Stourport Swifts F.C.

Stourport Swifts Football Club are a football team from Stourport-on-Severn, and one of the oldest non-league teams in the country. The Swifts currently play in the Midland League Premier Division, and play at Walshes Meadow in the town.

Stourport Swifts
Full nameStourport Swifts Football Club
Nickname(s)Swifts
Founded1882
GroundWalshes Meadow
Stourport-on-Severn
Worcestershire
Capacity2,000 (250 seated)
ChairmanPip Hanson
ManagerQuentin Townsend
LeagueMidland League Premier Division
2019–20Midland League Premier Division (season abandoned)
WebsiteClub website

History

Stourport Swifts was formed in 1882 and began playing competitive football shortly after. In 1931, they joined the Warwickshire League but only played in the league for two seasons before leaving the league, but were back five years later until the outbreak of World War II. When the league resumed Stourport rejoined the league. The club played in the Worcestershire League throughout the 1970s before joining the West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two in 1979–80. A fourth-placed finish in 1985–86 earned the club promotion to division one and two seasons later the club was promoted to the premier division after finishing in second place. The club finished in second place in the premier division in 1996–97 and then on 1997–98 and the second runner-up finish was enough to earn the club promotion to the Midland Alliance. Their third season in that league saw them win their first ever league championship and they were promoted into the Southern League. 2000–01 also saw the club reach the fifth round of the FA Vase. The club was placed in the West Division, finishing in eighth place in their debut season and got to the third round proper of the FA Trophy. However, the club failed to finish in the top half in subsequent seasons and were relegated back to the Midland Alliance in 2012.[1][2]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Haydn Whitcombe
— DF  ENG Lee Mussell
— DF  ENG Joe Hanson
— DF  ENG Matt Hanson
— DF  ENG Matt Clarke
— DF  ENG Dennis Pearce
— DF  PER Rubén Gonzales
— DF  ENG Nicholas Harris
— MF  ENG Joe Robinson
— MF  ENG Jamie Hyde
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Chris Duggan
— MF  ENG Calvin Dinsley
— MF  ENG Gary Walker
— MF  ENG Kyonn Evans
— MF  SCO Malcolm Melvin
— FW  ENG Aaron Lloyd
— FW  ENG Chris Knight
— FW  ENG Chris Morrison
— FW  ENG Leon Kandekore
— FW  ENG Jack Bailey

Honours
  • West Midlands League Division One Runners Up: 1987–88
  • West Midlands League Premier Division Runners Up: 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98
  • West Midlands League Premier Division Cup Winners: 1992–93
  • Worcester Senior Urn Winners: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98
  • Worcester Infirmary Cup Winners: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98
  • Midland Football Alliance Winners: 2000–01

Club records
The club's home ground, Walshes Meadow
  • Best league performance: 8th in Southern League Division One West, 2001–02
  • Best FA Cup performance: 3rd qualifying round, 2000–01 and 2001–02
  • Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd round, 2001–02
  • Best FA Vase performance: 5th round, 2000–01
  • Record attendance: 1,321 v Hereford, 11 August 2015
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References
  1. Football Clubs History Database – Stourport Swifts
  2. Club website history page

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