Wombwell Town F.C. (1940s)

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Wombwell Town
Full nameWombwell Town Football Club
Founded1945 (as Wombwell Athletic)
Dissolved2000

Wombwell Town F.C. was an English football club located in Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

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History

Wombwell Athletic was formed after the end of the Second World War, entering into the Yorkshire League and winning the championship at the first attempt. They entered the FA Cup for the first time a year later, reaching the 3rd qualifying round. [1] They were relegated from Division 1 in 1953 and three years later renamed themselves Wombwell & Darfield. [2] They would spend ten years in the second tier before winning the Second Division title in 1963 as Wombwell Sporting Association, having changed name again in 1961. [3]

They were relegated back to Division 2 in 1971 and by the time the Yorkshire League came to a close in 1982 Wombwell had been in floundering at the bottom of Division 3 for a number of years. When the league merged with the Midland League in the summer of 1982 to form the Northern Counties East League (NCEL), the club was placed in Division 2 South of the new competition. They left the NCEL in 1988 to join the Central Midlands League.

In 1990 they changed name again, to Wombwell Town, and in 1993 they left the Central Midlands League to join the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League. They were promoted to the Premier Division in 1996 but the club was dissolved in 2000 after over 50 years of history. [4]

In 2018 a new team named Wombwell Town F.C. were formed to play in the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League and play at the Wombwell Recreation Ground in the town.


Notable former players

Players that played in the Football League either before or after being with Wombwell Town –

League and cup history

Wombwell Town League and Cup history [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
SeasonDivisionPosition FA Cup FA Trophy
1945–46 Yorkshire League 1st/15--
1946–47 Yorkshire League 8th/20 3rd qualifying round -
1947–48 Yorkshire League 10th/20 Preliminary round -
1948–49 Yorkshire League 10th/20 1st qualifying round -
1949–50 Yorkshire League 2nd/18 Extra preliminary round -
1950–51 Yorkshire League Division 111th/18--
1951–52 Yorkshire League Division 114th/18--
1952–53 Yorkshire League Division 116th/18--
1953–54 Yorkshire League Division 26th/18--
1954–55 Yorkshire League Division 28th/18--
1955–56 Yorkshire League Division 214th/18--
1956–57 Yorkshire League Division 217th/17--
1957–58 Yorkshire League Division 214th/14--
1958–59 Yorkshire League Division 212th/14--
1959–60 Yorkshire League Division 213th/15--
1960–61 Yorkshire League Division 218th/19--
1961–62 Yorkshire League Division 25th/14--
1962–63 Yorkshire League Division 21st/15--
1963–64 Yorkshire League Division 18th/16--
1964–65 Yorkshire League Division 11st/16--
1965–66 Yorkshire League Division 11st/16--
1966–67 Yorkshire League Division 13rd/17--
1967–68 Yorkshire League Division 18th/17--
1968–69 Yorkshire League Division 17th/18 Preliminary round -
1969–70 Yorkshire League Division 17th/18 2nd qualifying round 2nd qualifying round
1970–71 Yorkshire League Division 117th/17--
1971–72 Yorkshire League Division 210th/15--
1972–73 Yorkshire League Division 211th/16--
1973–74 Yorkshire League Division 215th/16--
1974–75 Yorkshire League Division 38th/16--
1975–76 Yorkshire League Division 38th/16--
1976–77 Yorkshire League Division 39th/16--
1977–78 Yorkshire League Division 32nd/16--
1978–79 Yorkshire League Division 216th/16--
1979–80 Yorkshire League Division 314th/14--
1980–81 Yorkshire League Division 312th/14--
1981–82 Yorkshire League Division 38th/15--
1982–83 Northern Counties East League Division 2 South13th/14--
1983–84 Northern Counties East League Division 2 South8th/13--
1984–85 Northern Counties East League Division 1 Central15th/16--
1985–86 Northern Counties East League Division 313th/14--
1986–87 Northern Counties East League Division 217th/18--
1987–88 Northern Counties East League Division 214th/15--
1988–89 Central Midlands League Premier Division18th/19--
1989–90 Central Midlands League Premier Division19th/20--
1990–91 Central Midlands League Supreme Division16th/17--
1991–92 Central Midlands League Supreme Division15th/18--
1992–93 Central Midlands League Supreme Division16th/16--
1993–94 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division 110th/13--
1994–95 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division 17th/14--
1995–96 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division 13rd/13--
1996–97 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division10th/14--
1997–98 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division11th/14--
1998–99 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division8th/14--
1999–00 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division3rd/14--

Honours

Records

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References

  1. 1 2 Wombwell Athletic
  2. 1 2 Wombwell & Darfield
  3. 1 2 Wombwell Sporting Association
  4. 1 2 Wombwell Town
  5. ↑ British Newspaper Archive
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