Telford Town F.C.

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Telford Town
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Full nameTelford Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Ams
Founded1950 (1950)
GroundThe Key Worker Nation Stadium, School Grove, Telford
Capacity1500
ChairmanHayden Dando
ManagerMatthew Boswell
LeagueWest Midlands Premier League
Website Club website

Telford Town Football Club is an English football club from Telford, Shropshire. The club plays in the West Midlands (Regional) League Division One and were formerly known as Wellington Amateurs.After many years in the Wellington League, the team was promoted to the Shropshire County Football League. They were promoted to the West Midlands (Regional) League in 2006. "The Ams" won Division One three times in four seasons and gained promotion to the Premier Division for 2012–13. In 2024 the club was taken over by businessman and former Hednesford Town owner Hayden Dando and renamed Telford Town Football Club.

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History

The club was formed in 1950 as Old Wellingtonians by former students of Wellington Grammar School. [1] The name was later changed to Wellington Amateurs F.C. when the Head Master of the school discovered that the club had started accepting players that were not former pupils. [1] After 31 years in the Wellington League, the club joined the Shropshire County Football League Division One in 1981. [1] In their inaugural season, Wellington won the league and cup double, gaining promotion to the Premier Division. They won the Premier Division in 1982–83 and 1988–89, and finished runners-up in 2005–06, allowing them to apply for membership of the West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two. [1] Wellington won the league in their first season and gained promotion to Division One. [2] Despite winning the league in 2008–09 and 2009–10, they were not promoted due to their ground not being up to standard. [1] After ground improvements, and winning the league in 2011–12, Wellington were promoted to the Premier Division. [3] The club captured their first bit of silverware in a decade when they defeated Shrewsbury Juniors at the New Bucks Head on Tuesday 10 May 2022, winning the game 1-0 thanks to a Charlie Knowles goal. With this they lifted the Shropshire Challenge cup. Days after Tom White stepped down, Development manager former Port Vale and Greenock Morton goalkeeper Matthew Boswell took over the first team managers role.

In 2023, the club entered a development side into the Shropshire County League Premier Division. The team competes under the name AMS FC. [4]

In 2024 the club was taken over by businessman and former Hednesford Town owner Hayden Dando and renamed Telford Town Football Club . [4]

The club captured its first silverware following the change to Telford Town on Sunday 29 April as they beat Shrewsbury Up n Comers 3–0 at Wem Towns Butler Sports Ground with goals from Will Evans and a brace from Josh Beamond to win the Powell Cup for the first time.[ citation needed ]

In the summer of 2024 the club announced announced they would begin to field youth teams and a number of junior sides entered into competitions for the 2024/25 season. A women’s section of the club was announced and entered a Ladies team into the Shropshire Women’s Superleague for the 2024/25 season.

Colours

Telford Town's colours are red shirts, red shorts and red socks. The away colours are Royal blue shirt, royal blue shorts and royal blue socks.The third kit is all yellow [5]

Ground

The club plays its home matches at The Key Worker Nation Stadium in School Grove in Oakengates, Telford. [6] The stadium has a capacity of 1500 with 2 undercover stands and a terrace. The Main Stand, The Army and Spud Terrace (named after the clubs most successful management team) and The Wednesday Crew Stand named after the clubs volunteers at the opposite side of the stadium to the main stand. The bar is named The Dave Gregory Clubhouse after the former chairman of the club.[ citation needed ]

Honours

League honours

Cup honours

Records

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wellington Amateurs official website – History". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Wellington Amateurs at the Football Club History Database
  3. ↑ West Midlands (Regional) League at FA Full time Accessed 26 July 2012
  4. 1 2 Davies, Adrian (8 February 2024). "Telford Town receives FA Ratification". www.telfordtownfc.co.uk (Press release). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Wellington Amateurs official website – First Team squad" . Retrieved 20 January 2012.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Wellington Amateurs official website – Location". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Telford Town official website – Honours". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

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