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Gornal Athletic F.C. are a football club based in
Lower Gornal, West Midlands. They were established
in 1919 and have always played in Lower Gornal, a
village between Sedgley and Dudley. They have
reached the 1st round of the FA Vase six times in
their history. They are currently members of the
West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division.
Gornal Athletic were formed in 1919, the successor
to an earlier club in the district, Gornal Wood
Excelsior. Prior to 1972 they were known as Lower
Gornal Athletic. They joined the Worcestershire
Combination in 1951, then moved to the West Midlands
Regional League in 1962, where they remain to this
day. In 1993-94 they were runners-up in Division
One, earning promotion to the Premier Division where
they spent nine seasons. After relegation in 2003
they bounced back at the first attempt, claiming the
Division One title and a return to the League's top
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