Amesbury Town Football Club is a football club based in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Bonnymead Park.
History The club was established in 1904 as Amesbury Football Club.Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p548 They joined the Salisbury & District Junior League, before becoming members of the Salisbury & District League in 1906. After winning the league in 1955–56, they became members of Division One of the Wiltshire League. However, after finishing third in Division One in 1958–59, the club left the division.Wiltshire League 1955–1976 Non-League Matters They returned to Division One in 1972–73; despite finishing bottom of the table, they were not relegated. The following season saw them finish second-from-bottom of the division, but in 1974–75 they were league champions. They were runners-up the following season, and were placed in Senior Division One in 1976 after the league merged with the Wiltshire Combination to form the Wiltshire County League.
Amesbury began entering the FA Vase in 1978–79, and were Division One runners-up. The following season saw them win the league and reach the third round of the Vase.Wiltshire League 1976–1992 Non-League Matters In 1983–84 they won the Wiltshire Senior Cup for the first time.Senior Challenge Cup competition results Wiltshire FA The club were renamed Amesbury Town in 1984, and after finishing second in 1989–90, they were champions in 1990–91. They retained the league title in 1991–92, and after finishing as runners-up in 1993–94,Wiltshire League 1992–2004 Non-League Matters also winning the Wiltshire Senior Cup, the club moved up to Division One of the Western League. However, after finishing bottom of Division One in 1996–97 they left to rejoin the Salisbury & District League.
After finishing as runners-up in the Salisbury & District League Premier Division in 1997–98, Amesbury joined Division Three of the Hampshire League. A fourth-place finish in their first season in the league was enough to earn promotion to the Premier Division amidst league reorganisation, and they went on to win the Premier Division at the first attempt. In 2004 the league merged into the Wessex League, with the club becoming members of Division Two, which was renamed Division One in 2006. In 2015–16 they were Division One runners-up, and were promoted to the Premier Division. After finishing third-from-bottom of the Premier Division in 2017–18, the club were relegated back to Division One. They were Division One runners-up the following season, making an immediate return to the Premier Division. However, they finished bottom of the Premier Division in 2021–22 and were relegated to Division One. Following a second-from-bottom finish in Division One the season after, they were relegated to the Premier Division of the Wiltshire League.
In 2023–24 Amesbury were Wiltshire League Premier Division champions, earning promotion back to Division One of the Wessex League at the first attempt.
Season-by-season record SeasonDivisionPositionSignificant events1904–05Salisbury & District Junior League 1905–06Salisbury & District Junior League41906–07Salisbury & District League 1907–08Salisbury & District League 1908–09Salisbury & District League 1909–10Salisbury & District League 1910–11Salisbury & District League 1911–12Salisbury & District League 1912–13Salisbury & District League 1913–14Salisbury & District League 1914–15Salisbury & District League 1919–20Salisbury & District League Division Two71920–21Salisbury & District League 1921–22Salisbury & District League 1922–23Salisbury & District League 1923–24Salisbury & District League Division Two A101924–25Salisbury & District League Division Two A61925–26Salisbury & District League Division Two A61926–27Salisbury & District League Division Two A31927–28Salisbury & District League Division Two A81928–29Salisbury & District League Division Two A81929–30Salisbury & District League Division One A71930–31Salisbury & District League Division One A81931–32Salisbury & District League Division One A71932–33Salisbury & District League Division One A71933–34Salisbury & District League Division One A 1934–35Salisbury & District League Division Two A41935–36Salisbury & District League Division Two A31936–37Salisbury & District League Division Two A61937–38Salisbury & District League Division Two A101938–39Salisbury & District League Division Two A81946–47Salisbury & District League Division 2 Junior 1947–48Salisbury & District League 1948–49Salisbury & District League 1949–50Salisbury & District League Division Three B 1950–51Salisbury & District League 1951–52Salisbury & District League Division One 1952–53Salisbury & District League 1953–54Salisbury & District League Division Three B2Promoted1954–55Salisbury & District League Division Two1Champions, promoted1955–56Salisbury & District League Division One1Champions, promoted1956–57Wiltshire League Division One9/131957–58Wiltshire League Division One12/161957–58Wiltshire League Division One3/131959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73Wiltshire League Division One16/161973–74Wiltshire League Division One15/161974–75Wiltshire League Division One1/15Champions1975–76Wiltshire League Division One2/171976–77Wiltshire County League Senior Division One4/161977–78Wiltshire County League Division One5/161978–79Wiltshire County League Division One2/161979–80Wiltshire County League Division One1/16Champions1980–81Wiltshire County League Division One4/161981–82Wiltshire County League Division One4/171982–83Wiltshire County League Division One5/161983–84Wiltshire County League Division One3/161984–85Wiltshire County League Division One12/161985–86Wiltshire County League Division One13/141986–87Wiltshire County League Division One8/151987–88Wiltshire County League Division One3/161988–89Wiltshire County League Division One4/141989–90Wiltshire County League Division One2/151990–91Wiltshire County League Division One1/13Champions1991–92Wiltshire County League Division One1/15Champions1992–93Wiltshire League Division One4/161993–94Wiltshire League Division One2/15Promoted1994–95Western League Division One12/211995–96Western League Division One16/191996–97Western League Division One20/20Resigned1997–98Salisbury & District League Premier Division2Promoted1998–99Hampshire League Division Three4/18Promoted1999–00Hampshire League Premier Division1/22Champions2000–01Hampshire League Premier Division12/212001–02Hampshire League Premier Division20/212002–03Hampshire League Premier Division11/202003–04Hampshire League Premier Division8/182004–05Wessex League Division Two15/222005–06Wessex League Division Two19/22Division Two renamed Division One2006–07Wessex League Division One18/192007–08Wessex League Division One11/212008–09Wessex League Division One12/212009–10Wessex League Division One11/212010–11Wessex League Division One13/192011–12Wessex League Division One14/182012–13Wessex League Division One14/162013–14Wessex League Division One10/162014–15Wessex League Division One4/152015–16Wessex League Division One2/18Promoted2016–17Wessex League Premier Division19/222016–17Wessex League Premier Division20/22Relegated2018–19Wessex League Division One2/19Promoted2019–20Wessex League Premier Division–Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic2020–21Wessex League Premier Division–Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22Wessex League Premier Division21/21Relegated2022–23Wessex League Division One19/20Relegated2023–24Wiltshire League Premier Division1/16Promoted2024–25Wessex League Division One9/202025–26Wessex League Division One11/22
Honours Hampshire League Premier Division champions 1999–2000 Wiltshire County League Division One champions 1979–80, 1990–91, 1991–92 Wiltshire League Champions 1974–75, 1979–80, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2023–24 Wiltshire Senior Cup Winners 1983–84, 1993–94
Records Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2016–17 Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 1979–80, 2025–26 Record attendance: 625
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