Shaw Lane A.F.C.
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| Full name | Shaw Lane Aquaforce Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Ducks | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Ground | Shaw Lane, Barnsley South Yorkshire | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Craig Wood | ||
| Manager | Craig Elliot | ||
| League | Northern Premier League Division One South | ||
| 2015–16 | Northern Premier League Division One South, 2nd | ||
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Shaw Lane Aquaforce F.C. is a football club based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. They play in the Northern Premier League Division One South, at level 8 of the English football league system.
History
Although formed in 2012, the club traces its history back to 1991. That year, an U11 team was formed at the Shaw Lane sports complex in Barnsley. The next decade saw the club gradually expand and in 2004 they became part of the Shaw Lane Community Sports Association. The senior team merged with Worsbrough Common F.C.[1] in 2011 to form Aquaforce Barnsley F.C.,[2] taking Worsbrough's Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One place and winning promotion to the Premier Division in 2012. Aquaforce Barnsley then merged with Barugh F.C., another ailing local team, to finally form Shaw Lane Aquaforce.[3]
In their first ever season, the club won the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division, winning promotion to the Northern Counties East League (NCEL) Division One. A year later their rise continued when they finished runners-up in the NCEL Division One, winning promotion to the Premier Division. This was followed by the club winning the Premier Division in the 2014–15 season and gaining promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One South.
In the summer of 2016 the club changed its name to Shaw Lane to fall in line with FA kit and advertising regulations which prohibit the use of sponsored names above a certain level.[4]
Season by season record
| Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | |
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| Formed as Shaw Lane Aquaforce (2012) | |||||||
| 2012–13 | |||||||
| 2013–14 | |||||||
| 2014–15 | |||||||
| 2015–16 | Preliminary Round | 2nd Qualifying Round | |||||
| Changed name to Shaw Lane (2016) | |||||||
| 2016–17 | TBD | TBD | |||||
| Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | |
* League play-off winners
** League playoff runners-up
*** League play-off semi-finalists[3]
Notable former players
Players that have played in the Football League either before or after playing for Shaw Lane Aquaforce –
- Luke O'Brien
- Jason Price
- Steven Istead
- Matt Thornhill
- Neil Austin
- James Cotterill
- Michael Potts
- Rhys Meynell
- Jonathan Wafula
Ground
The club plays at the Shaw Lane Sports Complex on Shaw Lane, Barnsley, postcode S70 6HZ.
Gallery
A series of images taken during the Shaw Lane Aquaforce vs. Sheffield Wednesday U21 match, 8 September 2014.
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The entrance to the ground -
The main stand -
The north end of the ground -
The south end of the ground -
The east end of the ground, with clubhouse and changing rooms -
The main stand and north bank under the floodlights
Honours
League
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CupNone
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Records
- Best League performance: 1st in Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 2014–15
- Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-final, 2014–15
- Best FA Trophy performance: Second Round Qualifying, 2015–16 FA Trophy
- Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary Round, 2015–16 FA Cup
- Record attendance: 904 vs. Athersley Recreation, Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 2014–15
References
- ^ Worsbrough Common Football Club History Database
- ^ Aquaforce Barnsley Football Club History Database
- ^ a b Shaw Lane Aquaforce Football Club History Database
- ^ http://www.nonleagueyorkshire.com/2016/04/24/wood-furious-fixture-schedule/