Uttoxeter Town F.C.

Uttoxeter Town F.C. is an English football club based in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. They currently play in the North West Counties League Division One South. The club is a FA Charter Standard Club affiliated to the Staffordshire Football Association.[1]

Uttoxeter Town
Full nameUttoxeter Town Football Club
Nickname(s)Town
Founded1983
GroundOldfields Sports Ground, Uttoxeter
ChairmanPete Clewer
ManagerJames Curley
LeagueNorth West Counties League Division One South
2022–23Midland League Premier Division, 19th of 20 (relegated)

History

The club was formed in 1972 when they split from Uttoxeter Amateurs after a disagreement on the club's location. The club joined the North Premier Division of the Staffordshire County League.[2] In the late 1970s the club stopped playing Saturday football and switched over to Sunday league football.

About 30 years later the club switched back to Saturday football and joined the Staffordshire County Senior League.[3] The 2012–13 season saw the club win Division one of the league.[3] The 2014–15 season saw the club become one of the founding members of the Midland Football League, joining division one.[4] Despite finishing fifth in the division, the club dropped back down to the Staffordshire County Senior League for financial reasons. In their first season in the Staffordshire County Senior League the club entered the FA Vase for the first time, progressing to the third round before being eliminated by Coleshill Town.[4] The prize money they earned from their FA Vase cup exploits enabled them to overcome their financial issues and they rejoined Division one of the Midlands league the following season.[5]

In 2021 Uttoxeter were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.

Ground

The club play their home games at the Oldfield Sports Club.[6]

Honours

References
  1. Uttoxeter Town : Details: Uttoxeter Town : Details, accessdate: March 10, 2020
  2. Nonleague matters: Staffordshire non-league soccer history, accessdate: March 15, 2020
  3. Staffordshire County Senior League: Handbook 2019–20, accessdate: March 15, 2020
  4. UTTOXETER TOWN at the Football Club History Database
  5. Stoke-on-Trent Live: FA Vase preview: Plenty of action on non-league day as clubs look to make progress on the road to Wembley – Stoke-on-Trent Live, accessdate: March 15, 2020
  6. Midlands football league Club Directory, accessdate: March 15, 2020

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