Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.

Kidsgrove Athletic

Full name	Kidsgrove Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Grove
Founded	1952
Ground	The Seddon Stadium, Hollinwood Road (Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman	Michael Fitzjohn
Manager	Peter Ward
League	Northern Premier League Division One South
2010–11	Northern Premier League Division One South, 7th
Home colours Away colours

Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South. The team, nicknamed "The Grove", play their home games at The Seddon Stadium.

History

They were formed in 1952 and joined the Mid-Cheshire League in 1966, followed by the North West Counties League in 1990.

The club won this league twice in 1998 and 2002, when they were promoted to the Northern Premier League First Division and have been playing in that league since then, now named the Northern Premier League Division One South. They have yet to reach the first round of the FA Cup, but did reach the semi-finals of the FA Vase in 1997–98. The current manager is Peter Ward, with his support staff consisting of Melvyn Wilkes (Assistant Manager), Callum Carey (Coach) and Graham Plant (First Aider).

Kidsgrove won the Staffordshire Senior Cup for the fourth time in 2010–11, beating Stoke City 1–0 in the final at Harrison Park, home ground of Leek Town.

Club records

• Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round achieved during the 2011–12 season
• Record Attendance: 1,903 v Tiverton Town, FA Vase Semi-Final, 21 March 1998
• Record Victory: 23–0 v Cross Heath WMC, Staffordshire Cup 1965
• Record Defeat: 0–15 v Stafford Rangers, Staffordshire Senior Cup, 20 November 2001

Players

As of 26 December 2011.

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

No. Position Player GK Steve Hodgson DF Craig Dove DF Wayne Johnson DF Jamie Skellen DF Danny Smith DF Richard Smith DF Andy Taylor DF Paul Taylor MF Geoff Basford MF Mark Beeston MF Steve Brannan MF David Bridgwater

No. Position Player MF Ashley Carter MF Karl Charlton MF Jonathan Crompton MF Ross Davidson MF Sam Hall MF Alex Morris FW Danny Griggs FW Andy Kinsey FW Darren Twigg FW Dave Walker FW Liam Shotton

Honours

Leagues

North West Counties Football League Premier Division

• Champions: 1997–98, 2001–02

Mid-Cheshire League

• Champions: 1970–71, 1977–78, 1986–87, 1987–88
• Runners-up: 1968–69, 1985–86

Staffordshire County League

• Champions: 1965–66

Staffordshire County League Division Two

• Champions: 1963–64

Cups

Staffordshire Senior Cup

• Winners: 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011
• Runners-up: 2008

Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup

• Winners: 2005

North West Counties League Challenge Cup

• Winners: 1998

North West Counties League Floodlit Trophy

• Runners-up: 1999

Mid Cheshire League Cup

• Winners: 1968, 1970, 1986
• Runner-up: 1985, 1987

League history

Season	League	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals F	Goals A	Points	Position	FA Cup	FA Trophy	FA Vase
1966–67	Mid-Cheshire League	30	12	3	15	71	74	21	11/16
1967–68	Mid-Cheshire League	34	16	6	12	76	62	38	8/18
1968–69	Mid-Cheshire League	38	27	5	6	114	49	59	2/20
1969–70	Mid-Cheshire League	34	24	4	6	104	41	52	3/18
1970–71	Mid-Cheshire League	34	26	4	4	115	27	56	1/18
1971–72	Mid-Cheshire League	34	21	10	3	110	48	52	3/18
1972–73	Mid-Cheshire League	34	14	3	17	59	63	31	11/18
1973–74	Mid-Cheshire League	36	14	15	7	58	44	43	7/18
1974–75	Mid-Cheshire League	38	22	7	9	78	51	51	4/20
1975–76	Mid-Cheshire League	32	11	8	13	50	50	30	9/17
1976–77	Mid-Cheshire League	30	19	4	7	69	33	42	3/16			R1
1977–78	Mid-Cheshire League	30	14	5	11	49	51	33	7/16			R1
1978–79	Mid-Cheshire League	30	22	6	2	70	24	50	1/16			R2
1979–80	Mid-Cheshire League	30	8	10	12	46	39	26	12/16			PR
1980–81	Mid-Cheshire League	30	12	6	12	30	30	30	9/16			PR
1981–82	Mid-Cheshire League	30	12	7	11	35	35	31	8/16			PR
1982–83	Mid-Cheshire League	28	11	5	12	49	43	27	10/15
1983–84	Mid-Cheshire League	34	11	10	13	51	41	32	12/18
1984–85	Mid-Cheshire League	32	16	9	7	53	40	41	5/17
1985–86	Mid-Cheshire League	34	24	6	4	107	38	54	2/18
1986–87	Mid-Cheshire League	32	23	6	3	91	25	52	1/17
1987–88	Mid-Cheshire League	30	24	5	1	87	24	53	1/16
1988–89	Mid-Cheshire League	28	12	7	9	56	51	51	5/15
1989–90	Mid-Cheshire League	30	14	2	14	54	66	44	8/16
Joined North West Counties League Division Two
1990–91	NWCFL Division Two	34	7	10	17	37	65	31	14/18
1991–92	NWCFL Division Two	34	14	7	13	44	45	49	10/18			R1
Promoted to Division One ahead of higher-placed teams due to ground grading
1992–93	NWCFL Division One	42	9	8	25	53	94	35	20/22
1993–94	NWCFL Division One	42	16	10	16	70	61	58	10/22
1994–95	NWCFL Division One	42	14	8	20	66	78	50	15/22			PR
1995–96	NWCFL Division One	42	15	9	18	61	64	54	13/22	QR1		R1
1996–97	NWCFL Division One	42	10	14	18	53	73	44	16/22	PR		QR2
1997–98	NWCFL Division One	42	32	3	7	127	50	99	1/22	PR		SF
1998–99	NWCFL Division One	40	24	7	9	90	47	79	5/21	QR1		R4
1999–00	NWCFL Division One	42	14	9	19	47	66	51	13/22	PR		R2
2000–01	NWCFL Division One	42	24	10	8	81	46	82	6/22	EPR		R1
2001–02	NWCFL Division One	42	31	9	4	125	47	102	1/22	PR		R4
Promoted to Northern Premier League First Division
2002–03	NPL First Division	42	9	11	22	49	71	38	19/22	QR2	R1
2003–04	NPL First Division	42	10	9	23	45	67	39	22/22	PR	PR
2004–05	NPL First Division	42	15	15	12	60	55	60	10/22	PR	R2
2005–06	NPL First Division	42	14	9	19	66	69	51	17/22	QR1	QR2
2006–07	NPL First Division	42	21	7	18	91	80	70	8/24	QR3	QR2
Inaugural members of the Northern Premier League Division One South
2007–08	NPL Division One South	42	7	10	25	61	90	31	17/18	QR2	PR
2008–09	NPL Division One South	38	12	5	21	49	62	41	15/20	QR1	QR1
2009–10	NPL Division One South	42	22	12	8	93	50	78	4/22	QR1	PR
2010–11	NPL Division One South	42	23	6	13	88	59	75	7/22	QR2	PR

External links

• Official Site
• KAFC Online: Unofficial website