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promoted to the Premier               finish was 12th in 2010/11
       Division at the first attempt.         season. 2013/14 was a
       Life in the Premier but first the      particularly traumatic campaign
       pandemic saw them denied              which saw the playing budget
       through the FA’s points per           withdrawn to keep the club
       game countback system, by the         going, the chairman resign, two
       smallest of margins and then          mangers leave and ended with
       last year they were beaten in         the club being relegated!
       the play off semi-final by              Since then though the
       Warminster Town.                      Chairman and committee has
       Unfortunately illness has meant       worked very hard to bring
       that Ryan Child has had to give       stability back to the club and
       up his managerial role and with       de spite some dark moments
       Tom Pawley also stepping down         the team remain in the first
       the club has been fortunate to        division .
       bring in experienced manager          Today: The club had been on
       Ray John ston for the coming          the brink of promotion to the
       campaign and hopes are high           Premier Divi sion for the last
       in the club that he and his           three seasons
       team will be able to win
       promotion and start the climb         Honours & Records
       up the football pyramid.
                                             Somerset Senior Cup - Winners
       Somerset  Senior  League  -           1895-96,  1905-06,  1927-28,
       Run ners Up 1895-96, 1896-97,         1929-30,  1931-32,  1936-37,
       1898 99                               1938-39,  1959-60,  1963-64,
       Western League Division One -         1965-66,  1973-74,  1982-83,
                                             1984-85
       Runners Up 1985 - 86
       Western League Division Two -         Somerset Senior Cup - Runners
                                             Up 1896-97, 1897-98, 1928-29,
       Runners Up 1920-21                    1946 -47, 1969,-70, 1970-71,
       Wilts Premier League - Champi ‐       1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77,
       ons 1963-64, 1965-66,                 1983-84, 1997-98, 1999-00
       1967-67, 1971-72                      Somerset Charity Cup—Winners
       Wilts Premier League - Runners        1921-22, 1923-24, 1959-60
       Up-1970-71                            Somerset Senior League -
       Wilts Subsidiary Cup - Winners        Champi ons
       1963-64 Division was difficult          1927-28,1972-73,1976-77,
       though and the best place             1978-79
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