Shirebrook Town F.C.
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| Full name | Shirebrook Town Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1985 (as Shirebrook Colliery) | ||
| Ground | Langwith Road, Shirebrook | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 (300 Seated) | ||
| Chairman | Daniel Marsh | ||
| Manager | Kevin Gee | ||
| League | NCEL Division One | ||
| 2012–13 | NCEL Division One, 6th | ||
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Shirebrook Town F.C. are a football club based in Shirebrook, England. They are currently in Division One of the Northern Counties East Football League and play at Langwith Road.
History
The club was founded as Shirebrook Colliery, and joined the Central Midlands League. In 1985–86 they won the Senior Division, and were promoted to Division One. In their first season in Division One, they finished second, and were promoted to the Premier Division.
In 1993 the club changed its name to Shirebrook Town. They won the Supreme Division of the Central Midlands League in 2000–01, but were not promoted due to ground grading issues. The following season they won the league again, and this time were promoted to the First Division of the Northern Counties East League. After finishing as runners-up in their first season, they were not promoted due to ground issues. However, the following season (2003–04) they won Division One, and were promoted to the Premier Division, where they remained until 2010.
The club was relegated back to Division One at the end of the 2009–10 season.
After spending most of the 10/11 and 11/12 season in the middle part of the table former player Gary Castledine was appointed manager after former manager Micky Taylor left the club to take over at newly formed club AFC Mansfield. However Gary reign didn't last long and after 10 games of 3 wins and 7 loses he was sacked by the club and replaced by formed Sheffield FC manager Mark Shaw, who managed to guide the club to a respectable 6th position however during the close season Mark left to take over at Evo-Stick side Worksop Town. This saw former Hallam FC manager Jullian Watts take over, and after a good start to the season a difficult October saw Watts sacked by the club and replaced by former Rainworth MW manager Kevin Gee
Stadium
The club originally played at Warren Terrace, but later moved to Langwith Road. The record attendance of 2,200 was set in a friendly match against Mansfield Town, a match played as part of the sale of Gary Castledine to Mansfield.
Honours
- Northern Counties East Football League Cup
- Runners-up 2011–12
- Northern Counties East Football League Trophy
- Runners-up 2011–12
Records
- Attendance: 2,200 vs. Mansfield Town, 1991 (friendly)
- Record league victory: 12–0 vs Clipstone Welfare
External links
- Club website
- Shirebrook Town at the Football Club History Database
Coordinates: 53°12′25.47″N 1°12′22.65″W / 53.2070750°N 1.2062917°W