Longwell Green Sports Football Club is a

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club based in the South Gloucestershire suburb of Longwell Green, in England. Affiliated to the

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, they are currently members of the and play at the Longwell Green Community Stadium.

History

The club was established in 1966 by staff of Longwell Green Coachworks following England's World Cup win.Club History
Longwell Green Sports Juniors They became members of the

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and reached Division One by the 1980s. After finishing third in Division One in 1990–91, the club were promoted to the Senior Division. They went on to win the Senior Division the following season and subsequently moved up to Division One of the Avon Premier Combination. Longwell Green's first season in Division One of the Avon Premier Combination saw them finish as runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division; in 1994 the league became the

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. The club were Premier Division runners-up in 2003–04 and were promoted to the

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. They finished second in the league in their first season, only missing out on winning the title on

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. However, the club were promoted again, this time to Division One of the Western League. In 2008–09 Longwell Green were Western League Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They finished second-from-bottom of the Premier Division in 2017–18 and were relegated back to Division One.

Ground

The club have played at the Longwell Green Community Stadium since their establishment, with the pitch first marked out in 1966 on what was then open farmland.

Honours

*Bristol & District League **Senior Division champions 1991–92

Records

*Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2014–15 *Best

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performance: Second round, 2009–10, 2012–13 *Record attendance: 500 vs

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, 2005

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