Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.

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Kidsgrove Athletic

Full name

Kidsgrove Athletic Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Grove

Founded

1952

Ground

The Seddon Stadium, Hollinwood Road

Capacity

2,000

Chairman

John Rowley

Manager

Ant Buckle

League

Northern Premier League
Division One South

2012–13

Northern Premier League
Division One South, 18th

Home colours

Away colours

Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club 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

Football was played in the town of Kidsgrove in before the outbreak of World War II saw the team disband. Football was resurrected in when Kidsgrove United was formed which brought a number of players from further afield.^[1] Local young men unhappy with this structure formed their own club in 1952 under the name Kidsgrove Athletic. The club joined the amateur Burslem and Tunstall League.^[1] They played on the Vickers and Goodwin pitch next to the A50 before deciding not to play football in 1961 in order to develop a ground on Hollinwood Road, Clough Hall. The club won the Burslem and Tunstall League in 1962 and joined the Staffordshire County League in 1963.^[1]

They won the Division Two title in 1963–64 before winning the Division One title in 1965–66.^[1] Kidsgrove moved to the Mid-Cheshire League in 1966 a move which caused some controversy.^[1] The team thrived in the new league and were crowned champions in 1970–71, 1977–78, 1986–87 and 1987–88 and also won the Mid-Cheshire League Cup in 1968, 1970 and 1986. The club joined the North West Counties Football League in 1990 and were promoted to the Premier Division in 1991–92 due to ground grading.^[1] After several seasons of struggle at this level they won the title in 1997–98 and 2001–02 which earned them promotion to the Northern Premier League.^[1] Kidsgrove struggled with the step up to the eighth tier narrowly avoiding relegation in 2002–03 and 2003–04. Under the management of Ant Buckle and Darren Twigg they finished in mid-table in 2004–05 and 2005–06. Peter Ward re-joined the club in the summer of 2006 which saw Kidsgrove begin to mount a promotion challenge and they reached the play-offs in 2009–10 but lost out to Glapwell. In 2010–11 Grove missed out on a play-off spot by four points finishing in 7th position. In 2011–12 Kidsgrove reached the fourth-qualifying round of the FA Cup where they lost 2–0 to Bradford Park Avenue. In the summer of 2012 Peter Ward left the club and was replaced by Shaun Hollinshead however he was sacked in April 2013.^[2] Ant Buckle and Darren Twigg took control of the side for the 2013–14 season.

Kidsgrove have yet to reach the first round of the FA Cup, but did reach the semi-finals of the FA Vase in 1997–98. Athletic have won the Staffordshire Senior Cup five times in 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012.^[3]

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 19 November 2013^[4]

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	Danny Read
		DF	Craig Dove
		DF	Andy Taylor
		DF	Paul Taylor
		DF	Wayne Johnson
		DF	Ryan Grocott
		DF	Adam Yates
		DF	Phil Parkinson
		DF	Chris Smith
		MF	Wayne Corden
		MF	Aiden Matranga
		MF	Wes Wilkinson

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Kevin Street
		MF	Karl Espley
		MF	Michael Carr
		MF	Ryan Smith
		MF	Nathan Chinn-Shaw
		MF	Ashley Whitehead
		FW	Tom Wakefield
		FW	Shane Reaney
		FW	Matt Haddrell
		FW	Darren Twigg
		FW	Jordan Johnson

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, 2012
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

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	42	13	16	13	62	59	55	13/22	QR4	QR1
2012–13	NPL Division One South	42	12	7	23	75	86	43	18/22	PR	QR1

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Kidsgrove Athletic FC - a brief history". Kidsgrove Athletic.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
↑ "Kidsgrove fire boss Hollinshead after run of five defeats". The Sentinel. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
↑ Grove Pick Up Staffordshire Senior Cup
↑ "First Team". Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

External links

Official Site
Kidsgrove Athletic FC at pitchero.com

Coordinates: 53°4′51.895″N 2°15′2.077″W / 53.08108194°N 2.25057694°W / 53.08108194; -2.25057694

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See also: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, Northern Premier League President's Cup, Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup, Peter Swales Shield

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