Page 8 - Shirehampton FC v Longwell Green Sports 281023

LONGWELL GREEN SPORTS

Founded in June 1966 following the great upsurge
of interest in football following England’s World Cup
success of Bobby Moore and the England Team

Longwell Green Sports were originally formed from
the workforce of the areas main employer, Longwell
Green Coachworks, the team was run for many
years by Harold Harding, a well know character in
and around Longwell Green.

The first pitch was laid out on the same site of today’s pitch and
was, in 1966, open farmland. In its early years Longwell Green
played in what was the Saturday Regional League and by the early
seventies progressed to the District League.

By 1980 our current General Manager, John Gibbs joined the club
along with several other players from Kingswood including our
Reserves Team Manager, Jeff Fishlock. In 1982 the club became
District League Division 4 Champions losing only 3 games all
season.

In 1983 the club gained promotion to District Division 2, the
following season the Reserve Team was formed. The first team
won promotion 5 times in 9 seasons including Division 1 runners
up and Senior District and Bristol Combination Premier Division 1
runners up in successive seasons, reaching Bristol Premier Division
in 1997. The following season the club finished third, 2 points
behind Bitton & Frampton and lifted the Premier Cup beating
Highridge 3-2.

Our Reserves, by 1993, had reached District Division 2 following
several promotions with many goals being scored by our current
3 Team Manager, Andy Britton.
rd

In 2002 the first team reached the GFA Senior Amateur Cup final
played at County HQ, loosing on to Nicholas Wanders.

At the end of season 2003/2004 the 1 Team gained promotion to
st
t ok he Gloucestershire County League and following runners up to