ATHERSTONE TOWN{1}
Note - this page refers to the club that folded in 1979.
For the current club, see Atherstone Town
? Joined Birmingham Combination
1947-48 Birmingham Combination Champions (on goal average)
1954-55 Joined Birmingham & District League Northern Division
1955-56 Birmingham & District League Division Two runner-up
Promoted to Division One
1958 Relegated to Division Two
1958-59 Promoted to Division One
1962-63 League changed name to West Midlands (Regional) League
1971-72 West Midlands (Regional) League runner-up
1972-73 Joined Southern League Division One North
Southern League Division One North runner-up
Promoted to Premier Division
1979 Folded
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1945-46 B'HAM C 32 18 4 10 91 64 40 4/17
1946-47 B'HAM C 36 18 6 12 85 73 42 5/19
1947-48 B'HAM C 38 30 1 7 109 40 61 1/20
1948-49 B'HAM C 38 10 7 21 82 96 27 17/20
1949-50 B'HAM C 38 24 5 9 79 51 53 4/20
1950-51 B'HAM C 38 12 9 17 83 81 33 13/20
1951-52 B'HAM C 38 11 3 24 64 103 25 19/20
1952-53 B'HAM C 34 14 9 11 85 75 37 6/18
1953-54 B'HAM C 26 13 7 6 60 42 33 3/14
1954-55 B'HAM-N 38 15 5 18 88 101 35 14/20
1955-56 B'HAM-2 36 26 4 6 126 57 56 2/19
1956-57 B'HAM-1 38 16 5 17 100 99 37 12/20
1957-58 B'HAM-1 38 8 6 24 46 88 22 20/20
1958-59 B'HAM-2 38 25 7 6 118 52 57 3/20
1959-60 B'HAM-1 34 15 3 16 80 75 33 10/18
1960-61 B'HAM 42 20 8 14 97 80 48 8/22
1961-62 B'HAM 40 12 9 19 70 97 33 15/21
1962-63 W MID 38 23 3 12 95 57 49 5/20
1963-64 W MID 36 12 12 12 73 67 36 10/19
1964-65 W MID 38 8 4 26 59 121 20 17/20
1965-66 W MID-P 40 13 10 17 82 97 36 15/21
1966-67 W MID-P 42 17 7 18 75 82 41 11/22
1967-68 W MID-P 42 17 10 15 66 64 44 9/22
1968-69 W MID-P 38 22 6 10 76 53 50 5/20
1969-70 W MID-P 36 20 8 8 68 38 48 6/19
1970-71 W MID-P 36 18 10 8 68 34 46 7/19
1971-72 W MID-P 36 24 7 5 74 32 55 2/19
1972-73 SOUTH-1N 42 23 11 8 82 48 57 2/22
1973-74 SOUTH-P 42 16 9 17 61 59 41 11/22
1974-75 SOUTH-P 42 14 14 14 48 53 42 14/22
1975-76 SOUTH-P 42 18 15 9 56 55 51 3/22
1976-77 SOUTH-P 42 14 9 19 41 49 37 16/22
1977-78 SOUTH-P 42 10 15 17 41 56 35 16/22
1978-79 SOUTH-P 42 9 17 16 46 65 35 16/22
F.A. CUP
1946-47 PRE BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS H 4-2
1Q NUNEATON BOROUGH H 1-4
1947-48 1Q COALVILLE TOWN{1} A 0-1
1949-50 PRE SHEPSHED ALBION A 0-0
PREr SHEPSHED ALBION H 8-2
1Q BARWELL ATHLETIC A 2-2
1Qr BARWELL ATHLETIC H 4-3
2Q NUNEATON BOROUGH H 2-2
2Qr NUNEATON BOROUGH A 1-1
2Qr2 NUNEATON BOROUGH A 1-2
1950-51 PRE COVENTRY AMATEURS A 3-2
1Q LOCKHEED LEAMINGTON H 2-4
1951-52 PRE DARLASTON A 1-1
PREr DARLASTON H 1-4
1952-53 1Q SUTTON TOWN (BIRMINGHAM) A 2-1
2Q RUGBY TOWN H 2-0
3Q BEDWORTH TOWN H 1-1
3Qr BEDWORTH TOWN A 0-2
1953-54 1Q TAMWORTH A 1-0
2Q BURTON ALBION A 0-3
1954-55 1Q BIRCH COPPICE COLLIERY A 3-0
2Q RUGBY TOWN H 2-1
3Q BURTON ALBION H 1-2
1955-56 PRE BURTON ALBION H 1-2
1956-57 1Q BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS H 4-0
2Q LOCKHEED LEAMINGTON H 4-0 Replay ordered?
2Qr LOCKHEED LEAMINGTON A 1-2
1957-58 1Q BEDWORTH TOWN A 1-2
1958-59 PRE BURTON ALBION A 2-3
1959-60 1Q GRESLEY ROVERS{1} A 2-2
1Qr GRESLEY ROVERS{1} H 2-0
2Q ILKESTON TOWN H 0-2
1960-61 1Q HINCKLEY ATHLETIC H 0-3
1961-62 1Q LONG EATON UNITED H 3-2
2Q HINCKLEY ATHLETIC A 1-3
1962-63 1Q ILKESTON TOWN H 1-1
1Qr ILKESTON TOWN A 2-1
2Q BURTON ALBION H 2-1
3Q HINCKLEY ATHLETIC A 1-3
1963-64 1Q LONG EATON UNITED A 2-2
1Qr LONG EATON UNITED H 1-3
1964-65 1Q GRESLEY ROVERS{1} A 5-3
2Q ILKESTON TOWN H 4-2
3Q NUNEATON BOROUGH H 1-1
3Qr NUNEATON BOROUGH A 5-2
4Q HEREFORD UNITED H 1-3
1965-66 1Q LONG EATON UNITED A 2-7
1966-67 1Q NUNEATON BOROUGH H 1-6
1967-68 1Q BELPER TOWN H 2-0
2Q ARNOLD A 1-2
1968-69 1Q LONG EATON UNITED H 4-2
2Q GRESLEY ROVERS{1} A 4-0
3Q HEANOR TOWN H 3-2
4Q KETTERING TOWN A 0-2
1969-70 1Q RUGBY TOWN H 1-2
1970-71 PRE GRESLEY ROVERS{1} A 1-0
1Q BEDWORTH UNITED A 2-1
2Q LONG EATON UNITED A 1-2
1971-72 1Q BROMSGROVE ROVERS H 3-1
2Q WORCESTER CITY A 0-0
2Qr WORCESTER CITY H 1-0
3Q ALVECHURCH{1} A 0-3
1972-73 1Q BURTON ALBION A 0-1
1973-74 1Q DARLASTON H 1-0
2Q ILKESTON TOWN A 0-2
1974-75 1Q HINCKLEY ATHLETIC H 5-1
2Q COVENTRY SPORTING H 5-0
3Q NUNEATON BOROUGH H 1-1
3Qr NUNEATON BOROUGH A 0-2
1975-76 PRE ENDERBY TOWN A 1-2
1976-77 1Q ARNOLD A 0-1
1977-78 1Q CHELTENHAM TOWN H 0-0
1Qr CHELTENHAM TOWN A 0-1
1978-79 1Q BELPER TOWN H 2-0
2Q IRTHLINGBOROUGH DIAMONDS H 1-3
1979-80 PRE HINCKLEY ATHLETIC A SCR