Droitwich Spa F.C.

Association football club in England

Football club

Droitwich Spa

Full name| Droitwich Spa Football Club
Nickname(s)| The Saltmen
Founded| 1985
Ground| King George V Ground
Capacity| 2,000 (100 seated)
Chairman| Peter Lemon
Manager| Andrew Crowther
League| Hellenic League Division One
2023–24| Midland League Division One, 5th of 20 (transferred)
Website| https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/droitwichspafootballclub

Droitwich Spa Football Club is a football club representing the town of Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, England. They are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One and played at King George V Fields until 2017. For the 2017/18 season they ground shared with Stourport Swifts F.C. at Stourport Swifts' Walshes Meadow. The club returned to Droitwich during the 2022/23 season with the completion of redevelopment work at their King George V ground.[1] The ground was officially opened on 10 November 2022 by former England national football team player and manager, Kevin Keegan.[2] The team are known as 'The Saltmen'.

## History

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The club was established in 1985 as a Sunday league club, only moving into Saturday football in 2000, when they joined the Midland Combination.[3] In 2006–07 the club finished third in Division Two, earning promotion to Division One.[4] In 2014 the league merged with the Midland Football Alliance to form the Midland League, with the club becoming members of Division Two.

In 2016–17 Droitwich ended the season as Division Two champions and were set to be promoted to Division One. However, they received a controversial points deduction after the season had ended, which led to them dropping to third place in the table.[5] Although they remained in Division Two, the club entered the FA Vase in the 2017–18 season.

The club faced Worcester City F.C. in the first round of the Worcestershire Senior Cup during the 2022-2023 season. This is the first time the two sides have played against each other in formal competition. The match ended in a 3-0 win for Droitwich Spa FC in front of 973 spectators at the King George V Ground.[6]

The club guaranteed their promotion (after a 0-2 victory at Shortwood United F.C.) on 30 March 2025 from the Uhlsport Hellenic Football League (Division 1). This was the clubs first ever promotion to Step 5 and FA Cup qualification for the 2025/26 season (which also celebrates the clubs 40th anniversary year).[7]

## Honours

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* Hellenic Football League
* Division One Champions: 2024–25

## Records

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* Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2024–25

## References

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1. ^ Sutcliffe, Aaron (12 August 2022). "Droitwich Spa FC show off newly redeveloped ground ahead of homecoming". Droitwich Standard. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
2. ^ "Kevin Keegan to attend Droitwich Spa's official ground opening event".
3. ^ Club History Droitwich Spa F.C.
4. ^ Droitwich Spa at the Football Club History Database
5. ^ Droitwich Spa footballers denied promotion and league title after three-point deduction by Midland League Worcester News, 6 June 2017
6. ^ "MATCH REPORT". www.dsfc.news. Droitwich Spa Football Club. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
7. ^ "Droitwich Spa crowned champions and earn FA Cup spot after Shortwood win". Worcester News. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.

## External links

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* Official website

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* 1874 Northwich
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* Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons
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