Football Club Oswestry Town was a

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club based in

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, England. The club played at

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and were affiliated to the

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.FC Oswestry Town Club Information Page
NWCFL , FC Oswestry Town Club Information Page
accessdate: 5 February 2020

History

The club was formed in 2013 as a successor to Oswestry Lions, who had folded, and took the Lions' place in Division One of the Mercian Regional League.History
F.C. Oswestry Town After finishing third in their first season, they were promoted to the Premier Division. Their first season in the Premier Division saw the club finish fifth, as they also won the Commander Ethelstone Cup. The club went on to win the Premier Division in 2015–16, earning promotion to Division One of the

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. The season also saw them retain the Commander Ethelstone Cup as well as winning the League Cup and Shropshire Challenge Cup. The 2016-17 season saw the club enter the

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for the first time. In 2019–20 Oswestry were second in Division One South when the season was abandoned in March due to the

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. On 4 July 2020 the club resigned from the North West Counties League and folded due to financial difficulties caused by the pandemic.

Ground

The club played their home games at The Venue,

, which they shared with

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of the

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.The New Saints FC , Park Hall Stadium , Football Ground Guide
The New Saints FC , Park Hall Stadium , Football Ground Guide
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Honours

*Mercian Regional League **Premier Division champions 2015–16 **League Cup winners 2015–16 *Commander Ethelstone Cup **Winners 2014–15, 2015 16 *Shropshire Challenge Cup **Winners 2015–16

Records

*Best

performance: Second qualifying round, 2019–20 *Record attendance: 300, Shropshire Challenge Cup, 7 May 2016Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p461

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oswestry Town Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in Shropshire Association football clubs established in 2013 2013 establishments in England Mercian Regional Football League North West Counties Football League clubs Oswestry Association football clubs disestablished in 2020 2020 disestablishments in England