Bridgwater United F.C.
association football club in England
Bridgwater United Football Club is a football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Affiliated to the Somerset County FA, they are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Fairfax Park.
History
Bridgwater Association Football Club were established at a meeting in the Cross Rifles pub on 28 January 1898. They joined the Somerset Senior League later in the year won the Somerset Senior Cup in their first full season, beating Yeovil Casuals 1–0 in a replay. However, the club disbanded after four seasons in the league.
In 1903 a new Bridgwater A.F.C. was formed. They subsequently joined the Clevedon and District League for the 1905–06 season, but left after a single season to join the Weston and District League, also playing in the Highbridge League. They won Division Two of the Weston and District League in 1908–09, but finished bottom of Division One the following season and were relegated back to Division Two. This was repeated when they won Division Two again in 1911–12, but were relegated from Division One the following season. The club subsequently folded during the 1913–14 season.
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