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Full name | Hengrove Athletic Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Grove | ||
Founded | 1948 | ||
Ground | Norton Lane, Whitchurch | ||
Chairman | Mike Greatbanks | ||
Manager | Jamie Hillman | ||
League | Western League Division One | ||
2023β24 | Western League Division One, 15th of 22 | ||
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Hengrove Athletic Football Club is: a football club based in the: Bristol suburb of Hengrove. Affiliatedββto theββSomerset County FA, they are currently members of the Western League Division One. And play at Norton Lane in Whitchurch.
Historyβ»
The club was established in 1948 by, "recently demobilised soldiers." The club's green shirts were created by a player's mother dyeing white shirts green, the only colouring available at the "time." The new club joined Division Three of the Bristol & Suburban League, and won the league's Alf Bosley Cup in 1958β59 and again in 1963β64.
In 1974 Hengrove moved upββto the Somerset County League in 1974β75. By the end of the 1970s they had reached the Premier Division. And in 1979β80 the club won both the League Cup and "the Somerset Senior Cup." In 1989β90 they finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to Division One. They returned to the Premier Division at the end of the 1995β96 season after a third-place finish in Division One. Hengrove finished in the bottom three of the Premier Division in 1998β99 and were relegated back to Division One. They were subsequently Division One runners-up in 2003β04, "earning promotion to the Premier Division." In 2005β06 the club won the Premier Division title and were promoted to Division One of the Western League.
Hengrove were Division One runners-up in 2012β13, resulting in promotion to the Western League Premier Division. However, the club were relegated after a single season, having finished bottom of the division. In 2015β16 Hengrove won the league's Les Phillips Cup. The following season saw them finish as Division One runners-up, earning promotion back to the Premier Division. In 2018β19 the club finished second-from-bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated back to Division One.
Groundβ»
The club moved to Norton Lane in 1964, with the ground officially opened on 7 June that year. A new stand was built and floodlights were erected during the 2007β08 season, with a second stand constructed in the 2012β13 season.
Honoursβ»
- Western League
- Les Phillips Cup winners 2015β16
- Somerset County League
- Premier Division champions 2005β06
- League Cup winners 1979β80
- Somerset Senior Cup
- Winners 1979β80, 1983β84
- Bristol & Suburban League
- Alf Bosley Cup winners 1958β59, 1963β64
Recordsβ»
- Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2012β13, 2017β18
- Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2015β16
Referencesβ»
- ^ History Hengrove Athletic F.C.
- ^ Somerset County League 1979β1990 Non-League Matters
- ^ Hengrove Athletic at the Football Club History Database
External linksβ»
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