Buxton F.C.

Buxton Football Club

Full name

Buxton Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Bucks

Founded

1877

Ground

The Silverlands

Capacity

4,000

Chairman

Tony Tomlinson

Manager

John Reed

League

Northern Premier League Premier Division

2006/07

Northern Premier League Division 1
1st (promoted)





Home colours





Away colours

Buxton F.C. are a football club based in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. They were established in 1877 and joined the Combination League in 1891. They then joined the Manchester League in 1899 and won the championship in 1932.They reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup in the 1951-52 season. Their patron is His Grace The Duke of Devonshire. The club supports and hosts local senior, junior and ladies football. The Buxton JFC Pumas under 11's play their home matches at The Silverlands.

They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.

Origins and History

Originally formed as an offshoot of the town's cricket club, Buxton Football Club began life in the autumn of 1877. Its first game took place on Saturday, October 27th, at The Park (still the home of the cricket club) when 14 members picked sides for a 7-a-side match. In the next few years, the club played its home matches in fields at Cote Heath, off London Road and at Green Lane before moving to its current ground at the Silverlands in 1884, then a field owned by Frank Drewry, the club's first captain. The first game there was a Derbyshire Cup tie on Saturday, November 1st, when "the Bucks" defeated Bakewell 2-0.

Situated over 1000 feet above sea level, the Silverlands is the highest ground within the pyramid of football and substantially higher than the highest Football League ground which is The Hawthorns built in 1900, standing at 551 feet above sea level. After Buxton come the grounds of Tow Law Town F.C. (984 ft) and A.F.C. Emley (606ft). A grade "A" ground, the Main Stand has seats for 500 and the 2 covered terraces provide accommodation for a total of 2,000. The facilities at the ground are to be developed further prior to the start of the 2007/08 season.

The club entered The Combination in 1891 and joined the Manchester League in 1899, winning the championship in 1931/32, which prompted a move to the Cheshire League for the following season (though the reserve side remained in the Manchester League and won the title in 1959/60). It took 40 years to bring the Cheshire League title to Buxton, though the club had been runners-up in 1962/63. Promotion to the NPL for the 1973/74 season was an opportunity eagerly seized and honours in this league comprise the winning of the President's Cup in 1980/81 and a League Cup final appearance at Maine Road in 1990/91. The club's highest NPL final placing was 4th position achieved in 1980/81, though it was not until September 10th, 1991 "the Bucks" actually topped the NPL (eventually finishing 5th).

Buxton's best years in the F.A. Cup came in the two decades after World War Two. In 1951/52 the club, having defeated then Football League Club, Aldershot, 4-3, reached the third round proper only to lose 2-0 at Division 2 side Doncaster Rovers, while first round appearances followed in 1958 and 1962. More recently, during the 2003/04 season Buxton reached the fourth qualifying round only to meet their match at Nigel Clough's Burton Albion. The early days of the F.A. Trophy saw the club develop a considerable reputation, reaching the quarter-finals in 1970/71 and 1971/72. A full member of the F.A. and the Derbyshire F.A., Buxton F.C. has won the Derbyshire Senior Cup 8 times, including 3 times in the 1980s.

Recent Years

A members' club run by an elected committee for most of its life, Buxton F.C. became a Limited Company in June 1993 and is run by a board of 7 directors and volunteers. The club was beset by financial problems after the establishment of the National Lottery and successive relegations in 1997 and 1998 took it to the Northern Counties East League. Following several seasons of struggle a substantial revival began with the arrival in May 2002 of managers Kenny Johnson and Ronnie Wright. They brought several quality players to the club but departed in December 2004 following a poor start to the 2004/05 campaign to be replaced by ex Chesterfield, Bradford City and Grimsby boss Nicky Law and his assistant Chris Marples.

The end of the 2005/06 season saw Buxton crowned as League and Presidents Cup Champions and thus earn promotion to the Northern Premier League First Division for the 2006/07 season. They were crowned Division 1 champions on Saturday April 14th, 2007 and achieved a second successive promotion into the Northern Premier League Premier Division. They are also the winners of the Northern Premier League Presidents Cup for the 2006/07 season. Law and Marples left the club at the end of the 06/07 season to join Conference North side Alfreton Town.Buxton were also honoured that season to be voted the NLP Team of the Year for 2006-07.

