New College Swindon Football Club was a
football club based in
Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Part of
New College, Swindon, they played until the summer of 2020 in the
Hellenic League at the Supermarine RFC ground in
South Marston
South Marston is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The village is about north-east of Swindon town centre.
History
The earliest documentary evidence for continuous settlement dates from the 13th centur ...
.
History
The club was established in 2002 as New College Academy and joined Division One West of the
Hellenic League. Although they finished in mid-table,
the club left the league at the end of the season. Changing their name to Swindon New College, they dropped into Junior Division Two of the
Wiltshire League
The Wiltshire Football League is a football league in England, formed by amalgamation in 1976. All clubs are affiliated to a County Football Association. The area covered by the competition is the county of Wiltshire and 15 miles beyond the co ...
.
[Wiltshire League 1992–2004]
Non-League Matters Despite only finishing fourth in 2003–04,
[ the club moved up to the Premier Division for the 2004–05 season, becoming New College Swindon. They were champions in 2008–09, and retained the title the following season.
After finishing third in the Premier Division of the Wiltshire League in 2010–11 the club were promoted to Division One West of the Hellenic League.][2010–11 season]
Wiltshire League
Present status
On 28 June 2020, it was confirmed that New College Swindon had resigned from the Hellenic Football League
The Hellenic Football League, currently known as the Uhlsport Hellenic Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English men's football league covering an area including the English counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, southern Bu ...
.
New College continue to run their football academy for students aged 16–18 of both sexes, usually alongside an academic course. They play in under-18 leagues including the Wiltshire Floodlit U18 league and the South West Counties Youth League.
Honours
*Wiltshire League
**Premier Division champions 2008–09, 2009–10
Records
*Best FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footb ...
performance: Second qualifying round, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17[
]
References
{{coord, 51.606, N, 1.733, W, display=title
Defunct football clubs in Wiltshire
Association football clubs established in 2002
2002 establishments in England
Hellenic Football League
Wiltshire Football League
Highworth
Sport in Swindon
University and college football clubs in England