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'''Bath City''' is a [[football (soccer)|football]] club currently playing in the [[Southern League (football)|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. Their current manager (As at [[November 13th]] [[2005]]) is [[John Relish]]. Over the last 10 years they have consistentely finished in the top half of the [[Southern League]] and
'''Bath City''' is a [[football (soccer)|football]] club currently playing in the [[Southern League (football)|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. Their current manager (As at [[November 13th]] [[2005]]) is [[John Relish]]. Over the last 10 years they have consistentely finished in the top half of the [[Southern League]] and
have often flirted with relegation and promotion. Their cup form has been quite mundane in recent years.
have often flirted with relegation and promotion. Their cup form has been quite mundane in recent years except in 2004 when they lost in the [[FA Cup]] second round to [[Peterborough United]]


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 15:56, 20 December 2005

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. Their current manager (As at November 13th 2005) is John Relish. Over the last 10 years they have consistentely finished in the top half of the Southern League and have often flirted with relegation and promotion. Their cup form has been quite mundane in recent years except in 2004 when they lost in the FA Cup second round to Peterborough United

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


  • Best league position: 4th in Conference (level 5), 1984-85
  • 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


Source: Football Club History Database

Unofficial Website

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