Pershore Town F.C.
Pershore Town Football Club (generally known simply as Pershore Town) are an English football (soccer) club based in Pershore, Worcestershire, England, and are members of the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division.
Full name | Pershore Town Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Town, The Plums | ||
Founded | 1988 | ||
Ground | Community Stadium King George's Way Pershore | ||
Capacity | 4000 | ||
Chairman | Mark Thomson | ||
Manager | Neil Parton | ||
League | West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division | ||
2019–20 | West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division (season abandoned) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club was established in 1988 by the merger of three clubs, Pershore United, Pershore Rec. Rovers and junior club Pershore Bullets. The new club joined the Midland Football Combination in 1989, initially in Division Two, where they were champions at the first attempt. The following season they were promoted again, this time to the Premier Division.[1]
In the 1993–94 season they were crowned Midland Combination Premier Division champions and also reached the final qualifying round for the FA Cup which saw them featured on the BBC before their 3–1 loss at home to Yeading.[1]
After their title win they were among the founder members of the newly formed Midland Football Alliance, where they spent six seasons before succumbing to relegation back to the Midland Combination Premier Division.[1] In 1998 Pershore Town absorbed Worcester Athletico. For the 2019–20 season, the club applied to join the Hellenic Football League but were instead placed in the West Midlands (Regional) League.[2]
Club records
- Best league performance: 14th in Midland Football Alliance, 1995–96
- Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round, 1993–94
- Best FA Vase performance: 3rd round proper, 1995–96[3]
References
- History page on official club website
- "Pershore Town perform U-turn and withdraw Hellenic League appeal". Worcester News. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- Pershore Town at the Football Club History Database