Market Drayton Town F.C.
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| Full name | Market Drayton Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Greenfields Sports Ground Market Drayton Shropshire |
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| Manager | Simon Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Midland Alliance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06 | West Midlands Regional League Premier Division, 1st (promoted) |
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Market Drayton Town F.C. are a football club based in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England. They joined the West Midlands Regional League Division One North in 1998. In 2003, they changed their name from Little Drayton Rangers F.C. to their present name. In the 2005-06 season, they were champions of the West Midlands Regional League Premier Division and were promoted to the Midland Alliance.
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[edit] History
- 1998/99 - Joined West Midlands (Regional) League Division One North, finished runner-up in first season (denied Championship through having three points deducted). Promoted to Premier Division
- 2004/05 - West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division runners-up
- 2005/06 - West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division champions
[edit] Ground
The Greenfields Sports Ground features a small all-seater stand, some hard standing, dug outs and floodlights. Its unusual wooden dugouts, set into a fence surrounding the pitch, were featured in David Bauckham's book Dugouts. [1]
[edit] Club records
- Best league performance: West Midlands Regional League Premier Division Champions, 2005/06
- Best FA Cup performance: none
- Best FA Vase performance: 2nd qualifying round, 2002/03 - Lost 4-1 to Pelsall Villa
- Best Shropshire Senior Cup Performance: Semi Final 2006/07 - Lost 5-1 to AFC Telford United
[edit] References
- ^ Bauckham, David (2006). Dugouts. New Holland. ISBN 1-8453-7478-9.
[edit] Sources
- Market Drayton Town at the Football Club History Database
[edit] External links
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