Worksop Town F.C.

Worksop Town
Full name Worksop Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Tigers
Founded 1861 (current club formed 1930)
Ground Sandy Lane
Ground Capacity 2,500 (200 seats)[1]
Chairman Kevin Keep
Manager Mark Shaw
League Northern Counties East League Premier Division
2014–15 Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 2nd
Website Club home page

Worksop Town F.C. is an English football club based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. They play in the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League at level 9 of the English football league system. They are nicknamed the Tigers, and usually sport an amber and black home kit.

The club are currently playing their home games at Handsworth Parramore's Sandy Lane ground – a ground Worksop used to own themselves.

History

The club claims to have been founded in 1861, which would make it the fourth oldest football club in the world, however the earliest record of football being played in the town is from 1873, when a group of 15 men from the town took on 15 from a local church.[2] The first recorded usage of the Worksop Town name came in 1882, when a team using that name played Eckington on 18 February[3]

They joined the Sheffield & District Football League in 1892 and also played in the Sheffield Association League during the late 1890s after an unsuccessful one year stint in the Midland League.

Worksop rejoined the Midland League in 1900 and would become prominent members of the competition before the First World War. They finished as high as 3rd in the league in 1903, and in 1908 they reached the 1st Round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 1–9 at Stamford Bridge to Chelsea in front of 18,995 spectators.[4]

After taking a break from football during WWI, Worksop re-joined the Midland League and in 1921 won the competition for the first time. The 1920s prvoided the club with their best spell in the FA Cup, reaching the 1st Round in four out of six seasons from 1921. In 1923 they drew Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane – the Tigers pulled off a shock by holding Spurs to goal-less draw. The Worksop board decided against hosting the replay at Central Avenue, and they were beaten 0–9 in the replay two days after the original tie, again at White Hart Lane. In 1926 they reached the 2nd Round for the first time after beating Coventry City at Central Avenue in the 1st Round – eventually losing by the odd goal in three to Chesterfield in the next round.

In 1930 the club experienced hard times and withdrew from the Midland League before disbanding.[5][6] A new club was formed a few days later, but they initially had to play in the Sheffield Association League and Central Combination before joining the Yorkshire League in 1935.

After the end of WWII they re-joined the Midland League after a 20 year absence from the competition. In 1956 they progressed to the 3rd Round of the FA Cup for the only time in their history, beating Skegness Town and Bradford City before losing out to Swindon Town at the County Ground. Worksop picked up their second Midland League title in 1966 before becoming founder members of the Northern Premier League (NPL) two years later. They would return to the Midland League after just one year however, as the Tigers finished bottom of the pile in the NPL's inaugural season.

They won their third and last Midland League title in 1973, and a year later re-joined the NPL, eventually finding their feet at this higher level. In 1978 they once more reached the 1st Round of the FA Cup, losing 1–5 to Barnsley at Oakwell. In 1989 they were relegated to Division 1 of the NPL, and had to move to play in Gainsborough when they were evicted from their Central Avenue home. They would spend three years in Gainsborough before returning to the newly built Sandy Lane ground in Worksop in 1992.

The Tigers regained NPL Premier Division status in 1998, by which time Chris Waddle was pulling on a Worksop shirt, and in 1999 they finished as runners-up in the NPL, only just missing out on promotion to the Football Conference. In 2004 they were founder members of the Conference North, but they only lasted three years in the division before being relegated back to the Northern Premier League, and it was around this time that the club fell into financial difficulties and lost ownership of their home ground at Sandy Lane, being forced to rent the grounds of Hucknall Town, Ilkeston Town and Retford United for three years.

In 2011 the club finally returned to Sandy Lane, but this time as tenants of Worksop Parramore, who had bought the ground and allowed the Tigers to play there. The 2013–14 season almost saw Worksop clinch promotion back to the Conference North but they were beaten in the league play-off semi-finals. At the end of the season owner Jason Clark revealed he would no longer be funding the club, plunging Worksop into a financial crisis, and shortly afterwards the decision was taken to resign from the Northern Premier League and join the Northern Counties East League (NCEL), entering the NCEL's Premier Division.[7][8]

The drop to the ninth level of the English football league system also meant a first foray into the FA Vase, having previously competed in the FA Trophy. They have gained considerable success in another cup competition, the prestigious Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup – as of 2014 they had won the competition eleven times.

