Ilkeston F.C.
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| Full name | Ilkeston Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Robins | ||
| Founded | 2010 | ||
| Ground | New Manor Ground, Ilkeston | ||
| Capacity | 3,029 | ||
| Chairman | Nigel Harrop | ||
| Manager | Andy Watson | ||
| League |
Northern Premier League Premier Division | ||
| 2014–15 |
Northern Premier League Premier Division, 5th | ||
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Ilkeston Football Club is an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. They play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The club was founded in 2010 as a successor to the liquidated Ilkeston Town. The club have played since their formation at the 3,029 capacity New Manor Ground, formerly the home of their predecessor club. Like Ilkeston Town, they are known as 'The Robins'.
History
The club was established in 2010 as the successor club to Ilkeston Town, whose record was expunged on 8 September 2010 as they were subject to a winding up order in the high court over an unpaid £47,000 tax bill.[1] Two months after liquidating, a new club was reformed as Ilkeston F.C. and were admitted into the Northern Premier League Division One South in May 2011.[2][3]
The club won promotion at the end of its first season by beating Leek Town 2–0 in front of 1,670 supporters in the play off final after finishing 3rd behind runaway winners Grantham Town. The Robins suffered a bad start to their 2012–13 campaign winning only two games in their first seventeen, although a turnaround later on in the season saw them pick up a further thirteen victories which led them to a mid-table finish in their first season in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Northern Premier League Division One South
- Play-off Winners 2011–12
- Derbyshire Senior Cup
- Winner 2012–13, 2013–14.
References
- ↑ "Ilkeston Town Football Club wound up over unpaid tax". BBC News. 8 September 2010.
- ↑ "Ilkeston History". Ilkeston F.C. 20 May 2010.
- ↑ "NON LEAGUE RESTRUCTURING 2011/12 ‐ PROPOSED CLUB ALLOCATIONS" (PDF). The FA. Pitchero. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
External links
Coordinates: 52°59′02.10″N 1°18′00.83″W / 52.9839167°N 1.3002306°W