Brislington Football Club is a
football club based in
Brislington
Brislington is an area in the south east of the city of Bristol, England. It is on the edge of Bristol and from Bath. Brislington Brook runs through the area in the woodlands of Nightingale Valley and St Anne's Wood. Brislington formerly hou ...
, in
Bristol
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, England. Nicknamed "Briz", they are currently members of the and play at Ironmould Lane.
History
The club was established in 1956 as an under-16 team, and initially played in the Bristol Church of England League.
[History of the Club]
Brislington F.C. They won the Somerset Intermediate Cup in 1961–62 and 1962–63, and the Somerset Junior Cup in 1963–64.
[ By 1965 the club were playing in the Senior Division of the Bristol & Suburban League, and during the 1970s they moved up to the ]Somerset County League
The Somerset County League is a football competition based in England. The Premier Division sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. It is a feeder to the Western League Division One and has promoted a club in seven of the l ...
.[ They won the League Cup in 1976–77,][ and finished as runners-up in the Premier Division in 1979–80, 1983–84 and 1984–85.][Somerset Senior League 1979–1989]
Non-League Matters The club went on to win the Premier Division and the Somerset Senior Cup in 1988–89,[ and after finishing as runners-up and winning the Senior Cup in 1990–91, they were promoted to Division One of the Western League.]
Brisligton won the Somerset Senior Cup again in 1992–93, and after a third-place finish in Division One in 1993–94, they won both Division One and the Senior Cup the following season and were promoted to the Premier Division.[ After winning the ]Somerset Premier Cup
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According to the current rules of the competition, to enter clubs first affiliation must be with the Somerset C ...
in 1995–96, the club were Premier Division runners-up in 2002–03 and again in 2012–13
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Ground
After being reformed in 1956, the club initially played on a pitch at Arnos Court Park.[ They now play at the Brislington Stadium on Ironmould Lane,Brislington v Truro City]
BBC Sport, 22 February 2008 which has a capacity of 3,000, which includes a 150-seat Colin Arnold Memorial Grandstand.[Brislinton Stadium]
Brislington F.C.
Honours
*Western League
**Division One champions 1994–95
*Somerset County League
**Champions 1988–89
**League Cup winners 1976–77
*Somerset Premier Cup
**Winners 1995–96
*Somerset Senior Cup
**Winners 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95
*Somerset Intermediate Cup
**Winners 1961–62, 1962–63
*Somerset Junior Cup
**Winners 1963–64
Records
*Best FA Cup
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performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2013–14[
*Best ]FA Vase
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performance: Fourth round, 2004–05[
]
See also
*Brislington F.C. players
Brislington is an area in the south east of the city of Bristol, England. It is on the edge of Bristol and from Bath. Brislington Brook runs through the area in the woodlands of Nightingale Valley and St Anne's Wood. Brislington formerly ho ...
References
External links
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Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Bristol
Association football clubs established in 1956
1956 establishments in England
Bristol and Avon Association Football League
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League
Somerset County League
Western Football League