Alfreton Town F.C.
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Alfreton Town F.C. is an Association football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire.
The club was founded after a merger between Alfreton Miners Welfare F.C. and Alfreton United F.C. in 1959. The new club was admitted into the Central Alliance North Division 1 in 1959, and within two seasons entered the Midland Counties League.
In 1970, after a few seasons of finishing near the top, they won the league title, and won it again in 1973 and 1977. After the Midland League and the Yorkshire League merged in 1982, they won the Northern Counties East League in 1985, division champions in 1987, and joined the Northern Premier League in 1988.
In 1991, the team finished in last place but were saved from relegation due to several clubs leaving the league. They were relegated into the First Division soon after, but ran into a slump for several seasons, ending up back in the Northern Counties East League in 1999.
In 2003, the club won the First Division and the Derbyshire Senior Cup. After this turn of events, they won promotion to the Conference North.
History
- 1961-62 - Joined reformed Midland League
- 1969-70 - Midland League Champions
- 1971-72 - Midland League runner-up
- 1973-74 - Midland League Champions (2nd time)
- 1976-77 - Midland League Champions (3rd time)
- 1980-81 - Midland League runner-up
- 1981-82 - Midland League runner-up
- 1982-83 - Founder members of Northern Counties East League
- 1986-87 - Northern Counties East League Champions
- 1987-88 - Joined Northern Premier League in its new Division One
- 1995-96 - Northern Premier League Division One runner-up; promoted to Premier Division
- 1998 - Relegated to Division One
- 1999-00 - Rejoined Northern Counties East League
- 2001-02 - Northern Counties East League Champions (2nd time)
- 2002-03 - Rejoined Northern Premier League Division One. Northern Premier League Division One Champions (on goal difference); promoted to Premier Division
- 2004-05 - Joined Conference in newly-formed Northern Division
- Best league position: 5th in Northern Premier League, Premier division (then level 6), 2002/03
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st round, 1951-52
- Best FA Trophy performance: 4th round replay, 2002-03
- Best FA Vase performance: 5th round, 1999-00
Current squad
Goalkeepers Shaun Bodkin,Defenders Liam Powell, Mark Blount, Mark Turner, Ryan Clarke, Dave Robinson, Mark Hume, Lee Featherstone
Midfielders Chris Bettney, Matt Fisher, Chris Howard, Jason Blunt, Chris White
Forwards Michael Rankine, Mick Godber, Peter Duffield, Neil Ross
League History
List not complete
Source: [Alfreton Town] at the Football Club History Database
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