Bartley Green F.C. was an English

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club originally based in Bartley Green, a residential suburban area of Birmingham, in the

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. They folded near the end of the 2013–14 season with immediate effect.

History

Bartley Green F.C. was founded in the 1950s as a Saturday football team; however, since the 1970s most of the club's football had been played in Sunday League and cup competitions. In the 2005–06 season, they joined the

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Division Two and were the league champions. Since the 2005–06 season the club has entered a parallel Saturday league side in addition to its usual team. After two seasons in the Midland Combination League, winning Division Two in 2005–06, and then taking the Division One title 2006–07 in successive seasons, the club were promoted into the

Premier League. Floodlights were erected in 2008–09, which led to the club passing the Midland Combination standards required regarding their ground and facilities. The club also encountered their first trophy, in the 2010–11 season they beat Fairfield Villa 2–0 to lift the Smedley Crooke Cup. Then again two seasons later, in the 2012–13 season, Bartley Green lifted the Smedley Cup again. This time an eight-goal thriller with Bartley Green winning 5–3 against Phoenix United. The club transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division after the 2011–12 season. In February 2014 an off the field incident, in which a club stewardess was awarded £18,832 in compensation following unfair dismissal which contributed to the clubs imminent decline following financial worries. The club resigned from the league midway through the 2013–14 season.

League

Honours

Division One **Champions 2006–07 *Midland Combination Division Two **Champions 2005–06 *Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup **Champions 2009–10 **Runners-up 2007–08 *Smedley Crooke Cup **Champions 2010–11, 2012–13

Records

* FA Cup **First Qualifying Round 2010–11 *

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**First Round 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12

References

{{reflist Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in the West Midlands (county) Football clubs in Birmingham, West Midlands Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley West Midlands (Regional) League 1949 establishments in England Association football clubs established in 1949 Association football clubs disestablished in 2014