Goole A.F.C.

Goole AFC
Full name Goole AFC
Nickname(s) The Vikings
Founded 1997 (Goole AFC)
Ground Victoria Pleasure Grounds
Goole
East Yorkshire
Ground Capacity 3,000 (300 seated)[1]
Chairman Chris Woodhouse
Manager Lee Morris
League Northern Premier League
Division One South
2015–16 Northern Premier League
Division One South, 19th

Goole AFC is a semi-professional English football club based in the town of Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1997. They currently compete in the Northern Premier League Division One South, which is at Level 8 on the English football league system pyramid.

History

Goole AFC was formed in 1997, a year after Goole Town had disbanded.

They started life in the Central Midlands League, where they spent two seasons before joining the Northern Counties East League (NCEL). They won the Division One title at the first time of asking, and the Premier Division title in 2005, enabling them to take promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One. A re-organisation of the non-league structure during the summer of 2006 saved them from an immediate return to the Northern Counties East League, as they finished in the relegation places at the end of the 2005–06 season.

The club announced that they planned to change their name to Goole Town F.C. in June 2006, however the West Riding FA rejected the name change thus forcing them to remain as Goole AFC.

The 2006–07 season saw a major upturn in form, with a 7th-place finish earned after collecting just 5 less points than was needed to reach the play-offs, and 2007–08 was much the same with Goole missing out on the play-offs again after a faltering last quarter to the season.

Just before the start of the 2008–09 season it was announced that Goole AFC had an unpaid bill of £30,000 to HM Revenue and Customs, which issued a Winding-Up Notice on 17 July 2008. Goole AFC decided to enter into administration to enable a CVA to be agreed with HM Revenue and Customs. In that season, Goole AFC were deducted 11 points (−1 for an illegible player and −10 points for going into administration.)

On 14 October 2013, Baron Bloom took over as chairman of the club. Baron also immediately announced the appointment of David Holdsworth as first team manager and Curtis Woodhouse as his assistant.

On Saturday 25 January 2014, Goole AFC captain Karl Colley tried to confront a fan after receiving a red card. Colley was sacked by the club later that day.

Players

As of 4 February 2016.[2]

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 Tom Nicholson
England GK Ryan Jackson
England DF John Clarke
England DF Bradley Owens
England DF Calum Hayes
England DF Sam Colbear
No. Position Player
England MF David Taylor
England MF Derry Robson
England MF Robbie Cotton
England MF Jake Stannard
England MF Matt Semley
England MF Daniel Booth
England FW Nick Guest
England FW Aaron Moxam
England FW Connor Moore
England FW Billy Law

Notable former players

Records

Ground and Colours

Victoria Pleasure Ground, Goole

They play their home games at the ageing Victoria Pleasure Grounds ("VPG"). Plans to upgrade the VPG to Football Conference standards were drawn up but later shelved. There is an option is available to move the club to the proposed new Westfield Banks Sports Academy but the board do not feel this is right for Goole AFC in the long term.

The team's colours are red shirts, with red shorts and red socks. The away colours are yellow shirts, with yellow shorts and yellow socks.

Honours

References

  1. The seated accommodation comprises 162 plastic seats and 150 wooden benches
  2. "First Team". Goole A.F.C. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

External links

Coordinates: 53°42′11.279″N 0°52′51.049″W / 53.70313306°N 0.88084694°W / 53.70313306; -0.88084694

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