Bristol Manor Farm F.C.
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| Full name | Bristol Manor Farm Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Farm | ||
| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Ground | The Creek, Bristol | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 (100 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Geoff Sellek | ||
| Manager | Lee Lashenko | ||
| League | Southern League Division One South | ||
| 2023–24 | Southern League Division One South, 4th of 19 | ||
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Bristol Manor Farm F.C. is an English football team based in Bristol. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and play at the Creek. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
History
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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
- Coach: Barry Dynaminczuk
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
- Western Football League Division One[2]
- Champions 1982–83
Cup Honours
- Gloucestershire Football Association Challenge Trophy[3]
- Winners 1987-88, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015-16[4]
- Western Football League Cup:[5]
- Winners (1): 2011-12
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
- ^ "Club History". Bristol Manor Farm FC. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d Bristol Manor Farm at the Football Club History Database
- ^ http://www.gloucestershirefa.com/
- ^ http://www.gloucestershirefa.com/cups/2015-2016/challenge-trophy/results#final
- ^ "Western Football League Cup - Les Phillips cup 1989-present" (PDF). Western Football League. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Bristol Manor Farm : Les Phillips League Cup". Football Mitoo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.