Haughmond Football Club ( ) is a football club based in Shrewsbury,

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...

, England. They are currently members of the and play at Shrewsbury Sports Village.

History

The club was established in 1980,Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p562 taking their name from

Haughmond Hill Haughmond Hill is a small, shallow hill in the English county of Shropshire. It is covered by woodland for the most part, although there is an open cast quarry (for stone aggregates) in use. Its proximity to the town of Shrewsbury has meant that ...

, which overlooks the club's ground. They later joined the Shropshire County Premier League and were Premier Division runners-up in 2008–09 and 2009–10, before winning the league and the Ron Jones Memorial Cup in 2010–11. The club were subsequently promoted to Division Two of the

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, and went on to win Division Two the following season, resulting in promotion to Division One. In 2013–14 the club were Division One runners-up and were promoted to the Premier Division. The 2016–17 season saw Haughmond win the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division of the

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. Although they finished third-from-bottom of the Premier Division the following season and were relegated back to the West Midlands (Regional) League, the club were runners-up in the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division in 2018–19, earning an immediate promotion back to the Premier Division of the Midland League. The 2021–22 season saw the club relegated from the Premier Division after finishing bottom of the division.

Ground

The club plays their home games on the 'Premier pitch' at Shrewsbury Sports Village, which they share with the academy of

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. The ground has one small seated stand to the side of the pitch, the remainder of the ground being uncovered standing. The club's record attendance was set by an

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second qualifying round tie against

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on 19 September 2017, with 768 spectators attending the match.

Backroom staff

Honours

*West Midlands (Regional) League **Premier Division champions 2016–17 **Division Two champions 2011–12 *Shropshire County Premier League **Premier Division champions 2010–11 **Ron Jones Memorial Cup winners 2010–11

Records

*Best

performance: Second qualifying round, 2017–18 *Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 2015–16 *Record attendance: 768 vs

, FA Cup second qualifying round, 19 September 2017

References

External links

Official website
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