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Line 1: {{Short description\|Association football club in England}} {{EngvarB\|date=September 2013}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~September~~December ~~2013~~2023}} {{Infobox football club \| clubname = Clevedon Town \| image = Clevedontownafc.png \| ~~image_size~~upright = ~~160px~~0.8 \| fullname = Clevedon Town Football Club \| nickname = The Seasiders \| founded = 1880 (as Clevedon) \| ground = Hand Stadium, [[Kenn, Somerset\|Kenn]] \| capacity = 3,500 (300 seated)<ref name=NLCD2017>Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p570 {{ISBN\|978-1869833695}}</ref> \| chairman = Mark Lewis \| manager = ~~[[Micky~~Alex ~~Bell]]~~White \| league = {{English football updater\|ClevedoT}} \| season = {{English football updater\|ClevedoT2}} \| position = {{English football updater\|ClevedoT3}} \| pattern_la1=_thinwhiteborder\|pattern_b1=_whitestripes\|pattern_ra1=_thinwhiteborder\|pattern_sh1=~~_whitesides~~\|pattern_so1=_whitetop\|leftarm1=0000FF\|body1=0000FF\|rightarm1=0000FF\|shorts1=0000FF\|socks1=0000FF \| pattern_la2=\|pattern_b2=_bluecollar\|pattern_ra2=\|pattern_so2=_color_2_stripes_blue\|leftarm2=~~FFFF00~~0000FF\|body2=FFFF00\|rightarm2=~~FFFF00~~0000FF\|shorts2=FFFF00\|socks2=FFFF00▼ ~~\| leftarm1=0000FF\|body1=0000FF\|rightarm1=0000FF\|shorts1=0000FF\|socks1=0000FF~~ ~~\| pattern_la2=\|pattern_b2=_blueyellow_horizontal\|pattern_ra2 =~~ ▲\| leftarm2=FFFF00\|body2=FFFF00\|rightarm2=FFFF00\|shorts2=FFFF00\|socks2=FFFF00 }} '''Clevedon Town Football Club''' is a semi-professional [[association football\|football]] club representing [[Clevedon]], Somerset, England. Affiliated to the [[Somerset County Football Association\|Somerset County FA]], they are currently members of the {{English football updater\|ClevedoT}} and play at the Hand Stadium in [[Kenn, Somerset\|Kenn]]. The club's motto 'vigilate et orate' is [[Latin]] for 'watch and pray'. ==History== Line 28 ⟶ 29: The club was established in 1880 as Clevedon Football Club.<ref name=PP>[http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/clevedon_town.html Clevedon Town] Pyramid Passion</ref> They were founder members of the [[Western Football League\|Bristol & District League]] in 1892, but left after finishing bottom of the league in [[1894–95 Bristol & District League\|1894–95]].<ref name=FCHD1>{{fchd\|id=CLEVEDON\|name=Clevedon}}</ref> The club subsequently became members of Division One of the South Bristol & District League, which was renamed the Bristol & District Alliance and then the East Bristol & District League before becoming new [[Bristol and District Football League\|Bristol & District League]] in the late 1890s after the original one had been renamed the [[Western Football League\|Western League]]. They returned to the Western League in 1910 and finished bottom of the league in [[1911–12 Western Football League\|1911–12]] and [[1912–13 Western Football League\|1912–13]]. When football resumed after [[World War I]] the club were back in the Bristol & District League.<ref name=H1/> Clevedon transferred to the [[Bristol and Suburban Association Football League\|Bristol & Suburban League]] in 1925 and went on to win the new league at the first attempt. They were champions again in 1927–28 and 1928–29.<ref name=Hon>[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/clevedontown/a/honours-10140.html Honours] Clevedon Town F.C.</ref> In the early 1930s the club transferred to the [[Somerset County League]], going on to win the league in 1936–37.<ref>[http://resources.thefa.com/images/ftimages/data/league3894227/70209.pdf 2012–2013 Handbook] Somerset County League</ref> During [[World War II]] they played in the ~~[[Weston-super-Mare and District Football League\|~~Weston-super-Mare & District League]], winning it in 1939–40, 1943–44 and 1944–45.