F.C. Oswestry Town

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FC Oswestry Town
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Full nameFootball Club Oswestry Town
Nickname(s)Town
Founded2013
Dissolved2020
Ground Park Hall, Oswestry
Capacity2,034 (1,034 seated) [1]
Website www.fcoswestrytown.uk

Football Club Oswestry Town was a football club based in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The club played at Park Hall and were affiliated to the Shropshire Football Association. [2]

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History

The club was formed in 2013 as a successor to Oswestry Lions, who had folded, and took the Lions' place in Division One of the Mercian Regional League. [3] After finishing third in their first season, [4] they were promoted to the Premier Division. Their first season in the Premier Division saw the club finish fifth, [5] as they also won the Commander Ethelstone Cup. [3] The club went on to win the Premier Division in 2015–16, [6] [7] earning promotion to Division One of the North West Counties League. [8] The season also saw them retain the Commander Ethelstone Cup as well as winning the League Cup and Shropshire Challenge Cup. [9] The 2016–17 season saw the club enter the FA Vase for the first time. [10]

In 2019–20 Oswestry were second in Division One South when the season was abandoned in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 4 July 2020 the club resigned from the North West Counties League and folded due to financial difficulties caused by the pandemic. [11]

Ground

The club played their home games at The Venue, Park Hall, which they shared with The New Saints of the Welsh Premier League. [2] [12]

Honours

Records

References

  1. ↑ Park Hall The New Saints F.C.
  2. 1 2 FC Oswestry Town Club Information Page: NWCFL | FC Oswestry Town Club Information Page, accessdate: 5 February 2020
  3. 1 2 History F.C. Oswestry Town
  4. ↑ First Division FA Full Time
  5. ↑ Premier Division FA Full Time
  6. ↑ Mercial Regional League Football Club History Database
  7. ↑ Malpas 0 FC Oswestry Town 1 F.C. Oswestry Town
  8. ↑ Delight as FC Oswestry Town gain a place in NWCL Archived 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Border Counties Advertizer 17 May 2016
  9. ↑ Introducing FC Oswestry Town North West Counties League
  10. 1 2 F C OSWESTRY TOWN at the Football Club History Database
  11. ↑ Fallon, Martin (4 July 2020). "FC Oswestry Town". NWCFL.com.
  12. ↑ The New Saints FC | Park Hall Stadium | Football Ground Guide: The New Saints FC | Park Hall Stadium | Football Ground Guide, accessdate: 5 February 2020
  13. ↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p461 ISBN   978-1869833695

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