Almondsbury UWE F.C.

Almondsbury UWE
Full name Almondsbury UWE Football Club
Nickname(s) Almonds
Founded 1969 (as Patchway North End)
Ground The Field, Almondsbury
51°32′56.22″N 2°34′18.60″W / 51.5489500°N 2.5718333°W / 51.5489500; -2.5718333Coordinates: 51°32′56.22″N 2°34′18.60″W / 51.5489500°N 2.5718333°W / 51.5489500; -2.5718333
Ground Capacity 1,000
Chairman Mike Blessing
Manager John Black[1]
League Western League
Division One
2014–15 Western League
Division One, 6th

Almondsbury UWE F.C. are English association football club based in Almondsbury, near Bristol, England. They play in Division One of the Western League, and play at The Field. The current team name was adopted in 2009, when an agreement with the University of the West of England led to the name being changed from Almondsbury to Almondsbury UWE. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

History

The club were founded in 1969 as Patchway North End, but changed their name to Patchway Old Boys in 1971, when they were playing in the Bristol Suburban League. They moved the short distance from Patchway to Almondsbury in 1989 and changed their name to Almondsbury and were promoted to the Gloucestershire County League two years later after winning the Bristol Suburban League title.

Almondsbury were champions of the Gloucestershire League in 2004 and won promotion to Western League Division One. A tie-in with the University of the West of England (UWE) was announced in 2009, resulting in the club changing its name to Almondsbury UWE.[2] In this year the Club also made its debut in the FA Vase losing to Cowes Sports in the First Qualifying Round 1–0.[3]

Following the resignation of neighbours Almondsbury Town from the Southern Football League Division One South & West in 2010–11, Almondsbury UWE became the premier side in the town. In this year the club also made its début in the FA Cup competition, making it to the Preliminary round.[3]

Honours

Records

League record

Season Division Position Significant Events
As Almondsbury
2001–02Gloucestershire County League6
2002–03Gloucestershire County League4
2003–04Gloucestershire County League1Promoted as league champions
2004–05Western League Division One12
2005–06Western League Division One18
2006–07Western League Division One15
2007–08Western League Division One20
2008–09Western League Division One18
As Almondsbury UWE
2009–10Western League Division One13
2010–11Western League Division One12
2011–12Western League Division One9
2012–13Western League Division One10
2013–14Western League Division One9
2014–15Western League Division One5

References

  1. "Former Arsenal, Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers player David Hillier is new Almondsbury UWE boss". Thornbury Gazette (Newsquest Media Group). 3 June 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. "UWE squad team up with Almondsbury Football Club". University of the West of England. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 FCHD Football Club History Database-Almondsbury UWE
  4. FCHD Football Club History Database-Almondsbury

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