Lydney Town A.F.C. are a

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club based in

Lydney Lydney is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the west bank of the River Severn in the Forest of Dean District, and is 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Gloucester. The town has been Bypass ( ...

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. They are currently member of the . The club is affiliated to the

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History

The club was formed in 1911 and played in local leagues until 1952 when they joined the

Gloucestershire Northern Senior League The Gloucestershire Northern Senior League is a association football, football competition based in England founded in 1922. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It has two divisions, Division One and Division Two, with Div ...

. The club played in this league until 1969, when due to a lack of a committee the club folded, but was reformed again two seasons later. The club won the Senior League Division One Championship in the 1979–80 season and moved to Division One of the Hellenic league for the 1980–81 season. Four seasons later they left the league and rejoined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League. In the 2005–06 season, they won the

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title, earning promotion back into the Hellenic League Division One West for the 2006–07 season. They won Division one west at the first attempt and were promoted to the Premier Division, but were demoted back to Division one a season later due to not having their floodlights operational in time.

Ground

Lydney Town AFC play their home games at: Lydney Recreation Ground, Swan Road, Lydney, GL15 5RU.

Honours

*Hellenic League Division One West ** Champions (1): 2006–07 *Gloucestershire County League **Champions (1): 2005–06 *Gloucestershire Northern Senior League **Champions (1): 1979–80, 2004–05 **Champions (1): 1977–78, 1978–79

Current team 2024-2025

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