Sleaford Town F.C.
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| Full name | Sleaford Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Town,Greens | ||
| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Eslaforde Park Sleaford |
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| Chairman | Mick Dwane | ||
| Manager | Brian Rowland | ||
| League | United Counties League Premier Division |
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| 2010-11 | United Counties League Premier Division, 18th |
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Sleaford Town F.C. is a football club based in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.
[edit] History
Sleaford Town were founded in 1968. They joined the Lincolnshire League, where they were generally successful, being a regular top-ten team. In 2003, Town announced plans to seek a higher level of football in the United Counties League. They had their best-ever season in 2003-04, winning the title for the first time in twenty-three years, and gaining promotion to the UCL
After leaving their previous ground, Sleaford played for three seasons at RAF Cranwell, but despite winning the Division One title in 2005-06, they were not allowed promotion until their new Eslaforde Park ground was ready the following season, and they finished runners-up.
The club are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division, led by manager Brian Rowland.
They first entered the FA Cup in season 2008-09, reaching the First Round Qualifying, while in the FA Vase, their best performance has been to reach the Second Round (last 64) in 2007-08.
[edit] Season-by-season history since 1990
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| Season | Division | Points | Position | League Cup | F.A. Cup | F.A. Vase | Notes |
| 1990–91 | |||||||
| 1991–92 | Lincolnshire League | 37 | 12/18 | ||||
| 1992–93 | Lincolnshire League | 45 | 9/19 | ||||
| 1993–94 | Lincolnshire League | 65 | 9/20 | ||||
| 1994–95 | Lincolnshire League | 55 | 9/20 | ||||
| 1995–96 | Lincolnshire League | 58 | 7/19 | ||||
| 1996 –97 | Lincolnshire League | 54 † | 11/20 | † = Four points deducted | |||
| 1997–98 | Lincolnshire League | 71 | 4/19 | ||||
| 1998–99 | Lincolnshire League | 57 | 7/19 | ||||
| 1999–00 | Lincolnshire League | 39 | 12/18 | ||||
| 2000–01 | Lincolnshire League | 43 | 6/15 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Lincolnshire League | 39 | 5/14 | QF | |||
| 2002–03 | Lincolnshire League | 53 | 2/13 | RU | |||
| 2003–04 | Lincolnshire League | 55 | 1/12 | QF | |||
| 2004–05 | UCL Division One | 59 | 6/18 | Pre | |||
| 2005–06 | UCL Division One | 81 | 1/18 | R2 | |||
| 2006–07 | UCL Division One | 68 ‡ | 2/16 | R1 | ‡ = Three points deducted | ||
| 2007–08 | UCL Premier Division | 51 | 14/21 | R2 | R2 | ||
| 2008–09 | UCL Premier Division | 1QR | 1QR |
Source: Football Club History Database (www.fchd.info)
Key - Pre = Preliminary Round, 1QR = First Round Qualifying, R1 = First Round, R2 = Second Round, QF = Quarter Finals, RU = Runner-up
[edit] External links
- Sleaford Town official website
- The United Counties League official website
- Sleaford Town at the Football Club History Database
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Coordinates: 53°00′0.48″N 0°23′23.22″W / 53.0001333°N 0.3897833°W
