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{{short description|Association football club in England}}
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| fullname = Brislington Football Club
| nickname = Briz,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8984863.stm Twentyman Talks Back] BBC Sport, 9 September 2010</ref> The Foxes
| founded  = 1956
| chairman = Jack Rogers
| manager  = Lee Perks
| ground   = Brislington Stadium, [[Brislington]]
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'''Brislington Football Club''' is a [[association football|football]] club based in [[Brislington]], in [[Bristol]], England. Nicknamed "The Foxes", they are currently members of the {{English football updater|Brisling}} and play at Ironmould Lane.

==History==
The club was established in 1956 as an under-16 team, and initially played in the Bristol Church of England League.<ref name=H>[https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/9d168b_3632e80094c14d9cb18b1d8c86546a62.pdf History of the Club] Brislington F.C.</ref> They won the Somerset Intermediate Cup in 1961–62 and 1962–63, and the Somerset Junior Cup in 1963–64.<ref name=H/> By 1965 the club were playing in the Senior Division of the [[Bristol and Suburban Association Football League|Bristol & Suburban League]], and during the 1970s they moved up to the [[Somerset County League]].<ref name=H/> They won the League Cup in 1976–77,<ref name=H/> and finished as runners-up in the Premier Division in 1979–80, 1983–84 and 1984–85.<ref name=NLM1>[http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regions_2/SWsom79.html Somerset Senior League 1979–1989] Non-League Matters</ref> The club went on to win the Premier Division and the Somerset Senior Cup in 1988–89,<ref name=H/> and after finishing as runners-up and winning the Senior Cup in 1990–91, they were promoted to Division One of the Western League.<ref>[http://www.somersetfa.com/somerset-fa/previous-winners/senior-cup?db=masterc=1 Senior Cup Previous Winners] Somerset FA</ref><ref name=FCHD>{{fchd|id=BRISLING|name=Brislington}}</ref>

Brisligton won the Somerset Senior Cup again in 1992–93, and after a third-place finish in Division One in 1993–94, they won both Division One and the Senior Cup the [[1994–95 Western Football League|following season]] and were promoted to the Premier Division.<ref name=FCHD/> After winning the [[Somerset Premier Cup]] in 1995–96, the club were Premier Division runners-up in [[2002–03 Western Football League|2002–03]] and again in [[2012–13 Western Football League|2012–13]].<ref name=FCHD/> In [[2021–22 Western Football League|2021–22]] they finished third-from-bottom of the Premier Division and were voluntarily relegated to Division One.

Brislington went on to win the Division One title in [[2022–23 Western Football League|2022–23]], but were unable to be promoted due to their voluntary relegation the previous season. Although they only finished seventh in Division One in [[2023–24 Western Football League|2023–24]], the club qualified for the play-offs due third-place [[Bitton A.F.C.|Bitton]] and [[Cribbs F.C.|Cribbs reserves]] being ineligible. After beating [[Radstock Town F.C.|Radstock Town]] 1–0 in the semi-finals, they defeated [[Wincanton Town F.C.|Wincanton Town]] 3–2 in the final to earn promotion back to the Premier Division.

==Ground==
[[File:Brislington FC Grandstand.jpg|thumb|The grandstand at Ironmould Lane]]

After being reformed in 1956, the club initially played on a pitch at Arnos Court Park.<ref name=H/> They now play at the Brislington Stadium on Ironmould Lane,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7259220.stm Brislington v Truro City] BBC Sport, 22 February 2008</ref> which has a capacity of 3,000, including the 150-seat Colin Arnold Memorial Grandstand.<ref name=G>[https://www.brislingtonfc.co.uk/brislingtonstadium Brislinton Stadium] Brislington F.C.</ref>

==Honours==
*'''Western League'''
**Division One champions 1994–95, 2022–23
*'''Somerset County League'''
**Champions 1988–89
**League Cup winners 1976–77
*'''Somerset Premier Cup'''
**Winners 1995–96
*'''Somerset Senior Cup'''
**Winners 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95
*'''Somerset Intermediate Cup'''
**Winners 1961–62, 1962–63
*'''Somerset Junior Cup'''
**Winners 1963–64

==Records==
*Best [[FA Cup]] performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2013–14<ref name=FCHD/>
*Best [[FA Vase]] performance: Fourth round, 2004–05<ref name=FCHD/>

==See also==
*{{c|Brislington F.C. players}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{Official website|http://www.brislingtonfc.co.uk}}

{{Western League}}
{{Sport in Bristol}}
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[[Category:Football clubs in England]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Bristol]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1956]]
[[Category:1956 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Bristol and Avon Association Football League]]
[[Category:Bristol and Suburban Association Football League]]
[[Category:Somerset County League]]
[[Category:Western Football League]]