Stapenhill F.C.

Stapenhill
Full name Stapenhill Football Club
Nickname(s) The Swans
Founded 1947 (reformed 2009)
Ground Edge Hill, Stapenhill
Manager Mick Wood
League East Midlands Counties League
2013–14 East Midlands Counties League, 2nd

Stapenhill F.C. is a football club based in the Stapenhill area of Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. They play in the East Midlands Counties League.

History

They were formed in 1947 and ten years after formation they joined the Leicestershire Senior League Division Two and found immediate success, gaining promotion in their debut season and winning the Division One championship in the following two seasons. They remained in that division, apart from a single season (1971–72) in Division Two, winning the top flight, now renamed the Premier Division, twice more – 1986–87 and 1988–89. They then joined the Midland Combination Premier Division, staying there for five seasons until they became a founding member of the Midland Alliance where they remained until resigning from the league in January 2002. Later that year they joined the Leicestershire Senior League and were promoted as runners-up into the Premier Division.[1] In the 2007–08 season, they were members of the Midland Football Alliance, but after a fire ravaged their home stadium,[2] the club was forced to close down.[3] The club reformed in 2009 and rejoined the Leicestershire Senior League.

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References

  1. Football Clubs History Database – stapenhall
  2. "Blaze wrecks football club". Burton Mail. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  3. Sameera Khatoon (2008-07-16). "Swans are forced to quit league". Burton Mail. Retrieved 2008-07-16.

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Coordinates: 52°46′48.74″N 1°37′30.74″W / 52.7802056°N 1.6252056°W