Mexborough Town F.C.

Mexborough Town Football Club was an English association football club based in Mexborough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

Mexborough Town
Full nameMexborough Town Football Club
Founded1962
Dissolved1993
GroundHampden Road
Capacity5,000[1]

History

Founded in 1962, the club was the third senior club to originate from the town, following in the footsteps of Mexborough and Mexborough Athletic.[1]

They joined the Yorkshire League in their inaugural season, with a runners-up finish securing promotion from Division Two to the league's top flight.[2] They finished runners-up in Division One at the first time of asking, and would enter the FA Cup for the first time the following year. They would again finish as league runners-up in 1969 before finally securing their first Yorkshire League title in 1973. It was around this time that they changed their name to Mexborough Town Athletic,[3] and in 1974 they took the decision to enter teams into both the Yorkshire League and the Midland League. This arrangement would only last a year, as the club decided to stay solely in the Midland League.

In 1982 the Yorkshire League and Midland League merged to form the Northern Counties East League (NCEL), and Mexborough were among the founder members of the new competition, being entered into the Premier Division. They were relegated to Division One in 1985 before changing their name back to Mexborough Town.

After finishing bottom of the NCEL Division One in 1991, they resigned from the NCEL to join the Central Midlands League, but they would last just two years in this competition before resigning and disbanding.

League and cup history

Mexborough Town League and Cup history[2][3][4][5]
SeasonDivisionPositionFA CupFA TrophyFA Vase
1962–63Yorkshire League Division 22nd/15---
1963–64Yorkshire League Division 12nd/16---
1964–65Yorkshire League Division 19th/161st qualifying round--
1965–66Yorkshire League Division 19th/161st qualifying round--
1966–67Yorkshire League Division 18th/171st qualifying round--
1967–68Yorkshire League Division 113th/171st qualifying round--
1968–69Yorkshire League Division 12nd/18Preliminary round--
1969–70Yorkshire League Division 13rd/181st qualifying round1st qualifying round-
1970–71Yorkshire League Division 14th/141st qualifying round2nd qualifying round-
1971–72Yorkshire League Division 14th/16Preliminary round1st qualifying round-
1972–73Yorkshire League Division 11st/161st qualifying round3rd round-
1973–74Yorkshire League Division 14th/162nd qualifying round1st round-
1974–75Yorkshire League Division 1
Midland League Premier Division
14th/16
6th/18
1st qualifying round3rd qualifying round-
1975–76Midland League Premier Division6th/184th qualifying round1st round-
1976–77Midland League Premier Division6th/183rd qualifying round3rd qualifying round-
1977–78Midland League Premier Division5th/171st qualifying round3rd qualifying round-
1978–79Midland League Premier Division3rd/191st qualifying round1st qualifying round-
1979–80Midland League Premier Division5th/182nd qualifying round1st round-
1980–81Midland League Premier Division13th/181st qualifying round1st qualifying round-
1981–82Midland League Premier Division8th/181st qualifying roundPreliminary round-
1982–83Northern Counties East League Premier Division20th/201st qualifying round1st qualifying round-
1983–84Northern Counties East League Premier Division15th/18-1st qualifying round-
1984–85Northern Counties East League Premier Division19th/19-1st qualifying round-
1985–86Northern Counties East League Division 113th/16--Preliminary round
1986–87Northern Counties East League Division 116th/18---
1987–88Northern Counties East League Division 115th/16---
1988–89Northern Counties East League Division 111th/16---
1989–90Northern Counties East League Division 115th/15---
1990–91Northern Counties East League Division 113th/13---
1991–92Central Midlands League Premier Division North4th/14---
1992–93Central Midlands League Premier Division12th/19---

Honours

Records

References

  1. The Boro' Matchday Magazine – Mexborough Town AFC programme, 18 October 1986
  2. Mexborough Town at the Football Club History Database
  3. Mexborough Town Athletic at the Football Club History Database
  4. FA Cup Archive The FA
  5. Sportsman Rovers WildStat
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