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Wells City Football Club joined the Western League Division Two and won the Western
League Title in 1950. Declining performances culminated in relegation to the second division
after the 1956-57 season and after three seasons in the Western League Division Two, Wells
City left the league.
Wells City rejoined the Somerset Senior League in 1960-61 with the Reserves competing in
the Mid-Somerset Football League. The club finished very much mid-table until 1965-66
when they were third behind Street and Welton Rovers Reserves. They were Runners-up
behind Paulton Rovers in 1971-72.

Relegation from the Somerset Senior League Premier Division occurred at the end of the
1977-1978 season with promotion to the top section being gained at the end of the 1979-80
season. Unfortunately 1981-82 saw relegation yet again for Wells.
Promotion back to the Premier Division of the County League was a long time in arriving,
not until the start of the 1994-95 season would Wells City grace the top flight Somerset
County Football. Soon the yo-yo effect happened once more with relegation at the end of
the 1997-98 season followed by bouncing straight back up in 1998-99.
Wells City would finally reclaim the Somerset Senior Cup in 2006-07 season defeating
Burnham on Sea at Weston-super-Mare’s Woodspring Stadium 2-1.
After an absence of almost fifty years, Wells City returned to the Western League Division
One in 2008-09 and after a mid-table finish that season, had their best season on record in
the 2009-10 season by reaching the semifinals of the Somerset Premier Cup (losing to
Bridgwater Town of the Southern League (South & West) by two goals to nil); following
magnificent wins against Taunton Town and Street Football Club (in the third and fourth
round respectively).
Wells City was crowned Toolstation Western League Division One Champions at the end of
the 2009-10 season, however after only a brief spell of 3 seasons in the Premier Division
found themselves relegated back into Division One in 2012-13.

After a period of consolidation, City’s 2015-16 season saw double success.
Not only was promotion back to the Western League Premier Division achieved, but they also
won the Somerset Premier Cup – beating five teams from higher divisions, all away from
home – including Weston-super-Mare of the National League South.
The 2017/18 season saw Wells City relegated, finishing bottom of the Western League
Premier Division.

The 2018/19 season saw manager Nathan Truckle able to put his own team together and
add to his backroom staff. Tom Clifford-Jones joined from Somerton as joint first team
manager, Steve Bayliss stepped up from the U18s to be first team coach and Steve Vowles
remained as physio.
In 2019/20 Nathan, CJ and Bomber brought a local feel back to the club with a young,
vibrant side. The season was looking promising with Wells sat in 4th just 5 points from the
top of the table, until COVID–19 brought the world to an abrupt halt.