Churchstoke F.C.

Churchstoke
Full nameChurchstoke Football Club
Nickname(s)The Marketmen[1]
Founded1920
Dissolved2024
GroundCae Camlad
LeagueMontgomeryshire League
2022–23Montgomeryshire League, (withdrew from league)

Churchstoke Football Club was a Welsh football team based in Church Stoke, a village in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. They last played in the Montgomeryshire League, and withdrew from the league in February 2024.

History

The club was originally formed in 1920.[2]

In the 1980s and 1990s, a Churchstoke team competed in the Newtown Sunday League.[3]

The current incarnation of the club was formed in 2010.

They were joined the Mid Wales Football League Division Two for the 2014–15 season and at the end of the 2016–17 finished as runners-up, gaining promotion to Division One. After finishing third from the bottom of the table in 2017–18, the following season they finished bottom of the table and were relegated.[4]

In July 2020 the club was announced as one of the new tier 4 clubs in the restructured East Division of the Mid Wales Football League.[5] The club had planned to play in the Central Wales League Northern Division for the 2022–23 season but withdrew from the league.[6] They subsequently joined the tier 5 Montgomeryshire League for the 2022–23 season.

In February 2024, the club withdrew from the Montgomeryshire League and folded.[7]

Honours

References

  1. ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (25 July 2020). "A closer look at the Mid Wales League East line up". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Churchstoke FC". Buckley Town FC. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Appeal for manager and players to safeguard future of Churchstoke Football Club". 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Churchstoke". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (24 July 2020). "Central Wales FA confirm Mid Wales League line ups". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Berriew withdraw from league, manager quits". My Welshpool. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Churchstoke Football Club cease to exist due to personnel shortage". 8 February 2024.


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