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Worcester City F.C.
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| Full name | Worcester City Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Loyals, Royals, City, The Dragons, The Pears, The Patriots, The Faithfuls, The Blues |
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| Founded | 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | St George's Lane Worcester (Capacity 4,749) |
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| Chairman | David Boddy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Richard Dryden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Conference North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Conference North, 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Worcester City Football Club is an English football team, based at St George's Lane in the city of Worcester. They are currently playing in the Conference North.
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Previous leagues the club participated in include the West Midlands League, Alliance Premier League and Southern League.
The club was formed on 9th September 1902 following the liquidation of another local side, Berwick Rangers. They took over Berwick's fixture list in the Birmingham League for another 36 years.
After leaving the Birmingham League, Worcester City entered the Southern League and remained there until the formation of the Alliance Premier League (now Football Conference in 1979).
City stayed in the top division of non-league football before suffering relegation in 1984/5 (the club had been top of the league before Christmas).
Richard Dryden was appointed manager in November 2007 following the departure of Andy Preece in October 2007. He will be assisted by Carl Heeley The current playing staff includes George Clegg formerly of Manchester United.
Worcester's finest football moment was their FA Cup victory over Liverpool (then in the old second division, shortly before the legendary Bill Shankly took over as manager), beating their illustrious opponents 2-1 in 1959. They lost in the 4th round to Sheffield United.
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- Players in bold have represented their country at senior level
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- 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: £10,000 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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