Leek County School Old Boys F.C.

Leek County School Old Boys

Full name	Leek County School Old Boys Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Old Boys
Founded	1945
Ground	Pointon Park Leek Staffordshire
Chairman	Steve Rutter
Manager	Dan Hyde
League	Staffordshire County Senior League Division One
2013–14	North West Counties Football League Division One, 15th (resigned)
Home colours Away colours

Leek County School Old Boys Football Club (usually shortened to Leek CSOB) is an English football club based in Leek, Staffordshire. They played in the North West Counties Football League Division One until they resigned at the end of the 2013-14 season. They have recently been accepted into the Staffordshire County Senior League Division 1.^[1]

History

The club was formed in 1945 and has been in continuous existence since then. They were Leek Minor League champions and Leek & Moorland League champions in 1962, and also won a number of local cups.^[2]

In 1984 CSOB were among the founder members of the Staffordshire Senior League. They won the championship of the league (which by this time had changed its name to the Midland League) in 1996, which gained them promotion to the North West Counties Football League Division Two. Two years later they were promoted to Division One, but lasted only three seasons at this level before being relegated back to Division Two, where they remain to this day (although it is now called Division One).^[3]

Stadium

Harrison Park, Leek CSOB's home ground

The club has never had its own ground and for many years shared Leek Town's ground, Harrison Park.^[4] A £300,000 donation received in 2002 gave CSOB the finances to build its own stadium, and as of August 2005 the club was in negotiations with Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to do so.^[5] These plans were subsequently rejected by the SMDC. CSOB currently play their games at Pointon Park on the outskirts of Leek, near Cheddleton.

Club records

• Best league position: Midland League champions, 1995–96
• Best FA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round, 1998–99
• Best FA Vase performance: 2nd round proper, 2000–01^[3]

Squad

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

No. Position Player GK Ash Knight GK Phil Bruce DF Drew Bennett DF Tom Bourne DF Marco Da-Silva DF Rob Drummond DF Sam Pettitt DF Dale Walters DF Adam Grocott DF Nick Hambleton MF Matt Anderson MF Josh Bowery MF Jack Bowyer MF Rocky Dunn-Fox MF Olly Edwards MF Mark Fox MF Macca Lewis MF Jack Morgan MF Sam Potts MF Mitch Shenton MF Dean Rhodes MF Kie Scotland MF Adam Newman FW Zak Barker FW Will Bown FW Mitch Cartlidge FW Rich Smith FW Jamie Pointon FW Kie Wain

References

1. Staffs Senior League Here We Come
2. "Official website".
3. Leek CSOB at the Football Club History Database
4. "Directions". Leek CSOB F.C. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
5. "Hopes of ground joy for the Old Boys". North West Side Stories. Retrieved 2007-07-23.

External links

• Official site