Weston-super-Mare A.F.C.
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| Full name | Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Seagulls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Woodspring Stadium, Weston-super-Mare |
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| Capacity | 3,000 (500 seated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Richard Bliss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Frank Gregan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Conference South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Conference South, 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weston Super Mare Football Club is a football team based in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. They are currently members of the Conference South. The team's best performance in the FA Cup came in 2003-04, when they reached the second round of the competition.
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[edit] History
Weston-super-Mare F.C. was formed in 1887, with the team's first match being against near-neighbours Clevedon Town in a "Medal Competition" organised by the Somerset FA. In 1900 they joined the Western Football League but left after two years. In 1910 they rejoined this league and played there until World War I.
Between the wars, the club played in local leagues but disbanded upon the outbreak of hostilities. The club reformed in 1948 and immediately rejoined the Western League, initially in Division Two. At this time the team played at the Great Ground in Locking Road, where initially there was no cover for spectators and the players had to change in a marquee. The team remained in the Second Division until the league consolidated to a single division in 1960. During this time they moved to the Langford Road Ground. In 1976 they were placed into the Western League Premier Division upon the creation of a second tier, meaning that by their centenary in 1987 they had never been promoted or relegated in their history.
In 1989 John Ellener was appointed manager and led the club to the Western League championship in 1991-92 and with it promotion to the Southern League Midland Division. They remained at this level, playing successively in the Midland, Southern, Midland (again) and Western Divisions due to the Southern League's regular reorganisations, until 2002-03 when they finished in second place and were promoted to the Premier Division, clinching promotion with a win away to rivals Clevedon Town.
In their first Premier Division season they finished in 10th place, enough to clinch a place in the newly-formed Conference South, where they play to this day.
[edit] Current squad
As at 9th January 2007 [1]
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[edit] Ground
The club moved to the new purpose-built Woodspring Stadium in August 2004, having previously played at the similarly-named Woodspring Park, a short distance away. Woodspring Park had been built almost entirely by supporters and boasted a clubhouse costing £100,000 and floodlights installed in 1986.
[edit] References
- ^ Weston-super-Mare first team squad from westonsupermareafc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2007.
[edit] Sources
- Weston-super-Mare at the Football Club History Database
[edit] External links
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