Corsham Print
Wiltshire Senior League
Pewsey Vale FC
Club Formed: 1948
Club Nickname: Vale
Chairman: Lee Jeffrey
Club Contact Details
Secretary: Nikki Jeffery
Email: pewseyvalefc@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 01672 563902
Mobile: 07494 170824

Managers:  Mark Field
Tel: 07598 108963
Email: mgfieldvale@gmail.com
Club Social Media Details
Team Photo & Club Colours
Details of Home Ground
Name of Ground: Recreation Ground
Ground Address: Recreation Ground, Ball Road, Pewsey SN9 5BS

Ground Tel: (01672) 562990
Ground Directions: From the King Alfred statue in Pewsey, take the B3087 Burbage Road.  After 100 yards, turn right into Co-Op car park.  Park in top, right hand corner next to Bowls and Tennis Clubs and walk through to ground.
Club History
 The club was formed in 1945 as Pewsey Y. M. but changed its name to Pewsey Vale F.C. in 1948. As Pewsey Y M, the club were able to enter the FA Cup for a few seasons just after World War II, but never progressed past the First Qualifying Round.

Pewsey YM played in the Wiltshire League in the first season after the Second World War finishing in a creditable sixth place in that first post war season. A midtable finish in Season 1946-47 the following season had also seen Pewsey make the final of the prestigious Wiltshire Senior Cup, losing to Swindon GWR Corinthians in the final. A midtable finish in Season 1946-47 was bettered the following season when Pewsey pushed Purton and Swindon Corinthians all the way, Pewsey eventually finishing as runners-up to Purton, a point ahead of Corinthians in third spot. 

Pewsey took out a lease on part of the villages Recreation Ground in 1950 and Pewsey’s first team remained in Division One of the Wiltshire League as the new decade dawned and they were joined by their Reserves in season 1951-52 who joined the then Division 2, both sides finishing midtable that season. When the Wiltshire League formed a dedicated reserve team division in Season 1953-54 the reserve team joined that division. Throughout the rest of the decade both sides tended to struggle at the wrong end of the table. The 1960s and early 1970s saw both sides remain in the Wiltshire League, with neither side becoming members of the Wiltshire Combination League which came into being in Season 1968-69 and neither side achieving much by way of success in their respective divisions.

The formation of the Wiltshire County League in Season 1976-77 saw both the first team and reserves become members of the new league, the first team in Division 2 and the reserve side in the Junior Divisions. A third place finish in that first season saw the first team promoted to Division 1 but they spent just one season in the top division, being relegated back to Division 2 the following season and were to remain in that division until being promoted back to Division 1 at the end of Season 1984-85. During this period a permanent clubhouse was built, unaided by grants this was mainly achieved through the generosity of several local businesses. The reserves meanwhile remained in Division 4 of the Junior section throughout this period but made it a double promotion for the club in that Season 1984-85 when a 4th place finish saw them elevated to Division 3. The reserves remained in Division 3 for the following eight seasons, finishing 5th on three occasions during that period.
The first team meanwhile held their own in Division One and after a number of seasons of steady progress were crowned champions in Season 1989-90. In a very successful season for the club the first team also made the final of the Wiltshire Senior Cup for the second time, losing in the final to Swindon Athletic. They were not to be denied getting their hands on the trophy for the first time for very long though as the same two sides made the final again the following season and this time the result was reversed with Pewsey defeating Swindon Athletic. The first team remained in the top half of Division One and a 3rd place finish in Season 1991-92 was bettered the following season as they took the Division One title for the second time in Season 1992-93 and achieved promotion to the Western League.

