Bloxwich Town F.C.
| Full name | Bloxwich Town Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 (original club) 2002 (reformed club) |
| Dissolved | 2001 (merger) 2005 |
| Ground | Abbey Park, Bloxwich |
| 2004–05 | Midland Combination Premier Division, 14th |
Bloxwich Town F.C. was an English football club based in Bloxwich, West Midlands. The club played at Abbey Park.[1]
History
The original club was established in 1976 as Peel F.C., a team linked to the Sir Robert Peel. They initially played on the nearby King George V Memorial playing fields.[1] In 1984 they joined Division Two of the West Midlands (Regional) League, but left at the end of the 1986–87 season.[2] In 1989, Bloxwich F.C., who had been playing in the Midland Combination and had just won Division One, changed their name to Bloxwich Town.[3] The renamed club started in the Premier Division, which they won in 1995–96, earning promotion to the Midland Alliance. The following season they won the Walsall Senior Cup for the first time. In 1997–98 the club won the Midland Alliance and were promoted to Division One Midlands of the Southern League. However, they finished bottom of the table in their first season and were relegated back to the Midland Alliance.[4] At the end of the 2000–01 season the club merged with Blakenall to form Bloxwich United, taking Blakenall's place in the Western Division of the Southern League.
However, after 19 games of the 2001–02 season, the Blakenall faction pulled out of the merger and resigned the club's place in the Southern League, leading to their record being expunged. Bloxwich Town were reformed the following season and joined Division One of the Midland Combination. In 2003–04 they were promoted to the Premier Division despite only finishing seventh. However, at the end of the following season they resigned from the league and folded.[5]
Honours
- Midland Alliance
- Champions 1997–98
- Midland Combination
- Premier Division champions 1995–96
- Walsall Senior Cup
- Winners 1996–97
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bloxwich Town Football Club BBC
- ↑ Bloxwich Town at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Bloxwich at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
- ↑ Bloxwich's Footballing History The Bloxidge Tallygraph
- Association football clubs established in 1976
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2001
- Association football clubs established in 2002
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2005
- Sport in Walsall
- Southern Football League clubs
- Midland Football Alliance
- Midland Football Combination
- Defunct football clubs in England
- Football clubs in the West Midlands (county)
- 1976 establishments in England
- 2001 disestablishments in England
- 2002 establishments in England
- 2005 disestablishments in England
