Salisbury City F.C.
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Career & Clubs
The club was founded as Salisbury F.C. in 1947. A previous Salisbury City Football Club existed during the early 20th century, and played in the Southern League Second Division between 1906 and 1911, and the Western League in the 1930s, but the later club did not consider itself to be related.
Western League years (1947-68)
After its formation, Salisbury immediately entered the Western League and won the Second Division title at the very first attempt. An attendance of 8,902, a figure never beaten, saw the championship decider, a 1–1 draw against Weymouth. In late 1952, the previously amateur club decided to turn semi-professional, enabling the players to be paid, but bringing to an end the club's participation in the FA Amateur Cup. The 1955/56 season saw Salisbury reaching the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time, where they lost 3-2 away to old rivals Weymouth, who were now in the Southern League. In 1957/58, the club won the Western League for the first time, an achievement which was repeated in 1960/61. In between those title winning seasons, the club had its best ever run in the FA Cup, reaching the second round in the 1959/60 season. After beating the reigning Athenian League champions Barnet in the first round, Salisbury were beaten 1-0 at home by Newport County, the first time they had played a Football League side in a competitive match. In the 1964/65 season, the club again reached the first round, losing 5-1 at Third Division…
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Legacy
Football Conference Conference South Play-Off Winners: 2006–07, 2012–13 Southern Football League Champions: 2005–06 Play-Off Winners: 2010–11 Southern Division Champions: 1994–95 Western Football League Champions: 1957–58, 1960–61 Division 2 Champions: 1947–48 Western League Cup Winners: 1955–56 Alan Young Cup Winners: 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63 Wiltshire Premier Shield Winners: 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62,1966–67, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2008–09 Hampshire Senior Cup Winners: 1961–1962, 1963–1964
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Salisbury City Football Club was an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. They were formed in 1947 and played at Victoria Park until 1997, and then at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Salisbury had gained back-to-back promotions in recent years, first to the Conference South in the 2005–06 season by finishing top of the Southern League Premier Division, followed by winning the play-off final in the 2006–07 season to participate in the Conference Premier in 2007–08. They played the 2010–11 season in the Southern League Premier Division after being demoted from the Conference Premier at the end of the 2009–10 season, but won promotion to the Conference South for the 2011–12 season in the first season following their relegation. The club spent two seasons in the Conference South before winning promotion to the Conference Premier via the play-offs in the 2012–13 season. In 2014, the club were removed from the Football Conference after failing to pay debts. The club reformed as Salisbury F.C. for the 2015–16 season.
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