ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv stɹˈɔŋ fˈɪnɪʃᵻz ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z ænd ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd z ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli sˈɔː ðˌɛm pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd tə ðə sˈʌðɚn lˈiːɡ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ɪnðə dᵻvˈɪʒən wˈʌn sˈaʊθ ænd wˈɛst.
A series of strong finishes in the late 1990s and early 2000s eventually saw them promoted to the Southern League in 2004 in the Division One South and West.