Matlock Town F.C.

Matlock Town
Full name Matlock Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Gladiators
Founded 1878 (as Matlock)
Ground Causeway Lane, Matlock
Ground Capacity 2,757 (500 Seated)
Chairman Tom Wright
Manager Mark Hume
League Northern Premier League
Premier Division
2015–16 Northern Premier League
Premier Division, 17th

Matlock Town Football Club is an English football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire currently playing in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The team, nicknamed "The Gladiators", play their home games at Causeway Lane.

History

The club was established in the late 1870s and have competed in the Central Alliance and the Midland Counties League before reaching the Northern Premier League.

In the 1974–75 season the club won the FA Trophy which caused a major celebration in the town; their manager was Peter Swan, and the brothers Mick, Nick and Tom Fenoughty all played in the final. The coach and physiotherapist on that day was Harry Peck who had played for Chesterfield as a professional.

In the 1976–77 season, by then managed by Tom Fenoughty, Matlock reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup, their best performance in the competition. They beat Division Three leaders Mansfield Town and featured in a book "Tividale to Wembley" during this cup run.

In 1978 they won the Northern Premier League Cup for the first time and subsequently played in the Anglo-Italian Cup in the 1978–79 season.

For the 2009–10 season, they are a member of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.

During the 2010–11 season, on 16 October, in an FA Trophy tie at home to Bedworth, Matlock scored 10 goals to progress through to the 2nd Qualifying Round. Ross Hannah scored 7 of the 10 goals in Matlock's biggest ever competitive home win.

The result equalled the club's biggest ever competitive win, 10–0 away to Lancaster City in 1975.

Matlock Town F.C. feature in the memoir The Long Road Out of Town by Greg Watts, who supported the club in the 1970s.

Stadium

The club's home ground, photographed during the summer while development work was going on

The club play at Causeway Lane, known in recent seasons as the Reynolds Stadium for sponsorship reasons and now the Autoworld Arena, near the centre of Matlock. The ground is on the northern side of Causeway Lane, opposite Hall Leys Park. At the eastern end of the football ground is a cricket oval, where Matlock Cricket Club play their home matches.

The club's record attendance is 5,123 against Burton Albion in the 1975 FA Trophy semi-final.

Local rivals

Matlock's chief rivals are Buxton but there is a keen sense of competition with other Derbyshire clubs Alfreton Town, Belper Town and Ilkeston.

Current squad

As of 15 October 2015[1]

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 Lewis King
England GK Ryan Pugh
England GK George Willis (on loan from Sheffield United)
England DF Micky Harcourt
England DF Harry Coates
England DF Oscar Radford
England DF Adam Yates
England MF Josh Batty
England MF Matty Steeper
England MF Nicky Travis
No. Position Player
England MF Liam Needham
England MF Ted Cribley
England MF Liam Gaughan
England MF Niall McManus
England MF Ben Algar
England FW Danny Holland
England FW Joel Purkiss
England FW Nathan Forbes
England FW Jake Orrell

Staff

Role Name Nation
Head Coach Hume , MarkMark Hume  England
Assistant Coach Maxfield , ScottScott Maxfield  England
Assistant Coach Black , GrantGrant Black  England
Reserves Head Coach Bulheller , MikeMike Bulheller  England
Reserves Assistant Coach Tellus , JustinJustin Tellus  England

Honours

Matlock (green shirts) in action against Leek Town in 2007
Matlock Town v Derby County XI, friendly in 2009

References

  1. "First Team". Matlock Town. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

External links

Coordinates: 53°08′13.42″N 1°33′06.37″W / 53.1370611°N 1.5517694°W / 53.1370611; -1.5517694

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