Wem Town F.C.

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Wem Town
Wem Town FC Logo.png
Full nameWem Town Football Club
Nickname(s)Wemians
Founded1883 [1]
GroundButler Sports Centre, Wem
ChairmanJames Gwilliam
ManagerPete Field
League Shropshire County League Premier Division
2023–24 Shropshire County League Premier Division, 14th of 17

Wem Town Football Club is a football club based in the market town of Wem, Shropshire, England. They are currently members of the Shropshire County League Premier Division and play at the Butler Sports Centre.

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History

The club was formed in 1883. [1]

For the 1989–90 season, they joined the West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two, and in their first season in the division, won promotion to Division One. This is where they remained until 1995, when they left the league. In 2009–10, they rejoined the West Midlands (Regional) League, after winning the Shropshire County League. During this season, they finished Division Two runners-up and were awarded promotion back to Division One. They then spent nine seasons in Division One, before being crowned Division One champions at the end of the 2017–18 season. [2]

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, the club were transferred to Division One South of the North West Counties League as the West Midlands (Regional) League lost its Premier Division as part of National League System's restructure. However, the club withdrew from the league, [3] and were instead placed in the Premier Division of the Shropshire County League.

Honours

Squad

Current squad

edit Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK ENG Darren Kay
DF ENG Liam Robinson
DF ENG Matt Price
DF ENG Amaan Hussain
DF ENG Todd Gregory
MF ENG Ben Speake
MF ENG Jack Allman
MF ENG Tyler Delo
No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW John Hitchin
FW AUSSimon Ward
FW ENG Ollie Dunn
FW ENG Adam Taylor
FW ENG Harrison Gregory

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wem Town Football Club". fansfocus.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. "Wem Town". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. "Wem Town withdraw from North West Counties Football League". Whitchurch Herald. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

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