Newent Town Association Football Club is a

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club based in

Newent Newent (; originally called "Noent") is a market town and civil parish about 10½ miles (17 km) north-west of Gloucester, England. Its population was 5,073 at the 2001 census, rising to 5,207 in 2011, The population was 6,777 at the 2021 Census. ...

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...

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. They were established in

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. Affiliated to the

Gloucestershire County Football Association The Gloucestershire County Football Association, also simply known as the ''Gloucestershire FA'' or ''GFA'', is the sport governing body, governing body of association football, football in the county of Gloucestershire. It was formed in 1886. ...

, they are currently members of the . The club's nickname is the Daffs.

History

The club was founded in 1920. In the 1972-73 season the club won Division two of the

Gloucestershire Northern Senior League The Gloucestershire Northern Senior League is a football competition based in England founded in 1922. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It has two divisions, Division One and Division Two, with Division One sitting at ...

. The 1979-80 season saw the club leave the Gloucestershire Northern Senior league and become a founding member of the

Gloucestershire County League The Gloucestershire County Football League is a football league in England, founded in 1968. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System and is a feeder to Divisio ...

. The club remained in the Gloucestershire county league until 1986, and re-joined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League in 1989. In the 2017-18 season the club entered a team in Division Two West of the

Hellenic Football League The Hellenic Football League, currently known as the Uhlsport Hellenic Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English men's football league covering an area including the English counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, southern Buck ...

in addition to having a first team in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior league. However the club was expelled from the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League as a result of entering a team in the Hellenic league, as it was accused of not fielding its strongest team in the Northern League when fixtures clashed. The club in its debut season won the Division Two West title and so gained promotion to Division One West for the 2018-19 season. They now ply their trade in Hellenic Football League Division One under Manager Andy Bevan and Ben Stringer

Ground

Newent Town play their games at Wildsmith Meadow, Malswick, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1HE. The ground has one stand with terraced seating.

Honours

League

*Hellenic Division Two West: **Winners: 2017-18 *Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two: **Winners: 1972-73 *North Glos Premier League: **Winners: 2012-13

Cup

*Reg Davis Trophy: **Winners (2): 2015, 2016

Records

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 ...

best performance: First round proper 2022/23 (3rd round) Newent Town 1 - 1 Eccleshall. Then 3 - 5 on Penalties *

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

best performance: 1st qualifying round 2020-21

Records

*Top Goal Scorer: Darryl Baylis. 178 goals

References

External links

Official website
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