Dronfield Town F.C.

Dronfield Town

Full name

Dronfield Town Football Club

Founded

1998

Ground

Stonelow Playing Fields Stonelow Road Dronfield S18 2DA

Capacity

500, Cover: 100, Seats: 80

Manager

Craig Butler

League

Northern Counties East League
Division One

2014–15

Northern Counties East League
Division One, 19th

Home colours

Dronfield Town F.C. is an English football club based in the Derbyshire town of Dronfield. The club are currently playing in the Northern Counties East League for the first time in its history in 2013–14. The club describes itself as a "grassroots community club" and currently fields a total of 31 teams, including a women's teams, an over 35s side and 26 boys and girls junior teams.^[1]

History

The club traces its history back to the 1860s with the first usage of the name Dronfield Town appearing in the 1890s. The club continued until the start of World War One. The club briefly reappeared in the 1920s but didn't last long. Another brief revival took place in the 1950s. The next attempt was in 1973 and started life the following year as a Sunday League club, playing in the Sheffield Sunday League. However, lack of interest caused the club to fold in 1996. Two years later Dronfield Sports AFC, a club fielding various junior teams, changed its name to Dronfield Town and shortly after an adults team called Dronfield Cavaliers was formed. The Cavaliers took the Dronfield Town name in 2000–01 and were soon playing in the Midlands Regional Alliance.^[2]

In 2009, they joined the Central Midlands League Premier Division. A second-placed finish in their debut season was them earn promotion to the Supreme Division where they finished in 7th. When the league was re-organised Dronfield was placed in the North Division. In their first season in that division they finished third.^[3] The next season they were CML North Division champions^[4] and were promoted into the Northern Counties East League Division One for 2013–14.^[5]^[6]

Honours

Central Midlands League North Division
- Champions 2012–13
Central Midlands League Premier Division
- Runners-up 2009–10

References

External links

Dronfield Town – Official website

Northern Counties East League

Clubs

Premier Division	Albion Sports Armthorpe Welfare Athersley Recreation Barton Town Old Boys Bridlington Town Brigg Town Cleethorpes Town Clipstone Garforth Town Handsworth Parramore Liversedge Maltby Main Nostell Miners Welfare Parkgate Pickering Town Pontefract Collieries Rainworth Miners Welfare Retford United Staveley Miners Welfare Tadcaster Albion Thackley Worksop Town

Division One	AFC Emley AFC Mansfield Bottesford Town Dronfield Town Eccleshill United Glasshoughton Welfare Grimsby Borough Hall Road Rangers Hallam Hemsworth Miners Welfare Hull United Knaresborough Town Lincoln Moorlands Railway Penistone Church Rossington Main Selby Town Shirebrook Town Teversal Westella & Willerby Winterton Rangers Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Yorkshire Amateur

Seasons

1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16

Others

Former clubs

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