Tytherington Rocks F.C.
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| Full name | Tytherington Rocks Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Rocks |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Ground | Hardwicke Playing Field, Tytherington, South Gloucestershire |
| Chairman |
 Ted Travell |
| Manager | Dan Gillespie |
| League | Hellenic League Division One West |
| 2016–17 | Hellenic League Division One West, 15th of 16 |
Tytherington Rocks F.C. is a football club based in Tytherington, near Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. The club competes in the Hellenic League Division One West and is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
They were formed in 1932 and Joined the Bristol and Suburban Association Football League . They continued to fluctuate throughout the leagues until they gained the correct ground grading and won the Premier Division One in 1997–98.
They joined the Gloucestershire County League in 1998 and after five seasons won promotion, finishing second in 2003–04.
For the 2004–05 season they became members of the Hellenic Football League Division One West, the highest level the club has achieved. They are managed by Lukasz Cabaj and have finished in the top half of the Hellenic League Division One West for the past five seasons, winning the title in the 2011–12 and 2013–14 seasons.
In 1932 Tytherington Rocks F.C. was formed and joined The Bristol Suburban League, playing mostly in the second and third divisions until the beginning of the Second World War. Despite a shortage of kit and supplies Tytherington managed to raise a team during those years, playing in the Iron Acton & District League and later in the Wotton & District League. Ambrose Johnson was a Rock player in the 1930s and later in the 40s. He is the only one left alive from the 30s team to tell the story.
In 1944–45 the club won the League & Cup double in the Iron Acton & District League. In 1945–46 Tytherington played in the Wotton & Dursley League and finished runners-up in the league and won the Berkeley Hospital Cup, beating Chipping Sodbury 5–4 in the final at Charfield. When the Bristol & Suburban League restarted in 1947–48 the Rocks Applied and was accepted into the First Division. This gave them Senior Amateur status in the Cup Competitions and they performed very well until being eliminated by one of Bristol’s top clubs Bristol St George. Rocks were leading 4–0 at half-time but eventually lost 5–4.
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