Bath City F.C.

The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football.

The club has never played in the Football League, though Bath were heavily discussed as an entrant in the 1930s and 1940s, and came closest via election in 1978 and 1985.

Bath have reached the third round of the FA Cup six times, beating league sides such as; Crystal Palace (in 1931), Millwall (in 1959), and Cardiff City (in 1992).

Bath were crowned Southern League champions in 1960 and 1978; one of the highest levels of non-League football at the time.

The club's crest depicts the Borough walls, which in-circled the old city center during medieval times.

[12] Charles Pinker was appointed manager the following year,[13] and that season they moved up to The Western League Division One.

[27] Former Liverpool player, Alex Raisbeck acted as first team coach leading into the second world war.

[37] Bob Hewison, appointed in 1958, arguably built the strongest side in the club's history,[38] signing players such as Alan Skirton, Stan Mortensen and Tony Book, captained by Charlie Fleming.

[41] In the same season, Bath played Brighton & Hove Albion at Twerton Park in the FA Cup third round, in front of a record crowd of 18,020,[42] but lost 1–0.

[48] From 1964 to 1974 Bath City became a yo-yo club, being relegated from, and promoted back to the Premier Division on six occasions.

[49] Two years into Brian Godfrey's reign, in the 1977–78 season,[50] the team won the Southern League title for a second time,[51] in front of "hoards of travelling fans.

"[52] Under Godfrey, the club made it to two Anglo-Italian Cup finals In 1977 and 1978;[53] They fell short of election to the Football League by three votes in 1978.

[54] As a result, the club became founding members of the Alliance Premier League,[55] and played nation-wide football for the first time.

[72] "The Big Bath City Bid" was launched by Ken Loach in the summer of 2015,[73] receiving support from former Manchester United player, Eric Cantona.

[86] The old badge depicted the city's medieval borough wall, the ancient Roman springs, and the sword of Saint Paul.

[90] Two years later, the ground was purchased by the Midland Railway Company by Mr Stothert and Pitt and it was later stated that the ground would be "absolutely unsuitable for football" in a few years time, with the Railway company planning to build a train track on the very land the stadium occupied.

[91] Mr Hopkins, the club's secretary at the time, found a viable replacement for Belvoir Castle.

[93] In 1921 the club made an application to join the Football League, in case of success, plenty of work had been done to the ground, with Lambridge's Popular Side being banked and new dressing rooms were built alongside the grandstand.

[94] Twerton Park became the club's home ground in 1932 and three years later, roofing was added to The Popular Side.

[98] Attendances during the 1940s and 1950s were the highest recorded in the club's history, with notable home gates including; 17,000 in 1944 vs Aston Villa,[99] 14,000 vs Southend United in the 1952–53 season and 11,700 against Yeovil Town in 1957.

[110] As a result, in 2015, a development programme aiming to boost gates to over one thousand was formed,[111] and worked successfully in the later half of the 2010s and early 2020s.

With the core group of singers standing at each end the team are attacking toward, raising large flags.

[98] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

The first Bath City squad, taken in 1890 at the North Parade Ground.
Bath players entering from the Grandstand of Twerton Park before a match in the 1930s.
A match at Twerton Park in 1962.
Bath vs Kettering Town in 1992.
Bath City away at Weston-super-Mare in 2018 in the 4th Round qualifying FA Cup tie.
The club's first ever ground, The North Parade Ground
Twerton Park , home of Bath City F.C.
A group of Bath and Calcio Lecco fans on The Popular Side of Twerton Park in 2017
The seasonal League positions of Bath City since joining the English football pyramid in 1979
Jerry Gill is the club's most recent manager. [ 121 ]
Captain Charlie Fleming (middle centre), former Manchester City player Tony Book (front left,) and former Fulham keeper Ian Black , (back centre) pictured with the Southern League trophy in the Twerton Park changing room in 1960