Wombwell Town F.C. (1940s)

Wombwell Town F.C. was an English football club located in Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

"Wombwell Town F.C." redirects here. For the earlier club, see Wombwell Town F.C. (1890s).
Wombwell Town
Full nameWombwell Town Football Club
Founded1940s (as Wombwell Athletic)
Dissolved2000

History

Wombwell Athletic was formed after the end of the Second World War, entering into the Yorkshire League and winning the championship at the first attempt. They entered the FA Cup for the first time a year later, reaching the 3rd Qualifying Round.[1] They were relegated from Division 1 in 1953 and three years later renamed themselves Wombwell & Darfield.[2] They would spend ten years in the second tier before winning the Second Division title in 1963 as Wombwell Sporting Association, having changed name again in 1961.[3]

They were relegated back to Division 2 in 1971 and by the time the Yorkshire League came to a close in 1982 Wombwell had been in floundering at the bottom of Division 3 for a number of years. When the league merged with the Midland League in the summer of 1982 to form the Northern Counties East League (NCEL), the club was placed in Division 2 South of the new competition. They left the NCEL in 1988 to join the Central Midlands League.

In 1990 they changed name again, to Wombwell Town, and in 1993 they left the Central Midlands League to join the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League. They were promoted to the Premier Division in 1996 but the club was dissolved in 2000 after over 50 years of history.[4]

In 2018 a new team named Wombwell Town FC were formed to play in the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League and play at the Wombwell Recreation Ground in the town.

Notable former players

Players that played in the Football League either before or after being with Wombwell Town –

League and cup history
Wombwell Town League and Cup history[1][2][3][4][5]
SeasonDivisionPositionFA CupFA Trophy
1945–46
Yorkshire League
1st/15
-
-
1946–47
Yorkshire League
8th/20
3rd Qualifying Round
-
1947–48
Yorkshire League
10th/20
Preliminary Round
-
1948–49
Yorkshire League
10th/20
1st Qualifying Round
-
1949–50
Yorkshire League
2nd/18
Extra Preliminary Round
-
1950–51
Yorkshire League Division 1
11th/18
-
-
1951–52
Yorkshire League Division 1
14th/18
-
-
1952–53
Yorkshire League Division 1
16th/18
-
-
1953–54
Yorkshire League Division 2
6th/18
-
-
1954–55
Yorkshire League Division 2
8th/18
-
-
1955–56
Yorkshire League Division 2
14th/18
-
-
1956–57
Yorkshire League Division 2
17th/17
-
-
1957–58
Yorkshire League Division 2
14th/14
-
-
1958–59
Yorkshire League Division 2
12th/14
-
-
1959–60
Yorkshire League Division 2
13th/15
-
-
1960–61
Yorkshire League Division 2
18th/19
-
-
1961–62
Yorkshire League Division 2
5th/14
-
-
1962–63
Yorkshire League Division 2
1st/15
-
-
1963–64
Yorkshire League Division 1
8th/16
-
-
1964–65
Yorkshire League Division 1
1st/16
-
-
1965–66
Yorkshire League Division 1
1st/16
-
-
1966–67
Yorkshire League Division 1
3rd/17
-
-
1967–68
Yorkshire League Division 1
8th/17
-
-
1968–69
Yorkshire League Division 1
7th/18
Preliminary Round
-
1969–70
Yorkshire League Division 1
7th/18
2nd Qualifying Round
2nd Qualifying Round
1970–71
Yorkshire League Division 1
17th/17
-
-
1971–72
Yorkshire League Division 2
10th/15
-
-
1972–73
Yorkshire League Division 2
11th/16
-
-
1973–74
Yorkshire League Division 2
15th/16
-
-
1974–75
Yorkshire League Division 3
8th/16
-
-
1975–76
Yorkshire League Division 3
8th/16
-
-
1976–77
Yorkshire League Division 3
9th/16
-
-
1977–78
Yorkshire League Division 3
2nd/16
-
-
1978–79
Yorkshire League Division 2
16th/16
-
-
1979–80
Yorkshire League Division 3
14th/14
-
-
1980–81
Yorkshire League Division 3
12th/14
-
-
1981–82
Yorkshire League Division 3
8th/15
-
-
1982–83
Northern Counties East League Division 2 South
13th/14
-
-
1983–84
Northern Counties East League Division 2 South
8th/13
-
-
1984–85
Northern Counties East League Division 1 Central
15th/16
-
-
1985–86
Northern Counties East League Division 3
13th/14
-
-
1986–87
Northern Counties East League Division 2
17th/18
-
-
1987–88
Northern Counties East League Division 2
14th/15
-
-
1988–89
Central Midlands League Premier Division
18th/19
-
-
1989–90
Central Midlands League Premier Division
19th/20
-
-
1990–91
Central Midlands League Supreme Division
16th/17
-
-
1991–92
Central Midlands League Supreme Division
15th/18
-
-
1992–93
Central Midlands League Supreme Division
16th/16
-
-
1993–94
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division 1
10th/13
-
-
1994–95
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division 1
7th/14
-
-
1995–96
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division 1
3rd/13
-
-
1996–97
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division
10th/14
-
-
1997–98
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division
11th/14
-
-
1998–99
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division
8th/14
-
-
1999–00
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division
3rd/14
-
-

Honours

Records
  • Best FA Cup performance: 3rd Qualifying Round, 1946–47
  • Best FA Trophy performance: 2nd Qualifying Round, 1969–70
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References
  1. Wombwell Athletic
  2. Wombwell & Darfield
  3. Wombwell Sporting Association
  4. Wombwell Town
  5. British Newspaper Archive
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