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| Full name | Market Drayton Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Gingerbread Men | ||
| Founded | 1969 (as Little Drayton Rangers) | ||
| Ground | Greenfields Sports Ground Market Drayton (Capacity: 1,000) |
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| Chairman | Alex Mutch | ||
| Manager | Lee Roberts | ||
| League | Northern Premier League First Division South | ||
| 2008-09 | Midland Football Alliance, 1st | ||
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Market Drayton Town F.C. is a football club based in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England. They joined the West Midlands (Regional) League Division One North in 1998. In 2003, they changed their name from Little Drayton Rangers to their present name. In the 2005-06 season, they were champions of the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division and were promoted to the Midland Football Alliance. The club won this league in 2008-09 to gain promotion to the Northern Premier League First Division South. After an eight-year spell, the club's most successful manager in its short history, Simon Line, left to join Hednesford Town in October 2009.
The club's record attendance for a home match is 229, set in the 2009–10 season.
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History
- 1998-99 - Joined West Midlands (Regional) League Division One North, finished runner-up in first season (denied Championship through having three points deducted). Promoted to Premier Division
- 2004-05 - West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division runners-up
- 2005-06 - West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division champions
- 2006-07 - Shropshire Senior Cup Finalists
- 2008-09 - Midland Football Alliance champions
- 2009-10 - Northern Premier League First Division South
Ground
The Greenfields Sports Ground features a small all-seater stand, some hard standing, dug outs and floodlights. Its unusual wooden dugouts, set into a fence surrounding the pitch, were featured in David Bauckham's book Dugouts. [1]
Club records
- Best league performance: 1st in Midland Football Alliance, 2008-09
- Best FA Cup performance: Second Round Qualifying, 2007-08
- Best FA Vase performance: 5th Round, 2008-09
References
- ^ Bauckham, David (2006). Dugouts. New Holland. ISBN 1-8453-7478-9.
Sources
- Market Drayton Town at the Football Club History Database
External links
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Coordinates: 52°54′35.82″N 2°29′46.61″W / 52.90995°N 2.4962806°W
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