Minehead A.F.C.
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| Full name | Minehead Football Club |
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| Founded | 1889 |
| Ground | Recreation Ground, Minehead |
| League | Somerset County League Division One West |
| 2015–16 | Somerset County League Division One West, 3rd |
Minehead Association Football Club is a football club based in Minehead, Somerset, England. The club are currently members of the Somerset County League Division One West and play at the Recreation Ground. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.
The club was established in 1889, and initially played in local leagues until joining the Western League in 1923. After finishing in tenth place in 1924–25, they were relegated to the newly established Division Two. However, after finishing bottom in 1926–27 and 1927–28, the club withdrew from the league.
Minehead returned to the Western League in 1949, joining Division Three. After finishing third in their first season back, they were promoted to Division Two. A fourth-place finish in 1957–58 saw the club promoted to Division One. In 1970–71 they reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time, but lost 2–1 at home to Shrewsbury Town.
After finishing as runners-up in 1971–72, the club were elected to Division One South of the Southern League. A fifth-place finish in 1972–73 was followed by finishing fourth in 1973–74 and third in 1974–75, before the club won the division in 1975–76, earning promotion to the Premier Division. The 1976–77 season proved to be the club's greatest; they finished as runners-up in the Premier Division (at the time, the top level below the Football League), and also reached the first round of the FA Cup again, where they beat Swansea City 1–0 at the Vetch Field, before losing 2–1 at Portsmouth.
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