Bishop Sutton A.F.C.

Bishop Sutton

Full name

Bishop Sutton Association Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Bishops

Founded

1977

Ground

Lakeview, Bishop Sutton

Capacity

1,500

Chairman

George Williams

Manager

Steve Laker

League

Western League Division One

2016–17

Western League Division One, 16th of 22

Home colours

Bishop Sutton Association Football Club are a football club based in Bishop Sutton, Somerset, near Bristol, England. They are currently members of the Western League Division One and play at Lakeview.

History

They were officially established in 1977, although it is actually a reformed version of a club that dated from the early 1900s.^[1]

Bishop Sutton joined the Western Football League in 1991 after playing in the Somerset County League and prior to that the Bristol and Avon League. A title in the 1997–98 season in Division One earned the club a promotion to the Premier Division, where they have played ever since.^[2]

They reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase in the 1995–96 season, losing to AFC Lymington.^[2] The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA. In 2013. the club became champions of the Western League Premier Division for the first time in its history winning the league by a six-point margin.

The 2012–13 season saw the club become champions of the Western Football League. However, they were not promoted to the Southern Football League, as they never applied to be promoted.^[3]^[4]

Ground

Bishop Sutton play their home games at Lakeview, Wick Road, Bishop Sutton, BS39 5XN.

Honours

League honours

Western Football League Premier Division^[5]
- Champions (1): 2012–13
Western Football League Division One^[2]
- Champions (1): 1997–98
Somerset Senior League
- Runners-up (1): 1989–90

Cup honours

Somerset Junior Cup^[6]
- Winners (1): 1980–81

Records

FA Cup^[2]
- Second Qualifying Round 2003–04
FA Vase
- Third Round 1995–96

References

↑ "Club History". Bishop Sutton AFC. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
1 2 3 4 "Bishop Sutton". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
↑ "CHEW VALLEY GAZETTE TODAY | SPORT | Bishop Sutton AFC are champions". Chewvalleygazette.co.uk. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
↑ "Bishop Sutton winning run ended after a dozen victories". This is Somerset. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
↑ "Bishop Sutton Crowned Champions | Pitchero Non League". Nonleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
↑ "Junior Cup". SomersetFA. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-04.

External links

Official site

2017–18 Western League
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