Swindon Supermarine F.C.
Full name | Swindon Supermarine Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Marine | ||
Founded | 1992 | ||
Ground | Hunts Copse, South Marston, Swindon | ||
Capacity | 2,000 (350 seats)[1] | ||
Chairman | Jez Webb | ||
Manager | Stuart Fleetwood | ||
League | Southern League Premier Division South | ||
2023–24 | Southern League Premier Division South, 16th of 22 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Swindon Supermarine Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in South Marston, Swindon, England. The club plays in the Southern League Premier Division South and is affiliated to the Wiltshire Football Association. The club plays at Hunts Copse on the northern edge of South Marston, north-east of Swindon.
History
The club was established in 1992 as a merger between two local clubs in the
In 1997–98 the new club won the Hellenic League championship but were not promoted due to ground requirements.
Their inaugural season in the Southern League Premier Division saw them finish in 12th place.
At the end of the 2009–10 season, the club announced that it was facing a financial shortfall of £50,000, which would affect its immediate position in the Southern League.
The 2010–11 season saw them narrowly miss a lucrative
In May 2012 the management team stepped down and
In mid-January 2018, manager Dave Webb departed the club and his assistant, Lee Spalding, took on the role of caretaker manager until the end of the season. The team finished in fifth place and a playoff position with a semi-final at Evesham United. After drawing 1-1 after extra time Marine went through 5–4 on penalties and a playoff final at third-placed Wimborne Town. In another tight game, which ended 0-0 after extra time, Marine won 4–3 on penalties and won promotion back to step 3 and what will be the Southern League Premier South Division for season 2018–19. After the playoff win and promotion Lee Spalding was appointed manager.
Crest
From the start of the 2002–03 season, the club no longer wore the traditional blue and white hooped kit. Moreover, a new club crest was added to the team's shirt in place of the wording "Swindon Supermarine FC".[14] A redesigned crest was adopted from the start of the 2015–16 season before an update was made in 2017/18 season.
Colours and kits
The merger between the two Hellenic League clubs saw the new club soon adopt a new hooped blue and white Umbro kit. After four years of the club's existence Wemyss Lodge took over as sponsor, and remained a part of the blue and white hooped shirts until the end of season 2001–02. From then on, the team's shirts have been predominantly blue. Initially the new plain blue kits were sponsored by Fuelforce, who also secured the away kit sponsorship.[14] Later, the club announced a major sponsorship deal that saw Wonga.com appear as the club's exclusive home and away shirt sponsor for the 2011–12 season.[15] Despite there not being much photographic evidence of Marine's away colours, the colours are traditionally red. Unlike the home kit, the away kit has not changed to any extent.[14]
Sponsors
Period | Home kit supplier | Home kit sponsor |
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1992–1993 | Hummel | High Class Windows |
1993–1996 | Umbro | E.F.P. |
1996–1999 | Wemyss Lodge | |
1999–2000 | Prostar | |
2000–2002 | Unknown | |
2002–2003 | FuelForce | |
2003–2005 | Nike | |
2005–2006 | Adidas | |
2006–2007 | NINE | |
2007–2008 | Lawson Group Ltd | |
2008–2009 | GWR Kids, Bang & Olufsen, Select Recruitment | |
2009–2010 | D.J. Rideout General Builders | |
2010–2011 | Smith Roofing Contractors Ltd | |
2011–2015 | Wonga.com | |
2015–2017 | Orbital Shopping Park | |
2017–2022 | Macron | Unividual |
[14][16][17][18][19][20][21][15][22][23]
Ground
Swindon Supermarine play their home games at Hunts Copse in South Marston, currently also known as the Webbswood Stadium for sponsorship purposes.[24] The ground possesses two adjacent seated stands with a combined total of 300 seats, a floodlit pitch, a shop and clubhouse, and a 6 ft perimeter fence.[3] It is 4½ miles from Swindon station.
