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HENGROVE ATHLETIC F.C.

The long search for a ground came to fruition on Sunday 7 June 1964
when Norton Lane was officially opened and Hengrove Athletic F.C took
up residence. The first XI was accepted by the Somerset Senior League
for the 1974-75 season, where they remained until 2005-2006 when
they were runaway, unbeaten, Premier Division Champions and joined
the Western League for the start of the 2006-07 season.

Recent Times
Our floodlights and stand were installed at the ground in 2007-2008 to
achieve the necessary ground grading of the Western League. The EWW
Stand was installed at the ground in 2012-2013 to enter the FA Cup and
future possible promotions.

The first XI finished runners-up in Western League Division One in 2012-
2013, achieving promotion to the Premier Division for the first time.
They then lifted the Les Phillips League Cup in 2015-2016 before
winning promotion to the Premier Division again in 2016/17. The
following season, the club finished ninth in the table, their highest
position ever, and also the highest placed Bristol team at this level,
before being relegated in season 2018/19.

Manager Jamie Hillman returned to the club in the summer of 2019 and
has led the club to three mid table finishes, two of which were in
curtailed seasons. Last season, the club introduced an under-18 side
that won the Bristol u18 Combination & Plate double and this year, have
reintroduced a reserve side that plays in the Bristol & Suburban League
Senior Division. The club will celebrate its 75 anniversary in August
th
2023.