Cheddar A.F.C.
Full name | Cheddar Association Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Cheesemen | ||
Founded | 1892 | ||
Ground | Bowdens Park, Cheddar | ||
Chairman | Simon Brooks | ||
Manager | Jared Greenhalgh | ||
League | Western League Division One | ||
2015–16 | Western League Division One, 5th | ||
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Coordinates: 51°16′18″N 2°46′28″W / 51.271667°N 2.774467°W
Cheddar Association Football Club is an English football club based in Cheddar, near Wells in Somerset. The club are currently members of the Western League Division One and play at Bowdens Park.
History
The club was established in 1892 and they became founder members of the Cheddar Valley League in the early 1900s. They won the league in 1911 and after fifteen years joined the Weston and District League. Cheddar rejoined the Cheddar Valley League after the Second World War and won every competition they entered in 1948. This was repeated in 1950.[1]
Cheddar later joined the Somerset County League. In 1988–89 they finished third in Division Two and were promoted to Division One.[2] However, they were relegated back to Division Two at the end of the 1992–93 season.[2] They returned to Division One after another third-place finish in 1997–98, and after winning Division One in 2003–04, were promoted to the Premier Division.[2] In 2011–12 they finished second in the Premier Division, and were promoted to the Western League.
The 2016–17 season saw the club enter the FA Cup for the first time in their history when they entered the competition in the preliminary qualification round.[3]
Ground
Cheddar play their home games at Bowdens Park, Draycott Road, Cheddar, BS27 3RL.[4]
Honours
- Somerset County League Premier Division[1]
- Champions 2011–12
- Somerset County League Division One
- Champions 2003–04
- Cheddar Valley League
- Champions 1910–11
- Runners-up 1949–50
- Cheddar Valley Knockout Cup
- Winners 1911–12
- Cheddar Valley Charity Cup
- Winners 1947–48, 1949–50
- Somerset Junior Cup[5]
- Winners (1): 1931–32
- Somerset Senior League Division 2/3 Cup
- Winners 1988/89
References
- 1 2 "History | Cheddar AFC". Cheddarfc.co.uk. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- 1 2 3 Cheddar at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ "17 clubs prepare for their Emirates FA Cup debut this season – The Emirates FA Cup". The FA. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "How To Find Us | Cheddar AFC". Cheddarfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "Junior Cup". SomersetFA. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-04.