Sherborne Town F.C.

Sherborne Town

Full name	Sherborne Town Football Club
Founded	1894
Ground	Raleigh Grove, Sherborne
Ground Capacity	1,150
Chairman	Steve Paradise
Manager	Jamie Manley
League	Western League Premier Division
2015–16	Western League Premier Division, 13th
Website	Club home page

Sherborne Town Football Club are a football club based in the town of Sherborne, Dorset, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Raleigh Grove. The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard club.

The club was founded in 1894 and played their matches at Marston Road. Just before the Second World War the club moved to the Terrace playing fields. The club then moved grounds again in 1985 to their present home of Raleigh Grove, referencing Sir Walter Raleigh’s historical connection with the town.

In 1962, they joined the Dorset Combination. In the 1986–87 season the club entered the FA Vase for the first time and stayed in the competition until the end of the 1996–97 season, when their ground was deemed not fit for the competition as it had no floodlights. In the season 2003-4 the club had improved its facilities off the pitch, with floodlights and a 150-seater stand being installed. They also finished fourth in the league that season and won the Dorset Senior County Cup. An application was made to join the Western League but the Dorset Premier League refused to grant consent.

The 2005–06 campaign saw the club able to re-enter the FA Vase again. At the end of the season they finished second in the Dorset Premier Football League and this time gained promotion to the Western League Division One. After finishing 4th in 2006–07, they finished runners-up in 2007–08 – gaining promotion to the Western League Premier Division. That season also saw the club make its debut in the FA Cup, however it was very short-lived after a 4–1 loss away to Liskeard Athletic in the Extra Preliminary round.

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