Clipstone F.C.
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| Full name | Clipstone Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Cobras | ||
| Founded | 1928 | ||
| Ground | The Worksop Van Hire Stadium, Clipstone | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | David Paling | ||
| Manager | James Colliver | ||
| Coach | Ryan France | ||
| League | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | ||
| 2014-15 | Northern Counties East League Division One, 1st (Promoted) | ||
| Website | http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/clipstonewelfare/ | ||
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Clipstone F.C. is an English football club based in Clipstone, near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. The club, plays at The Worksop Van Hire Stadium as part of a sponsorship deal. The club play in the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League.
History
The club was established in 1928 as Clipstone Combine, and initially played in the Colliery Alliance at a ground near Mansfield Road. They later moved to Baulker Lane and were renamed Clipstone Boys Brigade before adopting the name Clipstone Welfare. The club moved up to the Mansfield & District League, later transferring to the Sutton & Skegby League and the Nottingham Spartan League. They won the league, league cup and Notts Intermediate Cup in 1955–56. They then moved up to the Notts Alliance and moved to the Lido Ground.
In 1972–73 they won the Senior Division and the Notts Senior Cup, a feat repeated in the next two seasons. They began entering the FA Vase in 1974, reaching the second round in their first season. They won back-to-back league titles in 1992–93 and 1993–94, before moving up to the Central Midlands League.[1] In 1994–95 they won the league's Premier Division, and after winning it for a second time in 1996–97, were promoted to the Supreme Division. The League was re-organised at the start of the 2011–12 season and Clipstone was placed in the South Division. That season, Clipstone applied to be elevated to the Northern Counties League and got that promotion despite finishing in fourth place. [2]
The club dropped the 'Welfare' part of its name in the summer of 2013 to become simply Clipstone.
In May 2013 the club announced a new multi-season sponsorship deal with local based painting and decorating contractors Riley & Co (Mansfield) Ltd, with them becoming not only the main club sponsor but home and away shirt sponsors as well for the duration of the sponsorship.
At the start of the 2013–14 season Barry Clarke was honoured at the club for 40 years service with the new hospitality suite being named in his honour.
Honours
- Central Midlands League
- Premier Division Champions 1994–95, 1996–97
- Notts Alliance
- Senior Division Champions 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1992–93, 1993–94
- Cup winners 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1993–94
- Nottingham Spartan League
- Champions 1955–56
- League Cup Winners 1955–56
- Notts Senior Cup
- Winners 1985–86, 1993–94
- Notts Intermediate Cup
- Winners 1955–56
- Northern Counties East League
- Division One Fair Play League Winners 2012–13
Division 1 Champions 2014-15
References
- ^ Clipstone Welfare at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Northern Counties East League website