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Handsworth Parramore
Full nameHandsworth Parramore Football Club
Nickname(s)The Amber Parras
Founded2014
GroundSandy Lane (Worksop, Nottinghamshire)
Capacity2,500 (200 seats)[1]
ChairmanJohn Ward
ManagerMick Godber
LeagueNorthern Counties East League Premier Division
2023–24Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 13th of 20

Handsworth Parramore F.C. is an English football club based in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They play in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, at level 9 of the English football league system.

History

The club was formed after a merger between Handsworth F.C. and Worksop Parramore F.C.. Work began on the merger in 2013, with formation finalised in 2014.[2] The club took the league placing and ground of Worksop Parramore for its first season – playing in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division at Sandy Lane, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, with plans to return to Handsworth within three years.[citation needed]

They made their FA Cup and FA Vase debuts in their inaugural season.

Season by season record

[3]

Notable former players

Players that have played in the Football League either before or after playing for Handsworth Parramore –

Grounds

The club currently owns two grounds –

Ground Location Notes
Sandy Lane Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 1UJ Built in 1992 as a new home for Worksop Town F.C., but the club was evicted from the ground in 2008. Parramore Sports F.C. subsequently bought it, with ownership transferring to Handsworth Parramore after the merger in 2014. The ground currently hosts first team matches in the Northern Counties East League, and is also rented to former owners Worksop Town.
Olivers Mount Handsworth, South Yorkshire, S9 4PA Formerly the home of Handsworth F.C., it failed a ground grading test in 2012 which resulted in the club being relegated from the Northern Counties East League. The ground currently hosts the clubs' reserve (Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League) and youth team matches.

Sandy Lane

A series of pictures taken at the Worksop Town vs. Sheffield Wednesday friendly in July 2011.

  • The main stand.
    The main stand.
  • The north end of the ground.
    The north end of the ground.
  • The west end of the ground.
    The west end of the ground.
  • The east end of the ground, with clubhouse.
    The east end of the ground, with clubhouse.

Honours

Records

References

  1. ^ Handsworth Parramore Northern Counties East League
  2. ^ Merger of Handsworth FC & Parramore FC Worksop Parramore
  3. ^ Handsworth Parramore Football Club History Database

53°18′42″N 1°07′53″W / 53.31153°N 1.13139°W / 53.31153; -1.13139

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