Malvern Town Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Malvern, Worcestershire
Malvern is a spa town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England. It lies at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The centre of Malvern, Great Malvern, is a historic conservation area, which grew dra ...
, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Langland Stadium.
History
The club was established in 1946 as
Barnards Green
Barnards Green is one of the main population areas of Malvern, Worcestershire, England, situated approximately east and downhill from Great Malvern, the town's traditional centre.
Governance
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Football Club.
[History]
Malvern Town F.C. They joined the Worcester League, where they played until moving up to the
Worcestershire Combination in 1955, going on to win the league at the
first attempt.
The club also won the Worcestershire Junior Cup and retained the trophy for the next two season, before winning it again in 1961–62.
[Handbook]
Worcestershire FA In 1967 the Worcestershire Combination was renamed the
Midland Combination
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.
[ The club won the inaugural Worcestershire Senior Urn in 1973–74, before retaining it for the next two seasons;][ they also finished as runners-up in the Midland Combination in 1973–74.][
In 1979 Malvern transferred to the Premier Division of the ]West Midlands (Regional) League
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.[ Despite finishing bottom of the division in 1982–83, the club avoided being relegated. However, they were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1991–92 season.][ Despite only finishing ninth in Division One in 1993–94, the club were promoted back to the Premier Division.][ In 2003–04 they won the Premier Division title, earning promotion to the ]Midland 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 Nott ...
.[ A third-place finish in the Alliance in 2005–06 saw the club promoted to Division One Midlands of the Southern League.][
Malvern finished bottom of Division One Midlands in 2008–09 and were relegated back to the Midland Alliance. Two seasons later they finished bottom of the Midland Alliance and were relegated to the Premier Division of the West Midlands (Regional) League.][ The club won the Worcestershire Senior Urn for an eighth time in 2014–15.][ At the end of the 2018–19 season the club were transferred to Division One West of the Hellenic League. In 2021 they were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and ]2020–21
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seasons. The club were runners-up in the Premier Division in 2022–23
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, qualifying for an inter-step play-off against Highworth Town
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of Division One Central of the Southern League. Malvern won the match 4–1 and were promoted to Division One South of the Southern League.
Honours
*West Midlands (Regional) League
**Premier Division champions 2003–04
*Midland Combination
**Champions 1955–56
*Worcestershire Senior Urn
**Winners 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2014–15[
*Worcestershire Junior Cup
**Winners 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62
*Worcestershire Minor Cup
**Winners 1952–53
]
Records
*Best FA Cup
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performance: Third qualifying round, 1981–82, 1986–87[
*Best ]FA Trophy
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performance: Preliminary round, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09[
*Best ]FA Vase
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performance: Fourth round, 1974–75, 1976–77[
*Record attendance: 2,006 v ]Hereford
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, 7 July 2015[Club record 2,006 at Malvern Town watch Hereford FC win first game 3-2]
Worcester News, 8 July 2015
*Most appearances: Nick Clayton[
*Most goals: Graham Buffery][
]
See also
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References
External links
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Worcestershire
1946 establishments in England
Association football clubs established in 1946
Malvern, Worcestershire
Midland Football Combination
West Midlands (Regional) League
Midland Football Alliance
Hellenic Football League
Southern Football League clubs