Wellington A.F.C.

Wellington

Full name

Wellington Association Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Tangerines

Founded

1896

Ground

The Playing Field, Wellington

Capacity

1,500 (200 seated)

Chairman

Mike Hall

Manager

Clive Jones

League

Western League Premier Division

2016–17

Western League Division One, 1st of 22 (promoted)

Home colours

Wellington Association Football Club are a football club based in Wellington, Somerset, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at the Playing Field.

History

Founded in 1896,^[1] they have played at Wellington Playing Fields in North Street since 1954. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.

Wellington joined the Western League in 1978,^[1] and have remained in Division One of that league ever since, except for a three-season spell in the Premier Division from 1981–84. They escaped Division One again in 2008 after winning the title and gaining promotion to the Premier.^[2]

The club entered the FA Cup for four seasons in the early 1980s, twice winning a preliminary round tie, but never progressing past the first qualifying round. Their best FA Vase run dates to 1990–91, when they reached the third round (last 64).^[2]

Although officially named simply Wellington A.F.C., the county in which they play is often appended to their name to differentiate them from Wellington F.C. based in Herefordshire. They are also sometimes erroneously listed as Wellington Town.

In September 2010 the club launched a ladies team called Wellington Town Ladies who currently play in the Somerset County Women's League Division 1.

In April 2017, Wellington won the Western League Division 1 title, securing promotion to the Premier Division for the 2017-2018 season.

Ground

Wellington play their home games at The Playing Field, North Street, Wellington, TA21 8NE.

Honours

Western Football League Division One^[3]
- Champions 2007–08, 2016-17
- Runners-up 1980–81
Western Football League Combination Challenge cup:^[4]
- Winners (2): 1995-96, 1998–99

Records

FA Cup^[3]
- First Qualifying Round 1981–82, 1984–85
FA Vase
- Third Round 1990–91, 2009–10

References

1 2 "History". Wellington AFC. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
1 2 "Wellington (Somerset)". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
1 2 Wellington at the Football Club History Database
↑ "Western Football League Combination Challenge Winners" (PDF). Western Football League. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

External links

Official website

2017–18 Western League
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Coordinates: 50°58′41.68″N 3°13′52.43″W / 50.9782444°N 3.2312306°W / 50.9782444; -3.2312306

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