Newcastle Town F.C.
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| Full name | Newcastle Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Castle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Lyme Valley Stadium, Newcastle-under-Lyme (Capacity 4,000) |
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| Chairman | Carl Birchall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Greg Clowes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | North West Counties Div One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Newcastle Town F.C. are a football club based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They play in division one of the North West Counties Football League and also field a "youth" team in the Staffordshire County Senior League.
After originating as a park-football Sunday League team, they joined the Mid-Cheshire League in 1982-83, claiming the second division title in their first season. The second division was then disbanded, and the league run with only one section from the 1983-84 season. Newcastle spent four seasons at that level, finishing in the top four positions each time before being promoted to the North West Counties League for 1987-88. After a period of consolidation, a runner-up spot in the 1991-92 season enabled the club to be promoted to the North West Counties League Premier Division, a status they have retained ever since.
In 1996-97, the club had a run to the First Round proper of the FA Cup, where they were drawn at home to Notts County. Unfortunately, their home ground was not considered suitable for a tie of this magnitude and the game was switched to Stoke City's Victoria Ground, where the league club won 2-0. Three seasons later, they had an extended run in the FA Vase, all the way to the semi-finals where they were beaten by the eventual winners Deal Town over two legs.
[edit] Stadium
The club play at the Lyme Valley Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,000 people. It is notable for having a velodrome running around the pitch. Stoke City play their reserve matches at Lyme Valley, while the stadium regularly holds pre-season friendlies with local clubs Stoke City, Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra
[edit] Club honours
- North West Counties Football League
- Division 1 runners–up 1995-96, 1996-97, 1999-00
- Division 2 runners-up 1991-92
- League Cup winners 1996-97
- League Cup runners-up 1999-00, 2003-04
- Floodlit Cup winners 1992-93, 1995-96
- Floodlit Cup runners-up 1996-97
- Division 2 Trophy winners 1991-92
- Walsall Senior Cup
- Winners 1993-94 1994-95
- Runners-up 1995-96
- Staffs Senior Cup
- Runners-up 1995-96, 2001-02
- Mid-Cheshire League
- Division 1 champions 1985-86
- Division 1 runners-up 1986-87
- Division 2 champions 1982-83, 1990-91
- League Cup winners 1984-85
- Midland Sunday Cup
- Winners 1985-86, 1986-87
- Runners-up 1984-85, 1987-88
- Potteries and District League
- Champions 1984-85, 1985-86
- Cup Winners 1984-85, 1985-86
- Staffs FA Vase
- Runners-up 1992-93
- Staffs FA Sunday Cup
- Winners 1979-80
- Sentinel Cup
- Winners 1994-95
- Sentinel Shield
- Winners 1986-87
- Runners-up 2003-04
- Staffs FA Youth Cup
- Winners 1988-89, 1992-93, 1993-94
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