Bugbrooke St Michaels F.C.
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| Full name | Bugbrooke St Michaels Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Badgers | ||
| Founded | 1929 | ||
| Ground | Birds Close, Bugbrooke | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 (120 seated)[1] | ||
| Chairman | Kevin Gardner | ||
| Manager | Jamie Forrest | ||
| League | United Counties League Premier Division South | ||
| 2023–24 | United Counties League Premier Division South, 10th of 20 | ||
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Bugbrooke St Michaels Football Club is an English football club based in Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire. They are members of the United Counties League Premier Division South and play at Birds Close.
History
The club was established in 1929 and named after the village church.[2] They joined the Central Northamptonshire Combination in 1952,[1] and won the league without losing a match in 1968–69.[3] They retained the title the following season and were champions again in 1971–72.[4][5] They were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1974–75, but returned to the Premier Division in 1976, going on to be champions again in 1976–77 and 1985–86.[6][7]
After finishing third in 1986–87,[8] they moved up to Division One of the United Counties League.[9] They won the Northamptonshire Junior Cup in 1989–90.[10] After becoming Division One champions in 1998–99, the club were promoted to the Premier Division. However, they were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 2001–02 season after finishing second-from-bottom in the Premier Division.[9] The club won the Northamptonshire Junior Cup again in 2011–12.[10] In 2021 they were promoted to the Premier Division South based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.
Ground
The club play Birds Close, located on the southern edge of the village next to the rugby club.
Honours
- United Counties League
- Division One champions 1998–99
- Central Northamptonshire Combination
- Champions 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1976–77, 1985–86
- Northamptonshire Junior Cup
- Winners 1989–90, 2011–12
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2012–13[9]
- Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 2009–10[9]
- Record attendance: 1,156[1]
- Most appearances: Jimmy Nord[10]
- Most goals: Vince Thomas[10]
References
- ^ a b c UCL Team Information Buckingham Town F.C.
- ^ Match Preview: Bugbrooke St. Michaels (H) Oadby Town F.C.
- ^ 1968–1969 Northamptonshire Combination
- ^ 1969–1970 Northamptonshire Combination
- ^ 1971–1972 Northamptonshire Combination
- ^ 1976–1977 Northamptonshire Combination
- ^ 1985–1986 Northamptonshire Combination
- ^ 1986–1987 Northamptonshire Combination
- ^ a b c d Bugbrooke St Michaels at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c d Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p797 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0