Chipping Norton Town Swifts F.C.
| Full name | Chipping Norton Town Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Magpies | |
| Founded | 1893 (as Chipping Norton Town) | |
| Ground | Walterbush Road, Chipping Norton | |
| Chairman | Tym Soper | |
| Manager | Rhys Warner-Carter | |
| League | Witney & District League Premier Division | |
| 2015–16 | Witney & District League Premier Division, 7th | |
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Chipping Norton Town Swifts Football Club is a football club based in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. They are currently members of the Witney & District League Premier Division and play at Walterbush Road.
History
The club was established in 1893.[1] After winning back-to-back Oxfordshire Senior League titles in 1951–52 and 1952–53, they became founder members of the Hellenic League in 1953.[2] They were placed in the Premier Division when the league added a second division in 1956, but were relegated to Division One after finishing bottom of the table in 1959–60.[3] However, they won Division One at the first attempt to return to the Premier Division.[4] They were relegated again at the end of the 1969–70 season.[3] In 1971–72 they were placed in Division One B, which they won at the first attempt to earn promotion back to the Premier Division.[3] In 1976–77 the club won the Oxfordshire Senior Cup, a feat which they repeated the following season, in which they were also Premier Division champions.[5]
In 1979 the club switched to Division One of the Midland Combination, which they won in 1981–82.[6] The following season, the club made their debut in the FA Cup, losing to Highgate United in the preliminary qualification round.[5] However that season saw them have other cup success when they won the league's Charity Shield and the Tony Allden Cup.[7] In 1984 they left the league to return to the Oxfordshire Senior League due to mounting debts.[2] In 1986 the club moved back up to Division One of the Hellenic League, where they remained until leaving in 1993, when the club disbanded due to financial difficluties.[1][5] However, they reformed and by 1996–97 seasons were competing again in the Oxfordshire Senior Football League.[7] In 2001 they were accepted into Division One West of the Hellenic League.[1][8] After finishing second in 2002–03 they were promoted to the Premier Division.[9] However, they withdrew from the league during the 2006–07 season due to a lack of volunteers.[2]
The club in the 2008–09 season competed in Division two of the Witney and District League, where they finished as Runners-up and won promotion to Division One.[10][11] The club gained promotion to the Premier Division at the end of the 2011–12 season when they finished as Runners-up.[12]
Ground
Chipping Norton Town Swifts play their home games at Walterbush Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5DP.
Honours
League honours
- Hellenic Football League Premier Division :[5]
- champions (1): 1977–78
- Hellenic Football League Division One:[5]
- champions (1): 1960–61
- Hellenic Football League Division One B:[5]
- champions (1): 1971–72
- Hellenic Football League Division One West:[5]
- Runners-up (1): 2002–03
- Midland Football Combination Premier Division :[5]
- champions (1): 1981–82
- Oxfordshire Senior Football League Premier Division :[7]
- champions (2): 1949–50, 1950–51
- Witney and District League Division One:[12]
- Runners-up (1): 2011–12
- Witney and District League Division Two:[10]
- Runners-up (1): 2008–09
Cup honours
- Oxfordshire Senior Cup:[7]
- Winners (2): 1976–77, 1977–78
- Midland Football Combination Charity Shield :[7]
- Winners (1): 1982–83
- Midland Football Combination Tony Allden Cup :[7]
- Winners (1): 1982–83
- Oxfordshire Senior Football League Clarendon Cup :[7]
- Winners (1): 1996–97
Records
- Highest League Position:[5] 1st in Hellenic premier Division 1977–78
- FA Cup best performance:[5] Preliminary qualifying round 1982–83, 1983–84
- FA Vase best performance:[5] Fourth round 1974–75, 1980–81
Former players
- Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Players with full international caps.
Former coaches
- Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Managers/Coaches with full international caps.
References
- 1 2 3 "Chipping Norton Town". Pyramidpassion.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- 1 2 3 Hacksaw, Roy D (2010-08-07). "The Boys in Black and White: Chipping Norton Town FC (England)". Boysinblackandwhite.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- 1 2 3 "Hellenic League 1953–1972". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- ↑ "Non League Tables for 1960–1961". NonLeagueMatters. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Chipping Norton Town at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ "Non League Tables for 1981–1982". NonLeagueMatters. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Honours – Honours 1 – Chipping Norton Town Football Club". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- ↑ "Hellenic League 1995–2011". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- ↑ "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League | Statistics | Season 2002–2003". Hellenicleague.co.uk. 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- 1 2 "football.mitoo". football.mitoo. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- ↑ "football.mitoo". football.mitoo. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- 1 2 "football.mitoo". football.mitoo. 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
External links
Coordinates: 51°55′54.76″N 1°33′02.62″W / 51.9318778°N 1.5507278°W