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| Full name | Alveston Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Home Guarders[1] | ||
| Founded | 1927[1] | ||
| Ground | Home Guard Ground Tiddington Stratford-upon-Avon[2] | ||
| Capacity | tbc | ||
| Chairman | Martin Beese[2] | ||
| Manager | Andy Taylor | ||
| League | Midland Football Combination Premier Division | ||
| 2009–10 | Midland Football Combination Division One, 3rd [3] | ||
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Alveston F.C. is a football club based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. They were established in 1927. In 1993, they joined the Midland Football Combination Division Three. Currently they are members of the Midland Football Combination Premier Division.
History
The original club was known as Alveston United from 1912 to 1914, matches were played on the village green of Alveston. The club dropped the United when it was reformed in 1924 as Alveston Football Club. During these early years Alveston achieved their first silverware when they were crowned champions of the Stratford and District League in consecutive seasons 1924/25 and 1925/26, the team picture from this winning era is now proudly on display in the club house, thanks to Mr Patrick Goode who found the 86 year old picture in his loft and kindly donated it to the club, which allowed our current club history to be re-written.
The Stratford and District title was the first of many cup trophies and league honours to be won while competing in what eventually became the Stratford Alliance League, which included playing matches down on the Recreation Ground in front of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
The addition of a sports ground in 1975 to the Home Guard Club in Tiddington saw Alveston put down roots at the Main Street site. For 20 years Alveston were proud to be associated with The Stratford Alliance League winning pretty much all the Divisional and Cup trophies over many successful seasons. All this club progress was achieved under the stewardship of long serving President Geoff Bennett, ably assisted by Secretary Ken Unitt and Chairman Phil Beese.
In the 1996-97 season, having applied and been accepted to join the Midland Football Combination Division 3, the club were promoted in their first season, under the guidance of Player Manager Martin Beese and then the following year into Division 1 whilst winning the Jack Mould Trophy.
The clubs meteoric rise continued the following year 1997-98 under new Player Manager Steve Sykes as Martin Beese moved up to Chair the club and the team being crowned as Division 1 champions by clear 14 points, whilst carrying off the coveted Smedley Crooke Cup.
The best was yet to come, in the first season in the Premier Division “The Big League” 1998-99 the club played the majority of the season ground sharing at Racing Club Warwick, the nomadic life style seemed to suite the players and a season unparalleled in local non-league football unfolded.
Winning the Premiership title with 5 games to go, whilst negotiating their way through many tough games to end up in all four finals of those cups entered was outstanding.
The first was the Birmingham County Vase against Knowle FC and the second was the Coventry Evening Telegraph Cup Final against Nuneaton Griff and played at Highfield Road the home of Coventry City F.C. unfortunately finishing runners up in the first two Finals after very closely contested matches.
The third cup final saw the club retain the Smedley Crooke Cup beating Northfield Town 1-0 at the Studley BKL ground.
The climax of this fantastic season was yet to come The Challenge Cup Final at Villa Park two days after the ground had been packed to the rafters hosting the last ever European Cup Winners Cup which saw Sven-Goran Erikssons Lazio side beat Mallorca 2-1.
A superb performance at Villa Park saw Alveston complete the League and cup treble with a hard earnt 2-0 victory over Coventry Sphinx. Even “The Sun” newspaper reported the amazing story comparing the clubs achievements with their Premiership peers Manchester United. A season to remember and a long history of great progress. The season became complete with the installing of floodlights at their Home Guard Club ground.
Since then, Alveston have had mixed fortunes with the re-formation of a hugely successful Junior section with now 12 teams including a Girls Team and the First Team find themselves with a new squad of mainly young players under the guidance of manager, Mike Cheslin and coach Andy Taylor. Andy left Alveston at the age of 16 to take up a professional Apprenticeship at Aston Villa for which the club received a £100 cheque from the revered Mr Doug Ellis.
In 2009/10 Alveston were promoted back to the Premier Division of the Midland Combination League and won the Coventry Charity Cup after beating Coventry Copsewood 2-1 at The Ricoh Arena, home of Coventry City
The 2010/11 season will see the club form a Reserve Team for the 1st time in the clubs history and they will be under the guidance of Tony Mercer in the Third Division of the Midland Combination League
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Club records
- Best league performance: Midland Combination Premier Division champions, 1998–99[3]
- Coventry Charity Cup Winners 2010
Ground
Having previously played on Alveston's village green and on Stratford's Recreation Ground, the team moved to the Home Guard Club in 1975. Floodlights were erected in 1999.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Alveston F.C." Alveston F.C. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ a b "Alveston F.C." Alveston F.C. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ a b "Alveston". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ a b "Alveston FC Official Website 2010". Alveston F.C. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
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