Worsbrough Bridge Athletic F.C.
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| Full name | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Briggers | |
| Founded | 1923 (as Worsbrough Bridge St. James) | |
| Ground |
Grimethorpe Sports Ground Grimethorpe South Yorkshire | |
| Chairman | John Cooper | |
| Manager | Dave Mace | |
| League | Northern Counties East League Division One | |
| 2014–15 | Northern Counties East League Division One, 16th | |
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Worsbrough Bridge Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in Worsbrough, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. They play in the Northern Counties East League Division One, at level 10 of the English football league system.
History
The club was formed in 1923 as Worsbrough Bridge St James in 1923[1] After the Second World War they were renamed as Worsbrough Bridge Athletic and then Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare in 1959. They played in a local Barnsley league until 1961, when they joined the Sheffield Association League.[2] They won the league title in 1965–66 and 1969–70 and also played in the FA Amateur Cup during the same era.
In 1971 they joined the Yorkshire League,[3] winning promotion to Division Two in their first year. The following season they lost in the final of the Sheffield Senior Cup to Worksop Town at Millmoor but were promoted again in the league, to Division One. They stayed in the Yorkshire League's top flight for three years before being relegated, and by 1979 they were back in Division Three. The club had entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1978.
When the Yorkshire League merged with the Midland League to form the Northern Counties East League (NCEL) in 1982, Worsbrough were among the founder members of the new competition, being placed in Division Two South. They were subsequently moved around the NCEL following several league restructures, before winning promotion from Division Three to Division Two in 1986. In 1991 they won promotion again to reach Division One, and have remained at this level since. In 2006 they changed their name back to Worsbrough Bridge Athletic.[4]
Season by season record
| Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Amateur Cup | FA Vase | |
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| Formed as Worsbrough Bridge St. James | |||||||
| Changed name to Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | |||||||
| 1932–33 | Barnsley Junior League Division 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1933–34 | Barnsley Junior League Division 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1934–35 | Barnsley Junior League Division 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1935–36 | Barnsley Junior League Division 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1936–37 | Barnsley Junior League Division 2 | - | 3rd/7 | - | - | - | |
| 1937–38 | Barnsley Junior League | - | 3rd/12 | - | - | - | |
| 1938–39 | Barnsley Junior League | - | 7th/11 | - | - | - | |
| 1939–40 | Barnsley Nelson League Section 2 | - | Withdrew | - | - | - | |
| 1943–44 | Barnsley Nelson League Section 1 | - | 2nd/11 | - | - | - | |
| 1944–45 | Barnsley Nelson League Section 1 | - | 1st/9 | - | - | - | |
| 1945–46 | Barnsley Nelson League Section 2 | - | 4th/12 | - | - | - | |
| 1946–47 | Barnsley Nelson League Section 3 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1947–48 | Barnsley Junior League | - | 3rd/9 | - | - | - | |
| 1948–49 | Barnsley Junior League | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1949–50 | Barnsley Association League | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1950–51 | Barnsley Association League | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1951–52 | Barnsley Association League | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1952–53 | Barnsley Association League | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1953–54 | Barnsley Association League Section 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1954–55 | Barnsley Association League Section 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1955–56 | Barnsley Association League Section 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1956–57 | Barnsley Association League Section 1 | - | 1st/8 | - | - | - | |
| 1957–58 | Barnsley Association League | - | 2nd/13 | - | - | - | |
| 1958–59 | Barnsley Association League | - | 3rd/12 | - | - | - | |
| 1959–60 | Barnsley Association League | - | 1st/11 | - | - | - | |
| 1960–61 | Barnsley Association League | - | 2nd/9 | - | - | - | |
| Changed name to Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic (1961) | |||||||
| 1961–62 | Barnsley Association League | - | 3rd/12 | - | - | - | |
| 1962–63 | Sheffield Association League Division 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1963–64 | Sheffield Association League Division 1 | - | 7th/16 | - | - | - | |
| 1964–65 | Sheffield Association League Division 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1965–66 | Sheffield Association League Division 1 | - | 1st/16 | - | - | - | |
| 1966–67 | Sheffield Association League Division 1 | - | 4th/18 | - | - | - | |
| 1967–68 | Sheffield Association League Division 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1968–69 | Sheffield Association League Division 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1969–70 | Sheffield Association League Division 1 | - | 1st/17 | - | - | - | |
| 1970–71 | Sheffield Association League Division 1 | - | - | 1st Qualifying Round | - | ||
| 1971–72 | Yorkshire League Division 3 | - | 3rd/14 | - | 3rd Qualifying Round | - | |
| 1972–73 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | - | 3rd/16 | - | 3rd Qualifying Round | - | |
