Market Drayton Town F.C.
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| Full name | Market Drayton Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Gingerbread Men | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1969 (as Little Drayton Rangers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Greenfields Sports Ground Market Drayton Shropshire (Capacity 1,000) |
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| Chairman | Alex Mutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Simon Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Midland Alliance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Midland Alliance, 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Market Drayton Town F.C. is 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
- 2006/07 - Shropshire Senior Cup Finalists
[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: Second Round Qualifying
- Best FA Vase performance: 2nd qualifying round, 2002/03 - Lost 4-1 to Pelsall Villa
- Best Shropshire Senior Cup Performance: Finalists 2006/07 - Lost 5-1 to Shrewsbury Town
[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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