Fairford Town F.C.

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Fairford Town
Fairford Town F.C. logo.png
Full nameFairford Town Football Club
Nickname(s)Town
Founded1891
GroundCinder Lane, Fairford
Capacity2,000[1]
ChairmanStuart Pike
ManagerJody Bevan
LeagueHellenic League Premier Division
2020–21Hellenic League Premier Division (season curtailed)

Fairford Town Football Club is a football club based in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County Football Association, they are currently members of the Hellenic League Premier Division and play at Cinder Lane.

History[]

The club was established in 1891 and prior to World War II they played in the Cirencester and District League.[2] After the war they switched to the Swindon & District League, going on to win the Premier Division title and Advertiser Cup double in both 1964–65 and 1968–69.[2] In 1970 the club moved up to Division One of the Hellenic League.[3] In their first season in the league, the club finished third, missing out on promotion on goal average, also losing in the Division One Cup final.[2] The following season they were placed in Division One A as league expansion led to there being two Division Ones.[4] The club went on to win the title and the Division One Challenge Shield, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3][2]

At the end of the 1973–74 season Fairford were relegated to Division One.[3] However, after finishing as Division One runners-up in 1975–76, they were promoted back to the Premier Division.[3] They finished as runners-up in 1978–79, also winning the Premier Division Cup.[2] They were runners-up again the following season, which also saw them win the Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy.[2] The club finished as Premier Division runners-up for a third time in 1990–91 and won the Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy again in 1998–99.[2] They remained in the Premier Division until finishing second-from-bottom of the division in 2011–12 season, after which they were relegated to Division One West.[3] In 2016–17 the club won Division One West, earning promotion back to the Premier Division.[3]

Honours[]

  • Hellenic Football
    • Division One A champions 1971–72
    • Premier Division Cup winners 1978–79
    • Division One Challenge Shield winners 1971–72
    • Division One West champions 2016–17
    • Supplementary Cup winners 2015–16
  • Swindon & District League
    • Premier Division champions 1964–65, 1968–69
    • Advertiser Cup winners 1964–65, 1968–69[2]
  • Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy
    • Winners 1979–80, 1998–99
  • Gloucestershire Junior Cup
    • Winners 1962–63[2]

Records[]

  • Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2020–21[3]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1998–99, 2003–04[3]
  • Record attendance: 1,525 vs Coventry City, friendly match, July 2000[1]
  • Most goals: Pat Toomey[1]

See also[]

  • Fairford Town F.C. players
  • Fairford Town F.C. managers

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p428 ISBN 978-1869833695
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i History Fairford Town F.C.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Fairford Town at the Football Club History Database
  4. ^ Hellenic League 1953–1972 Non-League Matters

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°42′26.95″N 1°46′03.56″W / 51.7074861°N 1.7676556°W / 51.7074861; -1.7676556

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