F.C. Oswestry Town
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| Full name | Football Club Oswestry Town | |
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| Nickname(s) | Town | |
| Founded | 2013 | |
| Ground | Park Hall, Oswestry | |
| Capacity | 2,034 (1,034 seated)[1] | |
| Chairman | Ian Jones | |
| Manager | Nathan Leonard[2] | |
| Website | Club website | |
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Football Club Oswestry Town is a football club based in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. They are currently members of the . The club are affiliated to the Shropshire Football Association.[3]
History
The club was formed in 2013 as a successor to Oswestry Lions, who had folded, and took the Lions' place in Division One of the Mercian Regional League.[4] After finishing third in their first season,[5] they were promoted to the Premier Division. Their first season in the Premier Division saw the club finish fifth,[6] as they also won the Commander Ethelstone Cup.[4] The club went on to win the Premier Division in 2015–16,[7][8] earning promotion to Division One of the North West Counties League.[9] The season also saw them retain the Commander Ethelstone Cup as well as winning the League Cup and Shropshire Challenge Cup.[10] The 2016-17 season saw the club enter the FA Vase for the first time.[11]
Ground
The club play their home games at The Venue, Park Hall, which is shared with The New Saints of the Welsh Premier League.[3][12]
Honours
- Mercian Regional League
- Premier Division champions 2015–16
- League Cup winners 2015–16
- Commander Ethelstone Cup
- Winners 2014–15, 2015 16
- Shropshire Challenge Cup
- Winners 2015–16
Records
- Best FA Vase performance: First qualifying round, 2016–17[11]
- Record attendance: 300, Shropshire Challenge Cup, 7 May 2016[13]
References
- ^ Park Hall The New Saints F.C.
- ^ https://clwbpeldroed.org/2019/11/14/nathanleonard-guilsfield-oswestrytown/
- ^ a b FC Oswestry Town Club Information Page: NWCFL | FC Oswestry Town Club Information Page, accessdate: February 5, 2020
- ^ a b History F.C. Oswestry Town
- ^ First Division FA Full Time
- ^ Premier Division FA Full Time
- ^ Mercial Regional League Football Club History Database
- ^ Malpas 0 FC Oswestry Town 1 F.C. Oswestry Town
- ^ Delight as FC Oswestry Town gain a place in NWCL Archived 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Border Counties Advertizer 17 May 2016
- ^ Introducing FC Oswestry Town North West Counties League
- ^ a b F C OSWESTRY TOWN at the Football Club History Database
- ^ The New Saints FC | Park Hall Stadium | Football Ground Guide: The New Saints FC | Park Hall Stadium | Football Ground Guide, accessdate: February 5, 2020
- ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p461 ISBN 978-1869833695