Weston-super-Mare A.F.C.

Formation, reformation, and early history

Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. was formed in 1887. The team's first record of a competitive match being against near-neighbours Clevedon Town in a "Medal Competition" organised by the Somerset FA. In 1900, they joined Division two of the Western Football League but left after two years. In 1910, they rejoined this league and played there until World War I. Between the wars, the club played in the local Bristol and District Football League and then the Somerset County League but the club disbanded upon the outbreak of hostilities in 1939. The club reformed in 1948 and immediately rejoined the Western League, initially in Division Two. At this time the team played at the Great Ground in Locking Road, where initially there was no cover for spectators and the players had to change in a marquee. A season after the club joined rejoined the Western League they made their debut in the FA Cup in the 1949–50 season losing to Gloucester City in the preliminary qualifying round. The team remained in the Second Division until the league consolidated to a single division in 1960. During this time they moved to the Langford Road Ground. In 1976, they were placed into the Western League Premier Division upon the creation of a second tier, meaning that by their centenary in 1987 they had never been promoted or relegated in their history.

Paul Bliss era

In early 1986, Paul Bliss was approached by Weston-super-Mare and he was named as the…

League

Southern League (level 7) Champions: 2022–23 Southern League Western Division Runners-up: 2002–03 Western League Champions: 1991–92 Runners-up: 1976–77 Bristol & District League Runners-up: 1922–23 Cup

Somerset Premier Cup Winners: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2024—25 Runners-up: 1990–91, 2016–17 Clevedon and District Charity Cup Winners: 1922–23 Western Senior Cup Winners: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78 Western League Challenge Cup Winners: 1976–77 Western Merit Cup Winners: 1976–77, 1977–78 Western League Subsidiary Cup Runners-up: 1959–60 Somerset Senior Cup Winners: 1926–27 Bristol Charity Cup Winners: 1922–23 Weston Charity Cup Winners: 1910–11 Clevedon Charity Cup Runners-up: 1926–27 Emirates FA Cup Third round: 2025-26