Worcester City F.C.

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Worcester City
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Full name Worcester City Football Club
Nickname(s) The Loyals or Royals, City,
The Dragons,
The Pears, The Patriots,
The Faithfuls,
Founded 1902
Ground St George's Lane
Worcester
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Chairman David Boddy
Manager Andy Preece
League Conference North
2005-06 Conference North, 8th
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Worcester City Football Club is an English football team, based at St George's Lane in the city of Worcester, currently playing in the Conference North.

Previous leagues the club participated in include the West Midlands League, Midland Football Alliance and Southern League.

The manager is Andy Preece and the assistant manager is Andy Morrison. The current playing staff includes former Nottingham Forest full back Des Lyttle.

[edit] Current First Team Squad

No. Position Player
-- England GK Danny McDonnell
-- England GK James Coates
-- England DF Des Lyttle
-- England DF Adam Burley
-- England DF Dennis Pearce
-- England DF Shabir Khan
-- England DF Chris Smith
-- Canada DF Justin Thompson
-- England DF Danny Hodnett
-- England DF Tom Warmer
-- England DF George Clegg
-- England DF Chris Cornes
No. Position Player
-- Northern Ireland DF Graham Ward (on loan from Tamworth)
-- England DF Nat Bulmer
-- England DF Gary Walker
-- England DF Dale Watkins
-- England DF Nick Colley
-- England DF Mark Danks
-- England DF Adam Webster
-- England DF Troy Wood (on loan to Gloucester)
-- England DF Craig Wilding
-- England DF Andy Preece
-- France DF Abderrahman Traore

[edit] Records

  • Record win: 18-1 against Bilston in the Birmingham League in 1931.
  • Worst defeat: 0-10 against Wellington Town in the Birmingham League in 1920.
  • Largest transfer fee spent: ? for Jai Stanley in 2003 from Moor Green.
  • Record appearances for the club: Bobby McEwan who played for the club a total of 596 times.
  • Youngest scorer: Sam Wedgbury who scored in the F.A. Cup tie against Bemerton Heath Harlequins in September 2005 at the age of 16.
  • Record attendance: 17,042 when the club reached the fourth round of the F.A. Cup and lost 2-0 to Sheffield United on January 24, 1959.

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