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'Wells City F.C.' are a football club based in Wells, Somerset, England. They joined the Western Football League Division Two in 1929 and won the Western Football League title in 1950. Declining performances culminated in relegation to the second division after the 1956-57 season and after three seasons in the Western League Division Two, Wells City left the league. At a currently unknown date between then and 1986, the club joined the Somerset County League where they have had mixed success, but have maintained a spot in the Premier Division of the SCL since 1999-00.
To expand on this, Wells City rejoined the Somerset Senior League in 1960-61 with the Res competing in the Mid-Somerset Football League. Wells finished 6th in their first season back in the Somerset Senior League. The side finished very much in mid-table until 1965-66 when they were third behind Street and Welton Rovers Res. They were Runners-Up behind Paulton Rovers in 1971-72. Relegation from the Premier Division to Division occurred at the end of the 1977-78 season with promotion to the top section being gained at the end of 1979-80. 1981-82 saw another relagation. Promotion back again was a long time in arriving, not until the start of the 1994-95 season would Wells City grace the top flight of Somerset Football. Soon the yo-yo effect happened once more with relegation at the end of 1997-98 followed by bouncing straight back up in 1998-99.
Wells City would finally reclaim the Somerset Senior Cup in 2006-07, defeating Burnham United 2-1 at Weston-super-Mare FC
Somerset Senior Cup History - Wells City FC
1895-96
11 Jan 1896 1st Rd Wells City 2 Street 0,
28 Mar 1896 S.Finl Wells City 1 Paulton Casuals 0,
11 Apr 1896 Final Wells City 1 Radstock Town 1, at Shepton Mallet
18 Apr 1896 Replay Radstock Town 4 Wells City 0, at Midsomer Norton
1896-97
17 Dec 1896 1st Rd Wells City 4 Wincanton Town 0,
13 Mar 1897 S.Finl Midsomer Norton 0 Wells City 5,
Mon 19 Apr 1897 Final Wells City 2 Radstock Town 0, at Street, Referee Mr A.W.Stacey
1897-98
19 Feb 1898 1st Rd Wells City 1 Paulton Rovers 0,
26 Mar 1898 S.Finl Wells City 1 Street 1,
02 Apr 1898 Replay Street 4 Wells City 1,
1898-99
18 Feb 1899 1st Rd Wells City 2 Street 0
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18 Mar 1899 1st Rd Street 2 Wells City 0 at Midsomer Norton
1899-00
17 Feb 1900 1st Rd Street 3 Wells City 1,
1902-03
31 Jan 1903 1st Rd Paulton Rovers 4 Wells City 1
1903-04
16 Jan 1904 1st Rd Wells City 5 Glastonbury 0,
13 Feb 1904 2nd Rd Williton 3 Wells City 3,
27 Feb 1904 Replay Wells City 3 Williton 5,
1904-05
14 Jan 1905 1st Rd Wells City 0 Welton Rovers 0,
21 Jan 1905 Replay Welton Rovers 3 Wells City 2,
1905-06
13 Jan 1906 1st Rd - Bye
10 Feb 1906 2nd Rd Wells City 2 Yeovil Casuals 1,
03 Mar 1906 S.Finl Wells City 2 Welton Rovers 2,
10 Mar 1906 Replay Welton Rovers 2 Wells City 1,
1906-07
12 Jan 1907 1st Rd - Bye
