Bristol Manor Farm F.C.
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| Full name | Bristol Manor Farm Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Farm |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Ground | The Creek, Bristol |
| Capacity | 2,000 (100 seated) |
| Chairman | Geoff Sellek |
| Manager | Lee Lashenko |
| League | Western League Premier Division |
| 2015–16 | Western League Premier Division, 3rd |
Bristol Manor Farm Football Club is an English football club based in Bristol, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at The Creek. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
Bristol Manor Farm Football Club was formed for the 1960/61 season. After just one season, the club was disbanded but was later reformed and began playing again in the 1962/63 season. The current home at 'The Creek' used to be the site of the Port of Bristol Authority Sports & Social Club and when they moved to new premises, Manor Farm took it over in 1965.
Having a permanent base enabled the club to apply successfully to join the Somerset Senior League where they were to progress rapidly through the divisions before deciding to advance further to the Western League in 1977.
The club was to join the First Division for the 1977/78 season and remained there until the 1982-83 season when they won the First Division championship and gained promotion to the Premier Division, until relegation under Pete McCall's management team in 2001- 02. In 1983-84 they were to reach the final of the G.F.A. Challenge Trophy where they lost to Hellenic League side Shortwood United. They were also to lose in the final a few years later when they lost to Mangotsfield United, but the trophy did make its way to the Creek in 1987-88.
The pitch at the Creek has always been notorious for its sloping surface but work has been undertaken in recent years to eliminate the slope. This caused the club many problems initially, but they now appear to have achieved their aim. With seating and floodlights added since 1980, the club now boasts excellent facilities alongside a spacious clubhouse.
For many years, Mike Fisher was manager at the Creek and brought the club much success, which was carried on by Chris Rex. After a spell under former Bristol City player Alan Crawford, Chris Rex returned to the hot seat but parted company with the club during the summer of 1997, to be replaced by the management team of Geoff Bryant and John Black. Pete McCall was appointed manager for the 2001/02 season, which was to prove a particularly difficult one, with changes in administration, poor results and Pete himself leaving just before the end of the season. The result of all this upheaval was that the first team was relegated to the First Division. 2002-03 season saw Geoff Bryant back in charge, assisted by Steve Beecham, but after nine games of poor results they decided to resign. In their place came Shaun Bond as manager and Nicky Johns as coach.
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