Managers

From To Manager
1983 Ron Reid[9]
1982 1983 R. Barrett[9]
1983 1984 J. Saunders[9]
1984 1987 Tommy Spencer[9]
1987 1988 Bryan Chambers[9]

From To Manager
1988 1990 Brian Fidler[9]
1990 1997 Tommy Spencer[9]
1997 2003 Paul Mitchell[9]
2003 2004 Steve Ludlam[9]
2004 2007 Ronnie Glavin[9]

From To Manager
2007 2011 Peter Rinkcavage[9]
2011 2011 Martin McIntosh[10]
2011 2013 Simon Clark[11]
2013 Mark Shaw[12]

Notable former players

The following players played in the top flight of English football either before or after joining Worksop Town –

League and cup history

Worksop Town League and Cup history[13][14][15][16]
Season Division Level Position FA Cup FA Trophy FA Vase
1892–93
Sheffield & District League
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12th/14
-
-
-
1893–94
Sheffield & District League Division 1
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4th/5
3rd Qualifying Round
-
-
1894–95
Sheffield Challenge Cup League
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8th/15
4th Qualifying Round
-
-
1895–96
Sheffield Challenge Cup League
-
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1896–97
Midland League
-
14th/15
4th Qualifying Round
-
-
1897–98
Sheffield Association League
-
3rd/12
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1898–99
Sheffield Association League
-
*
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1899–00
Sheffield Association League
-
2nd/9
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1900–01
Midland League
-
12th/14
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1901–02
Midland League
-
10th/15
3rd Qualifying Round
-
-
1902–03
Midland League
-
3rd/17
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1903–04
Midland League
-
16th/18
3rd Qualifying Round
-
-
1904–05
Midland League
-
9th/17
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1905–06
Midland League
-
15th/18
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1906–07
Midland League
-
14th/20
-
-
-
1907–08
Midland League
-
9th/20
1st Round
-
-
1908–09
Midland League
-
20th/20
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1909–10
Midland League
-
15th/22
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1910–11
Midland League
-
20th/20
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1911–12
Midland League
-
18th/19
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1912–13
Midland League
-
17th/20
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1913–14
Midland League
-
13th/18
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1914–15
Midland League
-
8th/20
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1915–16
Club did not enter any competitions due to World War I
1916–17
Club did not enter any competitions due to World War I
1917–18
Club did not enter any competitions due to World War I
1918–19
Club did not enter any competitions due to World War I
1919–20
Midland League
-
4th/18
Preliminary Round
-
-
1920–21
Midland League
-
10th/20
6th Qualifying Round
-
-
1921–22
Midland League
-
1st/22
1st Round
-
-
1922–23
Midland League
-
3rd/22
1st Round
-
-
1923–24
Midland League
-
3rd/22
5th Qualifying Round
-
-
1924–25
Midland League
-
4th/15
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1925–26
Midland League
-
11th/21
2nd Round
-
-
1926–27
Midland League
-
11th/20
1st Round
-
-
1927–28
Midland League
-
11th/23
4th Qualifying Round
-
-
1928–29
Midland League
-
26th/26
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1929–30
Midland League
-
24th/26
4th Qualifying Round
-
-
1930–31
Club wound up and re-formed - did not compete in 1930–31
1931–32
Sheffield Association League Division 2
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5th/12
4th Qualifying Round
-
-
1932–33
Sheffield Association League Division 2
-
4th/12
3rd Qualifying Round
-
-
1933–34
Central Combination
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9th/17
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1934–35
Central Combination
-
6th/15
3rd Qualifying Round
-
-
1935–36
Yorkshire League
-
3rd/20
Preliminary Round
-
-
1936–37
Yorkshire League
-
5th/19
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1937–38
Yorkshire League
-
5th/20
4th Qualifying Round
-
-
1938–39
Yorkshire League
-
7th/20
Preliminary Round
-
-
1939–40
Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II
1941–41
Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II
1941–42
Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II
1942–43
Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II
1943–44
Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II
1944–45
Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II
1945–46
Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II
1946–47
Worksop Amateur League
-
-
-
-
1947–48
Sheffield Association League
-
-
-
-
1948–49
Sheffield Association League
-
-
-
-
1949–50
Midland League
-
20th/24
Preliminary Round
-
-
1950–51
Midland League
-
12th/22
3rd Qualifying Round
-
-
1951–52
Midland League
-
10th/22
3rd Qualifying Round
-
-
1952–53
Midland League
-
19th/24
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1953–54
Midland League
-
10th/24
4th Qualifying Round
-
-
1954–55
Midland League
-
14th/24
4th Qualifying Round
-
-
1955–56
Midland League
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16th/24
3rd Round
-
-
1956–57
Midland League
-
8th/24
4th Qualifying Round
-
-
1957–58
Midland League
-
24th/24
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1958–59
Midland League
-
19th/19
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1959–60
