Bloxwich United F.C.
| Full name | Bloxwich United Association Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Dissolved | 2002 |
| League | Midland Combination Premier Division |
Bloxwich United F.C. was a football club based in Bloxwich, England. The club was formed by a merger between Blakenall F.C. and Bloxwich Town F.C. in 2001[1] and took over the former's place in the Southern League Western Division. However, after 19 games of the 2001–02 season, the controlling Blakenall contingent amongst the joint ownership abruptly pulled out of the merger and resigned the club's place in the Southern League causing their record to be expunged.
The merged club played just one tie in each of the FA Cup and FA Trophy, losing at home on each occasion.
Bloxwich Town reformed the following season and joined the Midland Combination.
Ground[]
At the time of foundation in 2001, the club proposed to play at Blakenall's Red Lion ground for "at least two years" while renovations at Bloxwich Town's Glastonbury Crescent ground were in operation.[1]
Club identity[]
The club badge featured a griffin, which was seen as combining the lion device in the Blakenall crest with the kestrel in the Bloxwich emblem.[1]
Sources[]
General[]
- Bloxwich Town at the Football Club History Database
- Bloxwich United at the Football Club History Database
Specific[]
- ^ a b c Incenzo, Tony (18 May 2001). "LIONS AND KESTRELS MERGE TO FORM GRIFFINS". skysports.com. British Sky Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 9 June 2001.
- Defunct football clubs in England
- Association football clubs established in 2001
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2002
- Sport in Walsall
- Southern Football League clubs
- Defunct football clubs in the West Midlands (county)
- 2001 establishments in England
- 2002 disestablishments in England
- Defunct English football club stubs