Blyth Town F.C.
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| Full name | Blyth Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Braves | ||
| Founded | 1995 (Blyth Town) 2015 (Blyth A.F.C.) | ||
| Dissolved | 2018 | ||
| Ground | South Newsham Playing Fields, Blyth (1995–2018) Woodhorn Lane, Ashington (2018) | ||
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Blyth Association Football Club was a football club based in Blyth, Northumberland, England.
History
Blyth Town was established in 1995 as a junior club, initially having three boys teams.[1] They gradually expanded to more age groups, and added both men's and women's adult teams in 2002, with the men's team entering Division Two of the Northern Alliance.[1] The club won Division Two at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division One. In 2004–05 they finished as Division One runners-up and were promoted to the Premier Division.[2] The club were Premier Division champions in 2013–14, and the following season saw them win the treble of the Premier Division, Challenge Cup and George Dobbins League Cup.[3]
In 2015 the first team broke away from the main club to become a separate organisation.[4] After winning the Premier Division and Challenge Cup again in 2015–16,[3] they were promoted to Division Two of the Northern League. In 2017 the club was renamed Blyth AFC.[2] The 2017–18 season saw them win the Division Two title, earning promotion to Division One.[5] Despite winning their first four league games of the 2018–19 season, the club resigned from the league and folded on 28 August 2018 due to a lack of support and permanent home ground.[6]
Ground
The club originally played at the South Newsham Playing Fields. They applied for permission to build a 150-seat stand and install floodlights in 2014, but the application was rejected by local councillors.[7] However, the rejection was overturned after the club appealed.[8] In February 2018 the club moved to Woodhorn Lane in Ashington due to issues with the pitch at South Newsham Playing Fields.[9]
Honours
- Northern League
- Division Two champions 2017–18
- Northern Alliance
- Premier Division champions 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Challenge Cup winners 2014–15, 15–16
- George Dobbins League Cup winners 2014–15
- Division Two champions 2002–03
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2018–19[5]
- Best FA Vase performance: Second qualifying round, 2017–18[5]
- Record attendance: 1,105 vs Blyth Spartans, Northumberland Senior Cup semi-final, 2016–17[4]
- Most goals: Gary Day, 34[4]
References
- ^ a b Club History Blyth Town F.C.
- ^ a b Blyth Town at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b Blyth Town Northern League
- ^ a b c About Blyth A.F.C.
- ^ a b c Blyth AFC at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Blyth AFC fold and all their Northern League results are wiped out News Post Leader, 28 August 2017
- ^ Blyth Town FC 'deeply disappointed' by failure of planning application for ground extension Evening Chronicle, 23 November 2014
- ^ Blyth Town Football Club finally gets green light for new stadium plans Evening Chronicle, 7 May 2015
- ^ Blyth AFC To Finish Season Off Playing At Ashington Non-League, 16 February 2018