AFC Bridgnorth is a
football
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club based in the town of
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the United Kingd ...
,
Shropshire
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,
England
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. They are currently members of the and play at Crown Meadow.
The club badge depicts the town hall in Bridgnorth's high town.
History
Bridgnorth Town
A Bridgnorth Town existed in the 19th century, joining the Shropshire & District League in 1899. Another club by the same name was formed in July 1938 and joined the
Worcestershire Combination for the 1938–39 season. However, the club folded after one season due to the outbreak of
World War II
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.
After being refounded, in 1968 the club moved up to the Worcestershire Combination, which had just been renamed the
Midland Combination
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, joining Division One.
In 1970–71 the club became one of a small number of English clubs to win the
Welsh Amateur Cup, beating
Welshpool
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2–1 in the final.
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RSSSF They were runners-up in 1976–77 and won the league title in 1979–80. After finishing as runners-up again the following season, the club won a second Division One title in 1982–83, earning promotion to the Midland Division of the Southern League.[
After thirteen seasons in the Southern League Midland Division, Bridgnorth finished bottom of the table in Southern League and were relegated to the ]Midland Alliance
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.[ They remained in the Alliance until finishing bottom of the league in 2004–05, after which they were relegated to the Premier Division of the Midland Combination. After a season in the Combination the club transferred laterally to the Premier Division of the ]West Midlands (Regional) League
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. They were league champions in 2007–08 and were promoted back to the Midland Alliance. Despite finishing seventh in the league in 2012–13
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, the club folded due to financial problems.
AFC Bridgnorth
After Bridgnorth Town folded, AFC Bridgnorth were established as a replacement. The new club started two levels lower, in Division One of the West Midlands (Regional) League.[ At the end of the 2020–21 season the club were transferred to Division One of the ]Midland League
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when the Premier Division of the West Midlands (Regional) League lost its status as a step six division.
Honours
Bridgnorth Town
*Midland Combination
**Champions 1979–80, 1982–83
*West Midlands (Regional) League
**Premier Division champions 2007–08
*Welsh Amateur Cup
**Winners 1970–71
*Shropshire Senior Cup
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The competition is one of the oldest cup competitions in the world, and ...
**Winners 1985–86
AFC Bridgnorth
*West Midlands (Regional) League
**Division One champions 2013–14
Records
Bridgnorth Town
*Best FA Cup
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performance: Third qualifying round, 1983–84, 1984–85[
*Best ]FA Trophy
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performance: Second qualifying round, 1994–95[
*Best ]FA Vase
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performance: Fifth round, 1975–76, 1993–94[
]
AFC Bridgnorth
*Best FA Cup
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performance: Preliminary round, 2015–16[
*Best ]FA Vase
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performance: Second round, 2015–16[
]
See also
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References
External links
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Football clubs in England
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Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the United Kingd ...
Midland Football Combination
Southern Football League clubs
Midland Football Alliance
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the United Kingd ...
Midland Football League