Football Focus Issue 71 | Page 74

Airbus UK Broughton FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/FOOTYFOCUSMAG Airbus UK Broughton FOOTBALL CLUB First established in 1946, Airbus UK Broughton FC has played under a number of different names in their history including Vickers-Armstrong, de Havilands, Hawker Siddeley, British Aerospace and BAe Systems due to changes in the factory name. For much of the club’s history they competed in the Cymru Alliance which is the second tier of Welsh football. The club were promoted to the Welsh Premier League in the 2003/04 season and have enjoyed 13 consecutive seasons in the Welsh Premier League since. Perhaps the most successful period in the club’s history started in the 2011/12 74 Issue 71 season when they finished seventh in the league and also made it to the semi- finals of the Welsh Cup. This was just the starting point as the following year they went on to finish in second place in the league to claim their first ever place in Europe. The following year they continued their good work, finishing as runners up to TNS once again and ending up an impressive eleven points clear of the club in third place. They will now be looking for a return to these kind of performances in the coming years. At present, they play their home games at the Hollingsworth Group Stadium and their first team competed in the Welsh Premier League in the 2016/17