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| Full name | Bishop Sutton Association Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Bishops | |
| Founded | 1977 | |
| Ground | Lakeview, Bishop Sutton | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | |
| Chairman | George Williams | |
| Manager | Steve Laker | |
| League | Somerset County League Premier Division | |
| 2023–24 | Western League Division One, 22nd of 22 (relegated) | |
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Bishop Sutton Association Football Club are a football club based in Bishop Sutton, Somerset, near Bristol, England. They are currently members of the Somerset County League Premier Division and play at Lakeview.
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 a six-point margin.
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
- Western Football League Premier Division[5]
- Champions (1): 2012–13
- Western Football League Division One[2]
- Champions (1): 1997–98
- Somerset Senior League
- Runners-up (1): 1989–90
Cup honours
- Somerset Junior Cup[6]
- Winners (1): 1980–81
Records
References
- ^ "Club History". Bishop Sutton AFC. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Bishop Sutton". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "CHEW VALLEY GAZETTE TODAY | SPORT | Bishop Sutton AFC are champions". Chewvalleygazette.co.uk. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ "Bishop Sutton winning run ended after a dozen victories". This is Somerset. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ "Bishop Sutton Crowned Champions | Pitchero Non League". Nonleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ "Junior Cup". SomersetFA. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-04.