Swindon Supermarine
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| Full name | Swindon Supermarine Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Supermarine |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Ground | Webb's Wood Stadium, South Marston, Swindon |
| Capacity | 2,600(325 seats) |
| Chairman | Jez Webb |
| Manager | Dave Webb |
| League | Southern League Division One South & West |
| 2016–17 | Southern League Division One South & West, 7th of 22 |
| Website | Club website |
Swindon Supermarine Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, that plays in the Southern League Division One South & West. The club is affiliated to the Wiltshire Football Association. The club plays at the Webb's wood stadium situated close to the Honda Plant in Swindon.
The club was established in 1992 as a merger between two local clubs in the Hellenic Football League, Supermarine F.C. and Swindon Athletic F.C.. Both clubs had problems with Supermarine finishing bottom of Division One and Swindon Athletic were having problems meeting the new ground grading requirements, required by the league, at their Swindon Borough Council owned Southbrook Recreation ground. So the two clubs decided to merge and took Swindon Athletics place in the Hellenic League Premier Division.
Supermarine F.C. was originally set up in 1946 from the Social club associated with the Supermarine aircraft company. The club was originally called Vickers Armstrong and then shortened to Vickers FC. The club originally played in the Swindon & District league, working their way up the footballing pyramid, becoming founder members of the Wiltshire Football League in 1976, starting in Senior Division 1. The club joined the Hellenic League in Division One for the 1982–83 season, under the name of Supermarine, and was immediately promoted to the Premier Division, where the club spent the next seven seasons. The club during their time in the premier division also won the Wiltshire Senior Cup in the 1985–86 season. After being relegated from the Premier Division the club struggled in Division One and at the end of the 1991–92 season, their last before they merged, finished in bottom place.
Swindon Athletic F.C. were established in 1968 and were originally called Penhill, until 1989. Like Supermarine they were founder members of the Wiltshire Football League in 1976, but started two divisions lower in Junior Division – Section A. That season saw the club promoted and become Wiltshire Junior Cup winners. The next season saw them become Senior Division 2 champions and went on to Become Senior Division 1 champions in the 1982–83 and 1983–84 campaigns. At the end of the 1984–85 competition they were promoted to the Hellenic Football League Division one and gained promotion at the first attempt when they finished as runners up. They then remained in the Premier Division of the Hellenic league. During the 1980s the club also had some cup success, winning the Wiltshire Senior Cup three times and finishing runners-up twice.
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