Gornal Athletic Football Club is a association football, football club based in Gornal, West Midlands, Lower Gornal, Dudley, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county in England. They are currently members of the and play at the Garden Walk Stadium.
History
The club was established in 1945 under the name Lower Gornal Athletic.
[Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p706 ] They joined the Midland Football Combination, Worcestershire Combination. They finished bottom of the league in 1954–55.
Worcestershire Combination 1950–1968
Non-League Matters In 1963 the club transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League, although their reserve team remained in Division Two of the Worcestershire Combination. When the West Midlands (Regional) League gained a second division in 1965, the club became members of the Premier Division.[ The club were Division One runners-up in 1983–84 West Midlands (Regional) League, 1983–84, and after finishing as runners-up again in 1993–94 West Midlands (Regional) League, 1993–94, they were promoted back to the Premier Division.][
Gornal Athletic finished bottom of the Premier Division in 2002–03 West Midlands (Regional) League, 2002–03 and were relegated to Division One South. However, they won the division at the 2003–04 West Midlands (Regional) League, first attempt, earning an immediate promotion back to the Premier Division.][ They went on to finish second in the Premier Division in 2005–06 West Midlands (Regional) League, 2005–06.][ The club were Premier Division champions in 2011–12 West Midlands (Regional) League, 2011–12 and were promoted to the Midland Football Alliance, Midland Alliance. However, they were relegated back to the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division at the end of the 2013–14 Midland Football Alliance, 2013–14 season.][ In 2016–17 West Midlands (Regional) League, 2016–17 they finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to Division One.
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Honours
*West Midlands (Regional) League
**Premier Division champions 2011–12
**Division One South champions 2003–04
*Worcestershire Junior Cup
**Winners 1962–63[Handbook]
Worcestershire FA
Records
*Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 1975–76[
*Best FA Trophy performance: Third qualifying round, 1971–72][
*Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 2012–13][
*Record transfer fee received: £2,100 from Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City for George Andrews (footballer), George Andrews and Gary Bell (footballer), Gary Bell, 1965–66][Gornal Athletic History SO FAR!]
Gornal Athletic F.C.
See also
*:Gornal Athletic F.C. players, Gornal Athletic F.C. players
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in the West Midlands (county)
1945 establishments in England
Association football clubs established in 1945
Sport in Dudley
Midland Football Combination
West Midlands (Regional) League
Midland Football Alliance