Walsall Wood F.C.
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| Full name | Walsall Wood Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Prims | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | c.1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Oak Park Walsall Wood Walsall |
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| Capacity | tbc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Joan Ankrett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Riob Mallaband [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Midland Football Combination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06 | West Midlands Regional League Division One, 4th |
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Walsall Wood F.C. is a football club based in Walsall Wood, which lies between Walsall and Brownhills in West Midlands, England. For the 2006-07 season, they are members of the Midland Football Combination Premier Division, which sits at level 10 of the English football league system.
The team play their home games at the Oak Park ground and are nicknamed The Prims.
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[edit] History
Walsall Wood FC were formed in the early part of the 20th century, although the exact date is unknown, the earliest surviving records being from 1919. In the inter-war years they were considered amongst the strongest non-league clubs in the region, and won the Walsall Senior Cup in 1923. The club joined the Worcestershire Combination in 1951, winning the championship at the very first attempt and finishing as runners-up five times in the next decade. In 1982 they merged with Walsall Sportsco FC and the new club became known as Walsall Borough and continued to play in what was now known as the Midland Combination. In 1986 the Walsall Wood name was re-adopted.
In 1992 the club switched to the Staffordshire Senior League for one season before re-locating once again to the West Midlands Regional League, starting in Division One but gaining promotion to the Premier Division at the first attempt. In 2000 they finished in 21st place and were relegated, but an appeal to the FA saw them reinstated in the top flight.
In 2006, due to a redrafting of the league boundaries, the Prims returned to the Midland Combination after 14 years.
[edit] Ground
The Oak Park ground boasts a stand which dates from the 1930s, which the club claim is the only surviving stand of its type in England. Wolverhampton Wanderers visited the ground for its official opening.
[edit] Club records
- Best league performance: Worcestershire Combination champions, 1951/52
- Best FA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round, 1988/89
- Best FA Vase performance: 2nd round, 1975/76, 1980/81 and 1990/91
[edit] References
[edit] Sources
- Walsall Wood at the Football Club History Database
[edit] External links
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