Bristol Manor Farm Football Club was formed for the 1960–61 season.[1] After just one season, the club was disbanded but was reformed and began playing again in the 1962–63 season. Their current home The NL Services Stadium used to be the site of the Port of Bristol Authority Sports & Social Club but when they moved to new premises 1965, Manor Farm took it over. The pitch at The NL Services Stadium was once notorious for its sloping surface but work has been undertaken in recent years to eliminate the slope. With seating and floodlights added since 1980, the club now boasts excellent facilities alongside a spacious clubhouse.
Having a permanent base enabled the club to apply successfully to join the Somerset Senior League where they were to progress rapidly through the divisions before deciding to advance further to the Western League in 1977.
The club joined the First Division for the 1977–78 season and remained there until the 1982–83 season when they won the First Division championship and gained promotion to the Premier Division. They remained there until relegation under Pete McCall's management team in 2001–02 but regained their Premier status just two seasons later in 2003/04 under Shaun Bond and Nicky Johns. In 1983–84 they reached the final of the G.F.A. Challenge Trophy where they lost to then Hellenic League side Shortwood United. The trophy did make its way to the Creek in 1987–88 and has been won on a further three occasions by the club.
Main stand at The Creek. The 2011–12 season saw the club win its first double when they took both the GFA Challenge Trophy and the Toolstation League Les Phillips League Cup back to Sea Mills.
Lee Lashenko become the new manager at the start of the 2013–14 season and quickly made an impact in the FA Cup, overcoming Oldland Abbotonians, Lymington Town and Corsham Town to reach the second qualifying round, equaling their best ever performance in the competition. Unfortunately, they were unable to go one better and lost to Bridgwater Town 1-2 in a replay at Fairfax Park. The club continued to fight for top spot in the league and applied for promotion. The club finished second but were unsuccessful in their promotion bid when Larkhall Athletic were accepted into the Southern League. The second-placed finish was the best in the club's history. It also saw the team break the club records for the most goals scored in a season and the fewest goals conceded.
The 2015–16 season left the club with mixed feelings as on one hand they managed to get to the Quarter-Final of the FA Vase narrowly going out away to eventual winners Morpeth Town. On the other hand, while they finished third in the Western League, again they just missed out on promotion to the Southern League by one place. They did, however, win the GFA County Challenge Trophy for the second time in succession and the fourth time overall with a record 9-2 win over Lydney Town.
In the 2016–17 season, Bristol Manor Farm were finally successful in gaining promotion to the Southern League, winning the Western League by quite a distance. They also had another successful run in the FA Vase where they went out in the fifth round proper to Semi-Finalists Bromsgrove Sporting.
The Farm finished their first season in the eighth tier in ninth place, falling away towards the end after troubling the top six places all season.
Staffedit
First Team Manager: Lee Lashenko
Assistant Manager: Grantley Dicks
Physio: Ashley Platten
Coach(s): Mike Bryant
Media Manager: William Ledbury
Photographer: Alex Barnham
Scarecrow: Tony Parsons
Club rivalsedit
Bristol Manor Farm's main rivals are considered to be Yate Town and Mangotsfield United, both from the northern outskirts of Bristol. With all three clubs playing in the Southern Football Leagues since 2017, fixtures among the three have been seen by some fans as a contest to claim the title of Bristol's third club and tend to attract higher than usual attendances.[2][3]
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Bristol Manor Farm Football Club is an English football club based in Bristol England They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and play at The Creek The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA Manor FarmFull nameBristol Manor Farm Football ClubNickname s The Farm Farmy Army The PortwaymenFounded1960GroundThe Creek BristolCapacity1 700 200 seated ChairmanTroy HarringtonManagerLee LashenkoLeagueSouthern League Division One South2022 23Southern League Division One South 18th of 20Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Staff 3 Club rivals 4 Honours 5 Cup Honours 6 Seasons 7 Records 8 Notable past players 9 References 10 External linksHistory edit nbsp Bristol Manor Farm s ground The BS3 Services Stadium in 2015Bristol Manor Farm Football Club was formed for the 1960 61 season 1 After just one season the club