Bourton Rovers Football Club is a football club based in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County Football Association,[1] The club are members of the Hellenic Football League and play at Rissington Road. Their nickname is the Rovers.[1]
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| Full name | Bourton Rovers Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Rovers | |
| Founded | 1894 | |
| Ground | Rissington Road, Bourton-on-the-Water | |
| Chairman | Liam Williams | |
| Manager | Andrew Herbet | |
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History
editThe club was established in 1894.[2] The club played in the local leagues in the area playing in the Cheltenham Football League, then moving up to the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League before moving to the Witney and District League.[2] After finishing runners-up in the Witney and District Premier division at the end of the 2015–16 season, the club moved to the Hellenic Football League for the 2016–17 season.[3][4] The club won Division 2 west in its first season, but were denied promotion as their ground was not up to the requirements for Division 1 football.[5] After coming 5th in the 2018-19 campaign the club was promoted to Division one west along with the league champions Moreton Rangers.[6]
Ground
editThe club have played at the Rissington Road ground since 1894.[7] The ground was given to the club by local benefactor George Moore.[8]
Honours
edit- Hellenic League[4]
- Division Two West champions (1) 2016–17
- Gloucestershire Northern Senior League[9]
- Division Two champions (2) 1999–00, 2003–04
- Witney and District League[10][11]
- Division One champions (1) 2014–15
- Division Four champions (1) 2012–13
- Cheltenham Football League[12][13][14]
- Division One champions (3) 1949–50, 1992–93, 1998–99
- Division Two champions (2) 1948–49, 1967–68
- Division Three champions (1) 1979–80
- Senior Charities Cup Winners (2) 1970–71, 1998–99
References
edit- ^ a b Bourton Rovers: uhlsport Hellenic League | Bourton Rovers Archived 14 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine, access-date: October 14, 2019
- ^ a b Rissington Road: The Wycombe Wanderer: Bourton Rovers - Rissington Road, access-date: October 14, 2019
- ^ Witney & District FA: Tables - Witney & District FA, access-date: October 14, 2019
- ^ a b BOURTON ROVERS at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Building the Bourton Rovers squad: Building the Bourton Rovers squad, access-date: October 14, 2019
- ^ Malvern Gazette: Football: Moreton Rangers and Bourton Rovers are promoted | Malvern Gazette, access-date: October 14, 2019
- ^ Club History: Club History, access-date: October 16, 2019
- ^ Bourton Rovers FC: Bourton Rovers FC, access-date: October 16, 2019
- ^ NSL winners: NSL winners, access-date: October 16, 2019
- ^ Witney & District FA: Tables - Witney & District FA, access-date: October 16, 2019
- ^ Witney & District FA: Tables - Witney & District FA, access-date: October 16, 2019
- ^ CAFL- Division 1 Winners: CAFL- Division 1 Winners, access-date: October 16, 2019
- ^ Division 2 History: CAFL - Division 2 History, access-date: January 19, 2020
- ^ Division 3 History: CAFL - Division 3 History, access-date: January 19, 2020