Newent Town F.C.

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Newent Town AFC
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Full nameNewent Town Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Daffs
Founded1920
GroundWildsmith Meadow, Newent
ChairmanDennis Stringer
ManagerBen Stringer & Connor-Jake Price (Joint Managers)
LeagueHellenic League Division One
2020–21Hellenic League Division One West (season curtailed)

Newent Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Newent, Gloucestershire, England. They were established in 1920.[1] Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County Football Association, they are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One.[2] The club's nickname is the Daffs.[2]

History[]

The club was founded in 1920. In the 1972-73 season the club won Division two of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.[3] The 1979-80 season saw the club leave the Gloucestershire Northern Senior league and become a founding member of the Gloucestershire County League.[4] The club remained in the Gloucestershire county league until 1986, and re-joined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League in 1989.[4][5]

In the 2017-18 season the club entered a team in Division Two West of the Hellenic Football League in addition to having a first team in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior league.[6] However the club was expelled from the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League as a result of entering a team in the Hellenic league, as it was accused of not fielding its strongest team in the Northern League when fixtures clashed.[7] The club in its debut season won the Division Two West title and so gained promotion to Division One West for the 2018-19 season.

Ground[]

Newent Town play their games at Wildsmith Meadow, Malswick, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1HE. The ground has one stand with terraced seating.[4]

Honours[]

League[]

  • Hellenic Division Two West:[8]
    • Winners: 2017-18
  • Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two:[3]
    • Winners: 1972-73
  • North Glos Premier League:
    • Winners: 2012-13

Cup[]

  • Reg Davis Trophy:[1][9]
    • Winners (2): 2015, 2016
  • FA Vase best performance:[5] 2nd Qualifying Round 2019–2020

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Newent Town AFC win the Reg Davis Cup". The Ross Gazette.
  2. ^ a b "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League - Club Details -Newent Town AFC". www.hellenicleague.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b "NSL winners". 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Russwwfc (20 April 2019). "The Wycombe Wanderer: Newent Town - Wildsmiths Meadow".
  5. ^ a b NEWENT TOWN at the Football Club History Database
  6. ^ "Newent Town face expulsion from Northern Senior League without help from Forest clubs". The Forester.
  7. ^ "Newent Town's bizarre season could end in double delight". The Forester.
  8. ^ "Newent Town granted promotion in Hellenic League". 21 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Newent Town see off Harrow Hill for second successive Reg Davis Cup triumph". The Forester.

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Coordinates: 51°55′41.47″N 2°22′52.18″W / 51.9281861°N 2.3811611°W / 51.9281861; -2.3811611

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