Blidworth Welfare F.C.
Blidworth Welfare Football Club is a football club based in Blidworth, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The club was formed in 1926 as Folk House Old Boys F.C., but changed to Blidworth Welfare F.C. in 1982. Since 2008, the club has played in the Central Midlands Supreme Division. They first entered the FA Cup in the 1993–94 season.[1]
In the 1997-98 season they lost all 28 league games, conceding 186 goals and scoring only eight. They were so bad that The FA invited them to a training session with the England national football team.[2]
The current chairman is Alan Whitworth, who has overseen a number of changes at the club. The club is now an FA Charter Standard club and there is to be a massive overhaul to the changing facilities.
The 2007–08 season saw the club start teams for Under-8s, Under-9s, Under-10s, Under-11s, Under-15s and Under-19s. There is also a Blidworth Welfare FC Sunday side.
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[edit] 2010/2011 Season
At the start of the 2010-11 season, the club will be managed by Brett Marshall - who decided to move from rivals Kirkby. Marshall has an abundance of local league knowledge and will be joined at the club by Steve Roebuck, Tony Cook & Steve Pembleton. He is expected to oversee a whole host of changes including a completely revamped squad, as well as a good working relationship between the 1st team and the reserves - who will be managed by Liam Best.
The club will also have brand new, state-of-the-art facilities come Spring, once the changing rooms have been erected. Numerous sponsors have also been announced for the coming season, and the new era will open with a pre-season friendly vs. Mansfield Town on July 12th.[3]
After the recent CML meeting, Blidworth will be playing the CML Supreme - as the North/South proposal idea was scrapped.[4] That means plenty of local derby's; including Clipstone, Kirkby Town, Southwell City & Calverton.
Blidworth start the season away to Harworth CI on August 14, then travel to Southwell City a week later, where Marshall will face his old club at his old ground for the first time. In early September, Blidworth play Teversal in the first round of the FA Vase.
[edit] Staff
- Chairman - Alan Whitworth
- Director - Helen Wilford
- Director - Paul Hyde
- Commercial Manager - David Morrison
- Youth Secretary - Amanda Parkes
- Football Development Officer - Roger Parkes
- 1st Team Manager - Brett Marshall
- 1st Team Assistant Manager - Steven Roebuck
- 1st Team Coach - Tony Cook
- 1st Team Coach - Mick Gould
- 1st Team Coach - Steve Pembleton
- Physio - Lee Allsopp
- Reserve Team Manager - Liam Best
- Reserve Team Assistant Manager - Shane Vincent
- Head Groundsman - Terry Seymour
- Head of Catering - Mick Flint
[edit] Current Kit
Home Kit - Shirt - Red & Black halves, Shorts - Black, Socks - Black
Away Kit - Shirts - White & Black halves, Shorts - Black, Socks - Black
[edit] Timeline
- 1926 Club formed as Folk House Old Boys
- 1982 Changed name to Blidworth Welfare
- 1982-83 Founder members of Northern Counties East League
- 1984-85 Joined Division One South on re-organisation
- 1985-86 Joined Division Three on re-organisation. Failed to complete fixtures— record expunged
- 1986-97 Joined Central Midlands League Premier Division
- 1990 Elevated to Supreme Division
- 1994-95 Rejoined Northern Counties East League in Division One
- 1998-99 Rejoined Central Midlands League Supreme Division
- 1999 Demoted to Premier Division
- 2007 Won Notts Intermediate Cup
[edit] References
- ^ "Blidworth Welfare". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/BLIDWORW.HTM. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ BBC News - Mission Impossible
- ^ http://www.mansfieldtown.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10325~2077832,00.html
- ^ http://cmlunofficial.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1121
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Coordinates: 53°06′15.68″N 1°07′07.08″W / 53.1043556°N 1.1186333°W
