Bourton Rovers Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Bourton-on-the-Water
Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village had a population of 3,296 at the 2011 census. Much of the village ...
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Gloucestershire
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, England. Affiliated to the
Gloucestershire County Football Association
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[Bourton Rovers]
uhlsport Hellenic League Bourton Rovers
, access-date: October 14, 2019 The club are members of the and play at Rissington Road. Their nickname is the Rovers.
History
The club was established in 1894.
[Rissington Road]
access-date: October 14, 2019 The club played in the local leagues in the area playing in the
Cheltenham Football League, then moving up to 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 ...
before moving to the Witney and District League.
After finishing runners-up in the Witney and District Premier division at the end of the 2015–16 season, the club moved to the
Hellenic Football League
The Hellenic Football League, currently known as the uhlsport Hellenic Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English men's association football, football league covering an area including the English Counties of the United Kingdom, cou ...
for the 2016–17 season.
[Witney & District FA]
Tables - Witney & District FA
access-date: October 14, 2019 The club won Division 2 west in its first season, but were denied promotion as their ground was not up to the requirements for Division 1 football.
[Building the Bourton Rovers squad]
access-date: October 14, 2019 After coming 5th in the 2018-19 campaign the club was promoted to Division one west along with the league champions
Moreton Rangers.
[Malvern Gazette]
Football: Moreton Rangers and Bourton Rovers are promoted Malvern Gazette
access-date: October 14, 2019
Ground
The club have played at the Rissington Road ground since 1894.
[Club History]
access-date: October 16, 2019
The ground was given to the club by local benefactor George Moore.
[Bourton Rovers FC]
Bourton Rovers FC
access-date: October 16, 2019
Honours
*
Hellenic League[
**Division Two West champions (1) 2016–17
*]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 ...
[NSL winners: , access-date: October 16, 2019]
**Division Two champions (2) 1999–00, 2003–04
*Witney and District League[Witney & District FA]
Tables - Witney & District FA
access-date: October 16, 2019
**Division One champions (1) 2014–15
**Division Four champions (1) 2012–13
* Cheltenham Football League[Division 2 History]
CAFL - Division 2 History
access-date: January 19, 2020[Division 3 History]
access-date: January 19, 2020
**Division One champions (3) 1949–50, 1992–93, 1998–99
**Division Two champions (2) 1948–49, 1967–68
**Division Three champions (1) 1979–80
**Senior Charities Cup Winners (2) 1970–71, 1998–99
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Gloucestershire
1894 establishments in England
Association football clubs established in 1894
Hellenic Football League