Bradford Town Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Bradford-on-Avon in
Wiltshire,
England. They are currently members of the and play at Trowbridge Road.
History
The club was established in 1992 by Les and Pat Stevens,
[History]
Bradford Town F.C. and joined the Division Two of the
Wiltshire League
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.
[Wiltshire League 1992–2004]
Non-League Matters They were Division Two champions in 1993–94, earning promotion to Division One, which became the Premier Division in 1998.
[ In 2004–05 Bradford were runners-up in the Premier Division and were promoted to Division One of the Western League.][ After five consecutive top-five finishes between 2008–09 and ]2012–13
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, the club were Division One champions in 2013–14, earning promotion to the Premier Division.2020–21
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the club won the Western League's Les Phillips Cup, beating Bridgwater Town 1–0 in the final.2022–23
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the club finished second-from-bottom of the division and were relegated to Division One of the Western League.
Ground
The club initially played at the St Laurence School on a roped-off pitch.[ After moving up to the top division of the Wiltshire League, the club moved to ]Trowbridge Town
Trowbridge Town Football Club is a football club based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. They are currently champions of the and play at The Daykin Estates Ground, Woodmarsh, on the southern edge of the town.
History
A Trowbridge Town team ...
's Frome Road ground, where they remained until moving back to Bradford on Avon in 1996 to move into the Bradford on Avon Sports and Social Club.[ Floodlights were installed during the 2008–09 season and inaugurated by ]Steve Phillips
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.[ A 100-seat stand was erected the following season.][ The club's record attendance of 621 was set in 2015 for an FA Vase fourth round match against Melksham Town.][
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Honours
*Western League
**Division One champions 2012–13
**Les Phillips Cup winners 2020–21
*Wiltshire League
**Division Two champions 1993–94
Records
*Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2015–16[
*Best ]FA Vase
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performance: Fifth round, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20[
*Record attendance: 621 vs Melksham Town, FA Vase fourth round, 2015][
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References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Wiltshire
Association football clubs established in 1992
Bradford-on-Avon
1992 establishments in England
Wiltshire Football League
Western Football League
Hellenic Football League