Shortwood United F.C.

Shortwood United

Full name

Shortwood United Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Woods

Founded

1900

Ground

Meadowbank Ground, Nailsworth

Capacity

2,000

Chairman

Peter Webb

Manager

John Evans & Alex Sykes

League

Southern League
Division One South & West

2015–16

Southern League
Division One South & West, 7th

Home colours

Away colours

Shortwood United Football Club is a football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The club are currently members of Division One South & West of the Southern League and play at the Meadowbank Ground.

History

Established in 1900, in Shortwood, Nailsworth. The club was promoted from the Stroud and District League to the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League in the early 1970s,^[1] before joining the Gloucestershire County League in 1975.^[2] After finishing as runners-up in 1979–80 and 1980–81, the club won the league in 1981–82 and were promoted to the Premier Division of the Hellenic League.^[2]

After finishing second bottom of the division in their first season in the league, the club were relegated to Division One. However, they returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt after finishing as Division One runners-up in the 1983–84 season. The club went onto win the Premier Division in their first season back in the division.^[2]

The club finished as runners-up the following season and again in 1989–90 before winning their second Premier Division title in 1991–92. Another second-place finish was achieved in 1993–94, but the club underwent several seasons of decline, finishing in the bottom half of the division every season but one between 1995 and 2006. However, finishing second in 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2011–12, the club were promoted to the Southern League in 2012.

The 2013–14 season saw the club reach the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history. After beating Football Conference club Aldershot Town away from home in the fourth qualifying round, Shortwood went on to play Port Vale in the first round in a game broadcast live on BT Sport. The 4–0 home defeat saw a new record attendance of 1,247 set.^[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	Tom King
		GK	Ashton Herbert
		DF	Matthew Bennett
		DF	James Coates
		DF	Nick Humphrey
		DF	Phil Veal
		MF	Adam Price
		MF	John Cant
		MF	Tim Haddock

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Liam Meredith
		MF	Marley Thomas
		MF	Josh Egan
		MF	Nick Hancock
		MF	Alex Sykes (player/joint-manager)
		FW	Lewis Sommers
		FW	Ross Langworthy
		FW	Jake Lee
		FW	Josh Klein-Davies

Honours

Hellenic League
- Premier Division champions 1984–85, 1991–92
- Division One Cup 1982–83
Gloucestershire County League
- Champions 1981–82
Gloucestershire FA Trophy
- Winners 1982–83, 1991-1992 & 2010–11
Reserve Team - Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Champions 2012
Reserve Team - Hellenic League Div 2 West Champions 2013

Records

Record attendance: 1,247 vs Port Vale, FA Cup first round, 11 November 2013^[3]
FA Cup best performance: First round, 2013–14
FA Vase best performance: Quarter-finals, 2011–12

References

↑ History Shortwood United
1 2 3 Shortwood United at the Football Club History Database
1 2 Shortwood United 0 Port Vale 4 BBC Sport, 11 November 2013

External links

Club 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

Seasons	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 2016–17

Hellenic League

Premier Division	Abingdon United Ardley United Ascot United Binfield Brackley Town Saints Bracknell Town Brimscombe & Thrupp Flackwell Heath Highmoor Ibis Highworth Town Kidlington Longlevens Lydney Town Milton United Oxford City Nomads Royal Wootton Bassett Town Thame United Thatcham Town Tuffley Rovers Wokingham & Emmbrook

Division One East	Bicester Town Chalfont Wasps Chinnor Didcot Town Reserves Finchampstead Headington Amateurs Henley Town Holyport Old Woodstock Town Penn & Tylers Green Rayners Lane Reading Town Wantage Town Reserves Woodley United

Division One West	Carterton Cheltenham Saracens Cirencester Town Reserves Clanfield Easington Sports Fairford Town Hook Norton Letcombe New College Swindon North Leigh Reserves Purton Shortwood United Reserves Shrivenham Tytherington Rocks

Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Coordinates: 51°41′31.89″N 2°14′22.02″W / 51.6921917°N 2.2394500°W / 51.6921917; -2.2394500

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