Hallen A.F.C.
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| Full name | Hallen Athletic Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Armadillos | |
| Founded | 1949 (as Lawrence Weston Athletic) | |
| Ground | The Hallen Centre, Hallen |
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| League | Western Football League Premier Division |
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| 2010–11 | Western Football League Premier Division, 16th |
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Hallen A.F.C. is a football club based in Hallen, near Bristol, England, currently members of the Western League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
They were established in 1949 as Lawrence Weston Athletic, playing their early years in the Bristol and District League and then the Bristol Premier Combination.
In 1979, they moved to the village of Hallen, changing their name to Lawrence Weston Hallen. The facilities available at their new base enabled them to move up to the Gloucestershire County League in 1987. Three years later, they changed their name again, to simply Hallen.
In 1992 they gained a further promotion, joining the Hellenic League Division One, and after further improvements to the facilities (particularly the erection of floodlights and a 200-seater stand), a runner-up position in 1996-97 led to another step up, to the Hellenic League Premier Division.
After three seasons in the Hellenic League Premier, they were granted permission to switch to the Western League, but had to take an effective demotion to that league's Division One. They won that division in 2003-04, meaning they took their place in the Western League Premier Division, where they remain to this day.
They have been entering the FA Vase since 1983 - their best run coming in 2000-01 when they reached the Fifth Round (last 16). Their FA Cup history only dates back to 2002-03, but in 2004-05 they came close to making the competition proper, losing in the Fourth Qualifying Round to Football Conference side Canvey Island.
Season 2009-10 they were winners of the Western League Les Phillips League Cup defeating Bishop Sutton 1-0 in the final.
[edit] Honours
- Hellenic League Division One : Winners 1996-97
- Western League Division One : Winners 2003-04
- Western League (Les Phllips) Cup : Winners 2009-2010
- Gloucestershire County League : Winners 1988-89, 1992-93. Runners-up 1987-88
- Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy : Winners 1989-90, 1992-93. Runners-up 2004-05
- Gloucestershire Junior Cup : Winners 1968-69
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Coordinates: 51°31′01.72″N 2°39′09.16″W / 51.5171444°N 2.6525444°W