Midland League
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14th/17
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1960–61
Central Alliance Division 1 North
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6th/18
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1961–62
Midland League
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3rd/18
1st Round
-
-
1962–63
Midland League
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2nd/20
3rd Qualifying Round
-
-
1963–64
Midland League
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9th/22
3rd Qualifying Round
-
-
1964–65
Midland League
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18th/22
2nd Qualifying Round
-
-
1965–66
Midland League
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1st/22
3rd Qualifying Round
-
-
1966–67
Midland League
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2nd/22
3rd Qualifying Round
-
-
1967–68
Midland League
-
9th/21
Preliminary Round
-
-
1968–69
Northern Premier League
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20th/20
1st Qualifying Round
-
-
1969–70
Midland League
-
6th/18
2nd Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1970–71
Midland League
-
7th/18
1st Qualifying Round
3rd Qualifying Round
-
1971–72
Midland League
-
6th/18
3rd Qualifying Round
1st Round
-
1972–73
Midland League
-
1st/18
3rd Qualifying Round
1st Round
-
1973–74
Midland League
-
2nd/17
3rd Qualifying Round
2nd Round
-
1974–75
Northern Premier League
-
14th/24
3rd Qualifying Round
1st Round
-
1975–76
Northern Premier League
-
13th/24
4th Qualifying Round
1st Round
-
1976–77
Northern Premier League
-
13th/23
3rd Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1977–78
Northern Premier League
-
20th/24
3rd Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1978–79
Northern Premier League
-
20th/24
1st Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1979–80
Northern Premier League
-
7th/22
2nd Qualifying Round
2nd Qualifying Round
-
1980–81
Northern Premier League
-
12th/22
3rd Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1981–82
Northern Premier League
-
12th/22
2nd Qualifying Round
2nd Qualifying Round
-
1982–83
Northern Premier League
-
21st/22
2nd Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1983–84
Northern Premier League
-
17th/22
1st Qualifying Round
3rd Qualifying Round
-
1984–85
Northern Premier League
-
7th/22
2nd Qualifying Round
3rd Qualifying Round
-
1985–86
Northern Premier League
-
7th/22
2nd Qualifying Round
2nd Qualifying Round
-
1986–87
Northern Premier League
-
19th/22
2nd Qualifying Round
2nd Qualifying Round
-
1987–88
Northern Premier League Premier Division
-
6th/22
1st Qualifying Round
2nd Qualifying Round
-
1988–89
Northern Premier League Premier Division
-
22nd/22
1st Qualifying Round
2nd Qualifying Round
-
1989–90
Northern Premier League Division 1
-
22nd/22
Preliminary Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1990–91
Northern Premier League Division 1
-
3rd/22
2nd Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1991–92
Northern Premier League Division 1
-
3rd/22
1st Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1992–93
Northern Premier League Division 1
-
11th/21
2nd Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1993–94
Northern Premier League Division 1
-
12th/21
3rd Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1994–95
Northern Premier League Division 1
-
6th/22
2nd Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1995–96
Northern Premier League Division 1
-
11th/21
2nd Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
1996–97
Northern Premier League Division 1
7
5th/22
Preliminary Round
3rd Qualifying Round
-
1997–98
Northern Premier League Division 1
7
2nd/22
3rd Qualifying Round
1st Round
-
1998–99
Northern Premier League Premier Division
6
2nd/22
3rd Qualifying Round
2nd Round
-
1999–00
Northern Premier League Premier Division
6
10th/23
2nd Qualifying Round
4th Round
-
2000–01
Northern Premier League Premier Division
6
5th/23
2nd Qualifying Round
Quarter-final
-
2001–02
Northern Premier League Premier Division
6
4th/23
1st Round
4th Round
-
2002–03
Northern Premier League Premier Division
6
5th/23
3rd Qualifying Round
4th Round
-
2003–04
Northern Premier League Premier Division
6
7th/23
3rd Qualifying Round
4th Round
-
2004–05
Football Conference North
6
17th/22
4th Qualifying Round
1st Round
-
2005–06
Football Conference North
6
19th/22
2nd Qualifying Round
Quarter-final
-
2006–07
Football Conference North
6
21st/22
2nd Qualifying Round
3rd Qualifying Round
-
2007–08
Northern Premier League Premier Division
7
9th/21
1st Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
2008–09
Northern Premier League Premier Division
7
7th/22
2nd Qualifying Round
2nd Qualifying Round
-
2009–10
Northern Premier League Premier Division
7
18th/20
1st Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
2010–11
Northern Premier League Premier Division
7
7th/22
1st Qualifying Round
1st Round
-
2011–12
Northern Premier League Premier Division
7
15th/22
1st Qualifying Round
2nd Round
-
2012–13
Northern Premier League Premier Division
7
9th/22
1st Qualifying Round
1st Round
-
2013–14
Northern Premier League Premier Division
7
4th/24**
3rd Qualifying Round
1st Qualifying Round
-
2014–15
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
9
2nd/21
Extra Preliminary Round
-
4th Round
2015–16
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
9
/22
Extra Preliminary Round
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To play

