Cadbury Heath F.C.

Cadbury Heath
Full name Cadbury Heath Football Club
Nickname(s) The Heathens
Founded 1894
Ground Springfield, Bristol
Ground Capacity 2,000
Chairman Steve Plenty
Manager Andrew Black
League Western League Premier Division
2015–16 Western League Premier Division, 12th

Cadbury Heath F.C. are a football club based in Cadbury Heath, South Gloucestershire, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Springfield. They were among the founding members of the Gloucestershire County League in 1968 and have won the title seven times and runners-up on four occasions. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

History

Cadbury Heath Football Club was formed in 1894.[1] The club joined the Gloucestershire County League in 1968 as founder members. Between 1970 and 1974 the club won the league on four successive occasions. After finishing runners-up in 1974–75, the club joined the Midland Combination Division One, reached the Quarter Finals of the FA Vase, but after two seasons they left the league. They rejoined the Gloucestershire County League in 1980–81[2]

After finishing runners-up in 1999–2000, Cadbury joined the Western League Division One, where they remained until the end of the 2011–12 season when they were promoted to the Western League Premier Division as Champions. During the same season the club entered the FA Cup for the first time and reached the Second Qualifying Round.[3]

Honours

Records

Former players

References

  1. "Team of the week: Cadbury Heath". Bristol Post. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. "Cadbury Heath". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Cadbury Heath at the Football Club History Database
  4. Ilfracombe's 'big guns' hit their target This is North Devon

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Coordinates: 51°27′4.439″N 2°28′52.460″W / 51.45123306°N 2.48123889°W / 51.45123306; -2.48123889

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