The first team remained in the Western League for eight seasons, before switching to the Hellenic League in Season 2000-01 where they had immediate success, finishing as runners-up in Division One West to Hook Norton to gain promotion to the Premier Division. The ground was substantially improved with the help of FA grants in the close season of 2002 to meet Hellenic Premier League standards. This included floodlighting, undercover seating for 50 people and hardstanding all-round the perimeter of the playing area. They found the going tough in the Premier and after three seasons at the bottom end of the table were relegated back to Division One West at the end of Season 2004-5. They dropped back down to the Wiltshire league in Season 2009-10 and after a good season back in the Wiltshire League, lifted the Corsham Print Senior Knockout Cup, defeating Westbury United Reserves in the final. In Season 2010-11 they returned back to Step 6 of the National League System, this time joining the Wessex League where they stayed for seven seasons before a two season switch back to the Hellenic as part of the FA’s National League System lateral moves. Season 2019-20 saw them back in the Wessex. Whilst in the Hellenic League they won the Wiltshire Senior Cup for the second time in Season 1999-2000 having been beaten finalists the season before. They again made the final in 2001-02, their last appearance in a final, where they were defeated by Malmesbury Victoria.

In November 2019 Pewsey Vale issued a club statement advising that they had withdrawn their Senior team from the Wessex League with immediate effect in order to protect their Senior League status and the future of the club. The club had struggled  to deal with the impact of the enforced lateral move of their team by the FA National Leagues Committee in the summer from the Uhlsport Hellenic League to the Sydenham's Wessex League, a decision that they had unsuccessfully appealed at the time. Going forward the club was to continue with a single Senior adult team in the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior Premier League. With the Development Team at the bottom end of the table at the time of the announcement, whilst results picked up in the few games in the second half of the season that were able to take place before Covid brought the season to an early end, Pewsey Vale were second from bottom when the 2019-20 season was brought to an early end.

It was to be a different story the following season in 2020-21 as former manager Alistair Tuttle returned to the dugout and assembled a strong squad. A good pre-season carried over into the league season and Pewsey lost just once in their opening 14 league games, winning 12 of those games and were top of the table when Covid once again brought the season to an early end. Whilst the league season was unable to recommence the Fountain Trophies Cup was played for at the end of the season when action was allowed to resume and Pewsey Vale made up for the disappointment of missing out on a possible league title by a cup success, defeating Corsham Town Reserves 1-0 in the final thanks to a stunning strike from Ryan Thomas. That excellent form in Season 2021-22 continued in Season 2022-23 and Pewsey Vale were involved in a tense battle with Royal Wootton Bassett Town Development and Trowbridge Town for the Premier Division title. With the top position switching on a regular basis between Pewsey Vale and Royal Wootton Bassett Town, in the end, it all came down to a winner takes all game at Pewsey between the top two sides. A 1-0 win for the visitors meant it was the visitors who were crowned champions with Pewsey having to settle for runners-up spot, three points behind the eventual champions.

Season 2022-23 was to be another good season for Pewsey Vale under new manager Darren Tapper. Whilst the top two of Trowbridge Town and Devizes Town were to finish over 20 points clear of the chasing pack, the battle for third spot was a lot more competitive with five sides, with Pewsey Vale, Wroughton, Frome Collegians, Kintbury Rangers and league newcomers Blunsdon all battling out for that third spot going into the closing weeks of the season. In the end it was Pewsey who would secure that third-place finish, assisted by Malmesbury Vics Development defeating Frome Collegians in the Collegians penultimate game else it might have been Frome who took that third spot.

Season 2023-24 was to be another good season for Pewsey Vale under new manager Craig Kent. Never out of the top three all season, they eventually finished in third place, eight points behind runners-up Kintbury Rangers and had the honour of being the only side in the league to take maximum points off eventual champions Amesbury Town. Manager Kent has now departed to Western League side Calne Town and there will once again be a new managerial team in the dugout for Season 2024-25 with former player Mark Field being joined in the dugout by last season's captain Liam Edmondson and Adi Holcombe.
Pewsey Vale 2021-22
Pewsey Vale 2020-21 (picture John Cuthbertson)
Pewsey Vale 2020-21
Pewsey Vale 1991-92
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