Cirencester Town F.C.

Cirencester Town

Full name

Cirencester Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Centurions

Founded

1889

Ground

Corinium Stadium, Cirencester

Capacity

4,500

Chairman

Steve Abbley

Manager

Brian Hughes

League

Southern League
Premier Division

2015–16

Southern League
Premier Division, 15th

Home colours

Away colours

Cirencester Town is an English football club based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The club are currently members of the Southern Football League Premier Division and play at the Corinium Stadium. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

History

Cirencester Town Football Club was formed in October 1889. They became founding members of the Gloucestershire County League in 1968–69, but joined the Hellenic League Premier Division the following season. Cirencester were relegated to Division One in 1978, and remained in the division until finishing runners-up in 1990–91; gaining promotion to the Premier Division. The following season they finished runners-up, and then in 1995–96 were crowned champions. This saw the team promoted to the Southern League Southern Division. For the 1999–2000 season they were transferred to the Western Division. Cirencester Town were promoted to the Premier Division after a third-placed finish in 2003–04. They were relegated to the South and West Division in 2008, but returned to the Premier Division in 2009–10 after winning the playoffs.^[1] The club was relegated again in 2012. After winning the Southern League South and West division in the 2013/14 season, Cirencester will be returning to the Premier Division for the 2014/15 season.

Seasons

This is 5 recent Cirencester Town seasons for a full history look List of Cirencester Town F.C. seasons

Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Leading league scorer		FA Cup		FA Trophy		Average home attendance
Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Name	Goals	Res	Rec	Res	Rec	Average home attendance
2011–12	Southern Football League Premier Division	7	42	7	9	26	40	78	-38	30	22nd of 22 Relegated	Scott Griffin	6	QR1	0-0-1	QR2	1-0-1	122
2012–13	Southern Football League Division One South & West	8	42	15	13	14	54	57	-3	57*	11th of 22			PR	0-0-1	PR	0-0-1
2013–14	Southern Football League Division One South & West	8	42	29	5	8	95	45	+50	92	1st of 22 Promoted			QR3	3-1-1	R1	1-1-1
2014–15	Southern Football League Premier Division	7	44	20	12	12	77	54	+23	72	8th of 23	Nathaniel Jarvis	22	QR1	0-1-1	QR1	0-0-1	142
2015–16	Southern Football League Premier Division	7	46	18	6	22	67	76	-9	60	15th of 24	Charles Griffin	18	QR2	1-1-1	R1	3-1-1	139

Colours

Cirencester are known for their distinctive red and black stripes, which they have worn for most of their history. The current home kit consists of a black and red striped shirt with plain black shorts, while the away kit is light blue.

The team began playing in white shirts with a red sash from their foundation in 1889. For the next five years, until 1904, the team wore all white with a vertical red stripe. These were replaced by red and white striped shirts until 1915.

In the 1916/17 season, they introduced black and red striped kit which has been used ever since.

Stadium

The club play at the 4,500-capacity Corinium Stadium. Gloucester City ground-shared at the stadium between 2008 and 2010 following the flooding of their Meadow Park ground.^[2] Wootton Bassett Town are currently ground-sharing at the Corinium Stadium.

First team 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	Glyn Garner
		DF	Shayne Anson
		DF	Ellis Dunton
		MF	James Mortimer-Jones
		DF	Leigh Henry
		FW	Charlie Griffin
		FW	Ross Langworthy
		FW	Aidan Bennett

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Brad Hooper
		MF	Adam Connolly
		MF	Ollie Knight
		DF	Mark Pritchett
		DF	Ben Brown
		MF	Ian Herring

Records

Best league position: 1st in Southern League, South & West division, 2013–14
Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round, 2001–02 and 2003–04
Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd round, 2002–03
Best FA Vase performance: 3rd round replay, 1975–76

Development team

In the 2009–10 season the club introduced a reserve team that competed in the Hellenic League reserves divisions made up mainly of youth players as practice for the first team squad. In their debutant season, the reserves won the Division Two West Reserves title and earned promotion. The reserve side then achieved a midtable position in the Reserves West Division One for the 2010–11 season.

The reserves were then introduced into a higher division for the 2011–12 season. Competing in the Hellenic League West Division.

References

↑ Cirencester Town at the Football Club History Database
↑ "Club Info". Gloucester City. Retrieved 2009-10-10.

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: 51°42′42″N 1°56′40″W / 51.71175°N 1.944542°W / 51.71175; -1.944542

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