Highworth Town F.C.
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| Full name | Highworth Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Worthians | ||
| Founded | 1894 | ||
| Ground | The Elms Recreation Ground, Highworth | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Rohan Haines | ||
| Manager | John Fisher | ||
| League |
Hellenic Football League Premier Division | ||
| 2014–15 |
Hellenic Football League Premier Division, 7th | ||
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Highworth Town FC is a football club based in Highworth, Wiltshire, England established in 1893. They are members of the Hellenic Football League
Premier Division.
History
Highworth Town was formed in 1893 and joined the Cirencester and District League. In the 1930s they moved to the Swindon and District League and remained there until moving to the Wiltshire Combination League at the start of the 1970s. They joined the Hellenic League Division One in 1984 and won the Hellenic League Premier Division in 1994–95[1] and have played in the top division ever since, winning the League in 2004–05. The previous season (2003–04) had seen their best ever performances in both the FA Cup and the FA Vase when the got to the third qualifying round and second round proper respectively. These runs have never been bettered although the club has reached the second round of the Vase on three subsequent occasions.[2] In 2015 the club became embroiled in a pitch invasion after knocking Tadcaster Albion, out of the FA Vase, after it was claimed Albion Fans had thrown coins at Highworth players and Highworth fans had 'goaded' hard core Albion fans, the club's chairman and goalkeeper were injured.[3]
Ground
Highworth Town play their home games at The Elms, Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 7DD.
Honours
Hellenic League Premier Division Winners 2004–05 Runners-up 1999–2000
Hellenic League Challenge Cup Winners 2011–12
Hellenic League Supplementary Cup Winners 1998–99 Runners-up 2003–04
Hellenic League Division One Cup Winners 1988–89
Hellenic League Res Division One Winners 2010–11
Hellenic League Res Division One Runners-up 2002–03, 2009–10
Hellenic League Res Section(West) Winners 1984–85
Hellenic League Res Division Two Winners 1998–99
Hellenic League Res Division Two(W) Winners 2007–08
Hellenic Reserve Challenge Cup Winners 2008–09, 2009–10
Wilts Senior Cup Winners 1963–64, 1972–73, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2008–09 Runners-up 1962–63, 1988–89
Wilts Combination Division Two Runners-up 1970–71
Wilts Junior Cup Winners 1956–57
Wilts Youth Cup Winners 1996–97 Runners-up 1975–76
Swindon and District League Premier Division Winners 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61,1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68
Swindon and District League Division One Winners 1956–57
Swindon and District League Division Two Winners 1955–56
Swindon and District League Division Three Winners 1933–34, 1954–55
Swindon and District League Division Four(Res) Winners 1961–62
Swindon Junior Cup Winners 1909–10, 1933–34
Cirencester & Dist Div Two Winners 1931–32
Advertiser Cup Winners 1909–10, 1912–13, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1967–68
Dr Elliott Cup Winners 1970–71
Faringdon Thursday Cup Winners 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1965–66, 1975–76, 1976–77
Arthur Shipway Cup Winners 1988–89, 1993–94
Fairford Hospitals Cup Winners 1990–91, 1991–92
Slade Shield Winners 1936–37
References
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Coordinates: 51°37′40.64″N 1°42′49.27″W / 51.6279556°N 1.7136861°W