Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.

Kidsgrove Athletic

Full name

Kidsgrove Athletic Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Grove

Founded

1952

Ground

The Seddon Stadium, Hollinwood Road
(Capacity: 2,000)

Chairman

Michael Fitzjohn

Manager

Peter Ward

League

Northern Premier League
Division One South

2010–11

Northern Premier League
Division One South, 7th

Home colours

Away colours

Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South. The team, nicknamed "The Grove", play their home games at The Seddon Stadium.

1 History
2 Club records
3 Players
4 Honours
- 4.1 Leagues
- 4.2 Cups
5 League history
6 References
7 External links

History

They were formed in 1952 and joined the Mid-Cheshire League in 1966, followed by the North West Counties League in 1990.

The club won this league twice in 1998 and 2002, when they were promoted to the Northern Premier League First Division and have been playing in that league since then, now named the Northern Premier League Division One South. They have yet to reach the first round of the FA Cup, but did reach the semi-finals of the FA Vase in 1997–98. The current manager is Peter Ward, with his support staff consisting of Melvyn Wilkes (Assistant Manager), Callum Carey (Coach) and Graham Plant (First Aider).

Kidsgrove won the Staffordshire Senior Cup for the fourth time in 2010–11, beating Stoke City 1–0 in the final at Harrison Park, home ground of Leek Town.^[1]

Club records

Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round achieved during the 2011–12 season
Record Attendance: 1,903 v Tiverton Town, FA Vase Semi-Final, 21 March 1998
Record Victory: 23–0 v Cross Heath WMC, Staffordshire Cup 1965
Record Defeat: 0–15 v Stafford Rangers, Staffordshire Senior Cup, 20 November 2001

Players

As of 26 December 2011.^[2]

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	Steve Hodgson
		DF	Craig Dove
		DF	Wayne Johnson
		DF	Jamie Skellen
		DF	Danny Smith
		DF	Richard Smith
		DF	Andy Taylor
		DF	Paul Taylor
		DF	Dave Tickle
		DF	Gex Mulholland
		MF	Geoff Basford
		MF	Mark Beeston
		MF	Steve Brannan

No.		Position	Player
		MF	David Bridgwater
		MF	Ashley Carter
		MF	Karl Charlton
		MF	Jonathan Crompton
		MF	Ross Davidson
		MF	Sam Hall
		MF	Alex Morris
		FW	Danny Griggs
		FW	Andy Kinsey
		FW	Darren Twigg
		FW	Dave Walker
		FW	Liam Shotton

Honours

Leagues

North West Counties Football League Premier Division

Champions: 1997–98, 2001–02

Mid-Cheshire League

Champions: 1970–71, 1977–78, 1986–87, 1987–88
Runners-up: 1968–69, 1985–86

Staffordshire County League

Champions: 1965–66

Staffordshire County League Division Two

Champions: 1963–64

Cups

Staffordshire Senior Cup

Winners: 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011
Runners-up: 2008

Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup

Winners: 2005

North West Counties League Challenge Cup

Winners: 1998

North West Counties League Floodlit Trophy

Runners-up: 1999

Mid Cheshire League Cup

Winners: 1968, 1970, 1986
Runner-up: 1985, 1987

League history

As of 3 December 2011

Season	League	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals F	Goals A	Points	Position	FA Cup	FA Trophy	FA Vase
1966–67	Mid-Cheshire League	30	12	3	15	71	74	21	11/16
1967–68	Mid-Cheshire League	34	16	6	12	76	62	38	8/18
1968–69	Mid-Cheshire League	38	27	5	6	114	49	59	2/20
1969–70	Mid-Cheshire League	34	24	4	6	104	41	52	3/18
1970–71	Mid-Cheshire League	34	26	4	4	115	27	56	1/18
1971–72	Mid-Cheshire League	34	21	10	3	110	48	52	3/18
1972–73	Mid-Cheshire League	34	14	3	17	59	63	31	11/18
1973–74	Mid-Cheshire League	36	14	15	7	58	44	43	7/18
1974–75	Mid-Cheshire League	38	22	7	9	78	51	51	4/20
1975–76	Mid-Cheshire League	32	11	8	13	50	50	30	9/17
1976–77	Mid-Cheshire League	30	19	4	7	69	33	42	3/16			R1
1977–78	Mid-Cheshire League	30	14	5	11	49	51	33	7/16			R1
1978–79	Mid-Cheshire League	30	22	6	2	70	24	50	1/16			R2
1979–80	Mid-Cheshire League	30	8	10	12	46	39	26	12/16			PR
1980–81	Mid-Cheshire League	30	12	6	12	30	30	30	9/16			PR
1981–82	Mid-Cheshire League	30	12	7	11	35	35	31	8/16			PR
1982–83	Mid-Cheshire League	28	11	5	12	49	43	27	10/15
1983–84	Mid-Cheshire League	34	11	10	13	51	41	32	12/18
1984–85	Mid-Cheshire League	32	16	9	7	53	40	41	5/17
1985–86	Mid-Cheshire League	34	24	6	4	107	38	54	2/18
1986–87	Mid-Cheshire League	32	23	6	3	91	25	52	1/17
1987–88	Mid-Cheshire League	30	24	5	1	87	24	53	1/16
1988–89	Mid-Cheshire League	28	12	7	9	56	51	51	5/15
1989–90	Mid-Cheshire League	30	14	2	14	54	66	44	8/16
Joined North West Counties League Division Two
1990–91	NWCFL Division Two	34	7	10	17	37	65	31	14/18
1991–92	NWCFL Division Two	34	14	7	13	44	45	49	10/18			R1
Promoted to Division One ahead of higher-placed teams due to ground grading
1992–93	NWCFL Division One	42	9	8	25	53	94	35	20/22
1993–94	NWCFL Division One	42	16	10	16	70	61	58	10/22
1994–95	NWCFL Division One	42	14	8	20	66	78	50	15/22			PR
1995–96	NWCFL Division One	42	15	9	18	61	64	54	13/22	QR1		R1
1996–97	NWCFL Division One	42	10	14	18	53	73	44	16/22	PR		QR2
1997–98	NWCFL Division One	42	32	3	7	127	50	99	1/22	PR		SF
1998–99	NWCFL Division One	40	24	7	9	90	47	79	5/21	QR1		R4
1999–00	NWCFL Division One	42	14	9	19	47	66	51	13/22	PR		R2
2000–01	NWCFL Division One	42	24	10	8	81	46	82	6/22	EPR		R1
2001–02	NWCFL Division One	42	31	9	4	125	47	102	1/22	PR		R4
Promoted to Northern Premier League First Division
2002–03	NPL First Division	42	9	11	22	49	71	38	19/22	QR2	R1
2003–04	NPL First Division	42	10	9	23	45	67	39	22/22	PR	PR
2004–05	NPL First Division	42	15	15	12	60	55	60	10/22	PR	R2
2005–06	NPL First Division	42	14	9	19	66	69	51	17/22	QR1	QR2
2006–07	NPL First Division	42	21	7	18	91	80	70	8/24	QR3	QR2
Inaugural members of the Northern Premier League Division One South
2007–08	NPL Division One South	42	7	10	25	61	90	31	17/18	QR2	PR
2008–09	NPL Division One South	38	12	5	21	49	62	41	15/20	QR1	QR1
2009–10	NPL Division One South	42	22	12	8	93	50	78	4/22	QR1	PR
2010–11	NPL Division One South	42	23	6	13	88	59	75	7/22	QR2	PR
2011–12	NPL Division One South	20	5	6	9	30	37	21	17/22	QR4	QR1

References

^ [http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/grove-pick-up-staffordshire-senior-cup-4913/ Grove Pick Up Staffordshire Senior Cup
^ "First Team". Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.. http://www.kidsgroveathletic.co.uk/profiles/players.php/. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

External links

Northern Premier League

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Division One South	Belper Town Brigg Town Carlton Town Coalville Town Goole Grantham Town Hucknall Town Ilkeston Kidsgrove Athletic Leek Town Lincoln United Loughborough Dynamo Market Drayton Town New Mills Newcastle Town Quorn Rainworth Miners Welfare Romulus Sheffield Shepshed Dynamo Stamford Sutton Coldfield Town

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