Minehead Association Football Club is a football club based in Minehead, Somerset, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Recreation Ground. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.
The club was established in 1889, and initially played in local leagues until joining the Western League in 1923. After finishing in tenth place in 1924âÂÂ25, they were relegated to the newly established Division Two. However, after finishing bottom in 1926âÂÂ27 and 1927âÂÂ28, the club withdrew from the league.
Minehead returned to the Western League in 1949, joining Division Three. After finishing third in their first season back, they were promoted to Division Two. A fourth-place finish in 1957âÂÂ58 saw the club promoted to Division One. In 1970âÂÂ71 they reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time, but lost 2âÂÂ1 at home to Shrewsbury Town.
After finishing as runners-up in 1971âÂÂ72, the club were elected to Division One South of the Southern League. A fifth-place finish in 1972âÂÂ73 was followed by finishing fourth in 1973âÂÂ74 and third in 1974âÂÂ75, before the club won the division in 1975âÂÂ76, earning promotion to the Premier Division. The 1976âÂÂ77 season proved to be the club's greatest; they finished as runners-up in the Premier Division (at the time, the top level below the Football League), and also reached the first round of the FA Cup again, where they beat Swansea City 1âÂÂ0 at the Vetch Field, before losing 2âÂÂ1 at Portsmouth.
Despite reaching the second round of the FA Cup the following season, the club were relegated after finishing fourth bottom of the Premier Division. In 1982âÂÂ83 they finished second bottom in the Midland Division, and dropped back into the Premier Division of the Western League. In 1988âÂÂ89 they were relegated to Division One after finishing bottom of the league, and finished bottom of Division One the following season. However, the club recovered to win Division One the next season, earning promotion back to the Premier Division.
In 1993âÂÂ94 the club finished bottom of the Premier Division again, and returned to Division One, where they again finished bottom the following season. In 1998 the club changed its name to Minehead Town, and won Division One in the season that followed, losing only one match all season. However, the club finished bottom of the Premier Division for two consecutive seasons, before returning to Division One. In 2009âÂÂ10 they finished bottom of Division One and were relegated to the Somerset County League.
Minehead play their home games at Irnham Road, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5DP.