Brierley Hill & Withymoor F.C. was a football club based in

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. They were established in 1955, originally as Oldswinford F.C., and went through several subsequent name changes, but folded in 2008.

History

The club was founded in 1955 under the name Oldswinford F.C., and it was under this name that they first joined the

West Midlands (Regional) League The West Midlands (Regional) League is an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Worcestershire, southern Staffordshire and northern Herefordshire. It has tw ...

in 1975. In 1993 they changed their name to Brierley Hill Town, and under this name they were founder members of the

Midland Football Alliance The Midland Football Alliance was an English association football league for semi-professional teams. It covered Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and also southern parts of Derbyshire and Not ...

in 1994. Their first season in that league saw them finish bottom, having won just three times all season, and they returned to the West Midlands League. In 2001, financial difficulties led to them merging with West Hagley F.C. of the

Midland Football Combination The Midland Football Combination was an English football league covering parts of the West Midlands. It comprised five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One and Two and two Reserves Divisions. The league was one of three official feeder l ...

to form Brierley & Hagley F.C., initially ground-sharing with Halesowen Harriers. After that club's demise they shared The Sports Ground with Lye Town, and later used

Halesowen Town Halesowen Town Football Club is a football club based in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Grove Recreation Ground. History The club was believed to have been established around 1873, but rece ...

's The Grove as their home venue. The club hoped to develop their Wassell Grove land into a new stadium, but these plans came to nothing as the club was wound up in 2008 after the resignation of the club's main funder, chairman Stephen Lea.

Club records

*Best league position: 20th in

, 1994–95 *Best

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performance: 1st qualifying round, 1984–85 and 1985–86 (as Oldswinford F.C.), 2007–08 *Best

FA Vase The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...

performance: 1st round on several occasions, most recently in 2001–02

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brierley Hill and Withymoor F.C. Defunct football clubs in England Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley Association football clubs established in 1955 Association football clubs disestablished in 2008 1955 establishments in England 2008 disestablishments in England Halesowen Defunct football clubs in the West Midlands (county)