Matlock Town F.C.
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| Full name | Matlock Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Gladiators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1878 (as Matlock) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Causeway Lane Matlock |
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| Manager | Phil Brown & Gareth Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NPL Premier Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | NPL Premier Division, 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matlock Town F.C. is an English football club based at Causeway Lane in Matlock, Derbyshire.
Nicknamed "The Gladiators", the club was established in the late 1870s and have competed in the Central Alliance and the Midland Counties League before reaching the Northern Premier League.
In the 1974-75 season the club won the FA Trophy which caused a major celebration in the town; their manager was Peter Swan, and the brothers Mick, Nick and Tom Fenoughty all played in the final.The coach and physiotherapist on that day was Harry Peck who had played for Chesterfield as a professional,Harry,who now lives in Darnall in Sheffield still holds fond memories of that great day.[1]
In the 1976-77 season, by then managed by Tom Fenoughty, Matlock reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup, their best performance in the competition. They beat 3rd division leaders Mansfield Town and featured in a book "Tividale to Wembley" during this cup run.
In 1978 they won the Northern Premier League Cup for the first time and subsequently played in the Anglo-Italian Cup in the 1978-79 season.
For the 2006-07 season, they are a member of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
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[edit] Honours
- FA Challenge Trophy winners
- 1974/75
- Northern Premier League Cup winners
- 1977/78
- Northern Premier League Shield winners
- 1978/79
- Unibond Challenge Cup Winners
- 2004/05
- Northern Premier League runners-up
- 1983/84
- UniBond League First Division runners-up
- 2003/04
- Evans Halshaw Floodlit Cup winners
- 1988/89, 1990/91
- Derbyshire Senior Cup winners
- 1974/75, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1991/92, 2003/04
- Derbyshire Senior Cup runners-up
- 1960/61, 1963/64, 1971/72, 1973/74, 1975/76, 1980/81
- 1981/82, 1982/83, 1989/90, 1993/94, 1997/98
- Central Alliance North Division champions
- 1959/60, 1960/61
- Midland Counties League champions
- 1961/62, 1968/69
- Central Alliance Division One runners-up
- 1961/62
- Derby Divisional Cup (North) winners
- 1961/62
- Derby Divisional Cup (North) runners-up
- 1962/63
Record attendance 5123 v Burton Albion, FA Trophy semi final 1975.
[edit] Notable former players and managers
- Wayne Biggins
- Maurice Boot
- Darren Bradshaw
- Tom Cahill
- Ian Helliwell
- Peter Scott
- John Sheppard
- Eddie Shimwell - former England international; first full-back to score at Wembley
- Peter Swan - former England international
- Nick Tilly
[edit] Rivals
Matlock's chief rivals are Belper Town, but there is a keen sense of competition with other Derbyshire clubs Alfreton Town and Ilkeston Town.
[edit] References
- ^ Matlock Town official website, retrieved 5 Dec 2006
[edit] External links
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