Sandwell Borough F.C. was an

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club.

History

The club was founded in 1918 as Smethwick Highfield F.C., and in 1985 changed its name Ashtree Highfield F.C.. The club competed in the

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between 1948 and 1988. In 1987–88, the club won promotion to the Southern League and in 1989 it changed its name to Sandwell Borough. In 1990, the club was relegated to the Combination, where it stayed until 1994, when it joined the

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. The club remained in the Alliance until folding in 2001. The club also regularly entered the

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, but never made it beyond the qualifying rounds.

Colours

The club originally played in white shirts and black shorts; it adopted green and white stripes in 1985, on its name change to Ashtree Highfield.

Ground

The team originally played at the Londonderry Playing Fields in

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. In 1980 it moved to the Oldbury Sports Centre in Newbury Lane, which had the floodlights required for the Midland Combination top flight.

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league). 2. Players with full international caps. 3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club. *

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* Teddy Sandford, who left the club in 1929 for

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, and who later played for England

References

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