Lydney Town A.F.C.
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| Full name | Lydney Town Association Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Town | |
| Founded | 1911 | |
| Ground | Lydney Recreation Ground, Lydney | |
| Capacity | 700 | |
| Chairman | Dean Voss | |
| Manager | Danny Elliott | |
| League | Hellenic League Premier Division | |
| 2023–24 | Hellenic League Premier Division, 19th of 20 | |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20160306052725/http://www.lydneytownafc.co.uk/ | |
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Lydney Town A.F.C. are a football club based in Lydney, Gloucestershire, England. They are currently member of the Hellenic League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.[1]
History
[edit]The club was formed in 1911 and played in local leagues until 1952 when they joined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.[2] The club played in this league until 1969, when due to a lack of a committee the club folded, but was reformed again two seasons later.[2] The club won the Senior League Division One Championship in the 1979–80 season and moved to Division One of the Hellenic league for the 1980–81 season.[2][3] Four seasons later they left the league and rejoined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.[2]
In the 2005–06 season, they won the Gloucestershire County League title, earning promotion back into the Hellenic League Division One West for the 2006–07 season.[3] They won Division one west at the first attempt and were promoted to the Premier Division, but were demoted back to Division one a season later due to not having their floodlights operational in time.[3]
Ground
[edit]Lydney Town AFC play their home games at:
Lydney Recreation Ground, Swan Road, Lydney, GL15 5RU.
Honours
[edit]- Hellenic League Division One West[3]
- Champions (1): 2006–07
- Gloucestershire County League[3]
- Champions (1): 2005–06
- Gloucestershire Northern Senior League[2]
- Champions (1): 1979–80, 2004–05
- Champions (1): 1977–78, 1978–79
Current team 2024-2025
[edit]| Position | Name | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Richard Thomas | GK | Adam Cueto |
| DF | Toby Bendall | DF | Lee Hartshorn |
| DF | Amadou Lo | DF | Liam Sheppard |
| DF | Kian Skidmore | DF | Tristan Murphy |
| DF | Ben Prictor | DF | Shaun Warren |
| DF | Kevin Davies | MF | Dan Brain |
| MF | Simon Prangley | MF | Keelan Maguire-Hamblett |
| MF | Frankie Johnson | MF | Arron Jenkins |
| MF | Declan Morley-Lyne | MF | Jordan Sheen |
| MF | Shay Potts | MF | Thomas Rush |
| MF | Dave Jenkins | MF | Alex Long |
| MF | Billy Guest | CF | Lewis Thompson (C) |
| CF | Dillan Campbell | CF | .. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League | Club Details | Lydney Town". Hellenicleague.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "History – History 1 – Lydney Town AFC". Pitchero.com. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e LYDNEY TOWN at the Football Club History Database
