Droitwich Spa Football Club is a

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club representing the town of

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. They are currently members of the and played at King George V Fields until 2017. For the 2017–18 season they ground shared at Stourport Swifts' Walshes Meadow. The club returned to Droitwich during the 2022–23 season with the completion of redevelopment work at their King George V ground. The ground was officially opened on 10 November 2022 by former

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player and manager

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. The team are known as 'The Saltmen'.

History

The club was established in 1985 as a Sunday league club, only moving into Saturday football in 2000, when they joined the

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. In 2006–07 the club finished third in Division Two, earning promotion to Division One. In 2014 the league merged with the

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to form the

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, with the club becoming members of Division Two. In 2016–17 Droitwich ended the season as Division Two champions and were set to be promoted to Division One. However, they received a controversial points deduction after the season had ended, which led to them dropping to third place in the table. Although they remained in Division Two, the club entered the

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in the 2017–18 season. The club faced

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in the first round of the

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during the 2022–23 season. This is the first time the two sides have played against each other in formal competition. The match ended in a 3–0 win for Droitwich Spa in front of 973 spectators at the King George V Ground. The club guaranteed their promotion from the

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Division One after a 2–0 victory at Shortwood United on 30 March 2025. This was the club's first ever promotion to Step 5 and FA Cup qualification for the 2025–26 season, which also celebrates the club's 40th anniversary year.

Honours

**Division One Champions: 2024–25

Records

*Best

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performance: Extra preliminary round, 2025–26 (ongoing) *Best

performance: Third round, 2024–25

References

External links

Official website
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