Oswestry Town Football Club was a

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club from

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, playing at Victoria Road. They joined the Birmingham League in 1924 and switched to the

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in 1959. In 1975 they made the move to the Southern League before transferring to the

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in 1979. The club folded in 1988, but reformed in 1993 playing in the

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. They played in the

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from 2000 to 2003, at Park Hall, and in 2003 merged with Total Network Solutions F.C. (formerly Llansantffraid F.C.). In 2006 the merged club was renamed as

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Managers

Source: *Tom Vaughan (?–1949) (Secretary Manager) *

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(1949–1951)# * George Rowlands AntonioOne source lists him erroneously as 'George Antonio Rowlands'. (1951–1954)# *

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(1954–1957?)# * Keith Thomas (1957–1959?) * George Rowlands Antonio (1959–1961) *Dick Jones (1964?–1966) * Norman Hobson (1966–1967)# *

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(1967–?) *

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(1967?–1969) * Fred Morris (1969–1973) *Len Kilby (1973–1975) *Dick Jones (1975) * Dave Pountney (1975–1976) *

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(1976–1977) , , *Idris Pryce (1977–1978) * Freddie Hill (1978–1980) * Arthur Rowley (1980) * Fred Morris (1980–1983) * Ken Roberts (1983–1984) *

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(1984–1985?) *

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(1985?–1986) * John Rogers (1987–?) * Brynley Jones (1987–1988) *

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(1993–1996) *

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(1996–1997) *

(1997–1999) * Steve O'Shaughnessy (1999–2001) * David Norman (2001–03) # – Player-Manager

References

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