10 Feb 1907 2nd Rd Wells City 1 Radstock Town 4,
1907-08
11 Jan 1908 1st Rd Street 5 Wells City 0,
1908-09
16 Jan 1909 1st Rd - Bye
06 Feb 1909 2nd Rd - Frome Town 3 Wells City 0,
1909-10
15 Jan 1910 1st Rd Wells City 0 Street 3,
1921-22
31 Dec 1921 1st Rd Glastonbury 0 Wells City 1,
14 Jan 1922 2nd Rd Wells City 2 Street 3,
1922-23
16 Dec 1922 1st Rd - Bye
13 Jan 1923 2nd Rd Wells City 3 Minehead 2,
10 Feb 1923 3rd Rd Peasedown 4 Wells City 0,
1923-24
15 Dec 1923 1st Rd - Bye
12 Jan 1024 2nd Rd Wells City 3 Clandown 0,
09 Feb 1924 3rd Rd Wells City 0 Paulton Rovers 1
1924-25
13 Dec 1924 1st Rd Wells City 1 Welton Rovers 1,
20 Dec 1924 Replay Welton Rovers 4 Wells City 0,
1925-26
12 Dec 1925 1st Rd Chard Town 0 Wells City 4,
09 Jan 1926 2nd Rd Wells City 8 Watchet Town 2,
13 Feb 1926 3rd Rd Wells City 5 Taunton United 1,
13 Mar 1926 S.Finl Street 3 Wells City 1,
1926-27
11 Dec 1926 1st Rd Wells City 1 Glastonbury 0,
08 Jan 1927 2nd Rd Wells City 2 Street 7,
1927-28
10 Dec 1927 1st Rd - Bye
07 Jan 1928 2nd Rd Wells City 1 Yeovil & Petters United 1,
14 Jan 1928 Replay Yeovil & Petters United 1 Wells City 3, at Wells
11 Feb 1928 3rd Rd Minehead 0 Wells City 1,
10 Mar 1928 S.Finl Street 1 Wells City 2,
07 Apr 1928 Final Radstock Town 5 Wells City 1, Att 4,000 at Welton Rovers
1928-29
08 Dec 1928 1st Rd Wells City 5 Taunton Town 3,
12 Jan 1929 2nd Rd Weston-super-Mare 0 Wells City 6,
09 Feb 1929 3rd Rd Minehead 0 Wells City 2,
09 Mar 1929 S.Finl Clevedon 4 Wells City 3,
1929-30
07 Dec 1929 1st Rd Wells City 3 High Littleton 1,
11 Jan 1930 2nd Rd Frome Town 1 Wells City 8,
15 Feb 1930 3rd Rd Wells City 3 Westlands Works 3,
22 Feb 1930 Replay Westlands Works 2 Wells City 4,
15 Mar 1930 S.Finl Wells City 1 Welton Rovers 1,
22 Mar 1930 Replay Welton Rovers 3 Wells City 3, AET
29 Mar 1930 2nd Rp Welton Rovers 2 Wells City 2, AET at Street
02 Apr 1930 3rd Rp Wells City 2 Welton Rovers 2, AET at Frome Town
05 Apr 1930 4th Rp Wells City 2 Welton Rovers 0, at Frome Town
21 Apr 1930 Final Radstock Town 1 Wells City 0, Att 4,853 at Welton Rovers
1930-31
06 Dec 1930 1st Rd Wells City 3 Welton Rovers 1,
10 Jan 1931 2nd Rd Clandown 2 Wells City 2,
17 Jan 1931 Replay Wells City 1 Clandown 0,
07 Feb 1931 3rd Rd Radstock Town 0 Wells City 1,
07 Mar 1931 S.Finl Wells City 5 Glastonbury 0,
Mon 06 Apr 1931 Final Wells City 2 Street 1, Att 3,000 Played at Wells City!
1931-32
05 Dec 1931 1st Rd Bye
09 Jan 1932 2nd Rd Wells City 4 Frome Town 1
06 Feb 1932 3rd Rd Burnham United 1 Wells City 10,
05 Mar 1932 S.Finl Glastonbury 0 Wells City 3,
Mon 18 Apr 1932 Final Wells City 2 Radstock Town 1
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23 Apr 1932 Final Radstock Town 1 Wells City 0
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Final Wells City 3 Radstock Town 3
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1932-33
1st Rd - All clubs received byes!
07 Jan 1933 2nd Rd Wells City 1 Welton Rovers 3,
1933-34
1st Rd - All clubs received byes!
