Coalville Town F.C.

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Coalville Town
Full name Coalville Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Ravens
Founded 1926 (as Ravenstone Miners Athletic)
Ground Owen Street Sports Ground
(Capacity 2,000)
Chairman English Glyn Rennocks
Manager English Adam Stevens
League Midland Football Alliance
2006–07 Midland Football Alliance, 18th
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Coalville Town Football Club is a football club based in Coalville, Leicestershire, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance.

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[edit] History

Coalville Town Football Club were formed in 1926 as Ravenstone Miners Athletic, the latest in a long line of association football clubs from the village of Ravenstone. Nicknamed the Ravens, they played for many years in the Coalville & District Amateur League, and later the North Leicestershire League, where they won numerous honours. In 1991 this led to election to the Leicestershire Senior League, following the construction of a new club house at their Ravenslea home. Following the local council's refusal to grant permission for floodlights, the club took the decision to relocate to Coalville. A change of name followed to Coalville F.C., with the club becoming the first senior side in the town of Coalville since the demise of Coalville Town Amateurs in 1954.

In their second season in the Senior League the club clinched the runner-up spot and with it promotion to the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division. In 2001 new manager Lee Harriman arrived and immediately led the club to the league title, a feat they repeated the following year which saw them promoted into the Midland Alliance for the 2003/2004 season. In 2004/2005, the club entered the FA Cup for the first time ever and reached the first round proper where they lost narrowly to league side Wycombe Wanderers. This feat was even more impressive given that the team had started their campaign in the Extra Preliminary round, making them only the second club in the entire history of the Cup to reach the first round proper from the very first stage.

It was announced on 30th October, 2006 that the club's most successful manager, Lee Harriman, had stepped down as manager and been replaced on a temporary basis by coach Bob Stockley. On the 20th November 2006, it was announced that Brendan Phillips (formerly of Nuneaton Borough, Bedworth United, Stafford Rangers and Halesowen Town) was to take over first team affairs. Philips kept Coalville in the Alliance, but was sacked and replaced by former Coalville player Adam Stevens.

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Flag of England GK Chris Gibson
2 Flag of England DF Ashley Brown
3 Flag of England DF Cameron Stuart
4 Flag of England MF Craig Attwood
5 Flag of England DF Andy Crabtree
6 Flag of England DF Carl Lawrence
7 Flag of England MF Chris Gray
8 Flag of England MF Lewis Dood
9 Flag of England FW Michael Swan
No. Position Player
10 Flag of England FW Jermaine Gordon
11 Flag of England MF Danum Russell
13 Flag of England MF Jonny Smith
14 Flag of England MF Alvin Jarvis
15 Flag of England MF John Newell
16 Flag of England FW Ronnie White
17 Flag of England DF Lea Tatton
18 Flag of England MF Robbie Johnson

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