THE history of Alcester Town Football Club has its roots in the town’s history and its schools.

Alcester Old Boys Football Club was formed after the First World War by pupils of Alcester Grammar School.

Shortly after this in 1927, the club became Alcester Juniors and joined the Stratford League becoming champions of the first division in their first season.

The team played on a pitch by the Spittle Brook and later at the bottom of Bleachfield Street by the river on what was known locally as the ‘Soccer Beds.’ Sometime later in the 1950s, the club became Alcester Town Football Club, sharing their Stratford Road Ground with a Sunday side, The Black Horse.

They won a number of cups, with their finest result being the 1-0 defeat of Alvechurch in the Birmingham Cup.

Unfortunately the success of Alcester Town led to its downfall. Despite attempts to move to a new ground, the club was not able to improve its Stratford Road facilities.

It needed to build a new covered stand to house 200 people to remain in the Midland Combination. So in 1993 due to lack of funds for the improvements, the club folded.

Was it just a coincidence that at the same time that Alcester Town was disbanded. Alcester Athletic competed successfully in the Mid Warwickshire, Central Warwickshire, Evesham Ambassador and Mercian Junior Festival Leagues and created sides from under-6s to under-16s?

In September 2007, Alcester Town formed a new adult side playing in the Stratford Alliance – Cutler Division.

In their first season, they finished fourth in the league and got to their first cup final. So football is well and truly back on the map in Alcester.

In June 2008, Alcester Town merged with Alcester 2000 to create one of the largest youth organisations in the area, with twenty teams from under-6s to adults and veterans and girls and boys teams and over 200 members.

The club have won several trophies over the last twelve years, including league championships, many Cup successes together with league sportsmanship awards.

1927: Club formed as Alcester Juniors.

1950: Club renamed as Alcester Town Football Club.

1965-66: Joined Midland Combination Division Two.

1971-72: Midland Combination Division Two runner-up.

1983-84: Division Two renamed Division One.

1989: Relegated to Division Two.

1989-90: Midland Combination Division Two runner-up. Promoted to Division One.

1990-91: Midland Combination Division One Champions. Promoted to Premier Division.

1993: Left Midland Combination.

1992: Alcester Athletic Junior football Club created.

2004: Alcester Athletic become a FA Charter Standard Football Club.

2007: Alcester Athletic reform as Alcester Town FC.

2008: Alcester Town merge with Alcester 2000 to become one unified club.

2008: Alcester Town FC become a FA Charter Standard Community Club.

If you are interested in obtaining more details of Alcester Town Football Club, please ring club secretary Adie Dipple on 01789 764129 or chairman Ian Chester on 01789 765259.