The improvements necessary for the club to step up to the Southern League in 2001 saw the building of a new 225-seater stand, taking the total covered seating capacity to 300, as well as new perimeter fencing and toilets. Although not required to meet the league's guidelines, new floodlights were put in place at the same time.[3] At the close of the 2016–17 season, a new community facility was formally opened at the ground that included a recently built changing rooms block.[25]
Training ground
In 2016, Swindon Supermarine officially opened the new indoor training facility, the Swindome, behind the east goal.[26] The facility also has an upstairs gym and changing rooms. The all-weather 3G facility was quoted as "state of the art" and Swindon Supermarine chairman, Jez Webb, stated that he felt the facility would attract more people to the club and help attract a better quality of player to the first team.[27]
Rivalries
Marine's rivals are considered to be Cirencester Town and Chippenham Town.[28][29]
Honours
League honours
- Hellenic Football League Premier Division:[4]
- Winners (2): 1997–98, 2000–01
- Southern Football League West Division
- Play-off winners: 2017–18
Cup honours
- Wiltshire Premier Shield[7][8]
- Winners (2) 1996–97, 2006–07, 2018–19, 2021–22
- Runners Up (3) 1994–95, 1998–99, 2002–03
- Wiltshire Senior Cup[3][30][7][31]
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- Runners Up (1): 1993–94
- Hellenic Football League Challenge Cup:.[3][32][33][34]
- Winners (2): 1996–97, 1999–00
- Runners up (2): 1994–95, 2000–01
- Hellenic Football League Floodlit Cup:[3][33]
- Winners (3): 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01
- Runners up (1): 1995–96
Statistics
Player records
Appearances
Name | Games | Goals | |
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1 | Chris Taylor | 378 | 29 |
2 | Danny Allen | 347 | 24 |
3 | Kyle Lapham | 340 | 9 |
4 | Sam Morris | 333 | 20 |
5 | Damon York | 314 | 136 |
6 | Lee Hartshorn | 287 | 13 |
6 | Steve Bennett | 287 | 14 |
7 | Steve Davies | 271 | 13 |
8 | Peter Farrow | 265 | 20 |
9 | Ashley Edenborough | 259 | 104 |
10 | Gary Horgan | 257 | 5 |
11 | Alan Clark | 245 | 6 |
12 | Tom King | 244 | 0 |
13 | Mark Ayres | 234 | 0 |
14 | Neil Matthews | 223 | 69 |
15 | Nick Stanley | 200 | 49 |
16 | Leigh Henry | 185 | 4 |
17 | Giles Harris | 181 | 30 |
18 | Luke Hopper | 175 | 61 |
19 | Dave Bampton | 175 | 9 |
20 | Keith Walker | 173 | 54 |
21 | Tate Hulbert | 168 | 60 |
22 | Josh Parsons | 162 | 105 |
Top scorers
Name | Goals | Games | Average | |
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1 | Damon York | 136 | 314 | 0.43 |
2 | Josh Parsons | 105 | 162 | 0.65 |
3 | Ashley Edenborough | 104 | 239 | 0.44 |
4 | Neil Matthews | 69 | 223 | 0.31 |
5 | Pete Lango | 69 | 113 | 0.61 |
6 | Dave Porter | 68 | 86 | 0.79 |
8 | Luke Hopper | 61 | 178 | 0.34 |
7 | Tate Hulbert | 60 | 168 | 0.36 |
9 | Nick Stanley | 49 | 200 | 0.25 |
Club records
- Best league performance: 10th in Southern League Premier Division, 2010–11[4]
- Best FA Cup performance: Second round, 2010–11[4]
- Best FA Trophy performance: Third round, 2008–09[4]
- Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 1998–99, 1999–2000[4]
Notable former players
- Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Players with full international caps.
- Chris Allen
- Ray Baverstock
- Andrew Caton
- Mark Draycott
- Jacob Erskine
- Wayne Hatswell
- Ashan Holgate
- Tom Jones
- Matthew Robinson
- Kayden Jackson
- Carl McHugh
- Denny Mundee
- Will Puddy
- Ludovic Quistin
- Chris Smith
- David Stroud
- Ady Williams
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.
- Ray Baverstock
- Tom Jones
- Don Rogers
References
- ISBN 978-1869833695
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l SWINDON SUPERMARINE at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Football Club History Database – Southern League 2005–06". Fchd.info. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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- ^ a b "Wiltshire Premier Shield Final 2006-07". Swindonsupermarinefc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Football – Swindon Supermarine eye FA Cup upset against Bath City". BBC News. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Football – Mark Collier quits as manager at Swindon Supermarine". BBC News. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Football – Swindon Supermarine appoint player-bosses". BBC News. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Lyus, Craig (30 April 2012). "SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Supermarine relegated from Southern Premier (From Swindon Advertiser)". Swindonadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Exclusive By Ned Payne (15 May 2012). "SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Webb appointed new Supermarine boss (From Swindon Advertiser)". Swindonadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Club History Until Start of 2008-09". Swindonsupermarinefc.com.
- ^ a b "Wonga.com are the new kit sponsors for 2011-12". Swindonsupermarinefc.com. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Nine are the new kit sponsors for 2006-07". Swindonsupermarinefc.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Lawson Group are the new kit sponsors for 2007-08". Swindon Advertiser. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Team and kit sponsors for 2008-09". Swindonsupermarinefc.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "D.J. Rideout General Builders are the new kit sponsors for 2009-10". Swindonsupermarinefc.com. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Rugby Town v Swindon Supermarine photos". Rugbytownfc.com. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Smiths Roofing Contractors are the new kit sponsors for 2010-11". Swindonsupermarinefc.com. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Orbital are the new kit sponsors for 2015-16". Swindonsupermarinefc.com. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Unividual are the new kit sponsors for 2017-18". Swindonsupermarinefc.com. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Supermarine boss expecting tough test at Weymouth". Swindon Advertiser. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Opening of a new community building at Swindon Supermarine". Your Sport Swindon. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Club Information". Swindonsupermarinefc.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Webb believes new state-of-the-art facility will be a game-changer for Supermarine". FLIC Wiltshire. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Cirencester v Swindon Supermarine". Cirentownfc.com.
- ^ "Swindon Supermarine v Chippenham". Swindonsupermarinefc.com.
- ^ "Senior Cup Final Results". Wiltshire FA. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Wiltshire Senior Cup Final, Supermarine 2 Highworth 1". Your Sport Swindon. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Ascot United vs Kintbury Rangers FC Tuesday 27th October 2009" (PDF). Ascot United. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League | Cup Winners". Hellenicleague.co.uk. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League | Statistics | Season 2000 – 2001". Hellenicleague.co.uk. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b Former Player Information