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Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.

 
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Kidsgrove Athletic
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Full name Kidsgrove Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s) The Grove
Founded 1952
Ground The Seddon Stadium, Hollinwood Road
(Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman Michael Fitzjohn
Manager Peter Ward
League Northern Premier League
Division One South
2008-09 Northern Premier League
Division One South, 15th
Home colours
Away colours

Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is a football club based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England. They were formed in 1952 and joined the Mid-Cheshire League in 1966, followed by the North West Counties League in 1990.

The club won this league twice in 1998 and 2002, when they were promoted to the Northern Premier League First Division and have been playing in that league since then, now named the Northern Premier League Division One South. They have yet to reach the first round of the FA Cup, but did reach the semi-finals of the FA Vase in 1997-98. The current manager is Peter Ward, with his support staff consisting of Melvyn Wilkes (Assistant Manager), Callum Carey (Coach) and Graham Plant (First Aider).

Kidsgrove won the Staffordshire Senior Cup for a second time in 2006-07, beating Rushall Olympic 6-1 in the final at Vale Park.

Contents

Club records

  • Record Attendance: 1,903 v Tiverton Town, FA Vase Semi-Final, 21 March 1998
  • Record Victory: 23-0 v Cross Heath WMC, Staffordshire Cup 1965
  • Record Defeat: 0-15 v Stafford Rangers, Staffordshire Senior Cup, 20 November 2001

(This defeat to Stafford led to a fine from the Staffordshire FA for fielding an understrength team.)

Players

As of 12 December 2008.
No. Position Player
England GK Adam Wilkes
England GK Steve Intihar
England DF Danny Smith
England DF Charlie Reeves
England DF Matthew Elder
England DF Tom Schwarz
England MF Craig Dove
England MF Mitch Shenton
England MF Tim Sanders
England MF Ricky Bridge
No. Position Player
England MF Karl Miller
England MF Aidan Matranga
England MF Adam Beasley
England FW Tom Moss
England FW Andy Hurst
England FW Jimmy Dunn
England FW Dave Shaw
England FW Liam Shotton
England MF Andy Mathews
England MF Chris Smith

N.B. The Northern Premier League does not use a squad numbering system

Honours

Mid-Cheshire League

  • Champions 1970/1971, 1977/1978, 1986/1987, 1987/1988

North West Counties Football League Premier Division

  • Champions 1997/1998, 2001/2002

Staffordshire Senior Cup

  • Winners 2004, 2007, 2009

External links

Coordinates: 53°04′51.90″N 2°15′02.23″W / 53.081083°N 2.2506194°W / 53.081083; -2.2506194


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