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Southwell City F.C.

Football club

Southwell City

Full name

Southwell City Football Club

Nickname(s)

Bramleys
City

Founded

1893; 131 years ago (1893)

Ground

Centenary Ground, Brinkley

Chairman

John Cunningham

Manager

Jonny Upton

League

United Counties League Division One

2022–23

United Counties League Division One, 14th of 21

Home colours

Southwell City Football Club is a football club based in Southwell, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at the Centenary Ground, Brinkley.

History

Southwell City were formed in 1893. In the club's early years, they entered the Newark and District League, winning the Challenge Cup in 1911. In 1957, the club joined the Notts Alliance, winning the competition in 2001. In 2003, Southwell joined the Central Midlands League, before leaving in 2017.^[1]^[2] In 2022, after winning the Nottinghamshire Senior League, the club was admitted into the United Counties League Division One.^[3]

Ground

During the early 20th century, the club played at Crafts Fields in Southwell.^[1] In 2021, Southwell moved from their Memorial Grounds home in Southwell to the Centenary Ground in the nearby village of Brinkley.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "History". Southwell City F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ Southwell City at the Football Club History Database
^ "National League System club allocations – steps 5/6, season 2022–23" (.pdf). The Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ "Southwell City FC's message to fans ahead of Brinkley move". Newark Advertiser. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

United Counties League

2023–24
clubs

Premier Division North	AFC Mansfield Ashby Ivanhoe Belper United Boston Town Deeping Rangers Eastwood Heanor Town Hucknall Town Kimberley Miners Welfare Lincoln United Loughborough University Melton Town Newark and Sherwood United Pinchbeck United Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Sleaford Town Wisbech Town
Premier Division South	Aylestone Park Bugbrooke St Michaels Cogenhoe United Coventry United Daventry Town Desborough Town Easington Sports Eynesbury Rovers GNG Oadby Town Godmanchester Rovers Histon Leicester Nirvana Lutterworth Town March Town United Newport Pagnell Town Racing Club Warwick Rugby Borough St Neots Town Wellingborough Town Yaxley
Division One	Asfordby Birstall United Blackstones Bourne Town Clifton All Whites Clipstone Dunkirk Gedling Miners Welfare Grantham Town Academy Harrowby United Holwell Sports Kirby Muxloe Leicester St Andrews Lutterworth Athletic Newark Town Radford Rainworth Miners Welfare Saffron Dynamo Sandiacre Town Selston Southwell City West Bridgford

Seasons

as Northamptonshire League	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34
as United Counties League	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

as Northamptonshire League