Alcester Town FC - History
08 Sep 2009

The history of Alcester Town Football Club has its roots in the town's History and its schools. Alcester Old Boys Club was formed after the First Word War by pupils of Alcester Gammer School. Shortly after this n 1927, the club became Alcester Juniors and joined the Straford League becoming Champions of the first division in their first season.

The team played on a pitch by the Spittle Brook and later at the bottom of Bleachfield Street by the river on what was known locally as the "soccer beds". Sometime later in the 1950's, the club became Alcester Town Football Club, sharing their Stratford Road ground with a sunday side. The Black Horse. They won a number of cups, with their finest result being the 1-0 defeat of Alvechurch in the Birmingham Cup.

Unfortunatly the success of Alcester Town led to its downfall. Dispite attempts to move to a new ground, the club was not able to improve the Stratford Road facilities. It needed to build a new covered stand to house 200 people to remain in the Midland Combination. So in 1993 due to lack of fund for the improvements, the club folded.

Was it just a coincidence that at the same time that Alcester Town was Disbanded. Alcester Athletic competed successfully in the Mid Warwickshire, Eveshum Ambassadr and Mercian Junior Festival Leagues and created sides from under-6's to under-16's. In September 2007, Alcester Town formed a new adults side playing in the Stratford Alliance - Cutler Division. In their first season, they finished fourth in the league and got to their first cup final. So football is well and truly back on the map for Alcester.

In June 2008, Alcester Town merge with Alcester 2000 to create one of the largest youth organisations in the area, with twenty teams from under-6's to adults and veterans and girls and boys teams and over 200 members.
The club have won several trophies over the last twelve years, including league championships, many cup successes together with league sportsmanship awards.
1927: Club formed as Alcester Juniors,
1950: Club renamed a Alcester Town Football Club
1965-66: Jioned Midland Cobination Division Two.
1971-72: Midland Combinaton Division Two runner up.
1983-84: Division Two renamed Division one.
1989: Relagated to division two.
1989-90: Midland Comination Division Two runner up. Promoted to Division one.
1990-91: Midland Comination Division Two runner up. Promoted to Premier Division.
1993: Left Midland Combination.
1992: Alcester Athletic Junior football club created.
2004: Alcester Athletic became a FA Charter Standard Football Club.
2007: Alcester Athletic reform as Alcester Town FC.
2008: Alcester Town merge with Alcester 2000 to become one united Club.
2008: Alcester Town FC become a FC Charter Standard Community Club.
2009: Alcester town FC Saturday side Won the 'treble' winning the Stratford Alliance Cutler Division 3 Championship, the Alan Rees Trophy and the Nursing Home Cup. The sunday side won he Jim Fleeman Cup.
If you are iterested in obtaining more details o Alcester Town Football Club, please ring Secretary Adie Dipple on 01789 764129 or Chairman Ian Chester on 01789 765259