Bishop's Cleeve F.C.

Bishop's Cleeve

Full name

Bishop's Cleeve Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Mitres

Founded

1905

Ground

Kayte Lane
Bishop's Cleeve

Capacity

1,500^[1]

Chairman

David Walker

Manager

Stephen Cleal

League

Southern League
Division One South and West

2014–15

Southern League
Division One South & West, 21st (relegated)

Home colours

Away colours

Bishop's Cleeve F.C. are a football club based in Bishop's Cleeve, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. They were established in 1905. They joined the Hellenic Football League Division One in 1983 and reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase in the 2005–06 season. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and West. Their nickname is 'The Mitres'. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

History

Formed in 1905, Bishop's Cleeve played in the Cheltenham League until 1967, winning the Division Two title in 1925 and the Division One title in both 1935 and 1967, after the latter of which they stepped up to the Gloucester Northern Senior League. In this league they were Division Two champions in 1968 and again in 1969, and Division One champions in 1970 and 1973. When the Hellenic League was formed in 1983, they became founder members, initially in Division One. Promotion to the Premier Division came in 1987 but after five seasons in the top flight the club was relegated in 1992. In 2001 Bishop's Cleeve won the now-regionalised Division One West to return to the Premier Division, where they remained until a reorganisation of the English football league system saw them placed in the new Southern League Division One Midlands. After further reorganisations in the league, they were then placed in the Southern League Division One South & West.

Ground

The club originally played on a ground in Stoke Road. The facilities at this ground were completely refurbished in 1971 but in 1995 their landlords the Church Commissioners sold the land off for housing. The club spent a number of years sharing the grounds of other local teams such as Forest Green Rovers until approval for a new site at Kayte Lane was given in 1997, although for the 2001–02 season a temporary sharing of the ground of Evesham United was required whilst extra work was carried out after the club's promotion.

The club was able to return to Kayte Lane for the 2002–03 season after the new stand and floodlights were approved, to be followed in 2004 by a new clubhouse and changing rooms.

Current squad

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Jamie Moore
		DF	Sam Rawlings
		DF	Matt Williams
		DF	Lewis Binns
		DF	Ryan Paddock
		MF	Jacob Morgan

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Dave Waters
		MF	Joe Turley
		MF	Lorcan Sheehan
		FW	Harlie Price

Club records

Best league performance: 11th in Southern League South & West Division, 2011–12
Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round, 2005–06
Best FA Trophy performance: 1st qualifying round, 2006–07
Best FA Vase performance: 3rd round, 2005–06

Sources

↑ "Kayte Lane". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 August 2011.

Bishop's Cleeve at the Football Club History Database

External links

Southern League

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