Bishops Castle Town Football Club is a

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club based in

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. The club currently play in the Central Wales League Northern Division, which is at the fourth tier of the

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History

The club was formed in 1880. They played in various leagues including the South Shropshire League and the West Shropshire Alliance. They joined the Montgomeryshire Amateur League in Division Two for the 1984–85 season and then were promoted to Division One during their 25-year period in the league. They then left the Welsh football system to join the Mercian League to try and progress within the Shropshire football pyramid. After problems travelling to matches, the club sought to rejoin the

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in 2016. Their request was initially unsuccessful - but following on from an appeal to the

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, they were granted entry to Division Two. The club won the division two title in 2016–17 season and followed it up in 2017–18 by winning the division one title. In July 2020 the club was announced as one of the new tier 4 clubs in the restructured East Division of the Mid Wales Football League.

Honours

Division One – Champions: 2006–07; 2017–18 *

Division Two – Champions: 2016–17 *Town Cup – Winners: 2003–04 *Town Cup – Runners-up: 2016–17 *Bishops Castle Charity Cup – Winners: 2004–05 *Newcastle Cup – Winners: 2017https://x.com/BCTownFC/status/858951207431307264

External links

Club official websiteClub official TwitterClub official Facebook

References

Montgomeryshire Football League clubs Mid Wales Football League clubs Football clubs in Shropshire 1880 establishments in England Association football clubs established in 1880 Mercian Regional Football League {{england-footyclub-stub