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The History of Corsham Town F.C.

The earliest record found of Corsham Football Club is 1878 with the club
becoming affiliated to the Football Association in 1893. Over the years, the
team has often been referred to as the Quarrymen due to the high level of
quarrying in and around Corsham.

In March 1894, the first Wiltshire Football League was formed with the
original member clubs being Bradford, Calne, Chippenham, Corsham,
Southbroom (Devizes), Melksham, Trowbridge Town, and Warminster.
At the end of the 1894/95 season Corsham would be the inaugural
champions, winning the league on goal average over Southbroom, helped
by an emphatic 17 - 1 win over Calne in their final game.

Promotion was achieved to the Western League at the end of the 1997/98
season after winning the county league by goal difference from Devizes
Town Reserves.

Ground improvements continued under the chairmanship of Colin Hudd,
floodlights were installed in 2001, a 112 spectator stand erected and hard
standing laid around the pitch perimeter.

2006/07 season saw Corsham Town winning the Western League Premier
Division, which was hotly contested by many teams, including Bridgwater
Town and Frome Town. The club also added a third successive Wiltshire
Senior Cup victory, again over local rivals Melksham Town.

Due to the Covid pandemic the 2019/20 season was declared null and void
by the Football Association on 26th March 2020.
Justin Flowers and his backroom staff parted with the club at the end of
the null and void 2019/20 season and moved across to Malmesbury
Victoria.

The 2020/21 season saw Keiran Baggs becoming the new manager with
Gary Higdon as his assistant. Unfortunately, after 10 league games the
2020/21 was curtailed by the FA due to the Covid pandemic.

Despite the last two seasons being affected by Covid, the FA went ahead
with planned restructuring of the Non-League Pyramid. The results from
2019/20 & 2021/21 were combined and this meant that Corsham Town
finished in a position for upward movement.
The club took this upward movement to Step 5 with a lateral movement in
the Hellenic League Premier Division.