Salisbury City F.C. was an English

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club based in

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, unrelated to the later

Salisbury City F.C. Salisbury City Football Club was an English association football, football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. They were formed in 1947 and played at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Salisbury had gained back-to-back promotions in recent years, fir ...

and the current

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The club joined the

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, having previously played in the

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.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 The following season they moved up to the Southern League, where they stayed until 1911. The club resurfaced in the Western League in 1927, left again in 1929, and rejoined in 1930. They remained in Division Two of the Western League throughout the 1930s, finishing as runners-up three times, and left the league for the final time in 1939. The club folded during the Second World War, and a new club named

was formed in 1947. City were also regular entrants in the

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, reaching the Fourth Qualifying Round twice in 1928–29 and 1931–32.

League history

Salisbury City's seasons of Western and Southern League football are listed below.

Colours

The club wore black and white striped shirts and blue knickers.

References

{{reflist Defunct football clubs in England Western Football League Southern Football League clubs Football clubs in Salisbury Defunct football clubs in Wiltshire Association football clubs disestablished in the 1940s