Bedworth United F.C.

Bedworth United

Full name

Bedworth United Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Greenbacks

Founded

1895 (Reformed in 1947
as Bedworth Town)

Ground

The Oval Ground
Bedworth

Capacity

3,000^[1]

Chairman

Neill Rayson-Randle

Manager

Stuart Storer

League

Southern Football League Division One Central

2015–16

Southern Football League Premier Division, 21st (Relegated)

Home colours

Away colours

Bedworth United Football Club (nicknamed "the Greenbacks") is a football club based in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in Division One Central of the Southern Football League.

The club was first formed in 1895 but has been disbanded and re-formed on a number of occasions. The club plays its home matches at The Oval.

History

The earliest incarnation of Bedworth United (from which the current club traces its lineage) was formed in 1895 under the name Bedworth Town and played in the Nuneaton & District League until it disbanded in 1900. A second incarnation was formed in 1905 and played in the Coventry & North Warwickshire League until the 1920s.

A third Bedworth Town club was formed in 1925 and again played in the Coventry & North Warwickshire League until 1940. The current club debuted in 1947 (again under the name Bedworth Town) and joined the Birmingham Combination where they were champions on two occasions before stepping up to the Birmingham & District League (now the West Midlands (Regional) League). In 1968 they changed to their current name, and four years later stepped up to the Southern League. They enjoyed a seven-season run in the Premier Division but were relegated in 1989 and have played in the league's second tier ever since, although divisional reorganisations have seen the name of the division in which they play change twice. Local manager Bernie Cope took over from the sacked Liam O'Neill on 7 December 2009, appointing the experienced Simon Benn as first team coach and bringing in Mark Green and Jimmy Ginnely as joint assistant managers.

Cope was replaced by 30-year-old Nuneaton Griff Manager Steve Farmer who steered the club to Promotion for the first time in its 65-year history. However following one season at the higher level, Bedworth were relegated on goal difference at the end of the 2012–13 season. Shortly afterwards the club parted company with manager Steve Farmer after two years in charge of the club.

The club then appointed former Banbury United and Daventry Town boss Ady Fuller as Farmer's successor in May 2013. ^[2]

The club's home ground, The Oval

Fuller was then replaced by Stuart Storer after leaving his position as manager in 2013.

After two years away (including one in the Southern Premier League and one in the Northern League), Bedworth returned to the Southern League Division One Central ahead of the 2014/15 season.

In their first season back at Division One Central level, Bedworth were promoted via the play-offs with a 2-0 win against Barton Rovers in the final on 4 May 2015.

Seasons

This is 5 recent Bedworth United seasons.

Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Leading league scorer		FA Cup		FA Trophy		Average home attendance
Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Name	Goals	Res	Rec	Res	Rec	Average home attendance
2010–11	Southern Football League Division One Central	8	42	12	12	18	49	62	-13	48	15th of 22			QR2	2-1-1	QR1	1-0-1
2011–12	Southern Football League Division One Central	8	42	23	9	10	90	57	+33	78	3rd of 22 Promoted through playoffs			QR1	1-0-1	QR1	1-0-1
2012–13	Southern Football League Premier Division	7	42	11	9	22	39	73	-34	42	21st of 22 Relegated and transferred	Mitchell Piggon	12	QR2	1-1-1	QR1	0-0-1	181
2013–14	Northern Premier League Division One South	8	40	9	7	24	48	83	-35	34	20th of 21 Transferred			PR	0-0-1	PR	0-0-1
2014–15	Southern Football League Division One Central	8	42	25	4	13	85	55	+30	79	4th of 22 Promoted through playoffs	Daniel Dubidat	22	QR2	2-2-1	PR	0-0-1	198

Club honours

Birmingham Senior Cup
- Winners: 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Finalists : 1987–88

Club records

Best league performance: Southern League Central Play Off Winners 2011/12 against Beaconsfield SYCOB 3 – 1
Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round on 5 occasions
Best FA Trophy performance: 2nd round on 5 occasions
Most Goals Scored in a single season – 104 2011/12

Players

As of 8 August 2014.^[3]

Current squad

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Jack Marshall
		DF	Mark Albrighton
		DF	Aaron Bains
		DF	Marlon Walters
		DF	Peter Folkes
		DF	Ricky Hill
		DF	Luke Rowe
		DF	Chris Tullin
		MF	David Barnett
		MF	Chad Degville-Cross

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Mitchell Thomson
		MF	Keenan Meakin-Richards
		MF	Kurtis Mewies
		MF	Andrew Westwood
		MF	Harry Donovan
		MF	Fat Pete
		FW	David Blenkinsopp
		FW	Daniel Creaney
		FW	Iyseden Christie
		FW	John Snoopy

References

↑ "The Oval, Bedworth". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
↑ Bedworth United History
↑ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bedworthunited/s/the-team-33767.html

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=93466

http://www.communigate.co.uk/worcs/mfyl/page8.phtml

External links

The Official Bedworth United FC Website

Southern League

Premier Division	Bedworth United Bideford Biggleswade Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cirencester Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Histon Hitchin Town Hungerford Town Kettering Town King's Lynn Town Leamington Merthyr Town Paulton Rovers Poole Town Redditch United Slough Town St Neots Town Stratford Town Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Rushden & Diamonds Arlesey Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield Town Bedford Town Chalfont St. Peter Egham Town Fleet Town Godalming Town Hanwell Town Kings Langley Leighton Town North Greenford United Northwood Petersfield Town Potters Bar Town Royston Town St Ives Town Uxbridge Ware

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Banbury United Bashley Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Burnham Cinderford Town Didcot Town Evesham United Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United Marlow North Leigh Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

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Coordinates: 52°28′35.602″N 1°28′16.838″W / 52.47655611°N 1.47134389°W / 52.47655611; -1.47134389

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