Heanor Town F.C.
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| Full name | Heanor Town Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Lions | |
| Founded | 1883 | |
| Ground | Town Ground, Heanor | |
| Chairman | John McCulloch | |
| Manager | Glenn Kirkwood and Craig Hopkins | |
| League | East Midlands Counties League | |
| 2010–11 | East Midlands Counties League, 3rd | |
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Heanor Town Football Club is a football club established in 1883 and based in Heanor, Derbyshire, England. They have reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup six times in their history. They currently play in the East Midlands Counties League, having joined from the Central Midlands League at the end of the 2007-08 season.
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[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Notable former players
- Nigel Clough played for Heanor Town, before joining Nottingham Forest in December 1984 and being one of their most influential players over the next nine years, winning two Football League Cups and also turning out for Liverpool and Manchester City.
- Lindy Delapenha was transferred to Heanor Town from Burton Albion in 1964 after a League career with Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and Mansfield Town. A Jamaican international, he returned home in January 1965 to finish his career with Boys' Town and Liguanea-Mona United.
- Kevin Hector briefly turned out for Heanor Town in the mid 1980s after winning league championships with Derby County and Vancouver Whitecaps. Twice capped for England.
- Jaylee Hodgson was transferred from Heanor Town to Long Eaton United in September 2010. Scored twice on his international debut for Montserrat in June 2011.
- Harry Hooper finished his career with Heanor Town in 1968 after much success with West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Sunderland. An England B and U23 international.
- Nigel Pearson played for Heanor before signing for Shrewsbury Town and later going to lift the Football League Cup in 1991 as captain of Sheffield Wednesday, as well as being on the losing side in both domestic finals with Wednesday in 1993 and Middlesbrough in 1997.
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