Bardon Hill F.C.

Bardon Hill
Full name Bardon Hill Football Club
Founded 1890
Ground Bardon Close, Bardon
Coordinates 52°42′49.82″N 1°20′34″W / 52.7138389°N 1.34278°WCoordinates: 52°42′49.82″N 1°20′34″W / 52.7138389°N 1.34278°W,
Chairman Shaun Forrester
Manager Kevin Ward Middleton
League East Midlands Counties League
2013–14 East Midlands Counties League, 11th

Bardon Hill F.C. is a football club based in Bardon, near Coalville, Leicestershire, England. They currently play in the East Midlands Counties League, having joined from the Leicestershire Senior League at the end of the 2007–08 season.

History

Football at Bardon Hill has been a feature of village life for 100 years, although a small community with a population of no more than 500 people at any one time, sport has always figured strongly.

Shortly after world war two the football club joined forces with the village cricket club to become a sports club served by the same committee, the club then played at woodside next to St.Peters church. This was at a time when local rivalry was strong, and upon occasions in the 1970s every member of the cricket 1st XI had played football for Bardon.

In these days the club played in the now defunct Coalville & District league, youth teams and a Sunday side were formed and because of this a second pitch was added. It is now used mainly as a training pitch. In the 1970s and 1980s the club played around the county in the South Leicester, Leicester & District an the North Leicestershire League before being elected to the Leicestershire Senior League for the 1994–95 Season in which seen the club move to its present home Bardon Close. Since then the development committee has been working hard steadily improving the facilities of both the football and cricket club in order to move the club to the next level. Floodlights were provided in the late 1990s, secure fencing in 2003, new changing rooms and a spectator stand were added in 2008. A further stand and a community centre has already been planned.

Players

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
England DF Adam Fletcher
No. Position Player

Rivalries

Geographically the nearest rival is Coalville Town however despite being based less than two miles apart have hardly ever played each other. The two clubs did however meet in the FA Cup Preliminary round in the 2009–10 season, in which hosts Coalville were beaten 1–0. Other rivals are Ellistown and Ibstock United who the club have played quite frequently over the years.

Honours

Records

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bardon Hill at the Football Club History Database

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