was disbanded but was reformed and began playing again in the 1962 63 season Their current home The NL Services Stadium used to be the site of the Port of Bristol Authority Sports amp Social Club but when they moved to new premises 1965 Manor Farm took it over The pitch at The NL Services Stadium was once notorious for its sloping surface but work has been undertaken in recent years to eliminate the slope With seating and floodlights added since 1980 the club now boasts excellent facilities alongside a spacious clubhouse Having a permanent base enabled the club to apply successfully to join the Somerset Senior League where they were to progress rapidly through the divisions before deciding to advance further to the Western League in 1977 The club joined the First Division for the 1977 78 season and remained there until the 1982 83 season when they won the First Division championship and gained promotion to the Premier Division They remained there until relegation under Pete McCall s management team in 2001 02 but regained their Premier status just two seasons later in 2003 04 under Shaun Bond and Nicky Johns In 1983 84 they reached the final of the G F A Challenge Trophy where they lost to then Hellenic League side Shortwood United The trophy did make its way to the Creek in 1987 88 and has been won on a further three occasions by the club Main stand at The Creek The 2011 12 season saw the club win its first double when they took both the GFA Challenge Trophy and the Toolstation League Les Phillips League Cup back to Sea Mills Lee Lashenko become the new manager at the start of the 2013 14 season and quickly made an impact in the FA Cup overcoming Oldland Abbotonians Lymington Town and Corsham Town to reach the second qualifying round equaling their best ever performance in the competition Unfortunately they were unable to go one better and lost to Bridgwater Town 1 2 in a replay at Fairfax Park The club continued to fight for top spot in the league and applied for promotion The club finished second but were unsuccessful in their promotion bid when Larkhall Athletic were accepted into the Southern League The second placed finish was the best in the club s history It also saw the team break the club records for the most goals scored in a season and the fewest goals conceded The 2015 16 season left the club with mixed feelings as on one hand they managed to get to the Quarter Final of the FA Vase narrowly going out away to eventual winners Morpeth Town On the other hand while they finished third in the Western League again they just missed out on promotion to the Southern League by one place They did however win the GFA County Challenge Trophy for the second time in succession and the fourth time overall with a record 9 2 win over Lydney Town In the 2016 17 season Bristol Manor Farm were finally successful in gaining promotion to the Southern League winning the Western League by quite a distance They also had another successful run in the FA Vase where they went out in the fifth round proper to Semi Finalists Bromsgrove Sporting The Farm finished their first season in the eighth tier in ninth place falling away towards the end after troubling the top six places all season Staff editFirst Team Manager Lee Lashenko Assistant Manager Grantley Dicks Physio Ashley Platten Coach s Mike Bryant Media Manager William Ledbury Photographer Alex Barnham Scarecrow Tony ParsonsClub rivals editBristol Manor Farm s main rivals are considered to be Yate Town and Mangotsfield United both from the northern outskirts of Bristol With all three clubs playing in the Southern Football Leagues since 2017 fixtures among the three have been seen by some fans as a contest to claim the title of Bristol s third club and tend to attract higher than usual attendances 2 3 Honours editWestern Football League Premier Division 4 Champions 2016 17 Runners up 2013 14 Western Football League Division One 4 Champions 1982 83Cup Honours editGloucestershire Football Association Challenge Trophy 5 Winners 1987 88 2011 12 2014 15 2015 16 6 Western Football League Cup 7 Winners 2011 12Seasons editSeason Division Pos P W D L F A GD Pts FA Cup FA Trophy FA Vase1977 78 Western Football League Division 1 4th 36 20 5 11 67 38 29 65 1978 79 Western Football League Division 1 3rd 36 20 5 11 59 47 12 65 PR1979 80 Western Football League Division 1 8th 42 20 9 13 70 58 12 49 R11980 81 Western Football League Division 1 10th 36 14 8 14 53 57 4 36 R11981 82 Western Football League Division 1 8th 36 15 9 12 58 50 8 39 R11982 83 Western Football League Division 1 1st 36 26 7 3 85 31 54 59 QR2 R31983 84 Western Football League Premier Division 8th 38 14 11 13 54 42 12 39 PR R51984 85 Western Football League Premier Division 6th 42 21 7 14 70 55 15 49 PR R41985 86 Western Football League Premier Division 11th 42 16 9 17 71 72 1 41 QR1 PR 