Askern F.C.

Askern
Full name Askern F.C.
Founded 1924 (as Askern Welfare)
Ground The Welfare Ground
Askern
South Yorkshire
Ground Capacity 2,000[1]
Chairman Ted Ellis
Manager Paul Curtis
League Central Midlands League
North Division
2013–14 Central Midlands League
North Division, 16th

Askern F.C. is an English football club based in Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. They play in the Central Midlands League North Division, at level 11 of the English football league system.

History

The club was established as Askern Welfare in 1924, playing in local Doncaster leagues for several decades. In 1967 Welfare won the Doncaster & District Senior League title for the only time in the clubs history.[2] In 1992 they finished as runners-up and chose to take promotion to the Central Midlands Football League (CMFL), joining the Premier Division.[3] They won promotion to the Supreme Division in 2001, and in 2008 the club won the CMFL Supreme Division title.[4]

Winning the CMFL earned the club promotion to the Northern Counties East League (NCEL), and they changed their name to Askern Villa.[5][6] In their first NCEL campaign Askern finished third in Division One, just falling short of winning promotion to the Premier Division. They made their FA Vase debut in 2010 and made their one and only appearance in the FA Cup a year later, losing to Thackley in the Extra Preliminary Round.

In 2013 the club finished bottom of the NCEL Division One, conceding a league record 173 goals. They were relegated back to the Central Midlands League and changed their name again, this time to Askern. In their first season back in the CMFL, Askern finished second bottom of the North Division.[7]

Season by season record

[3][5][7]

Notable former players

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

Ground

The club plays at the Welfare Ground, on Doncaster Road, Askern, postcode DN6 0AJ.

Gallery

Honours

League

Cup

  • Doncaster FA Challenge Cup
    • Winners: 1987–88, 1988–89, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08

Records

References

  1. ↑ Askern Welfare Sheffield & Hallamshire Non-League Grounds
  2. ↑ Doncaster & District Senior League Wikipedia
  3. 1 2 Askern Welfare Football Club History Database
  4. ↑ League Table Mitoo
  5. 1 2 Askern Villa Football Club History Database
  6. 1 2 History Askern FC
  7. 1 2 Askern Football Club History Database

External links

Coordinates: 53°36′26″N 1°09′35″W / 53.607277°N 1.15965°W / 53.607277; -1.15965

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