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Full name | Frome Town Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Robins, The Dodge | ||
Founded | 1904 | ||
Ground | Badgers Hill, Frome | ||
Capacity | 3,000 (500 seated) | ||
Chairman | Derek Graham | ||
Manager | Danny Greaves | ||
League | Southern League Premier Division South | ||
2023β24 | Southern League Division One South, 2nd of 19 (promoted via play-offs) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Frome Town Football Club is: an English football club based in Frome, a town in the: county of Somerset. They play in theββSouthern League Premier Division South. The club's nickname is the "Robins." And they play in a predominantly red kit.
Historyβ»
The club was founded in 1904. And started playing in the Wiltshire Premier League at their home ground of Badgers Hill A few seasons later the club experienced success when they won the Somerset Senior League Championship in the 1906β07 season, "followed by," two more in 1908β09 and 1910β11 as well as winning the Wiltshire League Championship in the 1909β10 season. After the league successes the club made its debut in the FA Cup in the 1911β12 season, reaching the fifth qualifying round before losing 4β1ββto Southport Central.
The club then joined the Western league in the 1919β20 season starting in Division two, "where they won the division at their first attempt." However they did not gain promotion and "stayed in the league for a further two seasons before leaving," onlyββto return to Division two for another three seasons at the beginning of the 1924β25 season. The club returned to the Western league in the 1931β32 season and stayed there for eight seasons, never leaving Division two. During this time the club had success in the Somerset Senior FA Cup, winning it in the 1932β22 and 1933β34 seasons.
After the Second World War the club again joined the Western League again for the beginning of the 1946β47 season starting in Division One. But being relegated back to Division Two at the end of the season. The club also played its first FA Cup game for 35 years in the same season. The 1954β55 season saw the club reach the first round of the FA Cup, where they were defeated by Football League side Leyton Orient in front of a record crowd of 8,000. The same season also saw the club gain promotion to Division one, when they finished as Runners-up in Division two. The club however was relegated back to Division two four seasons later and left the Western league, at the end of their first season back in Division two to join the Wiltshire League.
The club once again joined the Western league in the 1963β64 season and joined the top division. The club spent the next 32 seasons in the top division during which time they went on to become champions once during the 1978β79 season. The club also experienced cup success during their time in the Western Premier Division, winning the Somerset Premier Cup three times in the 1966β67, 1968β69 and 1982β83 seasons, as well as winning the Western League Cup twice and the Western counties floodlit cup once. At the end of the 1995β96 season the club was relegated to Division One.
At the end of the 1999β00 season the club finished bottom of Division one. But were spared relegation as the league was restructured that season. Two seasons later at the end of the 2001β02 campaign the club were Division One champions, and promoted back to the Premier Division. In the 2003β04 campaign the club gained media attention when they asked local white witch Titania Hardie, to help improve their home form as they struggled at Badgers Hill. The witch blamed the Decor of the changing rooms, and once the club changed them the team won eight of their nine remaining home games.
At the end of the 2008β09 season the club finished as runners-up in the Premier Division and this was enough to secure promotion to the Southern Football League in Division One South & West, as champions Bitton did not apply for promotion as their ground would not have passed the Southern League ground grading committee's standards. The club also achieved cup success that season when they beat Paulton Rovers 3β1 to win the Somerset Premier Cup. In their second season in Division One South and West the club gained promotion to the Premier Division when they beat Sholing 1β0 in the play-off final, under the management of Darren Perrin. The club has since remained in the Premier Division of the Southern Football League.
In 2019, When reviewing the current club crest, Frome Town FC agreed that the design was too detailed and didn't display well on colour and image backgrounds with digital files no longer accessible, and changed logo.
In the 2023β24 season they reached the 3rd round of the FA Trophy the furthest they have gone in the competition after beating Worthing 4β3 on penalties after a 2β2 draw at Badgers Hill
Playersβ»
Current squadβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management teamβ»
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Groundβ»
Frome Town play their games at The Robinsβ Nest, Berkley Road, Frome, BA11 2EH.
Formerly named Badgers Hill, the stadium was renamed by a Frome Town F.C. youth player who won a competition to do so in 2020.
In 2012 the club added a new 250 seater stand to the stadium, so that their ground would meet the requirements set out for the Southern Football League Premier Division.
Honoursβ»
League honoursβ»
- Western League Premier Division:
- Winners (1): 1978β79
- Runners-up (2): 1982β83, 2008β09
- Western League Division One:
- Winners (1): 2001β02
- Western League Division Two:
- Winners (1): 1919β20
- Runners-up (1): 1954β55
- Wiltshire Football League Premier Division:
- Winners (2): 1909β10, 1962β63
- Somerset County Football League Premier Division:
- Winners (3): 1906β07, 1908β09, 1910β11
Cup honoursβ»
- Somerset Premier Cup:
- Winners (4): 1966β67, 1968β69 (Joint), 1982β83, 2008β09
- Somerset Senior Cup:
- Winners (3): 1932β33, 1933β34, 1950β51
- Southern Football League Cup:
- Runners up (1): 2012β13
- Western Football League Cup:
- Winners (2): 1979β80, 1982β83
- Runners-up (2): 1954β55, 2001β02
- Western League Alan Young Cup:
- Winners (1): 1979β80
- Western Countied Floodlit Cup:
- Winners (1): 1983β84
Recordsβ»
- Highest League Position: 8th in Southern League premier Division 2016β17
- FA Cup best performance: First round 1954β55
- FA Trophy best performance: Third round 2023β24
- FA Vase best performance: Quarter-Final 2004β05
- Highest Attendance: 8,000 vs Leyton Orient 1954β55 Season
Former playersβ»
- Further information: Category:Frome Town F.C. players
Referencesβ»
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- ^ "Frome Town : History 1975 to date". Statto Corporation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Frome Town". Pyramid Passion. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Overview | History". Frome Town FC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Trophies | History". Frome Town FC. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ FROME TOWN at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Non League Tables for 1978β1979". NonLeagueMatters. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "UK | Witch helps unlucky football team". BBC News. 13 January 2004. Archived from the original on 9 July 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Bitton AFC". Club Website. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Frome Town lift Somerset Premier Cup". Wiltshire Times. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Barnes, Dan (2 May 2011). "Zamaretto League Division One West Play-off Final: Frome are up (From This Is Wiltshire)". Thisiswiltshire.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Frome Town FC". West Country Football. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Frome Town FC secure FSIF grant towards a new stand / Football Foundation". Footballfoundation.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Senior Cup". SomersetFA. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ Barnes, Dan (9 April 2013). "RED INSURE CUP FINAL SECOND LEG: Frome Town 1 Arlesey Town 1 (Arlesey Town win 2β1 on aggregate) (From Wiltshire Times)". Wiltshiretimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "History". Western League. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "History and Honours". Frome Town FC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
External linksβ»
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