Newent Town F.C.
Full name | Newent Town Association Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Daffs | |
Founded | 1920 | |
Ground | Wildsmith Meadow, Newent | |
Capacity | 2000 | |
Chairman | Dennis Stringer | |
Manager | Stewart Watkins | |
League | Hellenic Football League Division One | |
2022/23 | Hellenic League Division One, 15th of 19 | |
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Newent Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Newent, Gloucestershire, England. They were established in 1920.[1] Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County Football Association, they are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One.[2] The club's nickname is the Daffs.[2]
History[edit]
The club was founded in 1920. In the 1972-73 season the club won Division two of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.[3] The 1979-80 season saw the club leave the Gloucestershire Northern Senior league and become a founding member of the Gloucestershire County League.[4] The club remained in the Gloucestershire county league until 1986, and re-joined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League in 1989.[4][5]
In the 2017-18 season the club entered a team in Division Two West of the Hellenic Football League in addition to having a first team in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior league.[6] However the club was expelled from the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League as a result of entering a team in the Hellenic league, as it was accused of not fielding its strongest team in the Northern League when fixtures clashed.[7] The club in its debut season won the Division Two West title and so gained promotion to Division One West for the 2018-19 season.
They now ply their trade in Hellenic Football League Division One under Manager Stewart Watkins
Ground[edit]
Newent Town play their games at Wildsmith Meadow, Malswick, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1HE. The ground has one stand with terraced seating.[4]
Honours[edit]
League[edit]
- Hellenic Division Two West:[8]
- Winners: 2017-18
- Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two:[3]
- Winners: 1972-73
- North Glos Premier League:
- Winners: 2012-13
Cup[edit]
Records[edit]
Newent Town 1 - 1 Eccleshall. Then 3 - 5 on Penalties
Records[edit]
- Top Goal Scorer:[5] Darryl Baylis. 178 goals
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Newent Town AFC win the Reg Davis Cup". The Ross Gazette.
- ^ a b "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League - Club Details -Newent Town AFC". www.hellenicleague.co.uk.
- ^ a b "NSL winners". 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Russwwfc (20 April 2019). "The Wycombe Wanderer: Newent Town - Wildsmiths Meadow".
- ^ a b c d NEWENT TOWN at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Newent Town face expulsion from Northern Senior League without help from Forest clubs". The Forester.
- ^ "Newent Town's bizarre season could end in double delight". The Forester.
- ^ "Newent Town granted promotion in Hellenic League". 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Newent Town see off Harrow Hill for second successive Reg Davis Cup triumph". The Forester.