Carterton Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Carterton, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Kilkenny Lane.
History
The club was founded in 1918,
[ and initially played in the Witney & District League.][History]
Carterton Town F.C. They won the Premier Division title in 1960–61 and 1965–66.[History]
Witney & District League In 1976–77 the club were Division One champions.[ In 1982 the club was taken over by the Carterton Boys club and was renamed Carterton Town.][ After winning the Division One title again in 1984–85, they won the Oxfordshire Junior Cup in 1985–86.][ The club then moved up to Division One of the Hellenic League.][
Carterton were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 1991–92 season, but won the division again in 1993–94 to return to the Premier Division.][ In 1998–99 they finished as Premier Division runners-up,][ and went on to win the league's Supplementary Cup in 1999–2000 and the Challenge Cup in 2000–01.][2015-16 Handbook]
Hellenic League In 2005 the club reverted to the name Carterton Football Club.[ Although they won Division One West in 2015–16 and were promoted to the Premier Division,][ the club withdrew from the league in September 2016 after their manager resigned and several players left. They returned to Division Two West of the league the following season.
After a fourth-place finish in Division Two West in 2017–18, Carterton moved up to Division One West. However, they resigned from the league after three matches the following season. The club was subsequently placed in the Premier Division of the Witney & District League for the 2019–20 season.
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Ground
The club originally played at Alvescot Road Recreation Ground.[ During the 1984–85 season they moved to Kilkenny Lane, which was officially opened by ]Lou Macari
Luigi Macari (born 7 June 1949) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He began his playing career at Celtic where he was one of the Quality Street Gang, the outstanding reserve team that emerged in the late 1960s that also included Kenny ...
and Jim Smith in March 1985.Carterton Football Club
Carterton Town Council
Honours
*Hellenic League
**Division One champions 1989–90, 1993–94
**Division One West champions 2015–16
**Challenge Cup winners 2000–01
**Supplementary Cup winners 1999–2000
*Witney & District League
**Premier Division champions 1960–61, 1965–66
**Division One champions 1976–77, 1984–85
**George Dingle Memorial Cup winners 1966–67, 1967–68, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1984–85[
*Oxfordshire Junior Shield
**Winners 1985–86
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Records
*Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2000–01[
*Best ]FA Vase
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performance: Third round, 2000–01[
*Most goals: Phil Rodney][
*Record attendance: 650 vs Swindon Town, friendly match, July 2001][
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See also
*Carterton F.C. players Carterton may refer to:
England
* Carterton, Oxfordshire, England
* Carterton F.C.
* Carterton Community College
* Carterton (Oxfordshire) railway station
New Zealand
* Carterton, New Zealand
* Carterton railway station
* Mayor of Carterton
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* Carterton F.C. managers
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Oxfordshire
Association football clubs established in 1918
1918 establishments in England
Witney and District League
Hellenic Football League