Farsley A.F.C.

Farsley
Full name Farsley Association Football Club
Nickname(s) The Villagers
Founded 2010
Ground Throstle Nest
(Capacity: 3,900 (500 seated))
Chairman John Palmer
Manager Neil Parsley
League NPL Division One North
2010-11 NCEL Premier Division 1st (promoted)
Home colours
Away colours

Farsley A.F.C. are a football club based in Farsley, in West Yorkshire, England. They were established in 2010 from the ashes of Farsley Celtic and commenced playing in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division.[1][2][3]

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First season 2010–11

Farsley A.F.C.'s first game was a 3-1 win against AFC Emley in a pre-season friendly on July 14, 2010. Farsley A.F.C's first League match was an 8-2 win away at Arnold Town on 7 August 2010. Farsley A.F.C's first competitive home match was a 3-2 win over Brighouse Town in the Presidents Cup, while their first home league match was also against Brighouse Town, which ended in a 2-1 loss.

After starting the season in good form, Farsley struggled with momentum in the winter months and were on the backfoot in the league chase with Bridlington Town and Parkgate. However, they embarked on a 14 game unbeaten run in the league which saw them crowned champions on the penultimate week of the season. During the run, Farsley also made progress in the NCEL League and Presidents Cups where they reached the final in both and had the chance to complete the league and cups treble, a feat no NCEL team had previously achieved. However, the President's Cup final ended in a heavy 5-1 defeat to Tadcaster Albion but the League Cup was won with a 1-0 win over Winterton Rangers with an 88th minute goal from Ryan Watson securing the trophy.

It was confirmed on 20/05/11, by the FA, that Farsley AFC would be promoted from the NCEL, and will play the 2011/2012 season in the Northern Premier League Division One North.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Antoni Pecora
GK Tom Morgan
DF Steve Nicholson
DF Wes Milnes
DF Tom Jackson
DF Josh Radcliffe
DF Lee Connor
DF Mark Jackson
DF Ryan Serrant
MF Duncan Williams
No. Position Player
MF Steve Mallory
MF Joe Mitchell
MF Ryan Watson
MF Dominic Krief
MF Simeon Bambrook
FW Adam Muller
FW Gareth Grant
FW Ben Jones
FW Dave Stead

Staff

Managers

As of 7 December 2011. Only competitive matches are counted. This includes League and Cup matches, but not friendlies. Does not count matches managing Farsley Celtic.

Name Nationality Period G W D L Win %
Neil Parsley July 2010 – Present 78 52 8 18 66.7%

Performance

League Standings

Year League Pld W D L F A GD Pts Position Notes
2010-11 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 38 27 4 7 108 41 67 85 1/20 Promoted as champions
2011-12 Northern Premier League Division One North 23 13 3 7 56 29 24 42 3/20

Honours

Records

Club Records

Player Records

References

  1. ^ "Farsley forced to drop the Celtic". Non-League News 24. 2010-06-12. http://nln24.com/news/story/farsley-forced-to-drop-the-celtic. Retrieved 2010-06-13. 
  2. ^ "Farsley Name Is Revealed". Northern Counties East League. 2010-06-09. http://www.ncel.org.uk/newsitem.php?nid=1876. Retrieved 2010-06-13. 
  3. ^ "Farsley boss Parsley looking forward 'to new dawn'". Telegraph and Argus. 2010-06-11. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/8214144.Parsley_looking_forward__to_new_dawn_/. Retrieved 2010-06-13. 

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Premier Division
Division One North
Division One South
Seasons