About this site
Welcome to the Trowbridge Town Archive.
This site originated in the late 1990’s
when Trowbridge were a Southern League side
and started to grow
more steadily when the club was re-formed for 1999-2000.
It was at this time that I became more officially involved with
the club and later had two spells as Club Secretary.
However, the real change came in 2017 when,
with the help of Niall (K & N Concepts) the site became database
driven. My enthusiasm to explore the history of the club grew
immensely and what you see now is the second launch of the
database driven site, now covering all seasons back to when the
club was founded in 1880.
There is still a lot of information missing
and some gaps will never be filled but I am constantly adding
content thanks to the British Newspaper archive, match programmes
and also other fans that have emailed me, providing corrections,
additions and programme scans.
The site can now display the Trowbridge Town squads on the match report pages but this will be a big project so there will be plenty of gaps for some time yet, and in some cases the information may prove to be lost forever.
All-time appearance totals will not be
shown as they are likely to be inaccurate. However, totals for
the season will appear on the player statistics page if the data
held is deemed sufficient. At present this will be based on at
least 80% of competitive matches for the season having squad
data.
Match reports in the main have been
reproduced from the Wiltshire Times via the British Newspaper
Archive and I have tried to remember to credit the source.
However, when the club was reformed in 1999, most of the reports
were submitted to the newspaper by me so I have not credited the
newspaper in those cases. Note: This is only being stated in
case someone compares the reports and wonders why I have my own
name on them.
Keep an eye on the forum and the site news
page for the latest information via the links below.
Note:
The forum is currently a closed user group so please contact me
via the site if you wish to register.
Robin (Feb 2021)
Trowbridge
are currently represented in the following leagues.
Credits & Acknowlegements.
Thanks to the many people who have helped with information to
fill the gaps in particular, John Hansford who's contrubution
has been immense.
This
site covers the senior sides only, please visit www.trowbridgetownfootballclub.co.uk,
for the youth, junior and mini teams.
Also
thanks to the following:
Chris White for the the programme
collection left by his father, Andrew.
The FCHD.
The FA.com.
The British Newspaper Archive and the relevant publications
thereon.
The Official Centenary History of The Southern League - Book.
Non-League Football Tables 1889-2006 - Book
A big thanks to John Hansford.
Thanks to Adrian Lloyd & Keith
Neville for many programme scans.
Paul Ratnet for his files that have helped with missing appearance data..