Highmoor Ibis F.C.
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| Full name | Highmoor Ibis Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Moor | |
| Founded | 2001 | |
| Ground |
Palmer Park Stadium Reading | |
| Capacity | 780 | |
| Chairman | Phillip Mullins | |
| Manager | Paul Hamilton | |
| League |
Hellenic Football League Premier Division | |
| 2014–15 |
Hellenic Football League Premier Division, 2nd | |
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Highmoor Ibis Football Club is a football club, who are currently members of the Hellenic Football League Premier Division who play their home games at the Palmer Park Stadium in Reading.
History
The club were formed in 2001 as a merger of Highmoor F.C., who had enjoyed moderate success in the Reading Thames and Kennet leagues, and Ibis F.C. who had played for many years in the Reading Football League after leaving the former Chiltonian League at the end of the 1990–91 season.[1]
As a combined side, Highmoor Ibis F.C. did not finish below 4th place in the Reading Football League for most of the 2000s, and won promotion to the Hellenic League Division One East for the 2011–12 season. As part of gaining promotion the club had to leave its home of the Ibis club in Scours Lane, as their ground did not have floodlights or a suitable stand for spectators, so they moved to Palmer Park Stadium.[2][3] The club in its first season in the Hellenic League gained promotion to the Premier Division by finishing as runners up in Division One East. In the 2012-13 season the club made their debut in the FA Vase losing their first ever game in the competition 3-1 to Wokingham & Emmbrook.[4]
Ground
Highmoor Ibis play their games at Palmer Park Sport Stadium, Wokingham Road, Reading RG6 1LF.[5] The ground has a 780 capacity stand and floodlights.[6]
Honours and achievements
- Hellenic Football League Division One East[7]
- Runners Up: 2011–12
- Reading League Senior Division[1]
- Winners: 2003–04, 2010–11
- Runners Up: 2006–07, 2008–09
- Hellenic Football League Supplementary Cup[8]
- Runners Up: 2011–12
- Reading Senior Cup[9][10]
- Winners: 2007
- Runners Up: 2011–12
Club records
- Highest League Position:[1] 4th in Hellenic Premier Division 2013–14
- FA Vase best performance:[11] Second qualifying round 2012–13
References
- 1 2 3 HIGHMOOR & IBIS at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ "Highmoor Ibis apply to join Hellenic - Goalpost - Football - Sport - getreading - Reading Post". getreading. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ↑ "TT NO.31". footballgroundsinfocus.com. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ↑ Angell, Mathew (2012-09-15). "First Vase game ends in defeat - Highmoor- IBIS FC". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ↑ Higmore Ibis Club page Hellenic Football League
- ↑ "Palmer Park Sports Stadium | Reading Borough Council". Reading.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ↑ "football.mitoo". 72.3.224.252. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ↑ "Bartley quits as Reading Town boss - Goalpost - Football - Sport - getreading - Reading Post". getreading. 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ↑ "Homepage | HIGHMOOR/IBIS FC". Clubwebsite.co.uk. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ↑ "Bradley the shootout hero for Ruscombe / Reading Chronicle / Sport / Football". Readingchronicle.co.uk. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ↑ "The FA Vase Results". TheFA.com - Results. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
External links
- Official Club website
- IBIS at the Football Club History Database
- HIGHMOOR at the Football Club History Database
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