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They reached the 3rd round of the [[FA Vase]] in the 1995–96 season, losing to [[Lymington & New Milton F.C.|AFC Lymington]].<ref name=fchd/> The club is affiliated to the [[Somerset County FA]]. In 2013. the club became champions of the Western League Premier Division for the first time in its history winning the league by six point.
They reached the 3rd round of the [[FA Vase]] in the 1995–96 season, losing to [[Lymington & New Milton F.C.|AFC Lymington]].<ref name=fchd/> The club is affiliated to the [[Somerset County FA]]. In 2013. the club became champions of the Western League Premier Division for the first time in its history winning the league by six point.


The 2012-13 season saw the club become champions of the [[Western Football League]], however they were not promoted to the [[Southern Football League]], as they never applied to be promoted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chewvalleygazette.co.uk/Sport.cfm?id=18057&headline=Bishop%20Sutton%20AFC%20are%20champions |title=CHEW VALLEY GAZETTE TODAY &#124; SPORT &#124; Bishop Sutton AFC are champions |publisher=Chewvalleygazette.co.uk |date=2013-05-31 |accessdate=2013-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Bishop-Sutton-winning-run-ended-dozen-victories/story-17817678-detail/story.html#axzz2WU2xDkWo |title=Bishop Sutton winning run ended after a dozen victories |publisher=This is Somerset |date=2013-01-10 |accessdate=2013-06-17}}</ref>
The 2012–13 season saw the club become champions of the [[Western Football League]], however they were not promoted to the [[Southern Football League]], as they never applied to be promoted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chewvalleygazette.co.uk/Sport.cfm?id=18057&headline=Bishop%20Sutton%20AFC%20are%20champions |title=CHEW VALLEY GAZETTE TODAY &#124; SPORT &#124; Bishop Sutton AFC are champions |publisher=Chewvalleygazette.co.uk |date=2013-05-31 |accessdate=2013-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Bishop-Sutton-winning-run-ended-dozen-victories/story-17817678-detail/story.html#axzz2WU2xDkWo |title=Bishop Sutton winning run ended after a dozen victories |publisher=This is Somerset |date=2013-01-10 |accessdate=2013-06-17}}</ref>
==Ground==
==Ground==


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===League honours===
===League honours===
*'''[[Western Football League]] Premier Division'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/bishop-sutton-crowned-champions-22014/ |title=Bishop Sutton Crowned Champions &#124; Pitchero Non League |publisher=Nonleague.pitchero.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-17}}</ref>
*'''[[Western Football League]] Premier Division'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/bishop-sutton-crowned-champions-22014/ |title=Bishop Sutton Crowned Champions &#124; Pitchero Non League |publisher=Nonleague.pitchero.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-17}}</ref>
**Champions (1): 2012-13
**Champions (1): 2012–13
*'''[[Western Football League]] Division One'''<ref name=fchd/>
*'''[[Western Football League]] Division One'''<ref name=fchd/>
**Champions (1): 1997–98
**Champions (1): 1997–98

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Bishop Sutton
Full nameBishop Sutton Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bishops
Founded1977
GroundLakeview,
Bishop Sutton
ChairmanGeorge Williams
ManagerLee Lashenko
LeagueWestern Football League
Premier Division
2012–13Western Football League
Premier Division, 1st (champions)

Bishop Sutton A.F.C. are a football club based in Bishop Sutton, Somerset, near Bristol, England. They play in the Western Football League Premier Division.

History

They were officially established in 1977, although it is actually a reformed version of a club that dated from the early 1900s.[1]

Bishop Sutton joined the Western Football League in 1991 after playing in the Somerset County League and prior to that the Bristol and Avon League. A title in the 1997–98 season in Division One earned the club a promotion to the Premier Division, where they have played ever since.[2]

They reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase in the 1995–96 season, losing to AFC Lymington.[2] The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA. In 2013. the club became champions of the Western League Premier Division for the first time in its history winning the league by six point.

The 2012–13 season saw the club become champions of the Western Football League, however they were not promoted to the Southern Football League, as they never applied to be promoted.[3][4]

Ground

Bishop Sutton play their home games at Lakeview, Wick Road, Bishop Sutton, BS39 5XN.

Honours

League honours

Cup honours

  • Somerset Junior Cup[6]
    • Winners (1): 1980–81

Records

References

  1. ^ "Club History". Bishop Sutton AFC. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bishop Sutton". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ^ "CHEW VALLEY GAZETTE TODAY | SPORT | Bishop Sutton AFC are champions". Chewvalleygazette.co.uk. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  4. ^ "Bishop Sutton winning run ended after a dozen victories". This is Somerset. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  5. ^ "Bishop Sutton Crowned Champions | Pitchero Non League". Nonleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  6. ^ "Junior Cup". SomersetFA. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
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