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| Full name | Guiseley Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||
| Founded | 1903 | ||
| Ground | Nethermoor Park, Guiseley (Capacity: 3,000 (300 seated)) |
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| Chairman | Phil Rogerson | ||
| Manager | Steve Kittrick | ||
| League | NPL Premier Division | ||
| 2008-09 | NPL Premier Division, 4th | ||
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Guiseley AFC are an English football club from Guiseley, West Yorkshire.
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History
They joined Division Two of the Yorkshire League in 1968 and were relegated to the newly formed Third Division in 1970. Having returned to the Second Division at the first attempt, they gained promotion to the First Division in 1974. Relegated from their first season, they return the following year as Yorkshire League Division Two Champions. They were Yorkshire League Runners-up in 1980 and 1982.
They were founder members of Northern Counties East League in 1982-83 and reached the FA Vase Semi-Final in 1990. They won it at Bramall Lane the following season, beating Gresley Rovers 3-1 in a replay after a 4-4 draw at Wembley Stadium along with the Northern Counties East League title, gaining promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One.
They reached the FA Vase Final again in 1992 this time as runners-up to Wimborne Town and won the Northern Premier League First Division in 1994, a season also marked by an FA Trophy semi-final appearance with Runcorn.
They stayed in the Premier Division until relegation in 2000 but returned to the top division in 2004. In the 2007-08 season, they narrowly missed out on a playoff place, finishing 6th, just one point behind Buxton.
Since 1990, they have reached the 4th Qualifying round of the FA Cup six times, reaching the 1st round proper in 2002-03, losing 0-4 at Luton Town.
In August 2008, just one week before the start of their 2008–09 league season, the club's Nethermoor ground was attacked by arsonists. One third of the main stand was damaged in the early morning blaze. More than 40 seats and wooden flooring were destroyed, which would cost £20,000 to replace.[1]
Stadium
The club plays at Nethermoor Park, which has a capacity of 3,000, with a seated stand of 300 and two terraced stands.[2]
Current squad
Correct as of 16 October 2009.[3]
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References
- ^ Fairhurst, Mel (2008-08-10). "Arsonists blamed over ground blaze". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/3584344.Arsonists_blamed_over_ground_blaze/. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ Details for Nethermoor Park, Guiseley WorldStadia.com
- ^ First Team Guiseley AFC
External links
Coordinates: 53°52′37.84″N 1°43′09.95″W / 53.8771778°N 1.7194306°W
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