Wikipedia - Melksham Town F.C.

Melksham Town Football Club is a football club based in Melksham, Wiltshire, England. Affiliated to the Wiltshire Football Association, they are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and play at the Oakfield Stadium.

History

The club was established as Melksham Football Club in 1876. In 1894 they were founder members of the Wiltshire League. The club were Division One champions in 1903–04 and won the Wiltshire Senior Cup the following season. In 1920 the club was renamed Melksham & Avon United as a result of their new ground being owned by Avon Rubber, before reverting to their original name in the 1926–27 season. They were runners-up in the league in 1924–25, 1929–30 and 1936–37. In 1951 the club adopted their current name and went on to finish as runners-up in Division One in 1959–60 and 1971–72, also winning the Wiltshire Senior Cup again in 1969–70.

Melksham moved up to the Western League in 1974. After finishing third-from bottom of the league in 1975–76, the club were demoted to the new Division One as the league expanded to two divisions. They won the Wiltshire Senior Cup again in 1977–78 and were Division One champions in 1979–80, earning promotion to the Premier Division. Their first season in the Premier Division saw the club win the Wiltshire Premier Shield, a trophy they retained the following season and won again in 1984–85 and 1985–86. However, they were relegated to Division One again at the end of the 1987–88 season.

In 1992–93 Melksham finished bottom of Division One and were relegated to the Premier Division of the Wiltshire Football League. They won the Premier Division and the Senior Knock-Out Cup the following season, and were promoted back to the Western League at the first attempt. In 1996–97 the club were Division One champions and were promoted to the Premier Division. They won the Wiltshire Premier Shield the following season, and again in 1999–2000, before winning the Wiltshire Senior Cup in 2002–03 and 2007–08. Although the club were relegated to Division One in 2009–10, they were Division One runners-up in 2010–11, earning promotion back to the Premier Division.

Melksham won the Wiltshire Senior Cup in 2012–13 and 2013–14, before winning the Western League Premier Division title in 2014–15. However, delays to making ground improvements meant that they were denied promotion. The following season saw the club win the Senior Cup again. The club were runners-up in the Premier Division in 2017–18, earning promotion to Division One West of the Southern League.

멜크샴 타운은 1876년에 창단된 잉글랜드 윌트셔주 멜크샴의 축구 클럽입니다. 클럽은 현재 웨스턴 리그 프리미어 디비전에서 경기를 치르고 있습니다. 멜크샴 타운은 1895년에 FA컵에 처음 출전했으며, 1988년에 FA 베이스 경기장을 건설했습니다. 클럽은 2004-05 시즌에 웨스턴 리그 프리미어 디비전에서 우승했으며, 2005-06 시즌에 FA 트로피 1라운드에 진출했습니다. 멜크샴 타운은 2010-11 시즌에 웨스턴 리그 프리미어 디비전에서 다시 우승했으며, 2011-12 시즌에 FA 트로피 2라운드에 진출했습니다. 클럽은 2012-13 시즌에 웨스턴 리그 프리미어 디비전에서 3위를 차지했으며, 2013-14 시즌에 FA 트로피 3라운드에 진출했습니다. 멜크샴 타운은 2014-15 시즌에 웨스턴 리그 프리미어 디비전에서 2위를 차지했으며, 2015-16 시즌에 FA 트로피 4라운드에 진출했습니다. 클럽은 2016-17 시즌에 웨스턴 리그 프리미어 디비전에서 4위를 차지했으며, 2017-18 시즌에 FA 트로피 2라운드에 진출했습니다.

멜크샴 타운의 홈 구장은 옥스렌지 레인에 위치한 옥스렌지 그라운드입니다. 옥스렌지 그라운드는 1988년에 건설되었으며, 수용 인원은 3,000명입니다.

멜크샴 타운의 주요 라이벌은 트로브리지 타운과 치펜햄 타운입니다.

멜크샴 타운의 유명 선수로는 다음과 같은 선수들이 있습니다.

* 크리스 힙스
* 마이크 페란
* 스티브 페란
* 빈스 허스트
* 스티브 클라크
* 마크 키튼
* 앤디 스넬링
* 이언 홀
* 샘 스넬링
* 제임스 블랜드