Barnton F.C.
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| Full name | Barnton Football Club |
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| Founded | 1946 |
| Ground |
Townfield Barnton |
| Chairman | Barbara Leicester |
| Manager | Ian Ross |
| League | Cheshire Association Football League Division One |
| 2012–13 | Cheshire Association Football League Division Two, 1st (promoted) |
Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. They participate in the Cheshire Association Football League Division One and play their home games at Townfield.[1]
History
The club was founded in 1946 and in 1948 they became a founder member of the Mid-Cheshire League. They have played in that league ever since and are one of two clubs to have been in this league throughout its 60+ year history, the other being Knutsford (the league was renamed the Cheshire Association Football League in 2007). As of the mid-2000s the club has won the league on eleven occasions, including seven consecutive league titles between 1996–97 and 2002–03. The pinnacle of the club’s success came with the winning of the National League Systems Cup while representing the Mid-Cheshire League in the inaugural competition of 2003/04, beating West Cheshire, Liverpool Combination and South Western League opposition along the way before defeating the Cambridgeshire County League 2-0 on their home soil in the final. As a result of this they went on to represent England in the UEFA Regions Cup in Slovenia and Bosnia where they won four, drew one and lost one of their games, narrowly failing to reach the final stages of the competition. The club has also participated in the FA Cup on two occasions (1948/49 and 1949/50) and the FA Vase on one occasion (1985–86) failing to get past their extra preliminary round games on each occasion.[2][3] The club has submitted an application to join the North West Counties League for the start of the 2014–15 season.[4]
Honours
- Mid-Cheshire League Champions: 1979–80, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
- Cheshire League Division Two Champions: 2012-13
- Mid-Cheshire League Challenge cup: Winners on seven occasions
- Cheshire Amateur Cup: Winners on four occasions
Records
References
- ↑ "Barnton Football Club". Barnton Football Club. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ↑ Football Clubs History database – Barnton FC
- ↑ Club website history page
- ↑ "Applications to join our league". NWCFL. 6 January 2014 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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