Sawbridgeworth Town F.C.

Sawbridgeworth Town
Full name Sawbridgeworth Town Football Club
Nickname(s) Robins
Founded 1897
Ground Crofters End, Sawbridgeworth
Ground Capacity 2,500 (175 seated)[1]
Chairman Steve Day
Manager John Watters
League Essex Senior League
2015–16 Essex Senior League, 10th

Sawbridgeworth Town Football Club is an English football club based in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. The club are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at Crofters End.

History

The club was founded in 1897 as Sawbridgeworth F.C. The club entered the Herts County League Division One in the 1953–54 but left after only one season. They joined the Essex Olympian League in 1966 and were crowned champions in 1971–72.[2] They joined the Essex Senior Football League in 1976 and changed their name to Sawbridgeworth Town. They achieved their best FA Vase performance in 1980–81 when they reached a third round replay. Sawbridgeworth finished runners-up in the league in 1992–93 and 1994–95. They achieved their best performance in the FA Cup, a preliminary round replay, in 2003–04. As of the 2012–13 season, they remain members of the Essex Senior League.[3]

Honours

Records

References

  1. 1 2 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p660 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
  2. 1 2 Sawbridgeworth at the Football Club History Database
  3. Sawbridgeworth Town at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 51°49′07.26″N 0°08′49.43″E / 51.8186833°N 0.1470639°E / 51.8186833; 0.1470639

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