Wombwell Town Football Club is a football club based in Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Recreation Ground. The club was founded by former Barnsley players Karl Rose and Doug O'Connor.
History The club was formed in 2018, playing at the same Recreation Ground as the previous team of the same name that had folded in 2000. They joined the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League and won the Division Two title at the first attempt in 2019. They were on course for promotion from Division One in both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, but both campaigns were cut short owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wombwell won the Division One title in 2022, winning promotion to the Premier Division.
In October 2020, the club attracted controversy when they signed Reece Thompson following his release from prison. A week after Thompson made his debut, the club released a statement to say that Thompson had left the club. The player had been signed as an amateur and received no money from the club.
In their first season of County Senior League Premier Division football, Town finished in fifth place, and having been the only team in the league to apply for promotion to step six of the National League System, were awarded a place in the Northern Counties East League for the 2023–24 campaign.League line-ups announced by the FA
Season-by-season record Season Division Level Position FA Cup FA Vase Notes 2018–19 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two 13 1st/11 – – League champions, promoted 2019–20 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One 12 – – – League season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One 12 – – – League season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One 12 1st/14 – – League champions, promoted 2022–23 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 5th/14 – – Promoted 2023–24 Northern Counties East League Division One 10 6th/23 – – 2024–25 Northern Counties East League Division One 10 2nd/22 – 3R Promoted (play-off winners) 2025–26 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 9 20th/22 - 1R Relegated 2026–27 Northern Counties East League Division One 10 Season Division Level Position FA Cup FA Vase NotesSource: Football Club History Database
Ground The club plays at the Recreation Ground, Wombwell.
Records Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2025–26 Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2024–25
Honours Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League Division Two Champions: 2018–19 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League Division One Champions: 2021–22
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