Buxton F.C.

Buxton
Full name Buxton Football Club
Nickname(s) The Bucks
Founded 1877
Ground The Silverlands, Buxton
Ground Capacity 5,200
Chairman David Hopkins
Manager Martin McIntosh
League Northern Premier League
Premier Division
2015–16 Northern Premier League
Premier Division, 11th

Buxton Football Club are an English football club based in Buxton, Derbyshire. They were established in 1877 and joined the Combination League in 1891. They then joined the Manchester League in 1899 and won the championship in 1932. They reached the Third Round of the FA Cup in the 1951–52 season. Their patron is the Duke of Devonshire. The club supports and hosts local senior, junior and ladies football. Famous fan is Klava.

They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.

History

Originally formed as an offshoot of the town's cricket club, Buxton Football Club began life in the autumn of 1877. Its first game took place on Saturday, October 27, at The Park (still the home of the cricket club) when 14 members picked sides for a 7-a-side match. In the next few years, the club played its home matches in fields at Cote Heath, off London Road and at Green Lane before moving to its current ground at the Silverlands in 1884, then a field owned by Frank Drewry, the club's first captain. The first game there was a Derbyshire Cup tie on Saturday, November 1, when "the Bucks" defeated Bakewell 2–0.

Situated over 1000 feet above sea level, the Silverlands is the highest ground within the pyramid of football and substantially higher than the highest Football League ground which is The Hawthorns built in 1900, standing at 551 feet above sea level. After Buxton come the grounds of Tow Law Town (984 ft) and AFC Emley (606 ft). A grade "A" ground, the Main Stand has seats for 500 and the 2 covered terraces provide accommodation for a total of 2,000. The facilities at the ground are to be developed further prior to the start of the 2007–08 season.

The club entered The Combination in 1891 and joined the Manchester League in 1899, winning the championship in 1931–32, which prompted a move to the Cheshire League for the following season (though the reserve side remained in the Manchester League and won the title in 1959–60). It took 40 years to bring the Cheshire League title to Buxton, though the club had been runners-up in 1962/63. Promotion to the NPL for the 1973–74 season was an opportunity eagerly seized and honours in this league comprise the winning of the President's Cup in 1980–81 and a League Cup final appearance at Maine Road in 1990/91. The club's highest NPL final placing was 4th position achieved in 1980–81, though it was not until 10 September 1991 "the Bucks" actually topped the NPL (eventually finishing 5th).

Buxton's best years in the F.A. Cup came in the two decades after World War Two. In 1951/52 the club, having defeated then Football League Club, Aldershot, 4–3, reached the third round proper only to lose 2–0 at Division 2 side Doncaster Rovers, while first round appearances followed in 1958 and 1962. More recently, during the 2003–04 season Buxton reached the fourth qualifying round only to meet their match at Nigel Clough's Burton Albion. The early days of the F.A. Trophy saw the club develop a considerable reputation, reaching the quarter-finals in 1970–71 and 1971–72. A full member of the F.A. and the Derbyshire F.A., Buxton F.C. has won the Derbyshire Senior Cup 10 times, including 3 times in the 1980s.Their most recent win came in the 2011-12 season.

Recent years

A members' club run by an elected committee for most of its life, Buxton F.C. became a Limited Company in June 1993 and is run by a board of 8 directors and volunteers. The club was beset by financial problems after the establishment of the National Lottery and successive relegations in 1997 and 1998 took it to the Northern Counties East League. Following several seasons of struggle a substantial revival began with the arrival in May 2002 of managers Kenny Johnson and Ronnie Wright. They brought several quality players to the club but departed in December 2004 following a poor start to the 2004–05 campaign to be replaced by ex Chesterfield, Bradford City and Grimsby boss Nicky Law and his assistant Chris Marples.

The end of the 2005–06 season saw Buxton crowned as League and Presidents Cup Champions and thus earn promotion to the Northern Premier League First Division for the 2006–07 season. They were crowned Division 1 champions on Saturday April 14, 2007 and achieved a second successive promotion into the Northern Premier League Premier Division. They are also the winners of the Northern Premier League Presidents Cup for the 2006–07 season. Law and Marples left the club at the end of the 2006–07 season to join Conference North side Alfreton Town.Buxton were also honoured that season to be voted the NLP Team of the Year for 2006–07. Former manager Nicky Law brought great success to the club bringing league titles and cup trophies in successive years.

The manager's position was taken up by John Reed in time for the start of the 2007–08 season. His assistant was named as Clive Freeman. John Reed and Clive Freeman won their first silverware under the Bucks with a 1–0 victory over Matlock Town in the 2009 Derbyshire Senior cup.

In November 2011, Reed and Freeman's stay at the Silverlands ended when they both left by mutual consent. Days later midfielder Scott Maxfield was named Player Manager. After results failed to improve, Maxfield reverted to player and the manager's position was filled by Martin Mcintosh.

Stadium

The club plays at The Silverlands, which is the highest ground in England at 1,000 feet above sea level.[1] Capacity is around 5,200, with a covered main stand holding 500 with hard standing for 300 on that side. On the far side is a partly covered terrace holding around 900 with hard standing for 750 to the front. Behind one goal is a terrace known as The Railway End, due to the railway line that runs behind the stand it is covered holding around 1,000 and 600 to its front.

Players

Current squad

As of 18th of August 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Arron Jameson
England DF Greg Young
England DF Jamie Green
Scotland MF Derek Niven . Dual registration with Staveley.
England MF Alistair Taylor
England FW Liam Hardy

Non-playing staff

Position Name
Manager Scotland Martin McIntosh
Assistant Manager Tim Ryan
Goalkeeping Coach Charlie Cresswell
Physio James Selvey

Notable past players

The following players have transferred to Football League clubs from Buxton.

Honours

l-r NPL Div 1 trophies, Presidents Cup trophy, NLP Team of the Year 2006–07, and NPL Div 1 Club of the Month Aug 2006.

Records

Best Seasons

References

  1. ↑ Ingle, Sean (2005-02-02). "Guardian – The Knowledge". Guardian Unlimited Website (London). Retrieved 2007-04-23.

External links

Coordinates: 53°15′23.76″N 1°54′23.81″W / 53.2566000°N 1.9066139°W / 53.2566000; -1.9066139

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