Maltby Main F.C.
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| Full name | Maltby Main Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Miners | |
| Founded | 1916 | |
| Ground | Muglet Lane | |
| Capacity | 2,000 (150 seats)[1] | |
| Chairman | Wilf Race | |
| Manager | Spencer Fearn and Mark Askwith | |
| League | Northern Counties East League Division One | |
| 2023–24 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 20th of 20 (relegated) | |
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Maltby Main F.C. is an English football club based in Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. They play in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division, at level 9 of the English football league system.
History
The club, named after the local colliery, was formed in 1916. They made their FA Cup debut in 1920 while members of the Sheffield Association League.[2] In 1925 and 1926 Main were crowned Association League champions.
After the Second World War they moved from the Association League to the Yorkshire League, where they spent six seasons in the bottom three of Division Two before resigning their membership.[3]
The club soon folded, but before long it had been reformed as Maltby Miners Welfare,[4] playing in local football before rejoining the Yorkshire League in 1973, entering Division Three. They won two successive promotions to reach Division One in 1975, but were relegated back to Division Two after just a single season. In 1978 Maltby won the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup by beating Mexborough Town at Belle Vue. They won promotion again in 1980, but again spent just one season in the top flight before being relegated.
When the Yorkshire League merged with the Midland League to form the Northern Counties East League (NCEL) in 1981, Maltby were placed in Division One South of the new competition. In 1989 the club installed follodlights, enabling them to win promotion to the NCEL Premier Division a year later. In 1993, under the stewardship of former New Zealand international Colin Walker, Maltby finished 4th in the leaue and won the NCEL Presidents Cup.
In 1996 the club changed its name back to Maltby Main. Maltby were relegated to the NCEL Division One in 2000 but reclaimed their Premier Division status in 2004, and have remained there since.
Season by season record
| Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Amateur Cup | FA Vase | |
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| Formed as Maltby Main | |||||||
| 1919–20 | Sheffield Association League | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1920–21 | Sheffield Association League | – | 1st Qualifying Round | – | – | ||
| 1921–22 | Sheffield Association League | – | Extra Preliminary Round | – | – | ||
| 1922–23 | Sheffield Association League | – | 6th/16 | 1st Qualifying Round | – | – | |
| 1923–24 | Sheffield Association League | – | 2nd/18 | 2nd Qualifying Round | – | – | |
| 1924–25 | Sheffield Association League | – | 5th/15 | 3rd Qualifying Round | – | – | |
| 1925–26 | Sheffield Association League | – | Preliminary Round | – | – | ||
| 1926–27 | Sheffield Association League | – | Preliminary Round | – | – | ||
| 1927–28 | Sheffield Association League | – | Extra Preliminary Round | – | – | ||
| 1928–29 | Sheffield Association League | – | 14th/15 | – | – | – | |
| 1929–30 | Rotherham Minor League | – | Preliminary Round | – | – | ||
| 1930–31 | Rotherham Minor League | – | - | – | – | ||
| 1932–33 | Rotherham Senior League | – | - | – | – | ||
| 1933–34 | Rotherham Senior League | – | - | – | – | ||
| 1934–35 | Rotherham Senior League | – | - | – | – | ||
| 1935–36 | Rotherham Senior League | – | - | – | – | ||
| 1936–37 | Sheffield Amateur League Division 1 | – | 2nd/10 | – | – | – | |
| 1937–38 | Sheffield Amateur League Division 2 | – | 6th/10 | – | – | – | |
| 1938–39 | Sheffield Amateur League Division 2 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1939–40 | Sheffield Association League | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1940–41 | Sheffield Association League | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1942–43 | Rotherham Association League | – | Withdrew | - | – | – | |
| 1943–44 | Rotherham Association League | – | - | – | – | ||
| 1944–45 | Rotherham Association League | – | - | – | – | ||
| 1945–46 | Sheffield Association League Division 2 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1946–47 | Sheffield Association League | – | Preliminary Round | 3rd Qualifying Round | – | ||
| 1947–48 | Sheffield Association League | – | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | – | ||
| 1948–49 | Sheffield Association League | – | Extra Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | – | ||
| 1949–50 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 16th/18 | Extra Preliminary Round | 1st Qualifying Round | – | |
| 1950–51 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 17th/17 | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | – | |
| 1951–52 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 13th/13 | – | Preliminary Round | – | |
| 1952–53 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 14th/14 | – | – | – | |
| 1953–54 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 14th/16 | – | – | – | |
| 1954–55 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 16th/14 | – | – | – | |
| 1955–56 | Rotherham Association League | – | - | – | – | ||
| 1956–57 | Club did not enter any competitions | ||||||
| 1957–58 | Rotherham Association League | – | - | – | – | ||
| 1958–59 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 3 | – | 3rd/11 | – | – | – | |
| Changed name to Maltby Miners Welfare (1959) | |||||||
| 1959–60 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 2 | – | 7th/12 | – | – | – | |
| 1960–61 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 2 | – | 4th/13 | – | – | – | |
| 1961–62 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1962–63 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1963–64 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 1st/12 | – | – | – | |
| 1964–65 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 8th/12 | – | Preliminary Round | – | |
| 1965–66 | Sheffield Association League Division 2 | – | 1st/15 | – | – | – | |
| 1966–67 | Sheffield Association League Division 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1967–68 | Sheffield Association League Division 1 | – | 15th/16 | – | – | – | |
| 1968–69 | Sheffield Association League Division 2 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1969–70 | Sheffield Association League Division 2 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1970–71 | Club dissolved (1970) and reformed (1972) | ||||||
| 1971–72 | |||||||
