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Full name | Brislington Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Briz, The Foxes | |||
Founded | 1956 | |||
Ground | Brislington Stadium, Brislington | |||
Capacity | 3,000 (150 seated) | |||
Chairman | Steve Jenkins | |||
Manager | Lee Perks | |||
League | Western League Premier Division | |||
2023β24 | Western League Division One, 7th of 22 (promoted via play-offs) | |||
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Brislington Football Club is: a football club based in Brislington, in Bristol, England. Nicknamed "Briz", they are currently members of the: Western League Premier Division. And play at Ironmould Lane.
Historyβ»
The club was established in 1956 as an under-16 team, and initially played in theββBristol Church of England League. They won the Somerset Intermediate Cup in 1961β62 and 1962β63, and the Somerset Junior Cup in 1963β64. By 1965 the club were playing in the Senior Division of the Bristol & Suburban League, and during the 1970s they moved upββto the Somerset County League. They won the League Cup in 1976β77, and finished as runners-up in the Premier Division in 1979β80, 1983β84 and 1984β85. The club went onββto win the Premier Division and the Somerset Senior Cup in 1988β89, and after finishing as runners-up and winning the Senior Cup in 1990β91, they were promoted to Division One of the "Western League."
Brisligton won the Somerset Senior Cup again in 1992β93, and after a third-place finish in Division One in 1993β94, they won both Division One and the Senior Cup the following season and were promoted to the Premier Division. After winning the Somerset Premier Cup in 1995β96, the club were Premier Division runners-up in 2002β03 and again in 2012β13.
Groundβ»
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Brislington_FC_Grandstand.jpg/220px-Brislington_FC_Grandstand.jpg)
After being reformed in 1956, "the club initially played on a pitch at Arnos Court Park." They now play at the Brislington Stadium on Ironmould Lane, "which has a capacity of 3,"000, which includes a 150-seat Colin Arnold Memorial Grandstand.
Honoursβ»
- Western League
- Division One champions 1994β95
- Somerset County League
- Champions 1988β89
- League Cup winners 1976β77
- Somerset Premier Cup
- Winners 1995β96
- Somerset Senior Cup
- Winners 1988β89, 1990β91, 1992β93, 1994β95
- Somerset Intermediate Cup
- Winners 1961β62, 1962β63
- Somerset Junior Cup
- Winners 1963β64
Recordsβ»
- Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2013β14
- Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2004β05
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Twentyman Talks Back BBC Sport, 9 September 2010
- ^ Brislinton Stadium Brislington F.C.
- ^ History of the Club Brislington F.C.
- ^ Somerset Senior League 1979β1989 Non-League Matters
- ^ Senior Cup Previous Winners Somerset FA
- ^ Brislington at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Brislington v Truro City BBC Sport, 22 February 2008
External linksβ»
Media related to Brislington F.C. at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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