Cadbury Heath Football Club is a football club based in

Cadbury Heath Cadbury Heath is a residential area in South Gloucestershire, England, located east of Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial count ...

South Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, the latter three forming par ...

, England. Affiliated to the

Gloucestershire County FA The Gloucestershire County Football Association, also simply known as the ''Gloucestershire FA'' or ''GFA'', is the governing body of football in the county of Gloucestershire. It was formed in 1886. History The Gloucestershire County Footb ...

, they are currently members of the and play at Springfield.

History

The club was established in 1894 under the name Cadbury Heath Adult School.Club history
Cadbury Heath F.C. They won the Gloucestershire FA Junior Cup in 1949–50. After winning Division One of the Bristol & District League in 1960–61, the club were promoted to Division Two of the

Bristol Premier Combination The Bristol Premier Combination is a football competition based in and around Bristol, England. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA, and it has two divisions, the Premier Division and Premier One. The Premier Division sits ...

. They were Division Two champions the following seasons, earning promotion to Division One. Cadbury Heath became founder members of 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 Divisions ...

in 1968. The club won the league in 1970–71 and went on to win the title in each of the next three seasons. They also won the Gloucestershire FA Amateur Cup in 1972–73 and 1973–74. After finishing as runners-up in the league and retaining the Amateur Cup in 1974–75, they transferred to the

Midland Combination The Midland Football Combination was an English football league covering parts of the West Midlands. It comprised five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One and Two and two Reserves Divisions. The league was one of three official feeder ...

. However, they finished bottom of the Combination in 1976–77 and dropped back into the Avon Premier Combination. In 1980 Cadbury Heath rejoined the Gloucestershire County League. After finishing in the bottom half of the table every season during the 1980s, the club were league runners-up in 1990–91 and again the following season. They went on to win the league in 1993–94. The club were runners-up again in 1995–96 and then won back-to-back league titles in 1997–98 and 1998–99. After finishing as runners-up in 1999–2000, they were promoted to Division One of the Western League. In 2011–12 the club were Division One champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division. The 2016–17 season saw the club win the Gloucestershire FA Challenge Trophy, beating Fairford Town 4–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw.

Ground

The club initially played at Mill Lane, with the nearby social club used as changing rooms. After

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they moved to Coronation Park, before relocating to Springfield in the 1960s, with the land initially rented from local farmer and club president Jim Warner. A new stand was built when the club joined the Midland Combination in 1975. Floodlights were installed during the 2008–09 season.

Honours

*Western League **Division One champions 2011–12 *Gloucestershire County League **Champions 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99 *Bristol Premier Combination **Division Two champions 1961–62 *Bristol & District League **Division One champions 1960–61 *Gloucestershire FA Challenge Trophy **Winners 2016–17 *Gloucestershire FA Amateur Cup **Winners 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75 *Gloucestershire FA Junior Cup **Winners 1949–50

Records

*Best

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...

performance: Third qualifying round, 2016–17 *Best

FA Vase The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footb ...

performance: Quarter-finals, 1975–76 *Most goals: Matt Huxley, 296Matt Huxley
Cadbury Heath F.C.

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