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Revision as of 15:05, 4 August 2011
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| Full name | St Neots Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Saints | ||
| Founded | 1879 | ||
| Ground | New Rowley Park, St Neots | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Owner | Mike Kearns | ||
| Chairman | Mike Kearns | ||
| Manager | Dennis Greene | ||
| League | Southern League Division One Central | ||
| 2010–11 | United Counties League Premier Division, 1st (promoted) | ||
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St Neots Town F.C. is an English football club based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at New Rowley Park.
History
St Neots F.C. was formed in 1879 and were the first winners of the Hunts Senior Cup in 1888–89.[1] They went on to win the cup again in 1892–93, 1894–95, 1895–96, 1896–97 and 1901–02. During this period they played in the Biggleswade & District League. In 1924 the club was renamed St Neots & Distict and won the Hunts Senior Cup again that season. In 1927 they joined the Bedfordshire & District League, which became the South Midlands League in 1929. They won the league in 1932–33 and in 1936 moved up to the United Counties League. After World War II they rejoined the South Midlands League, before becoming founder members of the Metropolitan League in 1949.[2] They won the league and league cup in its first season, but returned to the UCL in 1951.
In 1956 they switched leagues again, joining Division One Souh of the Central Alliance. The following year the club was renamed St Neots Town. In 1960 they returned to the Metropolitan League and won the Professional Cup in their first season back in the league. In 1966 they rejoined the United Counties League, winning the league and league cup in 1967–68. The following season they retained the league cup and also won the Hunts Senior Cup for the twelfth consecutive season, a record for senior cups in England.[1]
In 1969 the club transferred to the Eastern Counties League, but returned for a fourth spell in the UCL in 1973.[3] They were relegated at the end of the 1981–82 season, but made an immediate return to the Premier Division after finishing as runners-up in Division One the following season. During the 1987–88 season the owner of their Shortsands ground sold it to a housing developer, which forced the club to disband at the end of the season. They reformed in 1990 and joined the Huntingdonshire Junior League, playing in Priory Park. After four consecutive titles, they returned to Division One of the UCL in 1994. They won Division One at the first attempt and were promoted to the Premier Division. After winning the Premier Division in 2010–11 the club was promoted to the Southern League.
Grounds
St Neots originally played on the top part of the town common before moving to the Shortsands ground in the town centre in 1899.[1] After being reformed in 1990 the club played in the Hunts Junior League and on the communal pitches within Priory Park. In 1993 the club re-entered the United Counties league and moved to a new ground at Rowley Park, with Arsenal providing the opposition for the ground's official opening, where they remained until the opening of New Rowley Park in 2008. The stadium was funded and constructed by the site developers Gallagher Estates, who were building 1,250 homes on the Loves Farm site, which included the existing football ground.[4] The new ground saw the addition of a 3G Astroturf pitch to the club's facilities. For sponsorship purposes, the ground is currently known as the Huntingdonshire Post Community Stadium.
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- United Counties League
- Premier Division champions 2010–11, 1967–68
- Division One champions 1994–95
- League Cup winners 1967–68, 1968–69
- Metropolitan League
- Champions 1949–50
- League Cup winners 1949–50
- Professional Cup winnes 1960–61
- South Midlands League
- Champions 1932–33
- Huntingdonshire League
- Champions 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94
- Hunts Senior Cup
- Winners 1888–89, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1901–02, 1924–25, 1927–28, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1997–98, 2009–10, 2010–11
References
- ^ a b c Blakeman, M (2010) The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935-2010, Volume II ISBN 9781908037022
- ^ St Neots & District at the Football Club History Database
- ^ St Neots Town at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Open for business: St Neots FC’s new ground Hunts Post, 16 April 2008