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Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic F.C. - Wikipedia

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Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic

Full name

Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic Football Club

Nickname(s)

Gasmen, The Lights

Founded

1899 (as Bournemouth Gasworks)

Dissolved

1973

Ground

Alder Road, Branksome, Poole

Home colours

Away colours

Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic F.C. were an English amateur football team from Bournemouth, Hampshire, who were successful in both county and national competitions, reaching the final of the FA Amateur Cup in 1930. They became defunct in 1973.

History

Founded in 1899 as the Bournemouth Gas & Water Co works side and joined the Hampshire League West Division in 1904. In 1921 Bournemouth Gasworks were placed in the County Division (later to become Division One) and this marked the start of a very successful period for 'the Lights' as they were crowned champions in 1922–23. The club added the Athletic suffix to their name at this time.

The late Twenties saw the side record some fine runs in the FA Amateur Cup, most notably in 1929–30 when they reached the final, which was played at West Ham United's Upton Park stadium where a crowd of 21,800 saw them hold Ilford 1–1 at the break before they eventually lost by a 1–5 scoreline. In 1932–33 they reached the Semi-Finals but were narrowly beaten 1–2 by Stockton.

The Gasworks remained a strong force in county football and were Hampshire League Division One champions a further four times during the Thirties with the reserve side also winning the Division Two title.

Post war

The post war era saw Bournemouth Gasworks remain a prominent force in the Hampshire League and the cups. During this time they were regular entrants in the FA Cup qualifying rounds and they won the Hampshire Senior Cup in 1952–53 and 1953–54. In 1956–57 the Gasworks were relegated after finishing bottom and after a mid-table finish in Division Two the club left the Hampshire League to play in local Dorset football. They would go on to win the Dorset League nine times, as well as winning the Dorset Senior Cup ten times and the Dorset Amateur Cup nine times.

Demise

Through circumstances beyond their control, the loss of their magnificent Alder Road home ground in 1972 prompted the club's decision to call it a day after a decline in fortunes.^[1]

The final curtain came down in March 1973 the Club staged a formal Farewell Dinner to commemorate the end of an illustrious history. The event was well attended with a number of legends from the 1930 FA Amateur Cup final team in attendance.

Honours

Hampshire League Champions (5) – 1922–23, 1931–32, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38
Hampshire Senior Cup Winners (2) – 1952–53, 1953–54
Dorset Senior Cup Winners (10) – 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1930–31, 1938–39
FA Amateur Cup Runner-up – 1929–30 (semi-finalists 1932–33)
FA Cup – Best performance – 3rd Qualifying Round 1946–47, 1952–53, 1953–54

League Records

Season	Division	Position	Significant events
1904/05	Hampshire League West Division	5/9
1905/06	Hampshire League West Division	7/7
1906/07	Hampshire League West Division	2/7	Runners-up
1907/08	Hampshire League West Division	7/8
1908/09	Hampshire League West Division	3/7
1909/10	Hampshire League West Division	2/7	Runners-up
1910/11	Hampshire League West Division	2/7	Runners-up
1911/12	Hampshire League West Division	3/8
1912/13	Hampshire League West Division	2/8	Runners-up
1913/14	Hampshire League West Division	2/9	Runners-up
1914–19
1919/20	Hampshire League West Division	6/8
1920/21	Hampshire League West Division	4/10	Promoted
1921/22	Hampshire League County Division	7/16
1922/23	Hampshire League County Division	1/17	Champions, promoted
1923/24	Hampshire League County Division	7/16
1924/25	Hampshire League County Division	8/16
1925/26	Hampshire League County Division	7/16
1926/27	Hampshire League County Division	6/16
1927/28	Hampshire League County Division	4/16	Re-organisation
1928/29	Hampshire League South Division	4/13	Re-organisation
1929/30	Hampshire League Division 1	5/16
1930/31	Hampshire League Division 1	5/16
1931/32	Hampshire League Division 1	1/16	Champions
1932/33	Hampshire League Division 1	3/15
1933/34	Hampshire League Division 1	3/16
1934/35	Hampshire League Division 1	1/16	Champions (Reserves runners-up in Division 2)
1935/36	Hampshire League Division 1	1/16	Champions (Reserves champions of Division 2)
1936/37	Hampshire League Division 1	2/16	Runners-up
1937/38	Hampshire League Division 1	1/16	Champions
1938/39	Hampshire League Division 1	3/16
1939–45
1945/46	Hampshire League Division 1	7/16
1946/47	Hampshire League Division 1	5/14	(Reserves champions of Division 3)
1947/48	Hampshire League Division 1	6/14
1948/49	Hampshire League Division 1	2/14	Runners-up
1949/50	Hampshire League Division 1	6/14
1950/51	Hampshire League Division 1	7/14
1951/52	Hampshire League Division 1	7/14
1952/53	Hampshire League Division 1	3/14
1953/54	Hampshire League Division 1	3/14
1954/55	Hampshire League Division 1	12/14
1955/56	Hampshire League Division 1	12/14
1956/57	Hampshire League Division 1	14/14	Relegated
1957/58	Hampshire League Division 2	6/16	Left competition
1958–72	Club played in Dorset Senior League

References

Print

Gone But Not Forgotten (Part 5), by Dave Twydell, ISBN 1-874427-01-1

Internet

^ Listed as defunct Archived May 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine: Yore.Demon.co.uk personal website (PDF file).

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