Almondsbury UWE F.C.

Almondsbury UWE
Full name Almondsbury UWE Football Club
Nickname(s) Almonds
Founded 1969 (as Patchway North End)
Ground The Field, Almondsbury
Chairman Mike Blessing
Manager David Hillier[1]
League Western League Division One
2010-11 Western League Division One, 12th
Home colours
Away colours

Almondsbury UWE F.C. are English association football club based in Almondsbury, near Bristol, England. They play in Division One of the Western League, at The Field, just 220 yards from their near neighbours Almondsbury Town. The current team name was adopted in 2009, when an agreement with the University of the West of England led to the name being changed from Almondsbury to Almondsbury UWE. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

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History

The club were founded in 1969 as Patchway North End, but changed their name to Patchway Old Boys in 1971, when they were playing in the Bristol Suburban League. They moved the short distance from Patchway to Almondsbury in 1989 and changed their name to Almondsbury F.C., and were promoted to the Gloucestershire County League two years later after winning the Bristol Suburban League title.

Almondsbury were champions of the Gloucestershire League in 2004 and won promotion to Western League Division One. A tie-in with the University of the West of England (UWE) was announced in 2009, resulting in the club changing its name to Almondsbury UWE.[2].

Following the resignation of neighbours Almondsbury Town from the Southern Football League Division One South & West in 2010-11, Almondsbury UWE are now the premier side in the town. Almonsdsbury Town's Reserve Team will now become their first team in the Bristol & Suburban League, two leagues lower than where UWE play.

League record

Season Division Position Significant Events
As Almondsbury
Joined Gloucestershire County League
2001-02 Gloucestershire County League 6 –
2002-03 Gloucestershire County League 4 –
2003-04 Gloucestershire County League 1 Champions
2004-05 Western League Division One 12 –
2005-06 Western League Division One 18 –
2006-07 Western League Division One 15 –
2007-08 Western League Division One 20 –
2008-09 Western League Division One 18 –
Almondsbury renamed as Almondsbury UWE
2009-10 Western League Division One 13 –
2010-11 Western League Division One 12 –
2011-12 Western League Division One –

Cup record

Almondsbury UWE entered the FA Vase for the first time in the 2009–10 season, but were knocked out in the first qualifying round by Cowes Sports.

References

  1. ^ "Former Arsenal, Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers player David Hillier is new Almondsbury UWE boss". Thornbury Gazette (Newsquest Media Group). 3 June 2010. http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/sport/thornburysport/8200207.Football__Former_Arsenal_star_Hillier_takes_over_at_Almondsbury_UWE/. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
  2. ^ "UWE squad team up with Almondsbury Football Club". University of the West of England. 15 July 2009. https://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/article.asp?item=1535&year=2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010. 

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