Salisbury City F.C. (1905)

Salisbury City F.C. was an English football club based in Salisbury, unrelated to the later Salisbury City F.C. and the current Salisbury F.C.

Salisbury City
Full nameSalisbury City Football Club
Foundedprior to 1905
Dissolved1940s

The club joined the Western Football League in 1905–06, having previously played in the Hampshire League.[1] The following season they moved up to the Southern League, where they stayed until 1911.[2]

The club resurfaced in the Western League in 1927, left again in 1929, and rejoined in 1930. They remained in Division Two of the Western League throughout the 1930s, finishing as runners-up three times, and left the league for the final time in 1939. The club folded during the Second World War, and a new club named Salisbury was formed in 1947.

City were also regular entrants in the FA Cup, reaching the Fourth Qualifying Round twice in 1928–29 and 1931–32.[2]

League history edit

Salisbury City's seasons of Western and Southern League football are listed below.[1][2]

Season Division Position W D L F A Pts
1905–06 Western League, Division Two 5 of 10 8 2 8 29 34 18
1906–07 Southern League, Division Two 7 of 12 9 2 11 40 42 20
1907–08 Southern League, Division Two 7 of 10 6 4 8 35 46 16
1908–09 Southern League, Division Two 6 of 7 3 1 8 24 36 7
1909–10 Southern League, Division Two A 4 of 6 2 1 5 7 18 5
1910–11 Southern League, Division Two 12 of 12 0 3 19 16 92 3
1927–28 Western League, Division One 11 of 11 3 2 15 23 72 8
1928–29 Western League, Division Two 7 of 9 5 3 8 28 36 13
1930–31 Western League, Division Two 2 of 17 22 4 6 93 50 48
1931–32 Western League, Division Two 2 of 18 23 5 6 122 50 51
1932–33 Western League, Division Two 6 of 18 16 4 14 92 70 36
1933–34 Western League, Division Two 4 of 18 18 7 9 71 37 43
1934–35 Western League, Division Two 2 of 18 21 6 7 86 41 48
1935–36 Western League, Division Two 11 of 18 13 8 13 60 65 34
1936–37 Western League, Division Two 3 of 18 20 9 5 97 45 49
1937–38 Western League, Division Two 5 of 18 18 4 12 94 76 40
1938–39 Western League, Division Two 17 of 18 8 3 23 50 93 19

Colours edit

The club wore black and white striped shirts and blue knickers.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
  2. ^ a b c "Salisbury City at FCHD". FCHD. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Answers to correspondents". Athletic News: 4. 29 May 1911.