Roman Glass St George F.C.
Full name | Roman Glass St. George Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Glass | ||
Founded | 1872 | ||
Ground | Oaklands Park, Almondsbury | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
Chairman | Roger Hudd | ||
Manager | Andy Gurney | ||
League | Hellenic League Premier Division | ||
2022–23 | Hellenic League Premier Division, 6th of 20 | ||
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Roman Glass St George Football Club is a
History
The club was formed in 1872 and sometimes playing as just St George or as Bristol St George, they were among the founder members of the original Bristol & District League (since 1895 known as the Western League) in 1892, playing in that league with the exception of 1899–1901 until 1903. During that period, the team also played in the Birmingham & District League and won the Gloucestershire FA Senior Challenge Cup on two occasions 1894 and 1895.[1]
After dropping back to local football, they did not re-appear in the Western League until 1928, for a seven-season period in Division Two, when they only finished in the top half of the table once. After finishing bottom in 1934–35, they once again left the Western League for the
During the 1960s, the club while playing in the Bristol Premier Combination, won the Division One title five seasons in a row from 1963 to 1968.
In 1968, the
Roman Glass merger
In 1995 St George amalgamated with local side Roman Glass, forming Roman Glass St George F.C. Roman Glass originated as a street team called Wyndham Wanderers in 1960 and played in the Bristol Church of England League until joining the Bristol and District League in 1974. The club enjoyed moderate success gradually climbing the leagues and in 1980 changed its name to Roman Glass. The club began to decline until in 1990 Roger Hudd took over as manager and won the Division 4 title and then gaining successive promotions until the amalgamation with Bristol St George.[1]
The amalgamation enjoyed instant success with the club achieving promotion back to the Premier Division in the 1995–96 season. They then joined the
Ground
Roman Glass St George play their home games at Oaklands Park, Gloucester Road, Almondsbury, BS32 4AG.
The club have moved to their current ground, the home of the Gloucestershire FA, for the 2011–12 season, from their old ground on Whiteway Road.[2]
Honours
League honours
- Western League Premier Division[3][4]
- Runners-up (3): 1893–94, 1894–95, 1898–99
- Western League Division one[5]
- Runners-up (1): 1902–03
- Gloucestershire County League[6]
- Winners (3): 1969–70, 2001–02, 2006–07
- Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 1972–73
- Bristol Premier Combination Premier Division (also known as the County of Avon Premier Combination)
- Winners (1): 1992–93
- runners-up (1): 1990–91
- Bristol Premier Combination Division One (also known as the County of Avon Premier Combination)
- Winners (6): 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1988–89
- Bristol and District League Premier Division[5]
- runners-up (2):1893–94, 1894–95
- Bristol and District LeagueDivision One
- Winners (1): 1949–50
- runners-up (4): 1924–25, 1926–27, 1936–37, 1937–38
Cup honours
- Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup
- Winners (2): 1893–94, 1894–95
- Gloucestershire Senior Amateur Cup
- Winners (8): 1931–32, 1938–39, 1952–53, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68
- Runners-up (5): 1926–27, 1935–36, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1998–99
Club records
- Highest League Position:[6] 2nd in Western League Premier Division 1898–99
- FA Cup best Performance:[3] Second qualifying round 1953–54
- FA Vase best performance:[3] Third round 1975–76, 1979–80
Former coaches
- Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Managers/Coaches with full international caps.
- Nick Tanner
References
- ^ a b c d "Western Football League | Club Directory | Roman Glass St George". Toolstationleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Pitch-side Stories: Roman Glass St George 4 Almondsbury UWE 1". Pitch-side-stories.blogspot.co.uk. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b c BRISTOL ST GEORGE at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Western League 1892–1914". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b ST GEORGE at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b ROMAN GLASS ST GEORGE at the Football Club History Database