The manager's position was taken up by ex- Harrogate Town and Stalybridge Celtic manager John Reed in time for the start of the 07/08 season. His assistant will be Clive Freeman. Clive was first associated with John Reed when Bridlington Town marched to the F.A. Vase final in 1993, earning a transfer to Swansea City before moving onto Altrincham F.C. where he became the first non-league player to win the BBC's 'Goal of the Month award ^[1] beating the likes of Alan Shearer and Ian Rush He later played for Doncaster Rovers , AFC Emley and Farsley Celtic before serving Guiseley AFC and later went to Bradford Park Avenue as assistant-manager.

Honours

l-r NPL Div 1 trophies, Presidents Cup trophy, NLP Team of the Year 06/07, and NPL Div 1 Club of the Month Aug 2006.

Northern Premier League

NPL Division 1 Winners 2006/07
President's Cup Winners: 1981/82, 2006/07
NPL League Cup R/Up: 1990/91

Northern Counties East League

Winners: 2005/06
President's Cup Winners: 2004/05, 2005/06

Cheshire County League

Winners: 1972/73
R/Up (Edward Case Cup Winners): 1946/47, 1962/63
League Cup Winners: 1956/57, 1957/58, 1968/69

Manchester League

Winners: 1931/32
R/Up: 1904/05, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1930/31
League Cup Winners: 25/26, 26/27

Derbyshire Senior Cup

Winners: 1938/39, 1945/46, 1956/57, 1959/60, 1980/81, 1985/86, 1986/87

Management

New Manager John Reed at the Silverlands in June 2007.

Position	Name	Nation
Team Manager	John Reed
Assistant Manager	Clive Freeman
Physio	Kay Morgan
Coach	Scott Maxfield

Current squad

The club's squad includes the following players as of August 2007

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Scott Hartley
		DF	Grant Black
		DF	Ashley Foyle
		DF	Thomas Agus
		DF	Terry Bowker
		DF	Daniel MacPherson
		MF	Anton Foster
		MF	Shaun Doxey
		MF	Jordan Hall
		MF	Alvyn Riley

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Scott Maxfield
		MF	Michael Towey
		MF	Paul Walker
		MF	Tony Lennon
		MF	Steve Ridley
		FW	Mark Reed
		FW	Anthony Bingham
		FW	Andy Parton
		FW	Scott Brough

Notable Past Players

The following players have transferred to Football League clubs from Buxton.

Peter Robinson in 1950 to Notts County
John Higgins in 1950 to Bolton Wanderers
Maurice Brooks in 1951 to Stockport County
Ray Parker in 1951 to Bradford City
Fred Marlow in 1951 to Grimsby Town
Ian Greaves in 1953 to Manchester United.He also went on to manage at Huddersfield Town , Bolton Wanderers and Oxford United.
John Brindley in 1953 to Chesterfield
Les Farriday in 1954 to Walsall
John Good in 1955 to Tranmere Rovers
Jimmy Anders in 1956 to Bradford Park Avenue
William Haydock in 1959 to Manchester City
Tony Parkes in 1970 to Blackburn Rovers. He also went on to manage and coach there.
Andy Proudlove in 1975 to Sheffield Wednesday
Graham Collier in 1978 to York City
Harry Charlton in 1979 to Darlington
Ally Pickering in 1990 to Rotherham United
Gareth Davies in 2001 to Chesterfield

Club Records

Attendance

6,000 v Barrow, F.A. Cup 1st Round 1962/63

Goalscorers

Mark Reed who scored his 116th goal in 173 games for Buxton on August 18th, 2007.
Ralph White 115 goals in ? games.
Dave Herbert 104 goals in 263 games.

Appearances

David Bainbridge 591 (48) and 23 goals

Transfer Fees

Paid £5,000 Gary Walker (from Hyde Utd) 1989
Received £16,500 Ally Pickering (to Rotherham) 1989

Best Seasons

FA Trophy Quarter Finals 70/71, 71/72
FA Cup 3rd Round 51/52 (Defeated Aldershot on way)
FA Vase 5th Round 05/06

References

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Northern Premier League Premier Division 2007-08

Football in England

League competitions	The FA	Cup competitions
Premier League	England (B) (C)	FA Cup
The Football League (Champ, 1, 2)	(U-21) (U-20) (U-19)	Football League Cup
Football Conference (Nat, N, S)	(U-18) (U-17) (U-16)	FA Community Shield
Northern Premier (Prem, 1N, 1S)	List of clubs	Football League Trophy
Southern League (Prem, 1Mid, 1S&W)	List of venues	FA Trophy
Isthmian League (Prem, 1N, 1S)	(by capacity)	Setanta Shield
English football league system	List of leagues	FA Vase
	Records	FA NLS Cup
	Foreign players

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