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Por shead Town  FC - A Hi
                          Bi on FC - A History story
                            Cribbs FC -  Squad


       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.
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