Retford United F.C.
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| Full name | Retford United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Badgers | ||
| Founded | 1987 | ||
| Ground | Cannon Park, Retford (Capacity: 2,000 (300 covered)) |
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| Chairman | Bill Wyles | ||
| Manager | Brett Marshall | ||
| League | Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
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| 2010–11 | Northern Premier League Premier Division, 22nd (demoted) |
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Retford United Football Club (also known as the Badgers) are an English football club based at Cannon Park in Retford, Nottinghamshire. They currently play in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
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[edit] History
The team was founded in 1987, originally playing in the Gainsborough League. After a spell in the Nottinghamshire Alliance, the club was accepted as members of the Central Midlands League in 2001, and three years later stepped up again to the Northern Counties East League.
The success continued, finishing as runners-up in the Northern Counties East League Division One in 2005-06, gaining promotion to the Premier Division, which they won at their first attempt. They were then promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One South, which they won two years running, gaining promotion to the Premier Division in 2009. In all they have won six championships, of various leagues and divisions, in the last nine seasons.[1]
However, at the end of the 2010–11 season they finished bottom and were relegated to the Northern Premier League Division One South. Due to financial constraints, the club opted to resign from the Northern Premier League and it is expected the club will compete in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division for the 2011/12 season.
Retford reached the fifth round (last 16) of the FA Vase in the 2006-07 season, while their best run in the FA Cup has consisted of one appearance in the fourth qualifying round, in the 2008-09 season, but they were defeated 3-1 by Alfreton Town Their first season in the FA Trophy in 2007-08 took them to the first round where they were defeated 5-2 by Histon.
[edit] Origins and youth structure
Retford United FC was founded in 1987 and at the time consisted of one Senior team that competed in the Gainsborough League and one Youth Under 10s team in the Retford & Worksop Leagues. In 1989, the Club's Director of Coaching Dave Hickin introduced a 2nd Youth team as U10s and, along with the U12s, began United’s association with the Mid Lincs Youth League.
The Club place a massive importance on Youth football and ever since 1989 the Club have introduced a new Under 10s team each season. With the FA's introduction of small-sided football in 1999, the club now consists of 27 youth teams ranging from Under 8s to Under 16s, an Under 18s, 19s and three senior teams (first team, reserve team and ladies team) all of which wear the club’s black and white stripes. This includes 2 girls teams.
[edit] Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Honours
- Northern Premier League
- Division One South Champions 2008-09 (Promoted to Premier Division)
- Division One South Champions 2007-08 (Could not be promoted to Premier Division after failing a ground inspection)
- Challenge Cup Runners-up 2009-10
- Chairman's Cup Winners 2007-08
- Northern Counties East League
- Premier Division Champions 2006-07
- Division One Runners-up 2005-06
- Wilkinson Sword Trophy Winners 2005-06
- President's Cup Winners 2006-07
- Central Midlands Football League
- Supreme Division Champions 2003-04
- League Cup Winners 2003-04
- Trophy Winners 2005-06
- Floodlit Cup Runners-up 2003-04
- Nottinghamshire FA Senior Cup
- Winners 2008-09
[edit] References
- ^ Retford United at the Football Club History Database
