Brislington F.C.

Brislington

Full name

Brislington Football Club

Nickname(s)

Briz / The Foxes

Founded

1956

Ground

Ironmould Lane, Brislington

Capacity

3,000 (150 seated)

Chairman

Phil Rex

Manager

Jeff Meacham

League

Western League
Premier Division

2013–14

Western League
Premier Division, 10th

Home colours

Away colours

Brislington Football Club is an English football club based in Brislington, in Bristol. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Western League. Nicknamed "Briz" and newly "The Foxes", they play at Ironmould Lane.^[1]

History

The club was established in 1956 as an under-16 team, and initially played in the Bristol Church of England League.^[2] They won the Somerset Intermediate Cup in 1961–62 and 1962–63, and the Somerset Junior Cup in 1963–64.^[2] By the mid-1960s they were playing in the Senior Division of the Bristol and Suburban Association Football League, and during the 1970s the club moved up to the Somerset County League.^[2] They won the League Cup in 1976–77 and finished as runners-up in the Premier Division in 1979–80 and 1984–85. They won the title and the Somerset Senior Cup in 1988–89,^[2] and after finishing as runners-up again in 1990–91, were promoted to Division One of the Western League.^[3]

After a third-place finish in 1993–94, the club won Division One the following season and were promoted to the Premier Division.^[3]

Stadium

After being reformed in 1956, the club initially played on a pitch at Arnos Court Park.^[2] They now play at Ironmould Lane.^[4] The ground holds 2,000 with 144 seats and 1,500 covered standing places.^[5]

Honours

League honours

Western Football League Premier Division^[6]
- Runners Up (1): 2012–13
Western Football League Division One^[3]
- champions (1): 1994–95
Somerset Senior League^[3]
- Champions (1): 1988–89

Cup honours

Somerset Senior Cup^[7]
- Winners (3): 1988–89, 1992–93, 1994–95
Somerset Senior League Cup
- Winners (1): 1976–77
Somerset Intermediate Cup^[8]
- Winners (2): 1961–62, 1962–63
Somerset Junior Cup^[9]
- Winners (1): 1963–64

Records

Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2013–14^[3]
Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2004–05^[3]
Biggest Home Victory: 8 – 0 v Porthleven – October 2009
Biggest Away Victory: 4 – 0 v Radstock Town – January 2009
Biggest Home Defeat: 6 – 1 v Sherborne Town – December 2009
Biggest Away Defeat: 6 – 0 v Frome Town – October 2008
Biggest Attendance: Home – 449 Away – 244
Top Goal Scorer: Russ Church – 27 Goals (Season 2008–09)
Most League Goals: Russ Church – 21 Goals (Season 2008–09)

References

↑ Twentyman Talks Back BBC Sport, 9 September 2010
1 2 3 4 5 Brislington Western League
1 2 3 4 5 6 Brislington at the Football Club History Database
↑ Brislington v Truro City BBC Sport, 22 February 2008
↑ Brislington Allsports International
↑ "CHEW VALLEY GAZETTE TODAY | SPORT | Bishop Sutton AFC are champions". Chewvalleygazette.co.uk. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
↑ "Senior Cup". SomersetFA. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
↑ "Intermediate Cup". SomersetFA. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
↑ "Junior Cup". SomersetFA. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-04.

External links

Club website

Western League

Premier Division	Barnstaple Town Bitton Bradford Town Bridport Brislington Bristol Manor Farm Buckland Athletic Cadbury Heath Clevedon Town Cribbs Gillingham Town Hallen Longwell Green Sports Melksham Town Odd Down Shepton Mallet Sherborne Town Street Welton Rovers Willand Rovers Winterbourne United

Division One	Almondsbury UWE Ashton & Backwell United Bishop Sutton Calne Town Chard Town Cheddar Chippenham Park Chipping Sodbury Town Corsham Town Devizes Town Hengrove Athletic Keynsham Town Oldland Abbotonians Portishead Town Radstock Town Roman Glass St George Warminster Town Wellington Wells City Westbury United Wincanton Town

Seasons	1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Sport in Bristol

Major Stadia	Ashton Gate Stadium County Cricket Ground Memorial Stadium Stoke Gifford Stadium UWE Stadium (proposed)

Major Teams	Bristol Academy Bristol City Bristol Flyers Bristol Rovers Bristol Rugby Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

Minor Teams	Almondsbury UWE Brislington Bristol Aztecs Bristol Dockers Bristol Handball Club Bristol Manor Farm Bristol Pitbulls Bristol Sonics Bristol Storm Cadbury Heath Cleve Clifton Rugby Cribbs Dings Crusaders Easton Cowboys and Cowgirls Hallen Hengrove Athletic Longwell Green Sports Oldland Abbotonians Roman Glass St George

Local Leagues	Bristol & District Cricket Association Bristol and District Football League Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Bristol Downs Association Football League Bristol Junior Rugby League Bristol Premier Combination Bristol Roller Derby

See also	2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Bristol and Bath Tennis Club Bristol and District Rugby Football Combination Bristol Ariel Rowing Club Bristol Half Marathon

Coordinates: 51°25′46.73″N 2°31′29.39″W / 51.4296472°N 2.5248306°W / 51.4296472; -2.5248306

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