<ref name=Hon/> After the war the club returned to the Western League, and were placed in Division One when it gained a second division in 1946.<ref name=FCHD1/> However, after finishing second-from-bottom of Division One in [[1948–49 Western Football League\|1948–49]] the club were relegated to Division Two.<ref name=FCHD1/> Clevedon remained in Division Two until resigning from the league at the end of the [[1957–58 Western Football League\|1957–58 season]] for financial reasons.<ref name=H2>[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/clevedontown/a/history-7901.html?page=2 Post War] Clevedon Town F.C.</ref> They dropped into Division Two of the [[Bristol Premier Combination]] and were promoted to Division One after finishing as Division Two runners-up in their first season in the league. In 1974 the club absorbed Western League club Ashtonians, taking their place in the league.<ref name=FCHD1/> When the league expanded again in 1976, they were placed in the Premier Division, and were renamed Clevedon Town the following year.<ref name=FCHD1/> Line 34 ⟶ 35: The [[1991–92 Western Football League\|1991–92 season]] saw Clevedon finish as runners-up in the Premier Division.<ref name=FCHD2>{{fchd\|id=CLEVEDOT\|name=Clevedon Town}}</ref> They were league champions the [[1992–93 Western Football League\|following season]], earning promotion to the Midland Division of the [[Southern Football League\|Southern League]]. The club were transferred to the Southern Division in 1994 and back to the Midland Division in 1998. They went on to win the Midland Division in [[1998–99 Southern Football League\|1998–99]] and were promoted to the Premier Division.<ref name=FCHD2/> However, the club were relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the [[2000–01 Southern Football League\|2000–01 season]], dropping into the renamed Division One West.<ref name=FCHD2/> A fourth-place finish in [[2004–05 Southern Football League\|2004–05]] saw Clevedon qualify for the promotion playoffs, in which they lost 3–2 to [[Bromsgrove Rovers F.C.\|Bromsgrove Rovers]] in the semi-finals. However, they were Division One West champions the [[2005–06 Southern Football League\|following season]] and were promoted to the Premier Division.<ref name=FCHD2/> In [[2006–07 FA Cup\|2006–07]] the club reached the first round of the [[FA Cup]] for the first time, losing 4–1 at home to [[Chester City F.C.\|Chester City]] in front of a record Hand Stadium crowd of 2,261.<ref name=FCHD2/><ref name=H3/> After four seasons in the Premier Division they were relegated to Division One South & West at the end of the [[2009–10 Southern Football League\|2009–10 season]]. Although they won the League Cup in [[2011–12 Southern Football League\|2011–12]],<ref name=Hon/> the club resigned from the Southern League after the [[2014–15 Southern Football League\|2014–15 season]] and dropped into the Premier Division of the Western League.<ref name=FCHD2/> In [[2023–24 Western Football League\|2023–24]] they finished fourth in the Premier Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating [[Bridgwater United F.C.\|Bridgwater United]] 1–0 in the semi-finals, the club lost the final 2–0 to [[Falmouth Town A.F.C.\|Falmouth Town]]. ==Ground== Line 71 ⟶ 72: ==See also== ~~[[:Category:~~{{c\|Clevedon Town F.C. players}} {{c\|Clevedon Town F.C. ~~players]]~~managers}} [[:Category:Clevedon Town F.C. managers\|Clevedon Town F.C. managers]] ==References== Line 79 ⟶ 80: ==External links== [http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/clevedontown Official website] *[https://twitter.com/ClevedonTownFC Official Twitter] {{Western League}} {{Authority control}} {{~~coord~~Coord\|51\|25\|23.851\|N\|2\|50\|12.322\|W\|region:GB_type:landmark\|display=title}} [[Category:Clevedon Town F.C.\| ]]