16 Dec 1933 2nd Rd Wells City 7 Clandown 1,
20 Jan 1934 3rd Rd Paulton Rovers 2 Wells City 1,
1934-35
1st Rd - All clubs received byes
15 Dec 1934 2nd Rd Minehead 0 Wells City 2,
19 Jan 1935 3rd Rd Street 2 Wells City 0,
1935-36
1st Rd - All clubs received byes
14 Dec 1935 2nd Rd Wells City 1 Street 5,
1936-37
14 Nov 1936 1st Rd - Bye
12 Dec 1936 2nd Rd Wells City 2 Glastonbury 2,
19 Dec 1936 Replay Glastonbury 3 Wells City 4,
16 Jan 1937 3rd Rd Paulton Rovers 2 Wells City 1,
1937-38
11 Dec 1937 1st Rd Bishop Sutton 1 Wells City 9,
08 Jan 1938 2nd Rd Wells City 7 Minehead 0,
12 Feb 1938 3rd Rd Wells City 3 Paulton Rovers 1,
12 Mar 1938 S.Finl Clandown 1 Wells City 5,
Final Wells City 5 Clevedon 0,
1938-39
10 Dec 1938 1st Rd Watchet Town 2 Wells City 2,
17 Dec 1938 Replay Wells City 2 Watchet Town 1,
14 Jan 1939 2nd Rd Taunton Amateurs 1 Wells City 2,
11 Feb 1939 3rd Rd Weston-super-Mare Borough Employees 0 Wells City 2,
11 Mar 1939 S.Finl Wells City 2 Welton Rovers 2,
18 Mar 1939 Replay Welton Rovers 1 Wells City 1,
22 Mar 1939 2nd Rp Wells City 3 Welton Rovers 1, at Frome Town FC
Mon 10 Apr 1939 Final Radstock Town 2 Wells City 0,
1946-47
14 Dec 1946 1st Rd - Bye
11 Jan 1947 2nd Rd RNAS,Yeovilton 1 Wells City 3,
08 Feb 1947 3rd Rd Peasedown Miners Welfare 0 Wells City 0,
08 Mar 1947 Replay Wells City 3 Peasedown Miners Welfare 3,
15 Mar 1947 2nd Rp Wells City 0 Peasedown Miners Welfare 0,
22 Mar 1947 3rd Rp Peasedown Miners Welfare 3 Wells City 0,
1947-48
13 Dec 1947 1st Rd Radstock Town 3 Wells City 3, abandoned in extra time due to bad light
20 Dec 1947 1st Rp Wells City 3 Radstock Town 1,
10 Jan 1948 2nd Rd Wells City 6 Crown Dynamos 0,
07 Feb 1948 3rd Rd Wells City 2 Frome Town 1,
28 Feb 1948 S.Finl Wells City 1 Welton Rovers 1, aet
06 Mar 1948 Replay Welton Rovers 0 Wells City 2,
Mon 29 Mar 1948 Final Peasedown Miners Welfare 1 Wells City 0, Att 5,300 at Welton Rovers FC
1948-49
11 Dec 1948 1st Rd Ilminster Town 0 Wells City 6,
08 Jan 1949 2nd Rd Wells City 6 Farmborough 2,
05 Feb 1949 3rd Rd Weston St Johns 1 Wells City 6,
05 Mar 1949 S.Finl Wells City 2 Peasedown Miners Welfare 7,
1949-50
10 Dec 1949 1st Rd Wells City 1 Taunton British Railways 1,
17 Dec 1949 Replay Taunton British Railways 4 Wells City 2,
1950-51
04 Nov 1950 1st Rd Wells City 2 Frome Town 3,
1951-52
03 Nov 1951 1st Rd Wells City 3 Admiralty 1,
01 Dec 1951 2nd Rd Frome Town 4 Wells City 0,
1952-53
1st Rd All Clubs received Byes
06 Dec 1952 2nd Rd Wells City 2 Chard Town 7,
1953-54
1st Rd All Clubs received Byes
05 Dec 1953 High Littleton 1 Wells City Res 3,
02 Jan 1954 Wells City Res 0 Bishopsworth United 1,
1954-55
06 Nov 1954 1st Rd Wells City Res 1 Timsbury Athletic 5,
1955-56
1st Rd All Clubs received Byes
03 Dec 1955 Watchet Town 7 Wells City Res 0,
1956-57
03 Nov 1956 1st Rd Bye
01 Dec 1956 2nd Rd Wells City 0 Clevedon 3,
1957-58
1st Rd All Clubs received Byes
07 Dec 1957 2nd Rd Wells City 1 Clandown 2,
1958-59
1st Rd All Clubs received Byes
2nd Rd Bye
03 Jan 1959 3rd Rd Wells City 3 Keynsham Town 2,
07 Feb 1959 4th Rd Wells City 2 Welton Rovers 10,
1959-60
07 Nov 1959 1st Rd Bye
05 Dec 1959 2nd Rd Wells City 4 Civil Service(Bath) 3,
