Founded in 1880 Street are one of the oldest football clubs in Somerset. Nicknamed the Cobblers due to the large shoe making industry in the village the early years were extremely successful and Street won the Somerset Senior League 4 times before the end of the century the 1st occasion being the 1882/83 season.
Street were also to taste early success in the Somerset Senior Cup winning the trophy in the 1897/8 season and again 2 years later.
After winning the Somerset Senior League again in 1910 & the Senior Cup the following season the club made the decision to join the Western League and in the 1st season finished 8th out of 11 clubs. With the Western League being disbanded in 1914 due to the Great War Street rejoined the League at the start of the 1919/20 season in the newly formed Division Two. Unfortunately the 2nd division was disbanded 3 years later & the club rejoined the Somerset Senior League where they remained for the next 8 years.
The 1st year back in the Western League 2nd Division was none too successful with the club finishing 16th out of 17 but 2 years later Street finished runners up to Swindon Town Reserves. They repeated the feat in 1938 when they again finished 2nd 12 points behind Weymouth, unfortunately pre 1939 there was no promotion from the 2nd Division to the 1st.
The following season 1938/39 The Cobblers had their finest hour when they reached the 1st round proper of the F A cup & were drawn away at Division 3 side Ipswich Town.
Representing the side on that day were numerous players with football League experience, notably : E Maggs , G Webber & A Banfield ( Bristol City), F Farr ( Northampton Town), L Rose ( Everton) & C Willey ( Portsmouth) but although they but up a gallant fight they were eventually beaten 7-0.
After the war Street returned to the Western League in the 1st Division and in the 1947/48 had another memorable season finishing 3rd in the league & reaching the F A Cup 1st round for the 2nd time after knocking out Yeovil Town 2-1along the way in front of a crowd of 4,300 at the Victoria Field. Once again the road to Wembley ended there as they were beaten 5-0 by Cheltenham Town.
Street then went through a lean spell and were relegated to the 2nd division in 1955 & then rejoining the Somerset Senior league in 1960 when the Western League Division two was disbanded. In the mid 1960’s the introduction of ex pro Tommy Wilson as manager saw the club’s fortunes rise once again and at the same time they left the Victoria field & moved to the Turnpike ground where they were crowned Somerset League champions in 1964 & again in 1966.
In 1967 Street moved to their present home at the Tannery Ground but times were lean & by 1992 they had dropped to the 3rd Division. The introduction of Noel O’Hare as Manager though saw an upturn in fortunes & successive promotions came in his 1st two seasons. At the end of the 1993/4 Noel left the club though & Simon White was appointed. Although Simon left the club after only 11 games they went on to gain promotion again & reached the Final of the League Cup under the guidance of Ken Randall. The following season 1996/7 Simon White returned and led Street to the Senior League Championship for a record 8th time & back into the Western League after a 47 year absence. The following season floodlights were erected at the ground a seated stand added and the changing rooms enlarged.
After guiding Street to a 3rd & 4th place finish in the 1st two seasons Simon left the club midway through the following campaign. Julian Thresher & Neil Seymour then took over the reigns followed by Gerry Pearson & then Alan Hooker, until Simon White was re appointed at the start of the 2005/06 season & led the club to promotion to the Western League Premier Division at the 1st attempt. After a year in the top flight Simon resigned as manager and club captain & long serving player Dave Pople was appointed to the hot seat.
The club has now grown beyond recognition in the last 10 years after joining forces with Street & Glastonbury youth plus the introduction of a Ladies section in 2004 & girls section in 2006 Street Football Club has become an even more important part of the community offering coaching & football to players from the ages of 9 through to senior level.
