Penhill F.C., known for its final three years as Swindon Athletic F.C., was a semi-professional football club based in the Penhill area of Swindon, England. They played in 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 ...

. In 1992 they merged with fellow

Wiltshire Football 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 ...

founder members, league, and local rivals

Supermarine F.C. Supermarine Football Club was a semi-professional association football, football club based in South Marston, near Swindon, England. The club, named after the Supermarine aircraft company, played in the Hellenic Football League. In 1992 they m ...

, to create

Swindon Supermarine F.C. Swindon Supermarine Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in South Marston, near Swindon, England. The club plays in the and is affiliated to the Wiltshire Football Association. The club plays at Webbswood Stadium on the no ...

History

The club was established in 1968 and known as Penhill F.C. until the end of the 1988–89 season when it took the name Swindon Athletic F.C.. They were founder members of the

in 1976, but started two divisions lower in Section A of the Junior Division. That season saw the club promoted and become Wiltshire Junior Cup winners. The next season saw them become Senior Division 2 champions and they went on to become Senior Division 1 champions in the 1982–83 and 1983–84 campaigns. At the end of the 1984–85 competition they were promoted to the

Division One and gained promotion at the first attempt when they finished as runners-up. Between the 1982–83 and 1990–91 seasons the club also had some cup success, winning the

Wiltshire Senior Cup The Wiltshire FA Senior Cup is the county cup in Wiltshire and has seniority over the Wiltshire Premier Shield according to the Wiltshire County FA Handbook. It is administered by the Wiltshire Football Association. According to the current rule ...

three times and also finishing runners-up on three occasions. They then remained in the Premier Division of the Hellenic league until their merger at the end of season 1991–92 with fellow local club in the

, forming a new club

Prior to the merger, both clubs had problems, with Supermarine finishing bottom of Division One in the 1991–92 season and Swindon Athletic having difficulties meeting the new ground grading requirements, required by the league, at their

Swindon Borough Council Swindon Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. As such, it is administratively separate from ...

owned Southbrook recreation ground. The merged club took Swindon Athletic's place in the Hellenic League Premier Division.

Honours

League

Division One ** Runners up (2): 1982–83, 1985–86 *

Senior Division One ** Winners (2): 1982–83, 1983–84 *

Senior Division Two ** Winners (1): 1977–78

Cup

** Winners (3) 1982–83, 1986–87, 1989–90 ** Runners Up (3) 1983–84, 1985–86, 1990–91 *Wiltshire Junior Cup ** Winners (1) 1976–77 *

Ghia Senior KO Cup ** Winners (1): 1984–85 *

Subsidiary Cup ** Winners (1): 1980–81

References

{{Reflist Association football clubs established in 1968 1968 establishments in England 1992 disestablishments in England Association football clubs disestablished in 1992 Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in Wiltshire Hellenic Football League Sport in Swindon