1986 87 Western Football League Premier Division 5th 42 19 10 13 58 46 12 48 PR R11987 88 Western Football League Premier Division 8th 42 17 14 11 66 52 14 47 1 QR1 R11988 89 Western Football League Premier Division 6th 40 20 7 13 72 49 23 47 PR PR1989 90 Western Football League Premier Division 12th 40 13 12 15 49 59 10 51 QR1 R21990 91 Western Football League Premier Division 14th 40 12 9 19 52 66 14 45 QR1 PR1991 92 Western Football League Premier Division 16th 40 10 10 20 42 66 24 40 PR R11992 93 Western Football League Premier Division 13th 38 10 13 15 49 59 10 43 QR1 R11993 94 Western Football League Premier Division 13th 34 11 3 20 51 77 26 36 PR PR1994 95 Western Football League Premier Division 9th 34 14 6 14 51 48 3 48 EPR1995 96 Western Football League Premier Division 12th 34 11 6 17 55 69 14 39 QR1 QR21996 97 Western Football League Premier Division 14th 34 9 10 15 40 60 20 37 QR1 QR11997 98 Western Football League Premier Division 16th 38 8 10 20 37 73 36 34 1998 99 Western Football League Premier Division 13th 38 15 4 19 61 57 4 49 1999 00 Western Football League Premier Division 17th 36 8 9 19 48 78 30 33 2000 01 Western Football League Premier Division 18th 38 8 8 22 37 66 29 32 QR1 QR22001 02 Western Football League Premier Division 19th 38 7 8 23 30 80 50 29 QR1 QR12002 03 Western Football League Division 1 11th 36 14 4 18 56 71 15 46 PR QR12003 04 Western Football League Division 1 3rd 36 20 14 2 74 38 36 74 PR QR12004 05 Western Football League Premier Division 7th 38 17 7 14 56 59 3 58 EPR QR22005 06 Western Football League Premier Division 3rd 38 24 4 10 86 43 43 76 PR R12006 07 Western Football League Premier Division 12th 42 14 12 16 50 51 1 54 EPR R22007 08 Western Football League Premier Division 16th 40 10 9 21 64 84 20 39 EPR QR12008 09 Western Football League Premier Division 5th 40 22 6 12 75 53 22 72 EPR QR12009 10 Western Football League Premier Division 7th 38 16 11 11 70 55 15 59 QR1 R42010 11 Western Football League Premier Division 7th 36 18 7 11 73 63 10 61 QR2 R22011 12 Western Football League Premier Division 8th 34 13 8 13 63 57 6 47 EPR QR22012 13 Western Football League Premier Division 18th 38 11 6 21 55 72 17 39 EPR QR22013 14 Western Football League Premier Division 2nd 40 26 8 6 104 32 72 86 QR2 R12014 15 Western Football League Premier Division 4th 36 18 9 9 67 40 27 63 PR R22015 16 Western Football League Premier Division 3rd 38 25 5 8 109 44 65 80 QR1 QF2016 17 Western Football League Premier Division 1st 38 33 3 2 118 33 85 102 EPR R52017 18 Southern Football League West Division 9th 42 20 9 13 83 61 22 69 PR QR1 2018 19 Southern Football League Division One South 15th 38 13 7 18 65 77 12 46 QR3 QR1 2019 20 Southern Football League Division One South 15th 27 8 6 13 31 44 13 30 QR3 PR 2020 21 Southern Football League Division One South 11th 7 3 1 3 12 14 2 10 QR3 QR2 2021 22 Southern Football League Division One South 5th 36 20 9 7 64 41 23 69 PR QR2 2022 23 Southern Football League Division One South 18th 38 11 9 18 56 76 2 42 PR R1 Season abandoned due to COVID 19 Pandemic Records editFA Cup 4 Third qualifying round 2018 19 2019 20 2020 21 FA Trophy 4 First round proper 2022 23 FA Vase 4 Quarter Finals 2015 16 Biggest victory 10 0 versus Devizes Town in the Les Phillips Cup Saturday 19 November 2016 8 Biggest Defeat 0 11 versus Bristol City in the annual Community Match at The Creek on Sunday 9 July 2017 9 Record Attendance 1417 versus Bristol City in a pre season friendly Sunday 9 July 2017 9 Notable past players editAlan Crawford Danny Maye David Mehew Marek Piszczek brother of Lukasz Piszczek 10 References edit Club History Bristol Manor Farm FC Archived from the original on 8 July 2011 Bristol Manor Farm 3 vs 1 Mangotsfield United 16 September 2017 First Team Mangotsfield United FC www mufc online co uk Retrieved 6 September 2018 Bristol Manor Farm 1 vs 1 Yate Town 24 March 2018 1st Team Yate Town Football Club www pitchero com Retrieved 6 September 2018 a b c d e Bristol Manor Farm at the Football Club History Database Association The Football The website for Gloucestershire FA www gloucestershirefa com Retrieved 18 April 2018 Association The Football Cups amp Competitions www gloucestershirefa com Retrieved 18 April 2018 Les Phillips Cup Winners Toolstation Western League Retrieved 9 September 2017 Bristol Manor Farm Les Phillips League Cup Football Mitoo Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 11 October 2015 a b Report Bristol Manor Farm 0 11 Bristol City Bristol City Retrieved 18 April 2018 Marek Piszczek 90minut pl Retrieved 6 April 2017 External links editOfficial Website Official Twitter 51 28 53 52 N 2 39 02 48 W 51 4815333 N 2 6506889 W 51 4815333 2 6506889 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bristol Manor Farm F C amp oldid 1187856773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,