GLASTONBURY FC
INGLATERRA/GLASTONBURY TOWN 1890
APELIDO: THE DOLLIES
ESTÁDIO: ABBEY MOOR
WIKIPEDIA
The club was founded in 1890, and were originally called Glastonbury Avalon Rovers.[2]
After the turn of the century, the club entered the FA cup for the
first time in the 1902–03 season, and had changed their name to Glastonbury.[2][3]
The club were playing in the East Somerset Football League at the
beginning of the twentieth century, winning the league in the 1904–05
and 1912–13 campaigns.[4]
The club gained its first cup silverware when they lifted the Somerset
Junior cup in the 1912–13 competition and retained this cup the
following season.[5]
After the First World War, the club joined Division two of the Western Football League, for the 1919–20 season.[6] They stayed in this division for three seasons until the Western league decided to disband the second division.[6] The club then played in the Bristol & District and Bristol Suburban Leagues until rejoining Division two of the Western League again for the 1931–32 campaign.[4] Four seasons later, the club took home the Somerset Senior Cup when they beat Keynsham Town 4–2 in the final.
When football returned to the country after the Second World War, the
club joined Division one of the Western league for the 1946–47 season,
and two seasons later won the league.[7] The club that year also completed a double by winning the Somerset Premier Cup.[5] The club would then have further success by winning the league again two seasons later in the 1950–51 competition.[8]
The club would then have to wait 15 more years for silverware when they
picked up the Western League Challenge Cup in the 1965–66 season.[9] Four seasons later the club would then become league champions again for the third time.[10]
The club remained in the top division of the Wessex league until the
end of the 1978–79 campaign when they finished bottom of the Premier
Division and were relegated to Division one.[10] Glastonbury moved to their current home of the Abbymore stadium in 1982.[11]
The club would remain in the Western First division until the end of
the 1998–99 campaign, with their best season during this time being the
1994–95 competition when they finished as runners-up but were denied
promotion as their ground did not meet the standard required for the
Premier Division.[12] The 1998–99 campaign saw the club finish eighteenth out of 19 teams and they were relegated to the Somerset County Football League Premier Division.[12]
Their first season in the Somerset County Football League saw the
club face relegation again, when they finished second from bottom.[12] They would face further relegation when, at the finish of the 2002–03 season, they came second from bottom.[12]
The club spent two seasons in Division two before gaining promotion
back to one as runners-up at the end of the 2004–05 competition.[13] The club then followed this success the next season with promotion back to the premier division.[14]
The club remained in the Premier Division until the end of the 2011–12
season, when, after losing 15 games in a row, they were relegated to
division one.[15][16] The 2012–13 season saw the club relegated again for a second successive season.[17]
The start of the 2013–14 campaign saw the club change their name to a more traditional Glastonbury FC.[18]
This season saw success return to Glastonbury FC. Under the management
of Simon White the team went on a long unbeaten run after losing their
first game, not experiencing defeat in the league again until March. The
team were in the promotion places for most of the season. However a
late end of season hiccup saw the team drop to third but would still go
on and be promoted to the Somerset County Division One West.
In 2014-15 a number of young players from the Wessex partnership were
introduced to the team. This resulted in the team winning their first
nine games and leading the table. However this form could not be
maintained, and hampered by mid-season injuries the team dropped down
the league to finish in 7th position.
Following the 2014-15 season, Simon White stood down and was replaced by joint managers Nick Mortimer and Andy Mortimer.
The 2015-16 season saw The Dollies start the season as the previous
year and found themselves in contention for another promotion. But the
unexpected departure of the management team saw the team drop to 8th
position under the guidance of Tim Richens
January 2017 saw the return of both Simon White and Nick Mortimer as
managers looking to improve the clubs league position. This appointment
has also seen the return of previous experienced players.
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