Telford Town Football Club is an Englishfootball club from Wellington, Shropshire but currently located in Telford. The club plays in the West Midlands (Regional) League Division One. After many years in the Wellington League, the team was promoted to the Shropshire County Football League. They were promoted to the West Midlands (Regional) League in 2006. "The Ams" won Division One three times in four seasons and gained promotion to the Premier Division for 2012–13. In 2024 the club was taken over by businessman and former Hednesford Town owner Hayden Dando and renamed Telford Town Football Club.
History
The club was formed in 1950 as Old Wellingtonians by former students of Wellington Grammar School.[1] The name was later changed to Wellington Amateurs F.C. when the Head Master of the school discovered that the club had started accepting players that were not former pupils.[1] After 31 years in the Wellington League, the club joined the Shropshire County Football League Division One in 1981.[1] In their inaugural season, Wellington won the league and cup double, gaining promotion to the Premier Division. They won the Premier Division in 1982–83 and 1988–89, and finished runners-up in 2005–06, allowing them to apply for membership of the West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two.[1] Wellington won the league in their first season and gained promotion to Division One.[2] Despite winning the league in 2008–09 and 2009–10, they were not promoted due to their ground not being up to standard.[1] After ground improvements, and winning the league in 2011–12, Wellington were promoted to the Premier Division.[3] The club captured their first bit of silverware in a decade when they defeated Shrewsbury Juniors at the New Bucks Head on Tuesday 10th May 2022, winning the game 1-0 thanks to a Charlie Knowles goal. With this they lifted the Shropshire Challenge cup. Days after Tom White stepped down and Development manager Matthew Boswell took the first team managers role.
In 2023, the club entered a development side into the Shropshire County League Premier Division for the 2023–24 season. The team competes under the name AMS FC.[4]
In 2024 the club was taken over by businessman and former Hednesford Town owner Hayden Dando and renamed Telford Town Football Club.[4]
Colours
Telford Town’s colours are red shirts, red shorts and red socks. The away colours are Yellow shirt, yellow shorts and yellow socks.[5][dead link]
Grounds
The club plays its home matches at The Hamer Leisure Stadium in School Grove in Oakengates, Telford.[6]
