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| Full name | Bristol Telephones Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Phones | ||
| Founded | 1948 | ||
| Ground | Stockwood Lane,Bristol | ||
| Chairman | Gerald Holmes | ||
| Manager | John Allen | ||
| League | Western League Division One | ||
| 2024–25 | Western League Division One, 9th of 22 | ||
Bristol Telephones Football Club is afootball club based inStockwood,Bristol, England. They are currently members of theWestern League Division One and play at Stockwood Lane.
The club was established in 1948 as Bristol Post Office Telephones and joined theBristol & Suburban League.[1] After finishing bottom of the Premier Division One in 2006–07,[2] they were relegated to Premier Division Two. However, a third-place finish in Premier Division Two in 2009–10 saw the club promoted back to Premier Division One. They went on to win the league and Alf Bosley Cup the following season, after which they won the Steve Tucker Memorial Trophy by defeatingBristol Premier Combination champions Mendip United.[3]
Bristol Telephones retained the Alf Bosley Cup in 2011–12,[4] and were Premier Division One champions again in 2012–13, earning promotion to theGloucestershire County League. They won the Gloucestershire County League title in 2016–17,[5] and were promoted to Division One of theWestern League.
The club played at the Bristol Civil Service Club untilBritish Telecom was privatised. After playing temporarily at several other grounds, the social club purchased land on Stockwood Lane to build a new ground in 1984.[1]
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