| 1973–74 | Yorkshire League Division 1 | - | 8th/16 | - | 2nd Qualifying Round | - | |
| 1974–75 | Yorkshire League Division 1 | - | 12th/16 | - | - | 1st Round | |
| 1975–76 | Yorkshire League Division 1 | - | 15th/16 | - | - | Preliminary Round | |
| 1976–77 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | - | 9th/16 | - | - | - | |
| 1977–78 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | - | 9th/15 | - | - | - | |
| 1978–79 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | - | 14th/16 | - | - | - | |
| 1979–80 | Yorkshire League Division 3 | - | 7th/14 | 1st Qualifying Round | - | - | |
| 1980–81 | Yorkshire League Division 3 | - | 7th/16 | 1st Qualifying Round | - | - | |
| 1981–82 | Yorkshire League Division 3 | - | 4th/15 | 1st Qualifying Round | - | - | |
| 1982–83 | Northern Counties East League Division 2 South | - | 3rd/14 | - | - | - | |
| 1983–84 | Northern Counties East League Division 2 South | - | 7th/13 | - | - | Preliminary Round | |
| 1984–85 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 Central | - | 13th/16 | - | - | Extra Preliminary Round | |
| 1985–86 | Northern Counties East League Division 3 | - | 2nd/14 | - | - | - | |
| 1986–87 | Northern Counties East League Division 2 | - | 6th/18 | - | - | Extra Preliminary Round | |
| 1987–88 | Northern Counties East League Division 2 | - | 5th/15 | - | - | Extra Preliminary Round | |
| 1988–89 | Northern Counties East League Division 2 | - | 4th/14 | - | - | - | |
| 1989–90 | Northern Counties East League Division 2 | - | 11th/14 | - | - | Extra Preliminary Round | |
| 1990–91 | Northern Counties East League Division 2 | - | 2nd/13 | - | - | 3rd Round | |
| 1991–92 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 10th/16 | - | - | Extra Preliminary Round | |
| 1992–93 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 10th/14 | - | - | 2nd Round | |
| 1993–94 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 8th/15 | - | - | Extra Preliminary Round | |
| 1994–95 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 2nd/16 | - | - | 1st Round | |
| 1995–96 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 11th/16 | - | - | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 1996–97 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 10th/15 | - | - | 1st Round | |
| 1997–98 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 7th/15 | - | - | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 1998–99 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 6th/13 | - | - | 1st Round | |
| 1999–00 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 10th/16 | - | - | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 2000–01 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 11th/16 | - | - | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2001–02 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 3rd/16 | - | - | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2002–03 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 14th/17 | 1st Qualifying Round | - | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2003–04 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | - | 15th/18 | - | - | 1st Round | |
| 2004–05 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 15th/16 | - | - | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 2005–06 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 9th/16 | - | - | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| Changed name to Worsbrough Bridge Athletic (2006) | |||||||
| 2006–07 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 8th/17 | - | - | 1st Round | |
| 2007–08 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 15th/17 | - | - | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 2008–09 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 16th/19 | - | - | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2009–10 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 18th/18 | - | - | 1st Round | |
| 2010–11 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 12th/20 | - | - | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2011–12 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 11th/20 | - | - | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2012–13 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 9th/22 | - | - | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 2013–14 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 10th/22 | - | - | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2014–15 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 16th/22 | - | - | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Amateur Cup | FA Vase | |
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic League and Cup history[3][4][5]
Notable former players
Players that have played in the Football League either before or after playing for Worsbrough Bridge Athletic –
Ground
The club plays on Park Road, Worsbrough, postcode S70 5LJ.
Honours
League
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Cup
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Records
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st Qualifying Round, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 2002–03
- Best FA Amateur Cup performance: 3rd Qualifying Round, 1971–72 1972–73
- Best FA Vase performance: 3rd Round, 1990–91
- Record attendance: 1,603 vs. Blyth Spartans, FA Amateur Cup, 1971[2]
References
- ↑ Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Pyramid Passion
- 1 2 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Northern Counties East League
- 1 2 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Football Club History Database
- 1 2 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Football Club History Database
- ↑ Hawthorn, Fred (2009). The FA Amateur Cup : Complete Results. soccerdata.
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