Bitton A.F.C.
Full name | Bitton Association Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Ton, The Boyds, The River Boys | ||
Founded | 1892 | ||
Ground | The Recreation Ground, Bitton | ||
Capacity | 1,000 (50 seated | ||
Chairman | John langdon | ||
Manager | Dan Langdon | ||
League | Western League Premier Division | ||
2016–17 | Western League Premier Division, 19th of 20 (relegated) | ||
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Bitton A.F.C. is a football club based in the South Gloucestershire suburb of Bitton, in England. Western League Premier Division they play at the Recreation Ground in Bath Road, Bitton. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
They also have a women's team, Bitton Ladies, who play in the South West Women's League after completing the league and cup double in 2012–13.[1]
Although founded in 1892, little is known of the club's history before the Second World War. From 1945 until the late 1980s, the Bitton played in the Bristol and District League without notable achievement aside from a 1-0 at Old Trafford in 1976. However, the club were promoted to the Bristol Premier Combination in 1990 and quickly moved to that league's top division with 4 European campaigns along the way.
Honours
- Western League Premier Division:
References
- ↑ "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY WOMENS FOOTBALL LEAGUE - League Tables". leaguewebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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Coordinates: 51°25′41.689″N 2°28′18.239″W / 51.42824694°N 2.47173306°W