Shortwood United F.C.

Shortwood United
Full name Shortwood United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Woods
Founded 1900
Ground Meadowbank Ground, Nailsworth
Ground 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

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
England GK Tom King
England GK Ashton Herbert
England DF Matthew Bennett
England DF James Coates
England DF Nick Humphrey
England DF Phil Veal
England MF Adam Price
England MF John Cant
England MF Tim Haddock
No. Position Player
England MF Liam Meredith
England MF Marley Thomas
England MF Josh Egan
England MF Nick Hancock
England MF Alex Sykes (player/joint-manager)
England FW Lewis Sommers
England FW Ross Langworthy
England FW Jake Lee
England FW Josh Klein-Davies

Honours

Records

References

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

External links

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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