Amesbury Town F.C.
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| Full name | Amesbury Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Blues |
| Founded | 1904 |
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Bonnymead Park, Amesbury, Wiltshire |
| League | Wessex League Premier Division |
| 2016–17 | Wessex League Premier Division, 19/22 |
Amesbury Town Football Club is an English football club based in Amesbury, Wiltshire. The club participates in the Wessex League Premier Division. They were formed in 1904 and play their home games at Bonnymead Park, Amesbury.
Amesbury Town Football Club was founded in 1904 and first played its football in a field near the historic monument of Stonehenge. The team played local football in the Salisbury & District League until progressing to County football in the 1956–1957 season.
It was not until the late 1950–60s however that Town started to gain County honours, winning the Wiltshire League Division One title in 1959/60, Hospital Cup in 1959–60 and also the Wiltshire Subsidiary Cup in 1960–61. However, it was some 15 seasons later that further success came to the Town, winning the Wiltshire Combination League in 1974–75, repeating the feat in 1979/80. In season 1983/84 they lifted the Wiltshire Senior Cup for the first time beating Penhill YC in the Final.
In the early 90s the club enjoyed its most successful period, winning the Wiltshire County title twice, in 1990/91 and 1991/92 and finishing Runners up on three occasions, as well as lifting the Wiltshire Senior Cup in 1993/94 for the second time, beating Swindon Supermarine in the Final. It was now thought time for the Town to move forward, they applied to join the Western League and duly took their place in the First Division for the 1994–95 season. The first season was fairly successful, with average gates of 99 and one crowd of 200, finishing in 14th place out of 21 teams.
However, the loss of key players over the next two seasons made them struggle and the Club finished bottom in season 1996–97. Although Town could have continued in the Western League, the Club took the decision to pull out, mainly due to the problem of finding players willing to travel the long distances involved to fulfil fixtures and cost incurred in travelling those long distances. It was decided to regroup and run just one senior side in the Salisbury & District League Premier Division for the 1997–98 season. Previously, a Reserve side operated in the Wiltshire County League. The Towns commitment to youth over the years saw them continue to run an under 18 side in the Wiltshire County FA Youth Floodlight League. In the meantime the Club were looking to progress in a different direction and applied to join the Hampshire League. With Amesbury being close to the A303 and only a few miles from the Hampshire border, this was indeed the best option for the Club.
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