Wodson Park F.C.
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| Full name | Wodson Park Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Ground | Wodson Park Sports Centre Ware Hertfordshire | ||
| League | Spartan South Midlands League Division One | ||
| 2019–20 | Spartan South Midlands League Division One (resigned) | ||
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Wodson Park Football Club is a football club from Ware, Hertfordshire. The club is affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Football Association.[1] They compete in the Spartan South Midlands League Division One.
History
The club was founded in 1997 and started competing in Division three of the Hertford and District Football League, and winning it at the first attempt.[2] The club then had two more consecutive promotions, taking the Division one title on route to the Premier division.[2] The 2006–07 season saw the club join Division one the Hertfordshire Senior County League.[3] Their second season in the league saw the club finish runners up in Division one.[3]
Instead of joining the Premier division of the Herts senior league, the club applied to join Division two of the Spartan South Midlands League for the 2008–09 campaign and were successful.[2] The club played in Division two for two seasons before gaining promotion to Division one.[4] The 2011–12 campaign saw the club make their debut in the FA Cup, where they met Oxhey Jets F.C. in theextra preliminary riound but lost 6–0.[5]
Ground
Wodson Park's ground is located in Wodson Park Sports and Leisure Centre. This was where the club originally played their fixtures before moving to Ware F.C.'s ground of the same name, which is located next to the leisure centre. The club returned to their original ground in 2013. The pitch has a running track round it.
Honours
- Hertfordshire Senior County League Division One:[5]
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08
- Hertford and District Football League Division Three:[2]
- Winners (1): 1997–98
Records
- Highest League Position:[5] 14th in Spartan South Midlands League Division One 2010–11
- FA Cup best performance:[5] Extra Preliminary qualifying round 2011–12, 2012–13
- FA Vase best performance:[5] First round 2010–11
External links
References
- ^ "Wodson Park hoping ground switch will create identity | HertfordshireMercury | Sport | Hertford-Ware". HertfordshireMercury. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ a b c d Home / Club History (2009-06-01). "Club History". Wodsonparkfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ a b "Hertfordshire League 2000–2012". Nonleaguematters.net. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ "Spartan South Midlands League 2004–2011". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ a b c d e WODSON PARK at the Football Club History Database