Stratford Town F.C.

Stratford Town

Full name

Stratford Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

Town

Founded

1941 (as Stratford Rangers)

Ground

The DCS Stadium,
Stratford upon Avon

Capacity

1,400

Chairman

Craig Hughes

Manager

Carl Adams

League

Southern Football League
Premier Division

2015–16

Southern Football League
Premier Division, 19th

Home colours

Away colours

Stratford Town Football Club is a football club based in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the Southern Football League.

History

The club was formed in 1941 as Stratford Rangers, changing their name in 1949. After playing in various local leagues they joined the Worcestershire Combination (which later became the Midland Football Combination) in 1954. In 1957 they switched to the Birmingham and District League, which became the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1962, but rejoined the Combination in 1970. In 1975 they took the unusual step of joining the Hellenic League, which does not normally include teams from Warwickshire. After two unsuccessful seasons they rejoined the Midland Combination once again, where they remained until becoming founder members of the Midland Football Alliance in 1994.

The club entered financial difficulty in 1998 and were reformed to become Stratford Town F.C. 1998.

They have reached the third qualifying round of the FA Cup three times, in seasons 2004–05, 2006–07 and 2011–12.

The team is currently managed by Carl Adams, who had previously shared the role with Morton Titterton. On 20 April 2013, a 1–1 draw with Stourport Swifts sealed the Midland Alliance title and promotion to the Southern Football League for the first time in the club's history, where they will play in Division One South & West.

After two seasons in the Division One South & West, Stratford Town earned promotion to the Premier Division via the play-offs with a 3–2 win against Larkhall Athletic on 4 May 2015.

Stadium

Stratford Town moved into The DCS Stadium at Knights Lane, Tiddington in the 2007–08 season. They played their first league match there against Barwell on February 16, 2008, losing 1–0 to a Stuart Spencer goal.^[1] The ground is also used by Birmingham City Ladies.

The record attendance is 1,054 for the Southern League Division One South & West play-off final against Larkhall Athletic in May 2015.

Players

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	Andy Kemp
		DF	Guy Clark
		DF	Aaron Stringfellow
		DF	Gary Moran
		DF	Liam Francis
		DF	Marcel Simpson
		MF	Michael McGrath
		MF	Alex Price
		MF	Dior Angus
		MF	Robert-Thompson-Brown
		MF	Emmitt Delfouneso

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Scott Hadland
		MF	Simeon Tulloch
		DF	Anthony Charles
		MF	Jamie Sheldon
		MF	Aaron Moses-Garvey
		MF	Charlie Faulkner
		FW	Richard Gregory
		FW	Tyrone Fagan
		FW	Kevin Charley
		FW	Edwin Ahenkorah

Notable players

See Stratford Town F.C. Players

Paul Hall

References

Mike and Tony Williams (2006). Non League Club Directory 2006. Tony Williams Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-869833-54-6.

↑ Stratford Town match report

External links

Official 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

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Coordinates: 52°11′38.94″N 1°40′34.90″W / 52.1941500°N 1.6763611°W / 52.1941500; -1.6763611

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