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Por shead Town FC

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.