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Por shead Town FC - A History

Por shead were inaugurated early in the 1900’s by Molly Jukes, the
daughter of a local Rector, who moved to Por shead in 1903. Always keen
on sport, Molly formed a cricket side in 1910 and, two years later, a football
team she called St, Peter’s Por shead. Ini ally there were two teams, a
First X1 and Reserves. A year later a junior side was formed. In 1915 Molly
married the Rev.H.S.Briggs but her interest and devo on to ‘the lads’ didn’t
waver and, despite the interven on of two world wars, she ba led on as
Chairman, Treasurer and Manager as well as playing in goal as o en as she
could.

In the early 1950’s Molly stepped down and Por shead AFC, as the Club
were now known (following a name change in 1948) was le in the hands
of Len Pickering and Eddie Clapson.

Following successive divisional championships in 1973 and 1974 the Club
were accepted into the Somerset Senior League in 1975 and, a year later,
moved from their original pitch where the present Health Centre now
stands, to Bristol Road. As the result of the extra pitches available on the
new ground, two new teams were formed incorpora ng the former
Redcliffe Bay team, In 1995 a Colts side was formed and entered in the
Weston & District League along with the third and fourth teams.
In 1991-92 Por shead reached the Somerset & Avon (South) FA Senior Cup
Final where they lost 4-2 against Odd Down. In 1997 the First Team, again,
reached the final, this me bea ng Bridgwater Reserves 2-0 at Paulton, In
1993/94, under the leadership of Terry Hale, the team won the Somerset
Senior League Premier Division Championship. They retained this tle in
1994/95, made it a treble in 1995/96 and notched up their fourth
Championship win at the end of the 1997/98 season, In May 2000, Shaun
Hill’s side beat Radstock Town to win the Somerset Senior Cup for the
second me,

Following major ground improvements and finishing the 2004/05 season as
runners up in the Somerset County League the Club applied for elec on to
the Western League and were duly promoted for the start of the 2005/06
campaign.