Barnt Green Spartak A.F.C.

Barnt Green Spartak

Full name

Barnt Green Spartak Football Club

Founded

1992

Ground

The Gate ,Tythe Barn Lane, Solihull

Capacity

tbc

Chairman

Avtar Singh^[1]

Manager

GJ Singh Asante

League

Midland League Division Two

2014–15

Midland League Division Two, 4th

Home colours

Barnt Green Spartak F.C. is a football club originally based in Barnt Green, near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. They play in the Midland League Division Two.

History

The club was formed in 1992 as Barnt Green Spartak. In 1997 they joined the Midland Football Combination, initially in Division Three. In the 1999–00 season they finished in eighth place but were nonetheless promoted to Division Two. In 2002–03 they were champions of Division Two and followed this up by winning the Division One title in 2003–04. This earned them a second consecutive promotion and a place in the Premier Division.^[2] In 2008 it was announced that the club's ownership had changed hands and the new regime would be changing the club's name to GSA.^[3]

The club re-emerged under its original name for the 2012–13 season.

Ground

Spartak (in blue) playing Pelsall Villa in 2013

The club shared the grounds of Alvechurch and Bromsgrove Rovers.^[4] In 2009 the club relocated to Bloxwich.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Paul Smith
		DF	Carlos Knight
		DF	Ivan Smith
		MF	Jason Bradshaw
		DF	Graham Bond
		DF	Rioual Bakala
		MF	Hugo Almeida
		MF	Jahziah Campbell
		FW	Ashleigh Granville
		FW	Andre Tulloch
		MF	Aldin Kahriman

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Ben Wiggett
		MF	Chris Hanson
		MF	Lamar Simms
		FW	Johane Thompson
		MF	Aaron Asante
		MF	Myron Semper
		MF	Joe Sims
		FW	Django Farrell
		FW	Sukhvir Singh
		FW	Osama Mohammed

Club records

Best league performance: 3rd in Midland Combination Premier Division, 2005–06
Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary Round, 2007–08
Best FA Vase performance: 2nd round proper, 2004–05

References

↑ Midland Combination website
↑ Barnt Green Spartak at the Football Club History Database
↑ Bromsgrove Advertiser
↑ Evesham Journal

Midland Football League

Premier Division	AFC Wulfrunians Alvechurch Bardon Hill Boldmere St. Michaels Brocton Coleshill Town Continental Star Coventry Sphinx Dunkirk Heanor Town Hereford Highgate United Long Eaton United Loughborough University Lye Town Quorn Rocester Shepshed Dynamo Sporting Khalsa Stourport Swifts Walsall Wood Westfields

Division One	Atherstone Town Bolehall Swifts Bromsgrove Sporting Cadbury Athletic Coventry Copsewood Coventry United Heath Hayes Heather St John's Hinckley AFC Leicester Road Lichfield City Littleton Nuneaton Griff Pelsall Villa Pershore Town Pilkington XXX Racing Club Warwick Southam United Stafford Town Studley

Division Two	Alvis Sporting Club Aston Austrey Rangers Barnt Green Spartak Chelmsley Town Coton Green Droitwich Spa Earlswood Town Fairfield Villa Feckenham Hampton Kenilworth Town KH Knowle Paget Rangers Rostance Edwards Sutton United

Division Three	AFC Solihull Alcester Town Badsey Rangers Barton United Boldmere Sports & Social Burntwood Town Coventrians Enville Athletic FC Stratford Inkberrow Leamington Hibernian Northfield Town Perrywood Redditch Borough Shipston Excelsior Smithswood Firs

Seasons	2014–15 2015–16

Coordinates: 52°20′41.43″N 1°57′22.71″W / 52.3448417°N 1.9563083°W / 52.3448417; -1.9563083

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