Keynsham Town F.C.

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Keynsham Town
Full name Keynsham Town Football Club
Nickname(s) K's[1]
Founded 1895[1]
Ground Crown Field, Keynsham
Ground Capacity 3,001
Chairman Nigel Kay[1]
Manager Steve Cains
League Western League Division One[1]
2012–13 Western League
Division One, 13th
Home colours

Keynsham Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club founded in 1895 in Keynsham, England.[1] The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.

They were elected to the Western League in 1973,[2] and currently play in the Western Football League Division One, at level ten of the English football league system. They have previously played in the Western Football League Premier, at level nine, and won the Somerset Senior Cup in 1951–52, 1957–58 and 2003–04.[3]

History

Keynsham Town were founded in 1895.[1] They have played continuously apart from a break during World War II and moved to their current ground, the Crown Field, in 1945.[4] They first played in the Bristol & District League and progressed through the Bristol Premier Combination and Somerset Senior League and won the Somerset Senior Cup in 1951–52 and 1957–58.[1][3]

They were elected to the Western League in 1973[2] but were relegated three years later in 1976.[5] Since then they have been promoted to the Premier Division three times and relegated three times. They won the Somerset Senior Cup for the third time in 2002–03[3] and reached the 5th round of the FA Vase in 2003–04.[6] They currently play in the Western Football League Division 1.[1]

Colours

Keynsham Town wear amber/black/amber, their change colours are green and white/green/green.[1]

Stadium

The current main stand at the Crown Field

Keynsham Town play their home games at Crown Fields, Bristol Road, Keynsham, BS31 2BE.

Keynsham Town played at several locations in Bristol prior to World War II: "The Hams" until 1910, "Gaston" until 1925, "Park Road" until 1930 and then "Charlton Road" until the outbreak of war in 1939.[4] After World War II, they took up residence at their current ground, Crown Field.[4] The ground was redeveloped in the 1970s. and is now equipped with floodlights.[7]

The club's record attendance was against current Premier League side Chelsea when 3,000 people attended a floodlit game during the 1988–89 season.

Season-by-season record since 1973

Season League Division Position Notes
1973–74Western League  13/19
1974–75Western League  8/21
1975–76Western League  22/23Relegated
1976–77Western LeagueDivision 1 3/18
1977–78Western LeagueDivision 1 1/19Promoted
1978–79Western LeaguePremier 12/20
1979–80Western LeaguePremier 11/20
1980–81Western LeaguePremier 12/20
1981–82Western LeaguePremier 18/20
1982–83Western LeaguePremier 19/20Relegated
1983–84Western LeagueDivision 1 5/21
1984–85Western LeagueDivision 1 8/22
1985–86Western LeagueDivision 1 16/22
1986–87Western LeagueDivision 1 13/22
1987–88Western LeagueDivision 1 7/19
1988–89Western LeagueDivision 1 10/20
1989–90Western LeagueDivision 1 8/20
1990–91Western LeagueDivision 1 13/21
1991–92Western LeagueDivision 1 6/22
1992–93Western LeagueDivision 10 7/21
1993–94Western LeagueDivision 1 5/20
1994–95Western LeagueDivision 1 7/21
1995–96Western LeagueDivision 1 3/19
1996–97Western LeagueDivision 1 2/20Promoted
1997–98Western LeaguePremier 17/20
1998–99Western LeaguePremier 19/20Relegated
1999-00Western LeagueDivision 105/17
2000–01Western LeagueDivision 1 2/19Promoted
2001–02Western LeaguePremier 13/20
2002–03Western LeaguePremier 10/18
2003–04Western LeaguePremier 15/18
2004–05Western LeaguePremier 11/20
2005–06Western LeaguePremier 17/20
2006–07Western LeaguePremier 22/22Relegated
2007–08Western LeagueDivision 1 14/21
2008–09Western LeagueDivision 1 5/20
2009–10Western LeagueDivision 1 8/20
2010–11Western LeagueDivision 1 16/19
2011–12Western LeagueDivision 1 13/19
2012–13Western LeagueDivision 1 13/21
Source: Football Club History Database

Honours

  • Western League
    • Division 1 Champions 1977–78
    • Runners-up 1996–97, 2000–01
  • Somerset Senior Cup:[8][9]
    • Winners 1951–52, 1957–58, 2002–03
    • Runners-up 1935–36

Somerset Floodlit Youth League Champions 1988/89

Former Players

Dean Birkby Bath City Yeovil Town, Chris Sugar Cevedon Town Bath City, Mark Selway Clevedon Town Paulton Rovers, Allan Impey Bristol Rovers Minehead, Steve Summers Minehead, Duncan Ferguson Chelsea Youth, Allan Williams {manager} Bristol City, Chris Selway {manager}Weston S Mare Bristol City Swindon Town, Terry Hazell Bristol City Taunton Town, Roger Stone Long serving player and chairman,

Keynsham Town Ladies

Keynsham Town L.F.C. are the women's football club affiliated to Keynsham Town. They were founded in 1993 as a local six-a-side team and in 1998–99, entered a senior team in South West Women's Football League Division 2, at the same time becoming closely affiliated to Keynsham Town men's club.[10] The team progressed through the league, winning promotion to Division One (South) in 1998–99, to the Premier Division in 2001–02, to the South West Combination Women's league in 2003–04 having won the Premier Division title, and to the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division in 2005–06, having won the South West Combination Women's league.[10][11] They won the Somerset Cup in 2006–2010.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Williams, M. & T. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Williams. p. 808. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Keynsham Town". Club Directory 2007–08. Toolstation League. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2007. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Senior Challenge Cup Competition Winners". Somerset Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2007. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Clark, P.; Loke, W.B. "The History of Keynsham Town F.C.". Retrieved 13 October 2007. 
  5. ↑ "Keynsham Town". Table of Club Histories 1950-1 to 2005–2006 K-LA. UK Soccer – Non League Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2007. 
  6. ↑ "Keynsham Town". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 October 2007. 
  7. ↑ The Crown Field Worldstadia.com
  8. ↑ "Senior Cup". SomersetFA. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2013. 
  9. ↑ "History". Glastonbury Town Football Club. Retrieved 8 February 2013. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "History – The story so far". Keynsham Town Ladies Football Club. Keynsham Town Ladies Football Club. Retrieved 13 October 2007. 
  11. ↑ Brown, N. (17 August 2006). "South west samba". FA Women's Premier League. The Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2007. 

External links

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Seasons

Coordinates: 51°25′10.15″N 2°30′26.39″W / 51.4194861°N 2.5073306°W / 51.4194861; -2.5073306

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