Solihull Moors F.C.
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| Full name | Solihull Moors Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Moors | ||
| Founded | 2007 | ||
| Ground | Damson Park | ||
| Capacity | 3,050 (280 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Trevor Stevens | ||
| Manager | Marcus Bignot | ||
| League | National League | ||
| 2015–16 | National League North, 1st (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Solihull Moors Football Club is an English semi-professional association football club, founded in 2007 by the merger of Moor Green and Solihull Borough.
The club plays its games at Damson Park, Solihull and competes in the National League.
History
On 10 July 2007, the club was formally announced as being merged and details of the new club logo and kits for the forthcoming season were released.[1]
In one of their first games Solihull Moors beat Birmingham City reserves. This fixture happened annually as part of an agreement which allows Birmingham to play their reserve games at Solihull's ground.
In November 2007 the club announced a partnership with National Division One rugby union club Pertemps Bees.[2] The deal will see the two clubs share the Damson Park facilities as well as the formation of community and coaching projects for Solihull. This was finally made official in 2010.[3]
On Monday 7 February 2011, Moors manager Bob Faulkner died of cancer aged 60, after almost 25 years of managing Moor Green and Solihull Moors combined.[4] Micky Moore, his assistant and also former Solihull Borough manager, was the initial replacement, however he resigned on 21 June 2011 to take up the full-time position of assistant manager at Mansfield Town.[5]
Marcus Bignot was announced as the new manager of Solihull Moors on 27 June 2011.[6] The ex-Crewe, Bristol Rovers, QPR and Millwall defender was announced as his replacement a week later. He inherited a youthful squad that lacked experience and having won no pre-season friendlies.[7] The first seven games of the season ended in defeat. Using his connections in the game, Marcus brought in several new players and immediately results started to improve, so much so that by January the possibility of the playoffs seemed achievable. However, it proved impossible to maintain the momentum and by the end of the season the club finished just above the drop zone.
The Moors reached new heights under Bignot in 2015–16, winning the National League North title and securing promotion for the first time to the National League.
Stadium
The club ground is situated on Damson Parkway, about one mile north of Solihull town centre. The ground has two seated stands. The main stand lies on the western side of the ground and is connected to the clubhouse. The stand itself has seating at the bottom and a balcony above where members can sit. The other seated area is situated on the southern side behind the goal and is shared with a standing area. This side houses the main turnstiles and can be split to be segregated between home and away supporters if demand requires. The southern side is also home to the club tuck shop which is a haven for both home and away fans during the half time break. The north and east sides of the ground are hard standing areas.
With effect from July 2013 the ground is known as the "Autotech Stadium" for sponsorship reasons.[8] The Autotech Stadium also welcomed Birmingham City Ladies for the first time in the 2014-15 FA Women's Super League, who also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[9]
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Fourth Qualifying Round 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013–14
- Best FA Trophy performance: Second Round 2012–13
- Best Conference League Cup performance: Northern Section Second Round 2008–09
- Best League performance: 1st National League North 2015–16
- Worst League performance: 19th Conference North 2011–12
- Biggest League defeat: 0-6 v Harrogate Town 23 January 2016
- Biggest League win: 7–2 v Corby Town 12 February 2011
- Biggest Cup defeat: 0–5 v Rushden & Diamonds
- Biggest Cup win: 3–0 v Soham Town Rangers
See also
- Category:Solihull Moors F.C. players
References
- ↑ "Solihull and Moor Green to merge". The Conference Guide. 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
- ↑ "Bees to groundshare with Moors". Birmingham Post. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Birmingham & Solihull receive Championship green light". BBC Sport. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Solihull Moors manager Bob Faulkner dies aged 60". Birmingham Mail. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ↑ "Moore gives up everything for the Stags". Nottingham Post. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Bignot Handed Moors Post". Pitchero. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "New Solihull Moors boss looks to his past for inspiration". Birmingham Mail. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "New Stadium Sponsorship Deal". Solihull Moors F.C. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ↑ "Champions League Football Comes To Solihull". Solihull Today. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
External links
Coordinates: 52°26′19.99″N 1°45′26.07″W / 52.4388861°N 1.7572417°W