Malmesbury Victoria F.C.

History

The club was established in 1898 as Malmesbury Town. Although they folded in 1936, the club was reformed in 1947 and were later renamed Malmesbury United in 1968. In 1981–82 they finished bottom of Division One.

After finishing as runners-up in Division Two in 1993–94, Malmesbury were promoted to Division One. They were Division One runners-up the following season, but were relegated to Division Two in 1995–96. In 2001–02 they won the Wiltshire Senior Cup, beating Pewsey Vale in the final.

In 2008–09 Malmesbury were Division One West runners-up and were promoted to the Premier Division. However, they were relegated back to Division One at the end of the following season as their Flying Monk Ground had not been upgraded to meet league criteria.

Malmesbury were Premier Division champions in 2014–15, and after finishing third in 2015–16, the club were promoted to Division One of the Western League. They were transferred to Division One West of the Hellenic League prior to the 2018–19 season.

Ground

The club played at several different grounds before moving to the Flying Monk Ground, which had previously been owned by the Flying Monk pub. Floodlights were installed in 2004.

Honours

• Hellenic League
  • Division One playoff winners 2023–24
• Wiltshire League
  • Premier Division champions 1999–2000, 2014–15
  • Junior Cup winners 1982–83
• Wiltshire Senior Cup
  • Winners 2001–02
• Wiltshire Junior Cup
  • Winners 1986–87

Records

• Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 1976–77
• Record attendance: 310, August 2009

References

References

1. [https://malmesburyvicsfc.weebly.com/history-of-club.html History] Malmesbury Victoria F.C.
2. In 1975 they merged with [[Swindon Victoria F.C.
3. The club won the league's Junior Cup in 1982–83 and the Wiltshire Junior Cup in 1986–87.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140517123754/http://resources.thefa.com/images/ftimages/data/league8864128/50376.pdf 2012–2013 Handbook] Wiltshire League
4. [http://www.wiltshirefa.com/~/media/countysites/wiltshirefa/documents/handbook-documents/junior-cup-results.ashx Junior Cup Results] Wiltshire FA
5. [http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Aarg3EB/Wilt92.html Wiltshire League 1992–2004] Non-League Matters
6. A third-place finish in Division Two in 1996–97 saw the club promoted back to Division One. In 1998 Division One became the Premier Division, with Malmesbury winning the league title in 1999–2000. The club them moved up to Division One West of the [[Hellenic Football League|Hellenic League]].{{fchd|id=MALMESBV|name=Malmesbury Victoria}}
7. [http://www.wiltshirefa.com/~/media/countysites/wiltshirefa/documents/handbook-documents/senior-cup-results.ashx Senior Cup Results] Wiltshire FA
8. Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p575 {{ISBN. 978-1869833695