Football Club Oswestry Town was a football club based in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The club played at Park Hall and were affiliated to the Shropshire Football Association.[2]
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| Full name | Football Club Oswestry Town | |
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| Nickname(s) | Town | |
| Founded | 2013 | |
| Dissolved | 2020 | |
| Ground | Park Hall, Oswestry | |
| Capacity | 2,034 (1,034 seated)[1] | |
| Website | http://www.fcoswestrytown.uk | |
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History
editThe club was formed in 2013 as a successor to Oswestry Lions, who had folded, and took the Lions' place in Division One of the Mercian Regional League.[3] After finishing third in their first season,[4] they were promoted to the Premier Division. Their first season in the Premier Division saw the club finish fifth,[5] as they also won the Commander Ethelstone Cup.[3] The club went on to win the Premier Division in 2015–16,[6][7] earning promotion to Division One of the North West Counties League.[8] The season also saw them retain the Commander Ethelstone Cup as well as winning the League Cup and Shropshire Challenge Cup.[9] The 2016–17 season saw the club enter the FA Vase for the first time.[10]
In 2019–20 Oswestry were second in Division One South when the season was abandoned in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 4 July 2020 the club resigned from the North West Counties League and folded due to financial difficulties caused by the pandemic.[11]
Ground
editThe club played their home games at The Venue, Park Hall, which they shared with The New Saints of the Welsh Premier League.[2][12]
Honours
edit- Mercian Regional League
- Premier Division champions 2015–16
- League Cup winners 2015–16
- Commander Ethelstone Cup
- Winners 2014–15, 2015 16
- Shropshire Challenge Cup
- Winners 2015–16
Records
editReferences
edit- ^ Park Hall The New Saints F.C.
- ^ a b FC Oswestry Town Club Information Page: NWCFL | FC Oswestry Town Club Information Page, accessdate: 5 February 2020
- ^ a b History F.C. Oswestry Town
- ^ First Division FA Full Time
- ^ Premier Division FA Full Time
- ^ Mercial Regional League Football Club History Database
- ^ Malpas 0 FC Oswestry Town 1 F.C. Oswestry Town
- ^ Delight as FC Oswestry Town gain a place in NWCL Archived 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Border Counties Advertizer 17 May 2016
- ^ Introducing FC Oswestry Town North West Counties League
- ^ a b F C OSWESTRY TOWN at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Fallon, Martin (4 July 2020). "FC Oswestry Town". NWCFL.com.
- ^ The New Saints FC | Park Hall Stadium | Football Ground Guide: The New Saints FC | Park Hall Stadium | Football Ground Guide, accessdate: 5 February 2020
- ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p461 ISBN 978-1869833695