06 Feb 1960 3rd Rd Radstock Town 3 Wells City 1,
1960-61
28 Oct 1960 1st Rd Wells City 2 Odd Down(Bath) 0,
03 Dec 1960 2nd Rd Wells City 1 Chard Town 2,
1961-62
1st Rd All Clubs Received Byes
02 Dec 1961 2nd Rd Wells City 8 Hengrove 0,
13 Jan 1962 3rd Rd Paulton Rovers 6 Wells City 1,
1962-63
03 Nov 1962 1st Rd Odd Down(Bath) 0 Wells City 3,
01 Dec 1962 2nd Rd Wells City 1 Clevedon 4,
1963-64
07 Dec 1963 1st Rd Wells City 0 Peasedown Miners Welfare 1,
1964-65
07 Nov 1964 1st Rd Weston-super-Mare Res 0 Wells City 4,
05 Dec 1964 2nd Rd Timsbury Athletic 3 Wells City 1
1965-66
1st Rd All Clubs Received Byes
04 Dec 1965 2nd Rd Wells City 4 Civil Service(Bath) 4,
11 Dec 1965 Replay Civil Service(Bath) 0 Wells City 1,
01 Jan 1966 3rd Rd Wells City 1 Radstock Town 2,
1966-67
03 Dec 1966 Wells City 3 Ilminster Town 0,
07 Jan 1967 Wells City 2 Eagle House Old Boys 1,
04 Feb 1967 Wells City 0 Brislington 1,
1967-68
02 Dec 1967 Wells City 2 Clandown 1,
06 Jan 1968 Wells City 1 Westland Sports 2,
1968-69
1st Rd All Clubs Received Byes
07 Dec 1968 2nd Rd - Bye
04 Jan 1969 3rd Rd Wells City 3 Civil Service(Bath) 0,
01 Feb 1969 4th Rd Keynsham Town 3 Wells City 0,
1969-70
01 Nov 1969 1st Rd Tunley Athletic 0 Wells City 3,
06 Dec 1969 2nd Rd Shepton Mallet Town 2 Wells City 2,
13 Dec 1969 2nd Rp Wells City 1 Shepton Mallet Town 2, aet
1970-71
1st Rd - Bye
05 Dec 1970 2nd Rd Wells City 2 Watchet Town 1
09 Jan 1971 3rd Rd Clandown 2 Wells City 2
16 Jan 1971 Replay Wells City 0 Clandown 2
1971-72
06 Nov 1971 1st Rd Wells City 4 Long Ashton 1
04 Dec 1971 2nd Rd Wells City 2 Clevedon 0
08 Jan 1972 3rd Rd Clandown 0 Wells City 3
05 Feb 1972 4th Rd Shepton Mallet Town 0 Wells City 0
12 Feb 1972 Replay Wells City 0 Shepton Mallet Town 2
1972-73
1st Rd - Bye
02 Dec 1972 Wells City 2 Larkhall Athletic 2
09 Dec 1972 Larkhall Athletic 2 Wells City 1, AET
1973-74
03 Nov 1973 1st Rd Fry Club 2 Wells City 0
1974-75
1st Rd - Bye
07 Dec 1974 2nd Rd Wells City 2 Larkhall Athletic 1
11 Jan 1975 3rd Rd Ilminster Town 1 Wells City 2
01 Feb 1975 4th Rd Wells City 1 Wellington 0
08 Mar 1975 S.Finl Wells City 1 Taunton Town Res 1, at Glastonbury
15 Mar 1975 Replay Taunton Town Res 2 Wells City 1, at ????
1975-76
1st Rd - Bye
06 Dec 1976 2nd Rd Wells City 1 Bristol Manor Farm 2
1976-77
13 Nov 1976 1st Rd Tunley Athletic 4 Wells City 0
1977-78
12 Nov 1977 1st Rd Shepton Mallet Town 5 Wells City 0
1978-79
11 Nov 1978 1st Rd Wells City 4 Frome Town Res 0
02 Dec 1978 2nd Rd Wells City 2 Burnham United 3
1979-80
10 Nov 1979 1st Rd Wells City 2 Teyfant Athletic 3
1980-81
08 Nov 1980 1st Rd Wells City 0 Larkhall Athletic 2
1981-82
07 Nov 1981 1st Rd Westland United 0 Wells City 2
05 Dec 1981 2nd Rd Wells City 2 Watchet Town 1
02 Jan 1982 3rd Rd Larkhall Athletic 5 Wells City 2
1982-83
06 Nov 1982 1st Rd Watchet Town 2 Wells City 2
13 Nov 1982 Replay Wells City 1 Watchet Town 3
1983-84
05 Nov 1983 1st Rd Welton Rovers Res 0 Wells City 3
03 Dec 1983 2nd Rd Wells City 2 Ilminster Town 2
10 Dec 1983 Replay Ilminster Town 2 Wells City 4
07 Jan 1984 3rd Rd Wells City 2 Odd Down 1
04 Feb 1984 4th Rd Radstock Town 5 Wells City 1
1984-85
1st Rd - Bye
01 Dec 1984 2nd Rd Portishead 2 Wells City 1
