Bartley Green F.C. was an English football club originally based in Bartley Green, a residential suburban area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands. They folded near the end of the 2013âÂÂ14 season with immediate effect.
Bartley Green F.C. was founded in the 1950s as a Saturday football team; however, since the 1970s, most of the club's football has been played in Sunday League and cup competitions. In the 2005âÂÂ06 season, they joined the Midland Combination Division Two and were league champions. Since the 2005âÂÂ06 season, the club has entered a parallel Saturday league side in addition to its usual team. After two seasons in the Midland Combination League, winning Division Two in 2005âÂÂ06 and then taking the Division One title in 2006âÂÂ07 in successive seasons, the club was promoted into the Midland Combination Premier League.
Floodlights were erected in 2008âÂÂ09, which led to the club meeting the Midland Combination standards required regarding their ground and facilities.
The club also won its first trophy in the 2010âÂÂ11 season, beating Fairfield Villa 2âÂÂ0 to lift the Smedley Crooke Cup. Then again two seasons later, in the 2012âÂÂ13 season, Bartley Green lifted the Smedley Cup again. This time, in an eight-goal match, Bartley Green won 5âÂÂ3 against Phoenix United.
The club transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division after the 2011âÂÂ12 season. In February 2014, an off-the-field incident, in which a club stewardess was awarded ã18,832 in compensation following unfair dismissal, contributed to the club's subsequent decline amid financial concerns. The club resigned from the league midway through the 2013âÂÂ14 season.