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| Full name | Continental Star Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Stars | ||
| Founded | 1973 | ||
| Ground | The Hub,Perry Barr | ||
| Chairman | Keith John | ||
| Manager | Daniel Moses | ||
| League | Midland League Division Three | ||
| 2024–25 | Midland League Division Three, 6th of 15 | ||
Continental Star Football Club is afootball club based in thePerry Barr area ofBirmingham, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of theMidland League Division Three and play at the Hub on Holford Drive.
The club was established in 1973 as Villa Star Football Club.[1] They were renamed Continental Star in 1975 and joined a league for the first time in 1976 when they became members of Division One of the Central Birmingham Alliance.[1] The club were Division One runners-up in their first season, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They went on to win the Premier Division title the following season, as well as the Surry Trophy.[2] The club then joined theKings Norton League, winning Division One at the first attempt.[2] They subsequently transferred to the Warley Alliance League and won back-to-back league titles in 1979–80 and 1980–81 before moving to Division Four B of the Birmingham Works League.[1]
Continental Star won Division Four B at the first attempt. They went on to win Division Three B, Division Two and Division One B in successive seasons, before finishing as runners-up in Division One A in 1985–86.[2] In 1989–90 the club were Division One champions, also winning the WBA Shield and the Sports Argus Shield.[2] After winning won the league's Premier Division, Aston Villa Shield and WBA Shield in 1992–93,[2] they moved up to Division Three of theMidland Combination.[3] Theirfirst season in Division Three saw them finish as runners-up, earning promotion to Division Two. The club were Division Two champions in1995–96 and were promoted to Division One. They went on to finish as Division One runners-up thefollowing season, securing promotion to the Premier Division.[3]
Despite finishing bottom of the Premier Division in2000–01, Continental Star were not relegated. They were renamed Handsworth Continental Star at the end of the season, but reverted to Continental Star in 2002.[3] In2011–12 they were Premier Division champions and were promoted to theMidland Alliance.[3] When the Midland Alliance merged with the Midland Combination to form theMidland League in 2014, the club were placed in the Premier Division. However, after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in2015–16, they dropped into Division Two due to moving to a new ground that did not meet Division One standards. In2016–17 the club finished bottom of Division Two and were relegated to Division Three.[3]
The club has played at numerous grounds since its establishment. In 1999 they relocated fromColeshill Town's Pack Meadow toPaget Rangers' Vale Stadium.[1] In 2001 the club relocated to Newbury Lane inSandwell when it became vacant afterSandwell Borough folded.[1] They moved toBlakenhall in 2002 and then back to Newbury Lane in 2004.[1] The club later moved toRushall Olympic's Dale Lane ground, before moving to The Hub inPerry Barr in 2015. The Hub, found nearVilla Park, incorporates the football club as well as a tennis club and a boxing club. It was opened with the support of Lincoln Moses MBE, Keith John, and Diane Sawyers, and the trustees of the foundation.
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