Westfields F.C.
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| Full name | Westfields Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Fields | ||
| Founded | 1966 | ||
| Ground |
allpay.park Widemarsh Common, Hereford | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Dave Borthwick | ||
| Manager | Sean Edwards | ||
| League | Midland Football Alliance | ||
| 2012-13 | Midland Football Alliance, 2nd | ||
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Westfields F.C. is a football team from Hereford, England, formed in 1966 and currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA.
History
Westfields FC were formed in November 1966 by a group of local youths who played friendlies on Widemarsh Common. One of the youths, Andy Morris, is still involved with the club and is now its chief executive.
Westfields initially entered the Herefordshire Sunday League, where they played for ten years, winning a number of trophies. In 1973, they fielded their first Saturday team in the Worcester and District League. Two years later they moved their ground from the King George V playing fields to Thorn Lighting's Rotherwas headquarters where they gradually developed the ground over the subsequent years.
In 1978 the club stepped up to the West Midlands (Regional) League, initially in Division Two. Promotion to Division One came in 1983–84, followed by a further step up to the Premier Division three years later.
The 2002–03 season saw the Fields do a league and county cup double, becoming the West Midlands Regional League Premier Division champions for the first time and defeating rivals Kington Town to win the Herefordshire County Senior Challenge Cup. The title win saw them promoted to the Midland Alliance, where they finished sixth in their first season, although their second season saw them flirt with relegation before finishing in 20th position.
Ground
After playing for many years at the sports ground of Thorn Lighting on the Rotherwas Industrial Estate to the south of Hereford, Westfields began their first Midland Alliance campaign playing their home games at Stourport Swifts' Walshes Meadow ground. The Fields moved to a new £250,000 ground in the heart of the city in December 2003. The new ground gained the rather unusual name of allpay.park (sic) thanks to a sponsorship deal with Hereford-based firm allpay.net.
Club records
- Best league performance: 2nd in Midland Football Alliance, 2011–12
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st qualifying round on six occasions
- Best FA Vase performance: 4th round, 1986–87
Sources
- Mike and Tony Williams (2006). Non League Club Directory 2006. Tony Williams Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-869833-54-6.
- Westfields at the Football Club History Database
External links
Coordinates: 52°03′50.09″N 2°43′13.47″W / 52.0639139°N 2.7204083°W