Wombwell Town F.C. was an English

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located in

Wombwell Wombwell () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The town in the 2011 census was split between a ward called Wombwell, as well as small parts that fell under two other wards called Darfield (specifically ...

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History

Wombwell Athletic was formed after the end of the

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, entering into the Yorkshire League and winning the championship at the first attempt. They entered the

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for the first time a year later, reaching the 3rd qualifying round. They were relegated from Division 1 in 1953 and three years later renamed themselves Wombwell & Darfield. They would spend ten years in the second tier before winning the Second Division title in 1963 as Wombwell Sporting Association, having changed name again in 1961. They were relegated back to Division 2 in 1971 and by the time the Yorkshire League came to a close in 1982 Wombwell had been in floundering at the bottom of Division 3 for a number of years. When the league merged with the

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in the summer of 1982 to form the

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(NCEL), the club was placed in Division 2 South of the new competition. They left the NCEL in 1988 to join the

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. In 1990 they changed name again, to Wombwell Town, and in 1993 they left the Central Midlands League to join the

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. They were promoted to the Premier Division in 1996 but the club was dissolved in 2000 after over 50 years of history. In 2018 a new team named Wombwell Town F.C. were formed to play in the

and play at the Wombwell Recreation Ground in the town.

Notable former players

Players that played in the

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either before or after being with Wombwell Town – * Sid Storey

League and cup history

Honours

League

* Yorkshire League **Champions: 1945–46, 1964–65, 1965–66 * Yorkshire League Division 2 **Promoted: 1962–63 (champions) * Yorkshire League Division 3 **Promoted: 1977–78 *

Division 1 **Promoted: 1995–96

Cup

* Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup **Winners: 1945–46

Records

*Best

performance: 3rd qualifying round, 1946–47 *Best

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performance: 2nd qualifying round, 1969–70

References

{{Reflist, 2 Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in South Yorkshire Central Midlands Football League Yorkshire Football League Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League Northern Counties East Football League Association football clubs disestablished in 2000 2000 disestablishments in England Wombwell