Cinderford Town A.F.C.
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| Full name | Cinderford Town Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Town or The Foresters | ||
| Founded | 1922 | ||
| Ground | Causeway Ground Cinderford | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 (250 seated & 1,000 covered) | ||
| Chairman | Ashley Saunders | ||
| Manager | John Brough | ||
| League | Southern League Division One South and West | ||
| 2015–16 | Southern League Division One South & West, 1st (promoted as champions) | ||
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Cinderford Town A.F.C. are a football club based in Cinderford in Gloucestershire, England. They were established in 1922 and joined the Western League in 1946. For the 2013–14 season, they are members of the Southern League Division One South and West.[citation needed] The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
History
Cinderford Town was formed in 1922 and played in the Gloucester Northern Senior League until 1939. In that year they joined the newly formed Bristol Charity League but this league folded two weeks later at the outbreak of World War II. In 1957 they won the title but the two seasons they spent in the top flight put severe financial pressure on the club, who were forced to withdraw and return to the Gloucester Northern Senior League
Three years later the club made the unusual decision to join the Warwickshire Combination and won a league and cup double in 1964, which saw them step up to the West Midlands (Regional) League.
Cinderford returned to play in the newly formed Gloucestershire County League for the 1969–70 season and stayed for the next five years, finishing as runners-up on three occasions, but again sought a higher standard of football and were accepted into the Midland Football Combination. Town played in this League for the next 10 seasons, achieving a best finish of 4th, before being forced to withdraw and return to the Gloucestershire County League after more financial problems.
In the 1990–91 season the club gained admission to the Hellenic League, initially in Division One, where they won the league championship at the first attempt. Four years later the club claimed the Premier Division title and stepped up to the Southern League, where they remain to this day.
Ground
The Causeway Ground has been floodlit since 1991 when the club took on Birmingham City in a friendly to inaugurate the lights. Until 1994 there was a marked 18-foot slope from corner to corner but this has now been rectified.
There are plans for the club to move from The Causeway to a new ground in Cinderford.
Club records
- Best league performance: 9th in Southern League Western Division (1999–2000) and in Southern League Division One Midlands (2006–07)
- Best FA Cup performance: 2nd round, 1995–96
- Best FA Trophy performance: 2nd round, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04
- Best FA Vase performance: 3rd round, 1991–92
Current squad
Alex Harris (Goalkeeper)
Keiran Thomas (Defence, captain)- Kyle Knott (Defence)
- Josh Nelmes (Defence)
- Nick Rhodes (Defence)
- Niall Rowe (Defence) - on loan from Cheltenham Town
- James Fawke (Defence/Midfield)
- Lorcan Sheehan (Midfield)
- Ryan Shaw (Midfield)
- Sammie Hicks (Midfield) - on loan from Gloucester City
- George Lloyd (Forward)
- Lee Smith (Forward)
- Ethan Moore (Forward)
Youth set-up
The club has a number of youth teams as well as an under 18s team which is a feeder for the first team. As of the 2014–15 season the under 18s compete in the Bristol and Gloucester Combination League and play their home games at the Causeway on a Sunday.
References
- Cinderford Town at the Football Club History Database