Wednesfield F.C.

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Wednesfield
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Full name Wednesfield Football Club
Nickname(s) The Cottagers
Founded 1961 (as Wednesfield Social F.C.)
Ground Cottage Ground
Wednesfield
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
Chairman Brian Saville
Manager Andy Rutter
League West Midlands Regional League
Premier Division
2007-08 West Midlands Regional League
Premier Division, 4th
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Wednesfield F.C. are a football club based in Wednesfield, West Midlands, England. They were established in 1961. They have reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase twice in their history. For the 2007-08 season, they are members of the West Midlands Regional League Premier Division.

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[edit] History

The club was originally formed in 1961 as Wednesfield Social FC, changing its name in 1989. They gained entry to the West Midlands Regional League in 1976 and won the championship of Division One A in their first season, followed by a runners-up position in Division One the very next season, clinching promotion to the Premier Division. In 1995-96 they won the Premier Division title but were not promoted, however the following year they repeated their title success and this time moved up to the Midland Football Alliance, where they remained for six seasons before a last place finish in 2002-03 saw them relegated back to the West Midlands League, where they have struggled. In fact in 2004-05 they finished bottom but were spared relegation.

[edit] Honours

  • West Midlands Regional League
    • Premier Division Champions 1995-96, 1996-97
    • Division One Champions 1977-78
    • Division One A Champions 1976-77
    • JW Hunt Cup Winners 2007-08

[edit] Club records

  • Best league performance: 3rd in Midland Alliance, 2001-02
  • Best FA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round, 1983-84
  • Best FA Vase performance: 3rd round, 1978-79, 1981-82

[edit] Ground

The Cottage Ground in Amos Lane, Wednesfield has been the team's home since 1971. For the first ten years of their existence they played at King George's Park. The Cottage itself was an institute for homeless and orphaned children until its closure in the early 1970s, and the land where the football club is now situated had been its sports field.

The highest attendance recorded at the Cottage Ground is 480. The lowest attendance recorded is just 10 people, for the visit of Biddulph Victoria in 2003 in the Midland Alliance[1].

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