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Albion Sports
Full nameAlbion Sports Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lions
Founded1974
GroundThrostle Nest, Farsley
Capacity3,500 (1,750 seated)[1]
ChairmanHarjit Singh Panesar
ManagerKulwinder Singh Sandhu
LeagueNorthern Counties East League Premier Division
2023–24Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 5th of 20

Albion Sports Association Football Club is a football club located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, although their current home ground is within the City of Leeds. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League and play at Farsley Celtic's Throstle Nest. The club's kit consists of yellow and royal blue shirts with royal blue shorts and socks.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1974 by Harjit Singh Panesar and Baljit Singh, and joined Division Four of the Bradford Amateur Sunday League, which they won in their first season.[2] They won the Premier Division in 1995–96 and in 1999–2000, a season in which they also won the Bradford Sunday Senior Cup and the British Asian Championship, as well as reaching the final of the FA Sunday Cup, where they lost 1–0 to Hull-based Prestige Brighams.[2] They won the Premier Division again in 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05 and 2005–06,[3] as well as reaching the final of the FA Sunday Cup again in 2005, losing 3–2 to Gossoms End of London.[2]

In 2007 the club switched to Saturday football, joining the Bradford League, before switching to the West Riding County Amateur League the following year.[2] They finished second in Division One in 2008–09, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[4] After finishing as runners-up in the Premier Division in 2009–10 and 2010–11, the club were promoted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.[2]

After missing out on promotion by one point in their first season in the division, in 2012–13 the club won Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division.[5]

Season-by-season record

Honours

  • Northern Counties East League
  • Bradford Amateur Sunday League:
    • Premier Division champions 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06[3]
    • Division Four champions 1974–75[2]
  • British Asian Championship
    • Winners: 1999–2000, 2004–05[2][3]
  • Bradford Sunday Senior Cup
    • Winners: 1986–87, 1990–91, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05[3]
  • Bradford District Sunday Cup
    • Winners 1994–95, 1998–99

Records

  • Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2013–14, 2017–18[6]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Second qualifying round 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Albion Sports Northern Counties East League
  2. ^ a b c d e f g About Albion Sports Archived 18 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Albion Sports A.F.C.
  3. ^ a b c d Honours Archived 18 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Albion Sports A.F.C.
  4. ^ West Riding County Amateur League 2000–2012 Non-League Matters
  5. ^ Albion Sports clinch title in style Telegraph & Argus, 28 April 2013
  6. ^ a b Albion Sports at the Football Club History Database

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