Bourne Town F.C.
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Full name | Bourne Town Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Wakes | ||
Founded | 1883 | ||
Ground | Abbey Lawn, Bourne | ||
Capacity | 2,000[1] | ||
Chairman | Chris Good | ||
Manager | Steve Wilson and Alan Ross | ||
League | United Counties League Division One | ||
2020–21 | United Counties League Division One (season curtailed) | ||
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Bourne Town Football Club is a football club based in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at Abbey Lawn.
History[]
The club was established in 1883 and joined the Peterborough & District League in 1911.[2] Although they left the league in 1929, they returned the following season and were Division One champions in 1933–34.[3] They left the league again in 1935, but returned in 1937 and went on to win the league for a second time in 1939–40.[2] After World War II the club were champions in 1945–46 and 1946–47,[3] after which they joined the United Counties League. However, they struggled in the new league, finishing second-from-bottom in 1948–49 and 1949–50, bottom in 1953–54 and second-from-bottom again in 1954–55 and 1955–56.[4] After leaving the league in 1956, they rejoined the Peterborough & District League, before switching to Division One South of the Central Alliance in 1958.[5]
Bourne won Division One South in 1959–60,[5] and in 1961 they joined the newly-reformed Midland League.[4] After finishing second-from-bottom in 1964–65, they returned to the United Counties League, and were placed in Division One. They finished as runners-up in their first season back in the league, and went on to win back-to-back league titles in 1968–69 and 1969–70, also winning the Knock-Out Cup in the latter season. A third title was won in 1971–72, after which Division One was renamed the Premier Division.[4] The club won the league for a fourth time in 1990–91, a season which also saw them win the league's Benevolent Cup. They remained in the Premier Division until the 2009–10 season, when they were relegated to Division One.[4]
Ground[]
The club plays its home fixtures at Abbey Lawn on Abbey Road.
Honours[]
- United Counties League
- Premier Division champions 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1990–91
- Knock-Out Cup winners 1969–70
- Benevolent Cup winners 1990–91
- Central Alliance
- Division One South champions 1959–60
- Peterborough & District League
- Champions 1933–34, 1939–40, 1945–46, 1946–47
- Lincolnshire Senior A Cup
- Winners 1971–72, 2005–06
- Lincolnshire Senior B Cup
- Winners 1960–61
- Lincolnshire Intermediate Cup
- Winners 1985–86
Records[]
- Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1965–66
- Best FA Trophy performance: First round, 1972–73
- Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 1989–90
- Record attendance: 3,000 vs Chelmsford City, FA Trophy, 1970[1]
- Most goals: David Scotney[6]
See also[]
- Bourne Town F.C. players
- Bourne Town F.C. managers
References[]
- ^ a b History Bourne Town F.C.
- ^ a b A Celebration of 100 years 1902–2002, Peterborough & District League
- ^ a b Peterborough & District League champions Non-League Matters
- ^ a b c d Bourne Town at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b The Central Alliance 1947-1962 Non-League Matters
- ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p797 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
External links[]
Coordinates: 52°46.0080′N 0°22.326′W / 52.7668000°N 0.372100°W
- Bourne Town F.C.
- Football clubs in England
- Football clubs in Lincolnshire
- Association football clubs established in 1883
- 1883 establishments in England
- Peterborough and District Football League
- United Counties League
- Central Alliance
- Midland Football League (1889)