Coleshill Town F.C.

History

The club was established in 1885 as Coleshill & District, playing their first match against Acocks Green in November that year. After being renamed simply Coleshill, the club later became Coleshill Town. They moved to the Sutton & Erdington Division for the 1907–08 season, before returning to the Senior Division in 1909, going on to win both the Coleshill Charity Cup and Tamworth Nursing Cup in 1909–10. In 1912 the club transferred to the Trent Valley League. In their first season in the league they were runners-up, as well as winning the Chapel End Cup.

After World War I the club reformed as Coleshill United and joined Division One of the Sutton & District League. They were Division One champions in 1952–53 and 1954–55, before returning to the Birmingham Youth & Old Boys League in 1956, joining the Suburban Division. After winning the division in 1958–59, the club were promoted to the Mercian Division, in which they were runners-up the following season. They were Mercian Division runners-up in 1966–67 and moved up to Division Two of the Worcestershire Combination. The club finished as runners-up in their first season in the division, after which the league was renamed the Midland Combination.

Coleshill were Division Two champions in 1969–70, but were not able to take promotion due to their Memorial Ground not meeting the required standards. They remained in the Premier Division until being relegated at the end of the 1999–2000 season. The club were promoted back to the Premier Division the following season after finishing fourth in Division One.

The 2007–08 season saw Coleshill win the Premier Division title, earning promotion to the Midland Alliance.

Honours

• Midland Combination
  • Premier Division champions 2007–08
  • Division Two champions 1969–70
• Sutton & District League
  • Division One champions 1952–53, 1954–55
• Birmingham Youth & Old Boys League
  • Suburban Division champions 1958–59
• Walsall Senior Cup
  • Winners 1982–83
• Aston Villa Shield
  • Winners 1961–62, 1964–65
• Chapel End Cup
  • Winners 1912–13
• Coleshill Charity Cup
  • Winners 1909–10
• Tamworth Nursing Cup
  • Winners 1909–10

Records

• Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2015–16
• Best FA Trophy performance: Second round, 2020–21, 2024–25
• Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 2016–17

References

References

1. [http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/coleshilltown/a/history-9491.html History] Coleshill Town F.C.
2. They played only friendly and cup matches for the first two decades of their history until joining the Senior Division of the Birmingham Youth & Old Boys League in 1906.[http://www.coleshilltownfc.co.uk/archives.php Coleshill Town Football Club Archives since 1885] Coleshill Town Football Club Archives
3. (25 April 2023). "Halesowen Town win play-off semi final - but Sporting Khalsa suffer heartbreak".