| 1972–73 | Sheffield Association League Division 2 | – | 2nd/16 | – | – | – | |
| 1973–74 | Yorkshire League Division 3 | – | 2nd/16 | – | – | – | |
| 1974–75 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 4th/15 | – | – | – | |
| 1975–76 | Yorkshire League Division 1 | – | 14th/16 | – | – | 2nd Round | |
| 1976–77 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 11th/16 | – | – | 2nd Round | |
| 1977–78 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 7th/15 | – | – | 2nd Round | |
| 1978–79 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 8th/16 | – | – | – | |
| 1979–80 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 4th/16 | – | – | – | |
| 1980–81 | Yorkshire League Division 1 | – | 14th/16 | – | – | – | |
| 1981–82 | Yorkshire League Division 2 | – | 5th/16 | – | – | – | |
| 1982–83 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 South | – | 6th/14 | – | – | – | |
| 1983–84 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 South | – | 6th/14 | – | – | – | |
| 1984–85 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 Central | – | 12th/16 | – | – | 2nd Round | |
| 1985–86 | Northern Counties East League Division 2 | – | 6th/16 | – | – | Preliminary Round | |
| 1986–87 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 9th/18 | – | – | Preliminary Round | |
| 1987–88 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 3rd/16 | – | – | 3rd Round | |
| 1988–89 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 4th/16 | – | – | 1st Round | |
| 1989–90 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 5th/15 | – | – | 1st Round | |
| 1990–91 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | – | 6th/16 | – | – | 1st Round | |
| 1991–92 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | – | 7th/19 | Preliminary Round | – | Extra Preliminary Round | |
| 1992–93 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | – | 4th/20 | Preliminary Round | – | Extra Preliminary Round | |
| 1993–94 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | – | 7th/20 | 1st Qualifying Round | – | 3rd Round | |
| 1994–95 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | – | 13th/20 | 1st Qualifying Round | – | Preliminary Round | |
| 1995–96 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | – | 19th/20 | Preliminary Round | – | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| Changed name to Maltby Main (1996) | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | – | 14th/20 | – | – | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 1997–98 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | – | 6th/20 | Preliminary Round | – | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 1998–99 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | – | 18th/20 | 1st Qualifying Round | – | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 1999–00 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | – | 17th/20 | – | – | – | |
| 2000–01 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 9th/16 | – | – | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 2001–02 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 6th/16 | 1st Qualifying Round | – | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 2002–03 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 15th/17 | Extra Preliminary Round | – | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2003–04 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 3rd/18 | 2nd Qualifying Round | – | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 2004–05 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 19th/20 | 2nd Qualifying Round | – | 1st Round | |
| 2005–06 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 18th/20 | – | – | – | |
| 2006–07 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 10th/20 | – | – | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2007–08 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 18th/20 | Extra Preliminary Round | – | 1st Round | |
| 2008–09 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 12th/20 | Extra Preliminary Round | – | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2009–10 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 16th/20 | Extra Preliminary Round | – | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2010–11 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 11th/20 | Preliminary Round | – | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 2011–12 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 18th/20 | Extra Preliminary Round | – | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 2012–13 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 14th/22 | 1st Qualifying Round | – | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2013–14 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 15th/23 | Extra Preliminary Round | – | 1st Qualifying Round | |
| 2014–15 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 19th/21 | Preliminary Round | – | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| 2015–16 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 7th/22 | 1st Qualifying Round | – | 2nd Round | |
| 2016–17 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Amateur Cup | FA Vase | |
Managers
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Notable former players
Players that have played in the Football League either before or after playing for Maltby Main –
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Ground
The club plays at Muglet Lane (with the ground entrance actually on Outgang Lane), Maltby.
Honours
League
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Cup
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Records
- Best FA Cup performance: 3rd Qualifying Round, 1924–25
- Best FA Amateur Cup performance: 3rd Qualifying Round, 1946–47
- Best FA Vase performance: 3rd Round, 1987–88, 1992–92
- Record attendance: 1,500 vs. Sheffield Wednesday, pre-season friendly, 1991–92[1]
References
- ^ a b Maltby Main Northern Counties East League
- ^ a b Maltby Main Colliery WildStat
- ^ a b Maltby Main Football Club History Database
- ^ a b Maltby Miners Welfare Football Club History Database
- ^ British Newspaper Archive
- ^ Hawthorn, Fred (2009). The FA Amateur Cup : Complete Results. soccerdata.
- ^ Doncaster Rovers Neil Brown
- ^ a b "Club History". Maltby Main. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
External links
- [www.maltbymainfc.f9.co.uk/ Official site]
Categories:
- Maltby Main F.C.
- Football clubs in England
- Football clubs in South Yorkshire
- Association football clubs established in 1916
- 1916 establishments in England
- Sport in Rotherham
- Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA members
- Sheffield Association League
- Yorkshire Football League
- Doncaster & District Senior League
- Northern Counties East Football League