A club of many homes, many nicknames, and many years of success, Bishops Cleeve have enjoyed a far more nomadic existence than most but, looking back, enjoyed is certainly the word to use.
Football in Bishops Cleeve dates back to at least 1893, though the club's founding is recognised as 1905. We wouldn't enter organised football until 1912, when we would join Division Two of the Cheltenham League but see this spell cut short by the outbreak of the First World War.
The Lilleywhites, as we were then known, would win our maiden title when we triumphed in Division Two in 1924/25, our first of at least 22 known honours picked up as a Cheltenham League club.
1967 brought passage to the Gloucestershire Senior League, and we'd take the league by storm, winning Division Two and Division One at the first attempt, the latter being won twice more with a GFA Northern Minor Cup also added during our time in the GNSL.
Entry to the Hellenic League came in 1983 after spells in the Worcester and District League and back in the Cheltenham League. In 1987, we joined the Premier Division and 2006 saw us enter the Southern League for the very first time. We would drop out under Stephen Cleal in 2018, but Colly would return to guide us home, guide us ever higher in the pyramid, and take us ever upwards as he has always done.
We now have at least 63 trophies across the club, with success coming from every angle.
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Permission for our Kayte Lane home was granted in 1997 after our Stoke Road ground was sold by the Church Commission and left us homeless, not for the first time. During our time in existence, we've had to play at the likes of Forest Green Rovers, Wollen Sports (Highworth), Evesham United, Moreton Rangers, the Skillar, Cleeve School and more in search of a permanent home. A home which would finally be moved into in 2002 before the new clubhouse, new stand, floodlights and facilities were completed in 2004.
A brand new artificial pitch and further ground redevelopment started in 2021, with our Hellenic Premier Division title-winning season seeing us host the majority of our games at nearby Evesham United before moving home just in time to seal the title.
A new pitch was laid in 2025 and opened with our 120th anniversary game against United Legends as we continue to build a home to be proud of and create a real hub for the Bishops Cleeve community, with every age from eight to 80 taking to the pitch throughout the week.
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This pitch has seen us find success across the club with seven senior teams all using our main home and winning 13 honours since first taking to the new hallowed turf in 2022.
It has also allowed our walking football teams to go from strength to strength, with our Marching Mitres becoming the club's largest team and boasting two England internationals. They featured in the WFA National Cup for the first time last season and will be looking to continue their growth this season.
As well as our Men's First Team, we also have our Men's Development side running out in the Marcliff Gloucestershire County League, the Men's A & B Teams in the Cheltenham League, Ladies Devs in the Gloucestershire County Women's Football League, and our Ladies First Team in the South West Regional Women's Football League Division One North, the highest they have ever played after winning promotion last season. We also have our first-ever Vets team running out in the Gloucestershire Vets League with their games set to take place at Oxstalls


7	Sporting Club Inkberrow	25	16
8	Falmouth Town	25	16
9	Portland Utd	24	15
10	Bishops Cleeve	23	15
11	Worcester Raiders	23	19
12	Tiverton Town	22	16
13	Willand Rovers	21	15

Bishops Cleeve

Match Outlook

Division One South