Bolehall Swifts F.C.

The club was established in 1953.[1] They joined the Tamworth & Trent Valley League, winning the League Shield and Agnes Durham Cup in their first season.[1] The club later won the Coleshill Charity Cup in 1955–56 and the Fazeley Charity Cup in 1975–76.[1]

After transferring to the Sutton District League, they moved on to the City & Suburban League, the Mercian League and then the Staffordshire County League (South).[1] In 1980 the club moved up to Division Three of the Midland Combination.[2] Division Three was renamed Division Two in 1983, and Bolehall were Division Two champions in 1984–85, also winning the Challenge Vase and the Fazeley Charity Cup.[1] Following promotion to Division One, they finished fifth in Division One the following season and were promoted to the Premier Division.[2]

In 1994 Bolehall were founder members of the Midland Alliance. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of the league in its inaugural season, they finished last in 1995–96 and were relegated back to the Premier Division of the Midland Combination.[2] The club remained in the Premier Division until 2014, winning the Challenge Cup in 1997–98, the Walsall Senior Cup in 2001–02 and the Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup in 2013–14.[1] In 2014 the Midland Combination and Midland Alliance merged to form the Midland League, with Bolehall placed in Division One.[2] The club won the Fazeley Charity Cup again in 2014–15.[1]

The main stand

The club initially played behind the Jolly Sailor pub near the Castle Grounds in Tamworth, using an old double decker bus as changing rooms.[1] They later moved to Morrows' Field, located to the rear of the Gate Inn in Amington, before purchasing some allotments on Rene Road from a local farmer in 1959 for £350.[1]

The new Rene Road ground was opened in August 1961 with a friendly against Tamworth WMC.[1] A 150-seat stand known as the "Welcome to Bolehall Swifts Stand" was built behind one goal, with the standing only "Founded 1953 Stand" on one side of the pitch.[1]

• Midland Combination
  • Division Two champions 1984–85
  • Challenge Cup winners 1997–98
  • Challenge Vase winners 1984–85
• Tamworth & Trent Valley League
  • League Shield winners 1953–54
  • Agnes Durham Cup winners 1953–54
• Walsall Senior Cup
  • Winners 2001–02
• Coleshill Charity Cup
  • Winners 1955–56
• Fazeley Charity Cup
  • Winners 1975–76, 1984–85, 2014–15
• Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup
  • Winners 2013–14

• Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 1994–95, 1995–96[2]
• Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2013–14, 2014–15[2]

• Bolehall Swifts F.C. players
• Bolehall Swifts F.C. managers

• Official website