Telford United F.C.
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Telford United F.C. were an English football team based in Telford, Shropshire. The club was first formed back in 1872 as Parish Church Institute. They later changed their name and were known as Wellington Town F.C. until 1969.
The team were members of the Football Conference from its foundation in 1979 until 2004. However, during the 2003-04 season they found themselves facing a financial crisis and on 27th May 2004 Telford went into liquidation after efforts to bring in new investment failed.
On May 28, A.F.C. Telford United was launched by the Telford United Supporters Trust, and were entered into the Northern Premier League Division 1 for the 2004/05 season.
Honours
- FA Trophy winners 1971, 1983, 1989
- Cheshire League champions 1946, 1947, 1952; runners up 1953, 1955
- Birmingham League champions 1921, 1935, 1936; runners up 1920, 1922, 1928, 1941
ÁFC Telford were promoted on May 7 2005, after winning the play-off final. Their final game drew an incredible 4,250 crowd.
External links
- BBC Telford Page (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/telford/default.stm)