Albion Sports A.F.C. Explained

Clubname:Albion Sports
Fullname:Albion Sports Association Football Club
Nickname:The Lions
Founded:1974
Ground:Horsfall Stadium, Bradford
Chairman:Charanjit Singh Basi
Manager:Neil Sibson
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Albion Sports Association Football Club is a football club located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League and play at the Horsfall Stadium of Bradford (Park Avenue). The club's kit consists of yellow and royal blue shirts with royal blue shorts and socks.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1974 by Harjit Singh Panesar and Baljit Singh, and joined Division Four of the Bradford Amateur Sunday League, which they won in their first season.[2] They won the Premier Division in 1995–96 and in 1999–2000, a season in which they also won the Bradford Sunday Senior Cup and the British Asian Championship, as well as reaching the final of the FA Sunday Cup, where they lost 1–0 to Hull-based Prestige Brighams.[2] They won the Premier Division again in 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05 and 2005–06, as well as reaching the final of the FA Sunday Cup again in 2005, losing 3–2 to Gossoms End of London.[2]

In 2007 the club switched to Saturday football, joining the Bradford League, before switching to the West Riding County Amateur League the following year.[2] They finished second in Division One in 2008–09, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3] After finishing as runners-up in the Premier Division in 2009–10 and 2010–11, the club were promoted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.[2]

After missing out on promotion by one point in their first season in the division, in 2012–13 the club won Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division.[4]

Season-by-season record

Ground

After joining the Northern Counties East League in 2011 the club started groundsharing at the Horsfall Stadium of Bradford (Park Avenue).[5] In 2013 they relocated to the Throstle Nest ground of Farsley Celtic, where they played until returning to the Horsfall Stadium in 2023.[5]

Honours

Records

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/albionsports/ Albion Sports
  2. http://albionsports.co.uk/seniors/our-team/ About Albion Sports
  3. https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs_2_N/WRC00.html West Riding County Amateur League 2000–2012
  4. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/10385302.Albion_Sports_clinch_title_in_style/ Albion Sports clinch title in style
  5. https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/nonleague/sport_football_alliance/23514679.bradford-return-thrills-albion-sports-want-home/ Bradford return thrills Albion Sports but they want own home
  6. http://www.albionsports.co.uk/honours.php Honours