| Full name | Selby Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Robins | ||
| Founded | 1919 | ||
| Ground | Rigid Group Stadium, Selby, North Yorkshire (Capacity: 5000 (220 seated)) |
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| Chairman | Ralphy Pearse | ||
| Manager | Leon Sewell | ||
| League | NCEL Premier Division | ||
| 2010-11 | NCEL Premier Division, 15th | ||
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Selby Town Football Club is an English football club based in Selby, North Yorkshire, founded in 1919. They play in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
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Soon after the club's formation, in 1920 they were entered into the Yorkshire Football League as a founding member. During the 1930s Selby were one of the most successful clubs in the league, winning it three times before World War II.
After the war the club managed to win two more Yorkshire League championships in 1952-53 and 1953-54 where they also reached the FA Cup 1st Round. During the 1954-55 season, they reached the Second Round of the FA Cup, the furthest in their history; they were knocked out by Hastings United 2-0.
The club's record goalscorer is Graham Shepherd who notched up 158 goals between 1963 and 1982. They stayed in the Yorkshire League through its entirety. In 1982 the League became part of the new Northern Counties East Football League (NCEL), which the Robins were drafted into. Selby became champions of the Northern Counties East League Division One in 1995-96 and currently remain in the league they were promoted to; Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
Selby Town's modern era has seen them reach the 4th round of the FA Vase in 1995-96, the same year they won the NCEL Division One Title. In recent seasons the club have flourished under the guidance of former Player Bob Lyon, winning the Presidents Cup, Barkston Ash Cup and The Vets over 40s all in 2001.
Selby are looking forward to a new start with strict disciplinarians at the helm, Leon Sewell and Jody Barford. Whilst Jody will act as player/assistant coach & chief scout Leon will take on head coach duties. Everyone at Selby is very pleased to have recruited such well connected coaches. With their supreme European scouting network blossoming also ahead of the new season, there looks set to be a booming football mecca building on the banks of the River Ouse.
The Robins moved from The Bowling Green across town to the current Flaxley Road ground on Richard Street which was purpose built in the early 1950s. they hope to be moving soon to a brand new Conference-standard stadium on East Common Lane next to Selby College.
The club's highest attendance of 7,000 was in 1954 when they played Bradford Park Avenue in the FA Cup 1st Round.
As a result of a sponsorship deal the Flaxley Road ground was renamed the 'Selby Times Stadium'. In August 2010 a new three season sponsorship deal with Rigid Group (a local packaging manufacturer) led to the stadium being renamed the Rigid Group Stadium.[1]