenham League, they were Division One champions again in 1948–49, before winning back-to-back titles in 1954–55 and 1955–56.[2] In 1957 they rejoined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League, but left again after finishing second-from-bottom in 1960–61.[4] However, they returned for the 1962–63 season.[4] They left the league again at the end of the 1963–64 season, but returned in 1965 and were runners-up in 1965–66, before going on to win back-to-back titles in 1966–67 and 1967–68.[4]

In 1968 Cirencester were founder members of the Gloucestershire County League, but after a single season in the new league they moved up to the Premier Division of the Hellenic League.[5] They were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1971–72 season, but were promoted back to the Premier Division after winning Division One in 1973–74.[5] The club returned to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in the 1977–78 season.[5]

The 1990–91 season saw the club finish as Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They were Premier Division runners-up the following season, and won the league in 1995–96, earning promotion to Division One South of the Southern League.[5] The season also saw them win the Gloucestershire Senior Cup, beating Endsleigh 2–1 in the final.[6] The division was renamed Division One West in 1999, and after finishing third in 2003–04, the club were promoted to the Premier Division.[5]

The next few years saw Cirencester becoming a

Bridgwater Town 4–3 in the final.[7] They were relegated again at the end of the 2011–12 season after finishing bottom of the Premier Division, but returned to the division after winning Division One South & West in 2013–14.[5] They won the Gloucestershire Senior Cup again in 2014–15, beating Shortwood United in the final.[8] In 2018–19 the club were runners-up in Division One South, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. However, they lost 2–1 to Cinderford Town
in the semi-finals.

Development team

The Development Team, born out of the previous season's Under-16s team, "made their bow" in the 2009–10 season playing in the Uhlsport Hellenic League Reserve Division 2 West, and against all expectations, won the division title convincingly to be promoted to the Reserve Division 1. After a restructuring of the Hellenic League they were allocated to Division 2 West which they duly won and were promoted to Division 1 West where they finished fourth in their first season. This team continues to provide a solid platform for younger players to develop and progress to the first team.

Ground

The club has played at the Corinium Stadium since moving from the Smithfield ground in 2002.[9] The ground has also been used by Gloucester City (2008–2010) and Wootton Bassett Town. It has a capacity of 4,500, of which 550 is seated and 1,250 covered.[1]

Honours

  • Southern League
    • Division One South & West champions 2013–14
  • Hellenic League
    • Premier Division champions 1995–96
    • Division One champions 1973–74
  • Gloucestershire Northern Senior League
    • Champions 1966–67, 1967–68
  • Cheltenham League
    • Division One champions 1927–28, 1929–30, 1948–49, 1954–55, 1955–56
    • Senior Charities Cup winners 1948–49, 1949–50, 1955–56[10]
  • Gloucestershire Senior Cup
    • Winners 1995–96, 2015–16

Records

  • Highest league position: 7th in the Southern League Premier Division, 2004–05[5]
  • Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2001–02, 2003–04[5]
  • Best FA Trophy performance: Third round, 2002–03[5]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Third round: 1975–76, 1976–77[5]
  • Record attendance: 2,600 vs Fareham Town, 1969[1]
  • Record transfer fee paid: £4,000 to Gloucester City for Lee Smith

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
  2. ^ a b Division 1 winners Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Cheltenham League
  3. ^ Gloucestershire Northern Senior League 1919-1939 Archived 2018-01-03 at the Wayback Machine Non-League Matters
  4. ^ a b c Gloucestershire Northern Senior League 1946-1968 Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine Non-League Matters
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cirencester Town at the Football Club History Database
  6. ^ Gloucestershire Archived 2020-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Football Club History Database
  7. ^ 2009-10 Southern League Archived 2020-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Football Club History Database
  8. ^ Palmer, Jon (25 April 2017). "Cup final postponed until next season". Gloucestershire Live. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. ^ The Standard talks to Cirencester Town boss Archived 2016-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, 21 August 2006
  10. ^ Senior Charities Cup winners Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Cheltenham League

External links

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