Brereton Social Football Club is a

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club based in Brereton in

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. The club are currently members of the and play at the Red Lion Ground.

History

Brereton Social F.C. was formed in 1899. The team have spent three separate spells as members of the

West Midlands (Regional) League The West Midlands (Regional) League is an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Worcestershire, southern Staffordshire and northern Herefordshire. It has tw ...

. The first began in 1968–69 and lasted for twenty years. During that time they won promotion form Division One in 1971–72 but they never finished higher than fourth until they left the league during the 1987–88 season to join the Staffordshire County League (South). They rejoined the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1995–96 and stayed in Division One North until the club folded in 1999. A year later the club was reformed and rejoined the league, finishing in second place in 2005–06 before being transferred sideways to the

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Premier Division. In 2008 the club was relegated to Division One. For the 2010–11 season, the team were initially members of the

Division One, which sits at level 11 of the

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, but resigned on 28 August 2010.

Ground

The Red Lion Ground has a club house with cover in front, a small stand and floodlighting.

Supporters

The club normally averages around 50 spectators at a home match, although the visit of

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in the 2007–08 season saw a crowd of 212, the highest of the season in the Premier Division.

Honours

Division One **Champions 1970–71 **Runners-up 1968–69, 1971–72, 2005–06

Club records

*Best league position: 4th in

Premier Division, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1980–81 *Best

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performance: 3rd qualifying round, 1978–79 *Best

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performance: 1st round proper, 1974–75 *Best

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performance: 2nd round proper, 1985–86

Honours

*Staffordshire FA Challenge Cup Runners Up 1949–50 *Staffordshire FA Challenge Cup Winners 1955–56 *Staffordshire FA Challenge Cup Winners 1961–62 *Staffordshire FA Challenge Cup Winners 1966–67 *Staffordshire FA Challenge Cup Winners 1967–68 *

League Cup - Winners 1969–70 *

Division One – Winners 1970–71 *

League Cup - Winners 1972–73 *

League Cup - Winners 1997–98 *Staffordshire FA Challenge Cup Winners 1997–98 *Staffordshire FA Challenge Cup Winners 2001–02 *Staffordshire Senior League Division 2 Runners up 2016–17 *Staffordshire Senior League, League Cup Winners 2016–17 *Staffordshire Senior League Division 1 Runners up 2017–18

References

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External links

Official club website
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