Newent Town F.C.

Newent Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Newent, Gloucestershire, England. They were established in 1920.^[1] Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County Football Association, they are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One.^[2] The club's nickname is the Daffs.^[2]

Newent Town AFC

Full name	Newent Town Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Daffs
Founded	1920
Ground	Wildsmith Meadow, Newent
Capacity	2000
Chairman	Dennis Stringer
Manager	Romayne Thomas
League	Hellenic Football League Division One
2022/23	Hellenic League Division One, 15th of 19
Home colours

History

The club was founded in 1920. In the 1972–73 season the club won Division two of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.^[3] The 1979–80 season saw the club leave the Gloucestershire Northern Senior league and become a founding member of the Gloucestershire County League.^[4] The club remained in the Gloucestershire county league until 1986, and re-joined the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League in 1989.^[4][5]

In the 2017–18 season the club entered a team in Division Two West of the Hellenic Football League in addition to having a first team in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior league.^[6] However the club was expelled from the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League as a result of entering a team in the Hellenic league, as it was accused of not fielding its strongest team in the Northern League when fixtures clashed.^[7] The club in its debut season won the Division Two West title and so gained promotion to Division One West for the 2018–19 season.

They now ply their trade in Hellenic Football League Division One (National League step 6) under Manager Romayne Thomas.

Ground

Newent Town play their games at Wildsmith Meadow, Malswick, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1HE. The ground has one stand with terraced seating.^[4]

Honours

League

• Hellenic Division Two West:^[8]
  • Winners: 2017–18
• Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two:^[3]
  • Winners: 1972–73
• North Glos Premier League:
  • Winners: 2012–13

Cup

• Reg Davis Trophy:^[1][9]
  • Winners (2): 2015, 2016

Records

• FA Vase best performance:^[5] First round proper 2022/23 (3rd round)

Newent Town 1 - 1 Eccleshall. Then 3 - 5 on Penalties

• FA Cup best performance:^[5] 1st qualifying round 2020–21

Records

• Top Goal Scorer:^[5] Darryl Baylis. 178 goals

References

1. "Newent Town AFC win the Reg Davis Cup". The Ross Gazette.
2. "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League - Club Details -Newent Town AFC". www.hellenicleague.co.uk.
3. "NSL winners". 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
4. Russwwfc (20 April 2019). "The Wycombe Wanderer: Newent Town - Wildsmiths Meadow".
5. NEWENT TOWN at the Football Club History Database
6. "Newent Town face expulsion from Northern Senior League without help from Forest clubs". The Forester.
7. "Newent Town's bizarre season could end in double delight". The Forester.
8. "Newent Town granted promotion in Hellenic League". 21 June 2018.
9. "Newent Town see off Harrow Hill for second successive Reg Davis Cup triumph". The Forester.

External links

• Official website

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