Stratford Town F.C.

Stratford Town

Full name

Stratford Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

Town

Founded

1941 (as Stratford Rangers)

Ground

The DCS Stadium,
Stratford upon Avon

Capacity

1,400

Chairman

Craig Hughes

Manager

Carl Adams

League

Southern Football League
Division One South & West

2014–15

Southern Football League
Division One South & West, 3rd

Home colours

Away colours

Stratford Town Football Club is a football club based in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the Southern Football League.

History

The club was formed in 1941 as Stratford Rangers, changing their name in 1949. After playing in various local leagues they joined the Worcestershire Combination (which later became the Midland Football Combination) in 1954. In 1957 they switched to the Birmingham and District League, which became the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1962, but rejoined the Combination in 1970. In 1975 they took the unusual step of joining the Hellenic League, which does not normally include teams from Warwickshire. After two unsuccessful seasons they rejoined the Midland Combination once again, where they remained until becoming founder members of the Midland Football Alliance in 1994.

The club entered financial difficulty in 1998 and were reformed to become Stratford Town F.C. 1998.

They have reached the third qualifying round of the FA Cup three times, in seasons 2004–05, 2006–07 and 2011–12.

The team is currently managed by Carl Adams, who had previously shared the role with Morton Titterton. On 20 April 2013, a 1-1 draw with Stourport Swifts sealed the Midland Alliance title and promotion to the Southern Football League for the first time in the club's history, where they will play in Division One South & West.

Stadium

Stratford Town moved into The DCS Stadium at Knights Lane, Tiddington in the 2007–08 season. They played their first league match there against Barwell on February 16, 2008, losing 1–0 to a Stuart Spencer goal.^[1] The ground is also used by Birmingham City Ladies.

Players

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 Andy Kemp
		GK	Tom Cross
		DF	Karl Fellows
		DF	Ricky Baker
		DF	Andy Gregory
		DF	Adam Teodor
		DF	Ross Brown
		MF	Mark Faulds
		MF	Chris Murphy

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Joss Holford
		MF	Liam Reynolds
		MF	Sam Alsop
		MF	Stuart Herlihy
		MF	Nick Pollard
		MF	Sam Adkins Richard Gregory Chris Sterling
		FW	Ben Mackey
		FW	Mykel Beckley

Notable players

See Stratford Town F.C. Players

Paul Hall

References

Mike and Tony Williams (2006). Non League Club Directory 2006. Tony Williams Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-869833-54-6.

↑ Stratford Town match report

External links

Official website

Southern League

Premier Division	Arlesey Town Banbury United Bideford Biggleswade Town Burnham Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cirencester Town Corby Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Histon Hitchin Town Hungerford Town Paulton Rovers Poole Town Redditch United Slough Town St Neots Town Truro City Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Hayes Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedford Town Bedworth United Chalfont St. Peter Daventry Town Egham Town Godalming Town Hanwell Town Kettering Town Leighton Town Marlow North Greenford United Northwood Potters Bar Town Royston Town Rugby Town St Ives Town Uxbridge

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Bashley Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Cinderford Town Clevedon Town Didcot Town Evesham United Fleet Town Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United Merthyr Town North Leigh Sholing Shortwood United Stratford Town Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Yate Town

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Coordinates: 52°11′38.94″N 1°40′34.90″W / 52.1941500°N 1.6763611°W / 52.1941500; -1.6763611