* League play-off final drawn with Parkgate United and title shared
** League play-off semi-finalists

Grounds

Worksop initially played at a ground on Netherton Road, but they, along with the cricket club, moved to Central Avenue in 1891. They stayed there until 1988, when they were forced to move to play in Gainsborough. They returned to their home town in 1992 when a new ground was built on Sandy Lane. They lost ownership of Sandy Lane in 2005 and again had to groundshare elsewhere before returning to Sandy Lane in 2011, this time as tenants of Worksop Parramore.

Gallery

A series of pictures taken at the Worksop Town vs. Sheffield Wednesday friendly in July 2011.

Current squad

As of 00:19, Sunday, January 17, 2016 (UTC)

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

No. Position Player
England GK Ben Townsend
England GK Tom Jackson
England DF Sam Liversidge
England DF Connor Smythe
England DF Tom Burgin
England DF Phil Roe
England DF Ross Henshaw
England DF Macole Lannaman
England DF Jono Wafula
England DF Jack Barnett
England MF Kyle Jordan
England MF Jack Waddle
No. Position Player
England MF James Cottingham
England MF Adam Ward
England MF Tom Elliott
England MF Jake Scott
England MF Conor Sellars
England FW Connor Higginson
England FW Chris Whincop
England FW Matt Booth
England FW Mitch Husbands
England FW Andy Dave Ofosu
England FW Dre Johnson
England FW Aaron Richards

Honours

League

  • Midland League
    • Champions: 1921–22, 1965–66, 1972–73
    • Runners Up: 1962–63, 1966–67, 1973–74

Cup

  • Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
    • Winners: 1923–24, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2011–12
    • Runners-up: 1899–00, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1924–25, 1935–36, 1938–39, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08

Records

References

  1. Worksop Town Northern Counties East League
  2. Sheffield Telegraph, 15 March 1873
  3. Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 20 February 1882
  4. Nottingham Evening Post 13 January 1908
  5. Hartlepool Mail, 6 September 1930
  6. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 11 September 1930
  7. Worksop Town Northern Premier League
  8. Club Statement Worksop Town
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Worksop Town Non-League Directory
  10. Worksop Town Manager Evo-stik League
  11. Simon Clark Worksop Guardian
  12. Worksop Town appoint Shirebrook boss Shaw Worksop Guardian
  13. Worksop Town Football Club History Database
  14. Worksop Town WildStat
  15. British Newspaper Archive
  16. Central Combination nonleaguematters

External links

Coordinates: 53°18′42″N 1°07′53″W / 53.31153°N 1.13139°W / 53.31153; -1.13139

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