Fairford Town F.C.
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| Full name | Fairford Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Town | ||
| Founded | 1891 | ||
| Ground | Cinder Lane, Fairford | ||
| Capacity | 2,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Stuart Pike | ||
| Manager | Jamie Reid | ||
| League | Hellenic League Premier Division | ||
| 2023–24 | Hellenic League Premier Division, 8th of 20 | ||
| Website | https://fairfordtownfc.co.uk/ | ||
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Fairford Town Football Club is a football club based in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County Football Association, they are currently members of the Hellenic League Premier Division and play at Cinder Lane.
History
[edit]The club was established in 1891 and prior to World War II they played in the Cirencester and District League.[2] After the war they switched to the Swindon & District League, going on to win the Premier Division title and Advertiser Cup double in both 1964–65 and 1968–69.[2] In 1970 the club moved up to Division One of the Hellenic League.[3] In their first season in the league, the club finished third, missing out on promotion on goal average, also losing in the Division One Cup final.[2] The following season they were placed in Division One A as league expansion led to there being two Division Ones.[4] The club went on to win the title and the Division One Challenge Shield, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3][2]
At the end of the 1973–74 season Fairford were relegated to Division One.[3] However, after finishing as Division One runners-up in 1975–76, they were promoted back to the Premier Division.[3] They finished as runners-up in 1978–79, also winning the Premier Division Cup.[2] They were runners-up again the following season, which also saw them win the Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy.[2] The club finished as Premier Division runners-up for a third time in 1990–91 and won the Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy again in 1998–99.[2] They remained in the Premier Division until finishing second-from-bottom of the division in 2011–12 season, after which they were relegated to Division One West.[3] In 2016–17 the club won Division One West, earning promotion back to the Premier Division.[3]
Ground
[edit]The club's Cinder Lane ground is on the eastern edge of the town. It is also the home ground of Swindon Town Women.[5]
Honours
[edit]- Hellenic Football
- Division One A champions 1971–72
- Premier Division Cup winners 1978–79
- Division One Challenge Shield winners 1971–72
- Division One West champions 2016–17
- Supplementary Cup winners 2015–16
- Swindon & District League
- Premier Division champions 1964–65, 1968–69
- Advertiser Cup winners 1964–65, 1968–69[2]
- Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy
- Winners 1979–80, 1998–99
- Gloucestershire Junior Cup
- Winners 1962–63[2]
Records
[edit]- Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2020–21[3]
- Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2023–24[3]
- Record attendance: 1,525 vs Coventry City, friendly match, July 2000[1]
- Most goals: Pat Toomey[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p428 ISBN 978-1869833695
- ^ a b c d e f g h i History Archived 19 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine Fairford Town F.C.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Fairford Town at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Hellenic League 1953–1972 Non-League Matters
- ^ "Swindon Town Women FC". Fairford Town Football Club. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
