Almondsbury F.C.

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Almondsbury
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Full nameAlmondsbury Football Club
Nickname(s)The Almonds
Founded1969 (as Patchway North End)
GroundThe Field, Almondsbury
ChairmanChris Hancock
ManagerRyan Meacham
League Gloucestershire County League
2022–23 Western League Division One, 22nd of 22 (relegated)

Almondsbury Football Club is a football club based in Almondsbury, near Bristol, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA, they are currently members of the Gloucestershire County League and play at the Field.

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History

The club was established in 1969 as Patchway North End, and were originally based in Patchway, before becoming Patchway Old Boys in 1971. [1] In 1989 they relocated to nearby Almondsbury and were renamed Almondsbury Football Club. [1] They were members of the Bristol & Suburban League until winning the league in 2000–01, earning promotion to the Gloucestershire County League. [1]

In 2003–04 Almondsbury won the Gloucestershire County League title and were promoted to the Division One of the Western League. [2] After partnering with the University of the West of England, [1] the club were renamed Almondsbury UWE in 2009. [3] They finished bottom of Division One in 2016–17, but were not relegated. In the summer of 2017 the club dropped "UWE" from their name. At the end of the 2017–18 season, they were transferred to Division One West of the Hellenic League. The club were transferred back to Division One of the Western League at the end of the following season. They finished bottom of Division One in 2022–23 and were relegated back to the Gloucestershire County League.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Petersfield Town F.C.
  2. 1 2 Almondsbury at the Football Club History Database
  3. 1 2 Almondsbury UWE at the Football Club History Database

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