Bath City F.C.

Bath City is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Romans and they play their home matches at Twerton Park which has been their ground since 1932. They play in a strip of black and white shirts, black shorts and black socks with a white band. Their current manager (As at November 13th 2005) is John Relish.

History

• 1889-90 - Formed as Bath AFC
• 1908-09 - Joined Western League Division Two
• 1913-14 - Western League runner-up
• 1921-22 - Joined Southern League, English Section
• 1922-23 - Also rejoined Western League
• 1923-24 - Moved to Western Section
• 1929-30 - Southern League Western Section Champions. Lost play-off to Eastern Section Champions Aldershot Town 3-2
• 1930 - Left Western League
• 1932-33 - Southern League Western Section Champions. Lost play-off to Eastern Section Champions Norwich City Reserves 2-1. Also rejoined Western League Division One
• 1933-34 - Also played in Central Section. Western League Champions
• 1934-35 - Western League runner-up
• 1936 - Left Western League
• 1936-37 - Southern League Midweek Section runner-up (lost title on goal av.)
• 1938-39 - Rejoined Western League
• 1959-60 - Southern League Champions
• 1961-62 - Southern League runner-up
• 1965 - Relegated to Division One
• 1965-66 - Promoted to Premier Division
• 1967 - Relegated to Division One
• 1968-69 - Southern League Division One runner-up. Promoted to Premier Division
• 1972 - Relegated to Division One South
• 1973-74 - Southern League Division One South runner-up; promoted to Premier Division
• 1977-78 - Southern League Champions (2nd time)
• 1979-80 - Founder members of Alliance Premier League
• 1986-87 - Alliance Premier League renamed Conference
• 1988-89 - Rejoined Southern League
• 1989-90 - Southern League runner-up
• 1990-91 - Rejoined Conference
• 1997-98 - Rejoined Southern League

FA Punishment

• 2005 End of line....

• Best league position: 7th in Conference (level 5), 1992-93
• Best FA Cup performance: 3rd round replay, 1963-64 and 1993-94
• Best F.A. Trophy performance: 3rd round replay, 1991-2 and 1995-96

Previous Managers In Last 10 Years:

Tony Ricketts, Steve Millard, Paul Bodin, Alan Pridham, Gary Owers, John Relish

League Clubs Beaten in FA Cup:

Crystal Palace, Southend United, Millwall, Notts County, Newport County, Exeter City, Cardiff City & Hereford United

Record Attendance:

18,020 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (1960)

Did You Know? Bath City FC are the only non-league club to win a football league trophy?

Source: Football Club History Database

Unofficial Website