Downton F.C.

Downton

Full name	Downton Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Robins
Founded	1905
Ground	The Brian Whitehead Sports Ground, Downton (Capacity: 2000)
Chairman	Mark Smith
Manager	Jeff Softley
League	Wessex League Premier Division
2010–11	Wessex League Division One, 1st (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Downton F.C. is a football club based in Downton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was established in 1905 and joined the Wessex League in 1993. It has reached the first round of the FA Vase twice in its history. It has reached the first round qualifying of the FA Cup in season 2008–09. It is currently a member of the Wessex League's Premier Division. Downton finished 4th in the 2009–10 season, missing out on promotion by goals scored. In the same season, they won the Hospital Cup, beating Chalke Valley 3–2 in the final. The next year, they won the Division One title and were promoted to the Wessex League Premier Division.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Colin Hopkins GK Charles Aldridge DF Ben Cross DF Mark Gulliver DF Daniel Newman (captain) DF Ben Smith MF Joe Dorrington MF Daniel Gain MF Ben Halski MF Paul Gulliver MF Oliver Hoare MF Blake Lennan

No. Position Player MF Matt Holmes MF Rae Hughes MF Callum Robertson MF Tom Western FW Simon Colbourne FW Declan McGregor FW Matthew Redman FW Jack Smith FW Kevin Thick FW Nick Turpin FW Danny Western

League positions

Season	League	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos
2009–10	Wessex Dv 1	40	22	10	8	96	57	76	4 of 21
2008–09	Wessex Dv 1	40	9	10	21	56	91	34	17 of 21
2007–08	Wessex Premier	44	1	3	40	29	177	6	23 of 23 (Relegated)
2006–07	Wessex Premier	38	7	10	21	48	89	31	18 of 22
2005–06	Wessex Dv 1	42	27	6	9	108	64	87	4 of 22 (Promoted)
2004–05	Wessex Premier	42	7	3	32	50	113	24	24 of 24 (Relegated)

External links

• Official website