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| Full name | Weston-super-Mare Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Seagulls | ||
| Founded | 1887 | ||
| Ground | Woodspring Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 (350 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Paul Bliss | ||
| Manager | Scott Bartlett | ||
| League | National League South | ||
| 2023–24 | National League South, 13th of 24 | ||
| Website | http://westonsmareafc.co.uk/ | ||
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Weston-super-Mare Association Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. Nicknamed "The Seagulls",[1] the club is affiliated to the Somerset County Football Association and are competing in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football.
The club was founded in 1887 but disbanded twice (for the two World Wars); the current club was established in 1948. Their claim to fame was that they had never been relegated in their history, although after their promotion to the sixth tier in 2004 they had been reprieved from relegation three times (in 2007, 2008, and 2010), they were eventually relegated for the first time in 132 years in the 2018/19 season. The team's best performance in the FA Cup came in 2003–04 when they reached the second round of the competition.
Weston-super-Mare has a modest fan base and a fierce rivalry with fellow Somerset club Clevedon Town. However, the two clubs have not played in the same league or cup (excluding pre-season) since Weston-super-Mare gained promotion to the Southern League Premier Division in 2003.
- ^ "Weston-super-Mare FC 2012/13 Blue Square Bet South fixtures released". This is Somerset. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.