Worcester City F.C.
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| Full name | Worcester City Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Loyals, Royals, City, The Dragons, The Faithfuls, The Blues |
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| Founded | 1902 | ||
| Ground | St George's Lane Worcester (Capacity: 4,749) |
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| Chairman |  Anthony Hampson |
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| Manager | Richard Dryden |
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| League | Conference South | ||
| 2008-09 | Conference South, 16th | ||
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Worcester City Football Club is an English football club from Worcester, England. Based at St George's Lane, they currently play in the Conference South.
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[edit] History
The club was formed on 9 September 1902 following the liquidation of another local side, Berwick Rangers. They took over Berwick's fixture list in the Birmingham & District League.
Worcester's finest football moment was their FA Cup victory over Liverpool (then in the old second division, shortly before the legendary Bill Shankly took over as manager), beating their illustrious opponents 2-1 in 1959. They lost in the 4th round to Sheffield United, in a match which set St George's Lane's record attendance of 17,042.
After leaving the Birmingham League, Worcester City entered Southern Football League and remained there until the formation of the Alliance Premier League in 1979. City stayed in the top division of non-league football before suffering relegation in 1984-85 despite having been top of the league before Christmas.
Richard Dryden was appointed manager in November 2007 following the departure of Andy Preece in October 2007.
In 2008 they were moved from the Conference North to the Conference South, after no Southern teams were relegated from the Conference National. The team is expected to be moved back to Conference North for the 2009-10 season after the relegation of more southerly sides Weymouth, Lewes and Woking from Conference National.
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- Largest victory: 18-1 versus Bilston, Birmingham League, 21st November 1931
- Heaviest defeat: 0-10 versus Wellington Town, Birmingham League, 29th August 1920
- Highest attendance: 17,042 versus Sheffield United, FA Cup, January 24th 1959
- Highest transfer fee received: £27,500 for John Barton from Everton, 1979
- Highest transfer fee paid: £10,000 for Jai Stanley to Moor Green, 2003
- All-time goalscorer: John Inglis (189, 1970-77)
- Most appearances: Bobby McEwan (596, 1959-75)
- Youngest scorer: Sam Wedgbury, aged 16 versus Bemerton Heath Harlequins, FA Cup, 2005
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Worcester City at the Football Club History Database
- This is Worcester City
- Worcester City Supporters Club
