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Hengrove Athle c FC
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 promo ons.
The first XI finished runners-up in Western League Division One in
2012-2013, achieving promo on to the Premier Division for the first me.
They then li ed the Les Phillips League Cup in 2015-2016 before winning
promo on to the Premier Division again in 2016/17. The following season,
the club finished ninth in the table, their highest posi on 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 Combina on & 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 2023.
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