Bishops Castle Town F.C.

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Bishops Castle Town
Full nameBishops Castle Town Football Club
Nickname(s)Castle
Founded1880 [1]
GroundThe Manor
League Central Wales Northern Division
2021–22 Mid Wales East, 7th of 13

Bishops Castle Town Football Club is a football club based in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England. The club currently play in the Central Wales League Northern Division, which is at the fourth tier of the Welsh football league system.

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History

The club was formed in 1880. They played in various leagues including the South Shropshire League and the West Shropshire Alliance.

They joined the Montgomeryshire Amateur League in Division Two for the 1984–85 season and then were promoted to Division One during their 25-year period in the league. They then left the Welsh football system to join the Mercian League to try and progress within the Shropshire football pyramid.

After problems travelling to matches, the club sought to rejoin the Montgomeryshire Football League in 2016. Their request was initially unsuccessful - but following on from an appeal to the Football Association of Wales, they were granted entry to Division Two. [2] [3]

The club won the division two title in 2016–17 season [4] and followed it up in 2017–18 by winning the division one title. [5]

In July 2020 the club was announced as one of the new tier 4 clubs in the restructured East Division of the Mid Wales Football League. [6]

Honours

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References

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  2. "Bishop's Castle win fight to make league switch". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. "'Common sense prevails' as Bishops Castle FC are finally cleared to compete in Mid Wales league". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. Grosvenor, Gavin. "Castle's Kings are crowned champs". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. Grosvenor, Gavin. "Castle add title to silverware haul". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. Grosvenor, Gavin. "Central Wales FA confirm Mid Wales League line ups". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.