Wendron United F.C.
{{short description|Association football club in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Wendron United AFC
| image = Wendron_United_F.C._logo.png
| fullname = Wendron United AFC
| nickname = The Dron
| founded = 1986
| ground = The Underlane, Wendron
| capacity = 1,000[https://www.footballgroundmap.com/ground/underlane/wendron-united Underlane] Football Ground Map
| chairman = Peter Thorne
| manager = Michael O'Neill
| league = {{English football updater|WendronU}}
| season = {{English football updater|WendronU2}}
| position = {{English football updater|WendronU3}}
}}
Wendron United Football Club is a football club based in Wendron, Cornwall. They are currently members of the {{English football updater|WendronU}} and play at The Underlane.
History
Wendron United F.C. was formed in 1986 as the football section of Wendron Cricket Club.{{cite web|url=https://wendronfc.com/information/about/ |title=Wendron United F.C. – History |accessdate=9 June 2019 |publisher=Wendron United F.C.}} As Wendron CC United, they joined the Cornwall Combination in 1998, and stayed there until 2007–08 when they joined the South West Peninsula League Division One West, dropping the 'CC' from their name.{{cite web|url=http://fchd.info/WENDRCCU.HTM |title=Wendron CC United at the Football Club History Database | accessdate=9 June 2019 |publisher=FCHD}} They remained in that league for two seasons before resigning mid-season in 2009–10.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8353207.stm |title=Wendron United withdraw from SWPL |date=10 November 2009 |accessdate=9 June 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport}}
Returning to the Cornwall Combination, they finished runners-up in 2013–14 and 2014–15, and gained promotion back to the SWPL Division One West.{{cite web|url=http://fchd.info/WENDRONU.HTM |title=Wendron United at the Football Club History Database | accessdate=9 June 2019 |publisher=FCHD}} At the end of 2018–19 the league was restructured, and Wendron successfully applied for promotion to the Premier Division West, at Step 6 of the National League System.
The club installed floodlights in order to comply with the conditions imposed upon them to enable their promotion to Step 6. They played their first match under floodlit conditions on 17 September 2019, a 2–1 defeat to Penzance, in front of a crowd of 229.{{cite web|url=https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/sport/17911677.wendron-united-boss-proud-despite-defeat-first-game-floodlights/ |title=Wendron United boss proud despite defeat in first game under floodlights |date=18 September 2019 |publisher=The Packet}} Wendron United entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2021–22.{{cite web|title=The Buildbase FA Vase Season 2021–22|url=https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/competitions/2021-22/fa-vase/the-buildbase-fa-vase-entries---accepted.ashx|publisher=The Football Association|format=.ashx|access-date=7 July 2021}}
Honours
- Cornwall Combination
- Runners-up 2013–14, 2014–15
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Portal|Cornwall}}
- [https://wendronunitedafc.co.uk/ Official website]
{{South West Peninsula League}}
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Category:Association football clubs established in 1986
Category:1986 establishments in England
Category:Football clubs in England