Sutton Coldfield Town F.C.

Sutton Coldfield Town

Full name

Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Royals

Founded

1879

Ground

Central Ground
Coles Lane
Sutton Coldfield

Capacity

2,000

Chairman

Nick Thurston

Manager

Neil Tooth

League

Northern Premier League
Premier Division

2015–16

Northern Premier League
Premier Division, 12th

Home colours

Away colours

Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. are a football club based in Sutton Coldfield, England. They were formed in 1879 (some sources state 1876) and currently play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division .

Despite being the largest team in a town with a population of over 105,000 people (more than that of the home towns of many full-time professional teams) their profile suffers due to their geographical proximity to Aston Villa, who draw considerable support from the town.

History

The club was founded in 1879 and played its first match against the 2nd XI of Birmingham F.C. (no connection to the modern Birmingham City) on 1 February of that year. In their early years they played in Sutton Park and competed in the Central Birmingham League, Aston and District League, Small Heath League and Suburban League. In the 1930s, now playing at Coles Lane, they competed in the Birmingham Alliance and Birmingham Combination, but met with little success.

After World War II the club, at the time playing under the name Sutton Town (a name which lasted until 1964) played in the Walsall League and Birmingham Combination before joining the Birmingham & District League (soon to be renamed the West Midlands (Regional) League) in 1954. During the next decade they struggled in the league, with financial problems caused by a devastating fire at their ground forcing them to field only amateur players, before switching leagues to the Worcestershire Combination (soon to be renamed the Midland Football Combination) in 1964. They were champions of this league on two occasions before rejoining the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1979, where they were champions at the first attempt. In 1982, after a second-place finish, they stepped up to the Southern League. At the very first attempt they were promoted to the Premier Division but were relegated straight back to the second tier where they remained until the end of the 2009-10 season, before being transferred to the Northern Premier League Division One South. In 2015 they won promotion via the play-offs to the Premier Division.

On 10 May 2011 Sutton Coldfield took part in their first ever Birmingham Senior Cup Final which they won with a 1–0 win over Nuneaton Town. During the summer of 2011 the club installed a new third generation (3G) football pitch.

After 12 years at the helm Chris Keogh resigned as manager on 15 September 2012. Within 48 hours Keogh's assistant Neil Tooth was promoted to the manager's role.

Players

Current squad

As of 30 July 2014

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Jake Bedford
		GK	Lee Evans
		DF	Louis Keenan
		DF	Joel Kettle
		DF	Scott Lycett
		DF	Phil Male
		DF	Craig Milligan
		DF	Jimmy Quiggan
		DF	Kristian Ramsey-Dickson
		MF	Luke Chapman
		MF	Danny Edwards

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Stuart McNaught
		MF	Lee Parsons
		MF	Jamie Sheldon
		MF	Daryl Taylor
		FW	Mark Danks
		FW	Luke Edwards
		FW	Matt Gardner
		FW	Reece Leek
		FW	Justin Richards
		FW	Carlos Thompson

Honours

Birmingham Senior Cup Winner 2010–11 Runners up 2012-13

Records

Best league performance: 17th in Southern League Premier Division, 1983–84
Best FA Cup performance: First Round Proper, 1980–81, 1992–93
Best FA Trophy performance: Third Round Proper, 2004–05

Sources

Sutton Coldfield Town at the Football Club History Database

External links

Northern Premier League

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See also: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, Northern Premier League President's Cup, Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup, Peter Swales Shield

Coordinates: 52°33′24.15″N 1°49′07.17″W / 52.5567083°N 1.8186583°W / 52.5567083; -1.8186583

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