# Malvern Town F.C.

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Malvern Town Full name Malvern Town Football Club Nickname The Hillsiders Founded 1946 Ground Langland Stadium, Malvern Capacity 2,500[1] Chairman Chris Pinder Manager Lee Hooper League Southern League Premier Division South 2025–26 Southern League Division One South, 3rd of 22 (promoted via play-offs) Home colours Away colours

**Malvern Town Football Club** is a [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Malvern, Worcestershire](/source/Malvern%2C_Worcestershire), England. They are currently members of the [Southern League](/source/Southern_Football_League) Premier Division South and play at the Langland Stadium.

## History

The club was established in 1946 as [Barnards Green](/source/Barnards_Green) Football Club.[2] They joined the Worcester League, where they played until moving up to the [Worcestershire Combination](/source/Midland_Football_Combination) in 1955, going on to win the league at the [first attempt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1955%E2%80%9356_Worcestershire_Combination&action=edit&redlink=1).[3] The club also won the Worcestershire Junior Cup and retained the trophy for the next two season, before winning it again in 1961–62.[4] In 1967 the Worcestershire Combination was renamed the [Midland Combination](/source/Midland_Football_Combination).[3] The club won the inaugural Worcestershire Senior Urn in 1973–74, before retaining it for the next two seasons;[4] they also finished as runners-up in the Midland Combination in [1973–74](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_Midland_Football_Combination).[3]

In 1979 Malvern transferred to the Premier Division of the [West Midlands (Regional) League](/source/West_Midlands_(Regional)_League).[3] Despite finishing bottom of the division in [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_West_Midlands_(Regional)_League), the club avoided being relegated. However, they were relegated to Division One at the end of the [1991–92 season](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_West_Midlands_(Regional)_League).[3] Despite only finishing ninth in Division One in [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_West_Midlands_(Regional)_League), the club were promoted back to the Premier Division.[3] In [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_West_Midlands_(Regional)_League) they won the Premier Division title, earning promotion to the [Midland Alliance](/source/Midland_Football_Alliance).[3] A third-place finish in the Alliance in [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Midland_Football_Alliance) saw the club promoted to Division One Midlands of the [Southern League](/source/Southern_Football_League).[3]

Malvern finished bottom of Division One Midlands in [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Southern_Football_League) and were relegated back to the Midland Alliance. [Two seasons later](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Midland_Football_Alliance) they finished bottom of the Midland Alliance and were relegated to the Premier Division of the West Midlands (Regional) League.[3] The club won the Worcestershire Senior Urn for an eighth time in 2014–15.[4] At the end of the [2018–19 season](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_West_Midlands_(Regional)_League) the club were transferred to Division One West of the [Hellenic League](/source/Hellenic_Football_League). In 2021 they were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Hellenic_Football_League) and [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Hellenic_Football_League) seasons. The club were runners-up in the Premier Division in [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Hellenic_Football_League), qualifying for an inter-step play-off against [Highworth Town](/source/Highworth_Town_F.C.) of Division One Central of the Southern League. Malvern won the match 4–1 and were promoted to Division One South of the Southern League.

The [2024–25 season](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Southern_Football_League) saw Malvern finish fourth in Division One South, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. They went on to beat [Bishop's Cleeve](/source/Bishop's_Cleeve_F.C.) 3–2 after extra time in the semi-finals before losing 1–0 to [Evesham United](/source/Evesham_United_F.C.) in the final. They finished third in the division the [following season](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_Southern_Football_League), going on to beat [Bishop's Cleeve](/source/Bishop's_Cleeve_F.C.) 2–1 in the play-off semi-finals and [Shaftesbury](/source/Shaftesbury_F.C.) 3–2 in the final to secure promotion.

## Honours

- **West Midlands (Regional) League** - Premier Division champions 2003–04

- **Midland Combination** - Champions 1955–56

- **Worcestershire Senior Urn** - Winners 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2014–15[4]

- **Worcestershire Junior Cup** - Winners 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62

- **Worcestershire Minor Cup** - Winners 1952–53

## Records

- Best [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) performance: Third qualifying round, [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds), [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds)[3]

- Best [FA Trophy](/source/FA_Trophy) performance: Third qualifying round, [2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_FA_Trophy)[3]

- Best [FA Vase](/source/FA_Vase) performance: Fourth round, [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_FA_Vase), [1976–77](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_FA_Vase), [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_FA_Vase)[3]

- Record attendance: 2,100 vs [Shaftesbury](/source/Shaftesbury_F.C.), Southern League Division One South play-off final, 4 May 2025[5]

- Most appearances: Nick Clayton[1]

- Most goals: Graham Buffery[1]

## See also

- [Malvern Town F.C. players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Malvern_Town_F.C._players)

- [Malvern Town F.C. managers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Malvern_Town_F.C._managers)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NLCD2017_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NLCD2017_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NLCD2017_1-2) Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) *Non-League Club Directory 2017*, Tony Williams Publications, p562 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1869833695](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1869833695)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-H_2-0)** [History](http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/malverntown/a/history-8198.html) Malvern Town F.C.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-10) [***l***](#cite_ref-FCHD_3-11) [Malvern Town](https://www.fchd.info/MALVERNT.HTM) at the *Football Club History Database*

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HB_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HB_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-HB_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-HB_4-3) [Handbook](https://web.archive.org/web/20201027184523/http://www.worcesterleague.com/downloads/WFAHandbook.pdf) Worcestershire FA

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Chris Pinder on Malvern Town's promotion to best-ever level"](https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/26077267.chris-pinder-malvern-towns-promotion-best-ever-level/). *Worcester News*. 5 May 2026.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.malverntown.co.uk)

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