Bishop Sutton A.F.C. Explained

Clubname:Bishop Sutton
Fullname:Bishop Sutton Association Football Club
Nickname:The Bishops
Founded:1977
Ground:Lakeview, Bishop Sutton
Capacity:1,500 (100 seated)[1]
Chairman:George Williams
Manager:Jon Toy
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Bishop Sutton Association Football Club is a football club based in Bishop Sutton, Somerset, England. They are currently members of the and play at Lakeview.

History

The original Bishop Sutton football club was established in the 1900s, but folded during the war. The modern club was established in 1977 as an under-12 team and joined the Woodspring and District League.[2] As the team aged, they progressed to under-16 football, before joining the Bristol & Avon League.[2] In 1980–81 the club won the Somerset Junior Cup.[1]

In 1983 Bishop Sutton moved up to the Somerset County League, joining Division One.[3] They were Division One champions at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3] The club finished as runners-up in the Premier Division in 1989–90, and after finishing fourth the following season, they were accepted into Division One of the Western League. In 1997–98 the club won Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division. Despite finishing second-from-bottom of the league in 2006–07, they were not relegated, and went on win the Premier Division title in 2012–13. However, the club had not applied for promotion to the Southern League, and so remained in the Premier Division.

However, after Bishop Sutton won the league, manager Lee Lashenko resigned.[4] The club subsequently finished in the bottom three of the Premier Division in 2013–14 and then finished bottom of the division the following season, resulting in relegation to Division One. They went on to finish bottom of Division One 2015–16, but were not relegated.

Ground

The modern club have played at Lakeview on Wick Road since their establishment. An outbuilding belonging to the nearby Butchers Arms pub was used as changing rooms until a new changing room block was built.[2] The ground current has a capacity of 1,500, of which 100 is seated and 200 covered.[1]

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p825
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307174024/http://www.bishopsuttonafc.com/ History
  3. http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Aarg3E/SCL79.html Somerset County League 1979–1990
  4. http://www.chewvalleygazette.co.uk/article.cfm?id=33&headline=Bishop%20Sutton%20AFC%20are%20champions&sectionIs=sport&searchyear=2013 Bishop Sutton AFC are champions