Lydney Town A.F.C. are a
football club based in
Lydney
Lydney is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the west bank of the River Severn in the Forest of Dean District, and is 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Gloucester. The town has been bypassed by the A48 road since 199 ...
,
Gloucestershire
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The county town is the city of Gl ...
,
England
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. They are currently member of the . The club is affiliated to the
Gloucestershire County FA.
History
The club was formed in 1911 and played in local leagues until 1952 when they joined the
Gloucestershire Northern Senior League
The Gloucestershire Northern Senior League is a football competition based in England founded in 1922. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It has two divisions, Division One and Division Two, with Division One sitting at ...
.
The club played in this league until 1969, when due to a lack of a committee the club folded, but was reformed again two seasons later.
The club won the Senior League Division One Championship in the 1979–80 season and moved to Division One of the Hellenic league for the 1980–81 season.
Four seasons later they left the league and rejoined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.
In the
2005–06 season, they won the
Gloucestershire County League
The Gloucestershire County Football League is a football league in England, founded in 1968. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
It sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System and is a feeder to Divisio ...
title, earning promotion back into the
Hellenic League Division One West for the
2006–07 season.
They won Division one west at the first attempt and were promoted to the Premier Division, but were demoted back to Division one a season later due to not having their floodlights operational in time.
Ground
Lydney Town play their home games at Lydney Recreation Ground, Swan Road, Lydney GL15 5RU.
Honours
*Hellenic League Division One West
** Champions (1): 2006–07
*Gloucestershire County League
**Champions (1): 2005–06
*Gloucestershire Northern Senior League
**Champions (1): 1979–80, 2004-05
**Champions (1): 1977–78, 1978–79
Current 1st team regular Playing Squad
References
External links
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Hellenic Football League
Football clubs in Gloucestershire
1911 establishments in England
Association football clubs established in 1911
Lydney
Football clubs in England