Wincanton Town F.C.

Wincanton Town

Full name

Wincanton Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

Winky

Founded

1890

Ground

Wincanton Sports Ground, Wincanton

Chairman

Andy Stewart

Manager

Chris Wise & Andy Mitchell

League

Western League Division One

2015–16

Western League Division One, 16th

Home colours

Away colours

Coordinates: 51°02′54″N 2°24′11″W / 51.048217°N 2.402974°W / 51.048217; -2.402974

Wincanton Town F.C. is a football club based in Wincanton, Somerset in England. They are currently members of the Western League Division One and play at the Wincanton Sports Ground. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County Football Association.^[1]

History

The club was established in 1890, and originally played at Dancing Lane on West Hill.^[2] The club played most of its football in the Yeovil and District League in its early years.^[3] In more recent years the club won Division two of the Yeovil league in the 1988–89 campaign.^[2] This was followed up by two more years of league success when they won Division one the next season, and were crowned league champions another season later.^[3] Sometime after this in the 1990s the club then sold its ground at Dancing Lane to move to its current home at Moor Lane.

The club was promoted to Division three of the Somerset County League when they finished as runners-up in the Yeovil league at the end of the 2002–03 campaign.^[2] Their first season in the new league saw them gain promotion to Division two when they finished as runners-up.^[4] They played for two seasons in division two before deciding to swap to the Dorset Football League, winning the Senior league at the first attempt and gaining promotion to the Dorset Premier Football League.^[3] The club stayed in the Dorset Premier League until the end of the 2012–13 campaign when as finishing runners up they gained promotion to division one of the Western Football League.^[5] That season also the club achieve a double by winning the Somerset Senior Cup. On October 15, 2013 the club hosted Yeovil Town F.C. to celebrate the opening of Moor Lane's new floodlights. Yeovil won 8–0.^[6]

Current players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Mike Davies
		GK	Greg Taylor
			Luke Stephens=
			Gary Chapman
			Jordan Fletcher
			Daniel Golden
			Andy Holmes
			Dan Wise
			George Rogers
			George Kimber

No.		Position	Player
			Andy Mitchell
			Nat Carney
			Luke Stevens
			Jamie Jordan
			Mike Taylor
			Marcus Cook
			Matt White
			Sol Carney

Ground

Wincanton Town play their home games at Wincanton Sports Ground, Moor Lane, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9EJ.

Honours

League honours

Dorset Premier Football League:^[7]
- Runners-up (1): 2012–13
Dorset Football League Senior Division:^[3]
- Winners (1): 2006–07
Somerset County League Division Three:^[4]
- Runners-up (1): 2003–04
Yeovil and District League Premier Division:^[3]
- Winners (1): 1990–91
- Runners-up (1): 2002–03
Yeovil and District League Division One:^[3]
- Winners (1): 1989–90
Yeovil and District League Division Two:^[3]
- Winners (1): 1988–89

Cup honours

Somerset Senior Cup:^[5]
- Winners (1): 2012–13
Dorset Premier Football League Supplementary Cup:^[2]
- Winners (1): 2008–09
Yeovil and District League John Haywood Cup:^[8]
- Winners (1): 2000–01

References

↑ "News". SomersetFA. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
1 2 3 4 "Wincanton". S299639758.websitehome.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "History – Wincanton Town Football Club, Somerset". Wincantontownfc.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
1 2 WINCANTON TOWN at the Football Club History Database
1 2 "Club wins promotion to top division for the first time". This is Somerset. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
↑ "Dorset Premier League Round Up May 19 | The Non League Football Paper – Daily football news". The Non League Football Paper. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
↑ "Dorset Premier League". Full-time.thefa.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
↑ "Blast from the past!". Winkys 11. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

External links

Wincanton Town Football Club web site

Western League

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