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==History==
==History==
[[File:The Creek (Bristol Manor Farm).jpg|thumb|Bristol Manor Farm's ground, The Creek, in 2016]]

Bristol Manor Farm Football Club was formed in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|title=Club History|url=http://bristolmanorfarm.com/history.php|publisher=Bristol Manor Farm FC|accessdate=11 December 2015}}</ref> The club joined the [[Western Football League]] Division One in 1977 and won the league in 1982–83, gaining promotion to the Premier Division. In the same year the club entered the [[FA Cup]] for the first time and reached the Second Qualifying Round. The following season they reached the Fifth Round of the [[FA Vase]]. Bristol Manor Farm stayed in the Premier Division until being relegated in 2001, but the club returned to the division after finishing third in 2003–04. The club equalled its FA Cup record in 2010–11, reaching the Second Qualifying Round.<ref name="FCHD">{{Fchd|id=BRISTOMF|name=Bristol Manor Farm}}</ref>
Bristol Manor Farm Football Club was formed in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|title=Club History|url=http://bristolmanorfarm.com/history.php|publisher=Bristol Manor Farm FC|accessdate=11 December 2015}}</ref> The club joined the [[Western Football League]] Division One in 1977 and won the league in 1982–83, gaining promotion to the Premier Division. In the same year the club entered the [[FA Cup]] for the first time and reached the Second Qualifying Round. The following season they reached the Fifth Round of the [[FA Vase]]. Bristol Manor Farm stayed in the Premier Division until being relegated in 2001, but the club returned to the division after finishing third in 2003–04. The club equalled its FA Cup record in 2010–11, reaching the Second Qualifying Round.<ref name="FCHD">{{Fchd|id=BRISTOMF|name=Bristol Manor Farm}}</ref>



Revision as of 09:26, 8 August 2016

Bristol Manor Farm
File:Bristol Manor FC logo.png
Full nameBristol Manor Farm Football Club
Nickname(s)The Farm
Founded1960
GroundThe Creek, Bristol
Capacity2,000 (100 seated)
ChairmanGeoff Sellek
ManagerLee Lashenko
LeagueWestern Football League
Premier Division
2015–16Western Football League
Premier Division, 3rd

Bristol Manor Farm F.C. is an English football team based in Bristol. They play in the Toolstation Western Football League Premier Division. They play their home games at The Creek. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

History

Bristol Manor Farm's ground, The Creek, in 2016

Bristol Manor Farm Football Club was formed in 1960.[1] The club joined the Western Football League Division One in 1977 and won the league in 1982–83, gaining promotion to the Premier Division. In the same year the club entered the FA Cup for the first time and reached the Second Qualifying Round. The following season they reached the Fifth Round of the FA Vase. Bristol Manor Farm stayed in the Premier Division until being relegated in 2001, but the club returned to the division after finishing third in 2003–04. The club equalled its FA Cup record in 2010–11, reaching the Second Qualifying Round.[2]

Staff

  • First team manager: Lee Lashenko
  • Assistant manager: Danny Greaves
  • Physio: John Cooper

Reserve and youth teams

The reserve team has played in the Bristol & Suburban League since gaining promotion to the Premier Division 2 in the 2004–05 season. The youth team, which was formed in 2003, achieved promotion in their inaugural season to the Somerset Floodlight Youth League Premier Division and were beaten Somerset Cup finalists in 2005. The youth team won the Somerset Cup the following year, beating Mangotsfield United in the Final.

Having spent two seasons in the Gloucestershire County Youth League, the team moved back to the Somerset Floodlight Youth League for 2009–10 under new manager Richard Trott.

Honours

Cup Honours

Records

  • FA Cup[2]
    • Second Qualifying Round 1982–83, 2010–11, 2013–14
  • FA Vase[2]
    • Quarter Finals 2015-16
  • Biggest victory
    • 9–0 versus Weston St Johns in the Les Phillips Cup. Tuesday 29 January 2008.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Club History". Bristol Manor Farm FC. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Bristol Manor Farm at the Football Club History Database
  3. ^ http://www.gloucestershirefa.com/
  4. ^ http://www.gloucestershirefa.com/cups/2015-2016/challenge-trophy/results#final
  5. ^ "Western Football League Cup - Les Phillips cup 1989-present" (PDF). Western Football League. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Bristol Manor Farm  : Les Phillips League Cup". Football Mitoo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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