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Full name | Worcester City Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | City, The Blues, The Faithful | ||
Founded | 1902 | ||
Ground | Claines Lane | ||
Capacity | 1,400 | ||
Chairman | Steve Goode | ||
Manager | Chris Cornes | ||
League | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | ||
2023–24 | Hellenic League Premier Division, 1st of 20 (promoted) | ||
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Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Northern Premier League Midlands Division, the eighth tier of English football.[1] Established in 1902, the club play at Claines Lane.
Worcester City's most notable successes include an FA Cup First round victory against Coventry City[2] and a third round win, in the same competition, against Liverpool.[3]
Worcester City striker Sean Geddes struck twice as the non-leaguers pulled off a shock FA Cup first round win against 1987 winners Coventry City.
The 15th of January, 1959 will always be remembered as one of the most embarrassing defeats in Liverpool Phil Watts scored both goals Football's Club history when Worcester earned a distinguished place among the FA Cup giant-killers when they defeated Liverpool, of the Second Division.