AFC Bridgnorth is a football club based in the town of

Bridgnorth Bridgnorth is a town 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 2011 Census was 12,079. Histor ...

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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

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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, joining Division One. In 1970–71 the club became one of a small number of English clubs to win the Welsh Amateur Cup, beating

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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

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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

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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

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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. They won Division One at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2014–15 they were Premier Division runners-up, a feat matched the following season. At the end of the 2020–21 season the club were transferred to Division One of the

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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 *

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**Winners 1985–86

AFC Bridgnorth

*West Midlands (Regional) League **Division One champions 2013–14

Records

Bridgnorth Town

*Best

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performance: Third qualifying round, 1983–84, 1984–85 *Best FA Trophy performance: Second qualifying round, 1994–95 *Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 1975–76, 1993–94