Glastonbury F.C.

History

The club was founded in 1890, and were originally called Glastonbury Avalon Rovers. After the turn of the century, the club entered the FA cup for the first time in the 1902–03 season, and had changed their name to Glastonbury. The club were playing in the East Somerset Football League at the beginning of the twentieth century, winning the league in the 1904–05 and 1912–13 campaigns. The club gained its first cup silverware when they lifted the Somerset Junior cup in the 1912–13 competition and retained this cup the following season.

After the First World War, the club joined Division two of the Western Football League, for the 1919–20 season. They stayed in this division for three seasons until the Western league decided to disband the second division. The club then played in the Bristol & District and Bristol Suburban Leagues until rejoining Division two of the Western League again for the 1931–32 campaign. Four seasons later, the club took home the Somerset Senior Cup when they beat Keynsham Town 4–2 in the final.

When football returned to the country after the Second World War, the club joined Division one of the Western league for the 1946–47 season, and two seasons later won the league. The club that year also completed a double by winning the Somerset Premier Cup. The club would then have further success by winning the league again two seasons later in the 1950–51 competition. The club would then have to wait 15 more years for silverware when they picked up the Western League Challenge Cup in the 1965–66 season. Four seasons later the club would then become league champions again for the third time.

The club remained in the top division of the Wessex league until the end of the 1978–79 campaign when they finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to Division one. Glastonbury moved to their current home of the Abbymore stadium in 1982. The club would remain in the Western First division until the end of the 1998–99 campaign, with their best season during this time being the 1994–95 competition when they finished as runners-up but were denied promotion as their ground did not meet the standard required for the Premier Division. The 1998–99 campaign saw the club finish eighteenth out of 19 teams and they were relegated to the Somerset County Football League Premier Division.

Their first season in the Somerset County Football League saw the club face relegation again, when they finished second from bottom. They would face further relegation when, at the finish of the 2002–03 season, they came second from bottom. The club spent two seasons in Division two before gaining promotion back to one as runners-up at the end of the 2004–05 competition. The club then followed this success the next season with promotion back to the premier division. The club remained in the Premier Division until the end of the 2011–12 season, when, after losing 15 games in a row, they were relegated to division one. The 2012–13 season saw the club relegated again for a second successive season.

The start of the 2013–14 campaign saw the club change their name to a more traditional Glastonbury FC. This season saw success return to Glastonbury FC. Under the management of Simon White the team went on a long unbeaten run after losing their first game, not experiencing defeat in the league again until March. The team were in the promotion places for most of the season. However a late end of season hiccup saw the team drop to third but would still go on and be promoted to the Somerset County Division One West.

In 2014-15 a number of young players from the Wessex partnership were introduced to the team. This resulted in the team winning their first nine games and leading the table. However this form could not be maintained, and hampered by mid-season injuries the team dropped down the league to finish in 7th position.

Following the 2014-15 season, Simon White stood down and was replaced by joint managers Nick Mortimer and Andy Mortimer.

The 2015-16 season saw The Dollies start the season as the previous year and found themselves in contention for another promotion. But the unexpected departure of the management team saw the team drop to 8th position under the guidance of Tim Richens

January 2017 saw the return of both Simon White and Nick Mortimer as managers looking to improve the clubs league position. This appointment has also seen the return of previous experienced players.

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Ground

Glastonbury Town play their home games at the Abbey Moor Stadium, Glastonbury, Somerset BA69AF.

The club moved to this ground in 1982, and originally had a greyhound track, which was covered up in 2000 but reopened from 2005 until 2006. The ground was put up for sale in 2009, and was eventually sold.

After the clubhouse was closed for the 2011–2012 season, the start of the 2012 season saw the re-sale and re-opening of the club. For the start of the 2013-14 season, the club saw the re-developmentment of the pitch and changing rooms.

The summer of 2015 saw a further overhaul of the ground with re-decoration of the changing rooms, clubhouse and spectator areas, and the installation of new toilet facilities

League honours

Cup honours

Records

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that have achieved success as a player/manager in other sports.