Bedworth United F.C.

Bedworth United

Full name	Bedworth United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Greenbacks
Founded	1895 (Reformed in 1947 as Bedworth Town)
Ground	The Oval Ground Bedworth (Capacity: 3,000[1])
Chairman	David Taylor
Manager	Steve Farmer
League	Southern League Division One Central
2010–11	Southern League Division One Central, 15th
Home colours Away colours

Bedworth United Football Club (nicknamed "the Greenbacks") is a football club based in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the Southern League Division One Central.

The club was first formed in 1895 but has been disbanded and re-formed on a number of occasions. The club plays its home matches at The Oval.

Contents 1 History 2 Club records 3 Players 3.1 Current squad 4 References 5 External links

History

The earliest incarnation of Bedworth United (from which the current club traces its lineage) was formed in 1895 under the name Bedworth Town and played in the Nuneaton & District League until it disbanded in 1900. A second incarnation was formed in 1905 and played in the Coventry & North Warwickshire League until the 1920s.

A third Bedworth Town club was formed in 1925 and again played in the Coventry & North Warwickshire League until 1940. The current club debuted in 1947 (again under the name Bedworth Town) and joined the Birmingham Combination where they were champions on two occasions before stepping up to the Birmingham & District League (now the West Midlands (Regional) League). In 1968 they changed to their current name, and four years later stepped up to the Southern League. They enjoyed a seven-season run in the Premier Division but were relegated in 1989 and have played in the league's second tier ever since, although divisional reorganisations have seen the name of the division in which they play change twice. Local manager Bernie Cope took over from the sacked Liam O'Neill on 7 December 2009, appointing the experienced Simon Benn as first team coach and bringing in Mark Green and Jimmy Ginnely as joint assistant managers.^[2]

Club records

• Best league performance: 5th in Southern League Premier Division, 1982-83
• Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round on 5 occasions
• Best FA Trophy performance: 2nd round on 5 occasions

Players

As of 27th August 2011.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK James Martin GK Tom Cross DF Alex Dean DF Nicky Haines DF Jamie Greenway DF Ian Roper (captain) DF Ryan Millerchip MF Ashley Spencer MF Andrew Spencer MF Aaron Daniels MF Kyle Baxter [3] MF Tom Browett

No. Position Player MF Tristan Kabongo MF Tom Bates MF Christopher Tullin MF Kieron Brehon MF Dale Linton MF Lee Greenway MF Alex Orton FW Robbie Beard FW Matthew Brown FW Mitchell Piggon FW Aden Moore FW Matthew Gardner

References

External links

• The Official Bedworth United FC Website

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