# Stratford Town F.C.

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Association football club from Stratford-upon-Avon, England

"Stratford Rangers" redirects here. For club from Stafford, see [Stafford Rangers](/source/Stafford_Rangers).

Football club

Stratford Town Full name Stratford Town Football Club Nickname The Bards Founded 1941 (as Stratford Rangers) Ground The Arden Garages Stadium, Knights Lane, Tiddington Chairman Jed McCrory Manager Paul Davis League Southern League Premier Division Central 2025–26 Southern League Premier Division Central, 11th of 22 Website www.stratfordtownfc.co.uk Home colours Away colours Current season

**Stratford Town Football Club** is a [football](/source/Association_football) club representing the town of [Stratford upon Avon](/source/Stratford_upon_Avon), [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire), [England](/source/England), but currently based in nearby [Tiddington](/source/Tiddington%2C_Warwickshire). They are currently members of the [Southern League](/source/Southern_Football_League) Premier Division Central and play at Knights Lane.

## History

The club was formed in 1941 as **Stratford Rangers**, changing their name in 1949. After playing in various local leagues, they joined the Worcestershire Combination (which later became the [Midland Football Combination](/source/Midland_Football_Combination)) in 1954. In 1957, they switched to the Birmingham and District League, which became the [West Midlands (Regional) League](/source/West_Midlands_(Regional)_League) in 1962, but rejoined the Combination in 1970. In 1975, they took the unusual step of joining the [Hellenic League](/source/Hellenic_Football_League), which does not normally include teams from Warwickshire. After two unsuccessful seasons, they rejoined the Midland Combination once again, where they remained until becoming founder members of the [Midland Football Alliance](/source/Midland_Football_Alliance) in 1994.

The club entered financial difficulty in 1998 and were reformed to become Stratford Town F.C.

On 20 April 2013, a 1–1 draw with [Stourport Swifts](/source/Stourport_Swifts) sealed the Midland Alliance title and promotion to the [Southern Football League](/source/Southern_Football_League) for the first time in the club's history, where they initially played in Division One South & West. After two seasons in the Division One South & West, Stratford Town earned promotion to the Premier Division via the play-offs with a 3–2 win against [Larkhall Athletic](/source/Larkhall_Athletic_F.C.) on 4 May 2015. They successfully retained their status the following season.

The [2021–22 season](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_FA_Cup) saw The Bards reach the first round proper of the [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) for the first time in their history, defeating [National League North](/source/National_League_North) side [Boston United](/source/Boston_United_F.C.) 3–2 in a fourth qualifying round replay after an initial 1–1 draw at the [Boston Community Stadium](/source/Boston_Community_Stadium).[1][2] Stratford were drawn at home to [League One](/source/EFL_League_One) side [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.), with the match televised on [ITV4](/source/ITV4).[3] Despite scoring first, they were eventually defeated 5–1 in front of a sell-out 2,800 spectators at Knights Lane.[4]

## Records

- Best [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) performance: First round, [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_FA_Cup)

- Best [FA Trophy](/source/FA_Trophy) performance: First round, [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_FA_Trophy), [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_FA_Trophy), [2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_FA_Trophy)

- Best [FA Vase](/source/FA_Vase) performance: Fifth round, [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_FA_Vase&action=edit&redlink=1)

- Best [FA Amateur Cup](/source/FA_Amateur_Cup) performance: Third round, [1962–63](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1962%E2%80%9363_FA_Amateur_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1)

## Stadium

Stratford Town moved into the Knights Lane ground, [Tiddington](/source/Tiddington%2C_Warwickshire) in the 2007–08 season. They played their first league match there against [Barwell](/source/Barwell_F.C.) on 16 February 2008, losing 1–0 to a Stuart Spencer goal.[5]

The record attendance is 2,800 for the FA Cup first round match against [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.) on 7 November 2021.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Players

### Current squad

- *As of 17 August 2024* [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pos. Nation Player GK ENG Maxx Clutterbuck GK ENG Callum Smith DF ENG Finley Brennan DF ENG Paul McCone DF ENG Dan Vann DF ENG Lewis Wilson DF ENG Alex Worley MF ENG Jack Cund MF ENG Josh Hawker MF NIR Dan Lafferty MF ENG Lewis Ludford-Ison Pos. Nation Player MF ENG Michael McGrath MF ENG Devonn O'Sullivan MF ENG Tom Solanke FW ENG Kieron Berry FW ENG Callum Ebanks FW ENG Andre Wright FW ENG Owen James FW ENG Jamie Molyneux FW ENG Tyrell Skeen-Hamilton FW ENG Charlie Williams

*The [Southern Football League](/source/Southern_Football_League) does not use a squad numbering system.*

## Management and coaching staff

### Boardroom

- *As of 26 May 2022* [6]

Position Name Owner Jed McCrory

### Current staff

Position Name Manager Paul David (caretaker) First Team Coaches Dale Belford Goalkeeper Coach Kieron Williams Physio Amanada Sibanda

### Managerial history

Period Manager 1993 Alan Campbell –2005 Lennie Derby 2005–2006 Ian Britton 2006–2007 Dennis Mulholland 2007–2009 Micky Moore 2009–2010 Rod Brown 2010–2012 Morton Titterton 2012–2014 Morton Titterton Carl Adams 2014–2018 Carl Adams 2018 Darren Byfield 2018–2019 Thomas Baillie 2019 Tommy Wright 2019–2021 Paul Davis 2021–2022 Tim Flowers 2022–2023 Dean Holdsworth Gavin Hurren 2023-2024 Gavin Hurren

## See also

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

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

## References

- Mike and Tony Williams (2006). *Non League Club Directory 2006*. Tony Williams Publications Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-869833-54-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-869833-54-6).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Hughes, Ian (20 October 2021). ["Football fever set to grip Stratford after Town make FA Cup history"](https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/football-fever-set-to-grip-stratford-after-town-make-fa-cup-history/). *Stratford Observer*. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** James, Christian (17 October 2021). ["Boston United 1-1 Stratford Town: United find bold Bards so hard to edge past"](https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/fa-cup/409083/boston-united-1-1-stratford-town-united-find-bold-bards-so-hard-to-edge-past/). *Non League Football Paper*. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["BARDS FA CUP TIE VS SHREWSBURY TO BE SHOWN LIVE ON ITV4!"](https://www.stratfordtownfc.co.uk/news/bards-fa-cup-tie-vs-tie-vs-shrewsbury-to-be-shown-live-on-itv4!). *stratfordtownfc.co.uk*. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Stratford Town 1-5 Shrewsbury Town"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59198599). *BBC Sport*. 7 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Stratford Town match report](http://www.stratfordtownfootballclub.co.uk/first_team/reports_feb08.shtml) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080724022837/http://www.stratfordtownfootballclub.co.uk/first_team/reports_feb08.shtml) 2008-07-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Stratford_Town_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Stratford_Town_6-1) ["Stratford Town"](https://www.stratfordtownfc.co.uk/teams/Stratford-Town/Players). *stratfordtownfc.co.uk*. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.stratfordtownfc.co.uk/)

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