1985-86
02 Nov 1985 1st Rd Wells City 0 Weston St Johns 1
1986-87
01 Nov 1986 1st Rd Wells City 0 Bristol Spartak 1
1987-88
07 Nov 1987 1st Rd Wells City 2 Paulton Rovers Res 0
05 Dec 1987 2nd Rd Brislington 7 Wells City 0
1988-89
05 Nov 1988 1st Rd Wells City 1 Hartcliffe Boys Club 1
12 Nov 1988 Replay Hartcliffe Boys Club 3 Wells City 2
1989-90
04 Nov 1989 1st Rd Wells City 1 Mangotsfield United Res 1
11 Nov 1989 Replay Mangotsfield United 0 Wells City 1
02 Dec 1989 2nd Rd Wells City 1 Long Sutton 3
1990-91
03 Nov 1990 1st Rd Wells City 2 Taunton Town Res 1
02 Dec 1990 2nd Rd Mangotsfield United Res 1 Wells City 4
05 Jan 1991 3rd Rd Wells City 0 Weston-super-Mare Res 1
1991-92
02 Nov 1991 1st Rd Wells City 0 Keynsham Town Res 2
1992-93
14 Nov 1992 1st Rd Clevedon Town Res 2 Wells City 1
1993-94
06 Nov 1993 1st Rd Wells City 0 Imperial United 1
1994-95
05 Nov 1994 1st Rd Farleigh Sports 0 Wells City 6
03 Dec 1994 2nd Rd Hartcliffe Community Centre United 3 Wells City 2
1995-96
04 Nov 1995 1st Rd Wells City 1 Westland United 5
1996-97
1st Rd - Bye
07 Dec 1996 2nd Rd Wells City 4 CTK Southside 2
04 Jan 1997 3rd Rd Saltford 3 Wells City 3 ,AET
18 Jan 1997 Replay Wells City 3 Saltford 2
01 Feb 1997 4th Rd Nailsea United 2 Wells City 2
08 Feb 1997 Replay Wells City 2 Nailsea United 1
08 Mar 1997 S.Finl Portishead 3 Wells City 0
1997-98
01 Nov 1997 1st Rd Wells City 3 Congresbury 0
06 Dec 1997 2nd Rd Wells City 3 Keynsham Town Res 0
10 Jan 1998 3rd Rd Portishead 2 Wells City 0
1998-99
14 Nov 1998 1st Rd Glastonbury Res 1 Wells City 10, Played at Wells City
05 Dec 1998 2nd Rd Wells City 1 Shepton Mallet 5
1999-00
06 Nov 1999 1st Rd Wells City 0 Castle Cary 3
2000-01
1st Rd - Bye
02 Dec 2000 2nd Rd Teyfant Athletic 0 Wells City 9
03 Feb 2001 3rd Rd Wells City 2 Cheddar 1
03 Mar 2001 4th Rd Wells City 1 Peasedown Athletic 0, AET
07 Apr 2001 S.Finl Nailsea United 3 Wells City 2
2001-02
03 Nov 2001 1st Rd Nailsea Town 0 Wells City 4
01 Dec 2001 2nd Rd Wells City 1 Bridgwater Town Res 0
05 Jan 2002 3rd Rd Weston St Johns 1 Wells City 3
02 Feb 2002 4th Rd Wells City 5 Ilminster Town 1
16 Mar 2002 S.Finl Backwell United Res 0 Wells City 1
06 May 2002 Final Watchet Town 3 Wells City 1, AET at Paulton Rovers FC
2002-03
02 Nov 2002 1st Rd Backwell United Res 2 Wells City 1
2003-04
1st Rd - Bye
06 Dec 2003 Wells City 2 Ilminster Town 3
2004-05
06 Nov 2004 1st Rd Wells City 12 Bristol Spartak 1
04 Dec 2004 2nd Rd Wells City 6 Bishop Sutton Res 1
01 Jan 2005 3rd Rd Wells City 2 Paulton Rovers Res 0
05 Feb 2005 4th Rd Hengrove Athletic 1 Wells City 0
2005-06
05 Nov 2005 1st Rd Wells City 3 Weston St Johns 2
03 Dec 2005 2nd Rd Wells City 0 Nailsea Town 1
2006-07
04 Nov 2006 1st Rd Wells City 2 Hartcliffe 0
02 Dec 2006 2nd Rd Wells City 5 Ilminster Town 2
13 Jan 2007 3rd Rd Wells City 5 Broad Plain House 0
03 Feb 2007 4th Rd Wells City 3 Winscombe 1
03 Mar 2007 S.Finl Wells City 2 Churchill Club '70 0
07 May 2007 Final Wells City 2 Burnham United 1, at Weston-super-Mare FC
Additional information from John Hansford who intends to expand this history as and when time allows, going right back to 1890.

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