Halesowen Town
Full name	Halesowen Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Yeltz
Founded	1873
Ground	The Grove Halesowen
Capacity	Approx 5,000
Chairman	Nigel Pitt
Manager	Martin O' Connor
League	Southern League Premier Division
2005-06	Southern League Premier Division, 8th
Home colours Away colours

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History

Halesowen Town FC were formed in 1873, making them one of the oldest clubs in the Midlands, and initially played in the Birmingham Combination. In 1946 they joined the Birmingham and District League and were champions in their very first season. The 1960s saw them consistently finish high in the league, but by contrast the 1970s saw them struggle, finishing bottom of the table on two occasions. The West Midlands (Regional) League is a football competition based in England, covering the West Midlands, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and South Staffordshire. ...

In the 1980s saw a sudden reversal of the Yeltz' fortunes, with four successive championship titles between 1983 and 1986, as well as three appearances at Wembley Stadium in the final of the FA Vase. The 1983 final saw the club lose 1-0 to VS Rugby, but in 1985 they returned to Wembley and beat Fleetwood Town 3-1 to lift the Vase, before retaining it the following year with a 3-0 win over Southall. Wembley Stadium is a football stadium under construction in Wembley, London. ... The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ... Rugby Town is a football club based in Rugby, Warwickshire, currently playing in the Southern League (renamed British Gas League). ... Fleetwood Town F.C. is a football club based in Lancashire, England. ... Southall F.C. is a football club based in Feltham, England. ...

In 1983 the club also beat Heybridge Swifts in the final of the Thorn EMI six-a-side tournament at the Alexandra Stadium and won a £20,000 set of floodlights for their ground. Heybridge Swifts F.C. is a football club based in Essex, England. ... View from the north eastern corner of the ground after Crewe Alexandras defeat by Reading, 4th February 2006 (photo by Andrew Smith) The Alexandra Stadium (formerly known as Gresty Road, due to its location in a road of that name) is a multi-use stadium in Crewe, England. ...

In 1986 the club's successes in the newly-named West Midlands Regional League were rewarded with promotion to the Southern League, with promotion to the Premier Division following in 1988/1989 when they were crowned Midland Division champions. The West Midlands (Regional) League is a football competition based in England, covering the West Midlands, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and South Staffordshire. ... The Southern League is an English football league for semi-professional and amateur teams. ...

The early nineties were dominated by players leaving The Grove to join league clubs. Amongst those leaving were Dean Spink (Aston Villa), Stuart Cash (Nottingham Forest), Andy Pearce, Tim Clarke, Sean Flynn (all Coventry City) and Evran Wright (Walsall). Aston Villa Football Club is an English football (soccer) club. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is a football club based in Coventry, England. ... Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently competing in the 2006/07 season in Football League Two. ...

For their first eight seasons at this level Halesowen never finished outside the top 10, including being narrowly pipped to promotion by Rushden and Diamonds in 1996. Financial difficulties, however, led to a slump which culminated in relegation in 2001. Although they bounced back in style, winning the Western Division championship at a canter, they were relegated once again in 2003. The club failed to return to tier two of the non-league pyramid the following season finishing fourth and missing out on the new Nationwide Conference North Division. Rushden and Diamonds were formed in 1992 by Max Griggs, the owner of the Dr Martens shoe company who bought two non-league clubs (Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds) and merged them to form a team which would compete in the Southern (Beazer Homes) League Division One and play its...

New manager Paul Holleran led the club to the FA Cup first round in 2005 loosing out to Yeading in a closely fought contest. However the club failed to make any impact in league competitions in the next eighteen months and in the face of much anger of Holleran's managerial style and his handling of critiscm was shown the door, much to the delight of the hardcore faithful.

The club appointed the popular former Walsall and Birmingham City captain Martyn O'Connor as manager in late 2006.

Ground

According to the club's records they have played at The Grove ever since their formation in 1873. The ground was originally a cricket pitch and was therefore a three sided stadium. In the 1930s a small wooden stand was constructed along the perimeter of the James Grove Button Factory (now housing). During the 1950s the Old Hawne Lane end was constructed along with changing rooms, built on the site of former tennis courts. During this time sides had to change in the Waggon and Horses public house on Stourbridge Road.

In the 1980s three sided ground was converted to four with the addition of the uncovered terracing along the Recreation Park side of the ground. In 1987 the 420 seater Harry Rudge Stand was completed on the site of the 1930s vintage wooden cover, whilst at the same time the rest of the ground received a face lift. The stand was extended in 1998 and again in 2000.

The floodlights which the club won in 1983 lasted until 2001 when a new set were installed and officially inaugurated at a friendly against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is an English football club playing at Molineux. ...

Club records

• Best league performance: 2nd in Southern League Premier Division (then Level 6), 1995/96
• Best FA Cup performance: 1st round on nine occasions
• Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd round, 1994/95, 1999/2000, 2002/03
• Best FA Vase performance: Winners, 1984/85, 1985/86

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Current First Team Squad

No. Position Player -- GK James Dormand -- GK Chris Jay -- GK Adam Livesey -- DF Dean Aston -- DF Chris Brindley -- DF David Haywood -- DF Gary Knight -- DF Stuart Pierpoint -- DF Niki Preston -- DF Rob Warner -- MF Nick Amos -- MF Grant Beckett -- MF Ian Cooper

No. Position Player -- MF Alex Cowley -- MF Paul Devlin -- MF Simon Forsdick -- MF Graham Hyde -- MF Martin O'Connor -- MF Jason Powell -- MF Nick Smith -- FW Sean Dowdall -- FW James Francis -- FW Davion Hamilton -- FW Aaron Humphries -- FW Matt Lewis -- FW Paul Szewczyk

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References

• Halesowen Town at the Football Club History Database

External links

• Official website
• Halesowen Town FC Messageboard!