Carterton F.C.

Carterton
Full name Carterton Football Club
Founded 1918
Ground Kilkenny Lane, Carterton
Ground Capacity 1,500[1]
Chairman Tom Amer
2015–16 Hellenic League Division One West, 1st (promoted)

Carterton Football Club is a football club based in Carterton, Oxfordshire, England. They play at Kilkenny Lane.

Having resigned from the Hellenic League Premier Division during the 2016–17, the club's first team are currently inactive.

History

The club was founded in 1918,[1] and initially played in the Witney and District League.[2] In 1982 the club was taken over by the Carterton Boys club and was renamed Carterton Town.[2] In 1986 they moved up to Division One of the Hellenic League.[3] After winning Division One in 1989–90 the club were promoted to the Premier Division.[3]

Carterton were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 1991–92 season, but won the division again in 1993–94 to return to the Premier Division.[3] In 1998–99 they finished as Premier Division runners-up,[3] and went on to win the league's Supplementary Cup in 1999–2000 and the Challenge Cup in 2000–01.[4] In 2005 the club reverted to the name Carterton Football Club.[5] They remained in the Premier Division until being relegated to Division One West at the end of the 2010–11 season.[5] Although they won Division One West in 2015–16 and were promoted to the Premier Division,[3] the club withdrew from the league in September 2016 after their manager resigned and several players left.[6] However, the club aim to return to the league for the 2016–17 season.[7]

Ground

The club originally played at Alvescot Road Recreation Ground.[2] During the 1984–85 season they moved to Kilkenny Lane, which was officially opened by Lou Macari and Jim Smith in March 1985.[8]

Honours

Records

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p673 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
  2. 1 2 3 History Carterton Town F.C.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Carterton Town at the Football Club History Database
  4. ↑ 2015-16 Handbook Hellenic League
  5. 1 2 Carterton at the Football Club History Database
  6. ↑ FOOTBALL: Carterton resign from Hellenic League after second managerial exit of the season Oxford Mail, 6 September 2016
  7. ↑ Carterton hope to make Hellenic League return Non-League Daily
  8. ↑ Carterton Football Club Carterton Town Council

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Coordinates: 51°46′34″N 1°36′03″W / 51.776039°N 1.6009328°W / 51.776039; -1.6009328

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