Mickleover Sports F.C.

Mickleover Sports

Full name

Mickleover Sports Football Club

Nickname(s)

Sports

Founded

1948

Ground

The Raygar Stadium,
Mickleover, Derbyshire

Capacity

1500 (280 Seated)

Chairman

Stu Clarke

Manager

Glenn Kirkwood and Craig Hopkins

League

Northern Premier League
Division One South

2014–15

Northern Premier League
Division One South, 1st (Champions)

Home colours

Away colours

Mickleover Sports Football Club is an English football club based in the Mickleover suburb of Derby, Derbyshire. They are members of the Northern Premier League Division One South. The club plays its home matches at The Raygar Stadium, formerly known as The Mickleover Sports Ground and more commonly referred to as Station Road after the road on which it is located.

History

The club was formed in 1948 and spent the first 44 years of their existence competing locally in the Derby and District Senior League. In 1993, they joined the Central Midlands Football League Premier Division, gaining promotion to the Supreme Division two years later. They moved up to Northern Counties East League Division One in 1999, and in the 2000–01 season reached the 4th round of the FA Vase. Their most recent promotion, to the Northern Premier League, occurred at the end of the 2008–09 season.^[1] They were relegated back to Division One South after the 2011–12 season.

Squad

Mickleover Sports (in red) playing F.C. United of Manchester

As of 12 February 2012.^[2]

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

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Kevin Grocott
		MF	Eric Graves
		MF	John Guy
		FW	Karl Ashton
		FW	Dave Middleditch

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Jordan Ball
		FW	Kieran O'Connell
		FW	Alex Steadman
		FW	Martin Smyth
			Daymo Clark
		GK	Chris Dodsley

Staff

Manager: Glenn Kirkwood and Craig Hopkins
Chairman: Stu Clarke
Club Secretary Tony Shaw

Honours

League

Northern Premier League Division One South
- Champions 2009–10
NCEFL Premier Division
- Champions 2008–09
NCEFL Division One
- Champions 2002–03
Central Midlands League Supreme Division
- Champions 1998–99

Cup

Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup
- Winners 2010
NCEFL Cup
- Winners 2006–07

^[3]

References

↑ Mickleover Sports history
↑ "Mickleover Squad". Mickleover Sports official website. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
↑ Mickleover Sports honours

External links

Official website
Northern Premier League club profile
Mickleover Sports at the Football Club History Database

Northern Premier League

Premier Division	Ashton United Barwell Belper Town Blyth Spartans Buxton Curzon Ashton F.C. United of Manchester Frickley Athletic Grantham Town Halesowen Town Ilkeston King's Lynn Town Marine Matlock Town Nantwich Town Ramsbottom United Rushall Olympic Skelmersdale United Stamford Stourbridge Trafford Whitby Town Witton Albion Workington

Division One North	Bamber Bridge Brighouse Town Burscough Clitheroe Darlington 1883 Droylsden Farsley Harrogate Railway Athletic Kendal Town Lancaster City Mossley New Mills Northwich Victoria Ossett Albion Ossett Town Padiham Prescot Cables Radcliffe Borough Salford City Scarborough Athletic Spennymoor Town Warrington Town

Division One South	Brigg Town Carlton Town Chasetown Coalville Town Goole Gresley Kidsgrove Athletic Leek Town Lincoln United Loughborough Dynamo Market Drayton Town Mickleover Sports Newcastle Town Norton United Rainworth Miners Welfare Romulus Sheffield Stafford Rangers Stocksbridge Park Steels Spalding United Sutton Coldfield Town Tividale

Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

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

Coordinates: 52°55′25.25″N 1°32′23.97″W / 52.9236806°N 1.5399917°W / 52.9236806; -1.5399917