Bishop Sutton A.F.C.

Bishop Sutton
Full name	Bishop Sutton Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Bishops
Founded	1977
Ground	Lakeview, Bishop Sutton (Capacity: 1,500 (100 seated))
Chairman	George Williams
Manager	David Stoney
Current League	Western Football League Division One
2021–22	Western Football League Division One, 11th

Bishop Sutton Association Football Club is a football club based in Bishop Sutton, Somerset, England. They are currently members of the Somerset County League Premier Division and play at Lakeview.

History

They were officially established in 1977, although it is actually a reformed version of a club that dated from the early 1900s.

Bishop Sutton joined the Western Football League in 1991 after playing in the Somerset County League and prior to that the Bristol and Avon League. A title in the 1997–98 season in Division One earned the club a promotion to the Premier Division, where they have played ever since.

They reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase in the 1995–96 season, losing to AFC Lymington. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA. In 2013. the club became champions of the Western League Premier Division for the first time in its history winning the league by a six point margin.

The 2012–13 season saw the club become champions of the Western Football League, however they were not promoted to the Southern Football League, as they never applied to be promoted.

Ground

Bishop Sutton play their home games at Lakeview, Wick Road, Bishop Sutton, BS39 5XN.

Honours

League honours

• Western Football League Premier Division
  • Champions (1): 2012–13
• Western Football League Division One
  • Champions (1): 1997–98
• Somerset Senior League
  • Runners-up (1): 1989–90

Cup honours

• Somerset Junior Cup
  • Winners (1): 1980–81

Records

• FA Cup
  • Second Qualifying Round 2003–04

• FA Vase
  • Third Round 1995–96

External links

• Official site

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