Taunton Town F.C.
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| Full name | Taunton Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Peacocks | ||
| Founded | 1947 (as Taunton F.C.) | ||
| Ground | Wordsworth Drive, Taunton, Somerset | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 (300 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Tom Harris | ||
| Manager | Ian Jones | ||
| League | Southern League Division One South and West | ||
| 2007–08 | Southern League Division One South and West, 18th | ||
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Taunton Town Football Club are a football club based in Taunton, Somerset, England. They were formed in 1947 by a few local businessmen as Taunton F.C., changing to the current name in 1968, and played their first friendly fixture in 1948.
For most of their history, Taunton were members of the Western League. They spent a six-season spell in the Southern League from 1977, and after a further period in the Western League, returned to the Southern League in 2002, after winning the FA Vase in 2001. After the latest re-organisation of the English football league system, the club are currently members of the Southern League Division One South & West.
Honours
- Western League Champions: 6
- 1968-69, 1989-90, 1995-96, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01
- Western League Runner-up: 8
- 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1993-94, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02
- Western League Division Two Runner-up: 1
- 1955-56
- FA Vase Winners: 1
- 2000-01
- FA Vase Runner-up: 1
- 1993-94
Season-by-season record since 1954
| Season | Division | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Joined Western League Division Two as Taunton F.C. | ||
| 1954-55 | Western League Division Two | 5th | |
| 1955-56 | Western League Division Two | 2nd | Runner-up |
| 1956 | Promoted to Western League Division One | ||
| 1956-57 | Western League Division One | 15th | |
| 1957-58 | Western League Division One | 12th | |
| 1958-59 | Western League Division One | 13th | |
| 1959-60 | Western League Division One | 16th | |
| 1960-61 | Western League | 21st | |
| 1961-62 | Western League | 17th | |
| 1962-63 | Western League | 21st | |
| 1963-64 | Western League | 22nd | |
| 1964-65 | Western League | 19th | |
| 1965-66 | Western League | 8th | |
| 1966-67 | Western League | 15th | |
| 1967-68 | Western League | 13th | |
| 1968 | Changed name to Taunton Town F.C. | ||
| 1968-69 | Western League | 1st | Champions |
| 1969-70 | Western League | 5th | |
| 1970-71 | Western League | 6th | |
| 1971-72 | Western League | 11th | |
| 1972-73 | Western League | 2nd | Runner-up on Goal Average |
| 1973-74 | Western League | 2nd | Runner-up |
| 1974-75 | Western League | 2nd | Runner-up |
| 1975-76 | Western League | 2nd | Runner-up |
| 1976-77 | Western League | 9th | |
| 1977 | Joined Southern League Division One South | ||
| 1977-78 | Southern League Division One South | 10th | |
| 1978-79 | Southern League Division One South | 11th | |
| 1979 | League re-organized, joined Southern League Midland Division | ||
| 1979-80 | Southern League Midland Division | 14th | |
| 1980-81 | Southern League Midland Division | 17th | |
| 1981-82 | Southern League Midland Division | 17th | |
| 1982-83 | Southern League Midland Division | 15th | |
| 1983 | Rejoined Western League | ||
| 1983-84 | Western League Premier Division | 12th | |
| 1984-85 | Western League Premier Division | 20th | |
| 1985-86 | Western League Premier Division | 7th | |
| 1986-87 | Western League Premier Division | 8th | |
| 1987-88 | Western League Premier Division | 9th | |
| 1988-89 | Western League Premier Division | 3rd | |
| 1989-90 | Western League Premier Division | 1st | Champions |
| 1990-91 | Western League Premier Division | 7th | |
| 1991-92 | Western League Premier Division | 7th | |
| 1992-93 | Western League Premier Division | 4th | |
| 1993-94 | Western League Premier Division | 2nd | Runner-up, FA Vase runner-up |
| 1994-95 | Western League Premier Division | 3rd | |
| 1995-96 | Western League Premier Division | 1st | Champions |
| 1996-97 | Western League Premier Division | 2nd | Runner-up |
| 1997-98 | Western League Premier Division | 2nd | Runner-up, FA Vase Semi-Finalists |
| 1998-99 | Western League Premier Division | 1st | Champions, FA Vase Semi-Finalists |
| 1999-00 | Western League Premier Division | 1st | Champions |
| 2000-01 | Western League Premier Division | 1st | Champions, FA Vase Winners |
| 2001-02 | Western League Premier Division | 2nd | Runner-up on Goal Difference |
| 2003 | Rejoined Southern League Division One West | ||
| 2002-03 | Southern League Division One West | 10th | |
| 2003-04 | Southern League Division One West | 15th | |
| 2004-05 | Southern League Division One West | 17th | |
| 2005-06 | Southern League Division One West | 18th | |
| 2006-07 | Southern League Division One South & West | 5th | Lost in play-offs |
Sources
- Taunton Town at the Football Club History Database