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Encyclopedia > Kendal Town F.C.
Kendal Town F.C.
Full name Kendal Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Field, The Town
Founded 1919
Ground Lakeland Radio Stadium,
Parkside Road, Kendal
Capacity 2,400
Chairman David Willan
Manager Lee Ashcroft
League Northern Premier League
Premier Division
2005-6 3rd (Promoted)
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Kendal Town F.C. is an English football club based in Kendal, Cumbria, and playing in the Northern Premier League Premier Division in the English football league system. Image File history File links Mergefrom. ... The Planet Conservatories Stadium is home to Northern Premier League Division One side Kendal Town F.C.. This ground is located in the town of Kendal in Cumbria, which is situated within 10 minutes of the M6 motorway. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... For the 1832-1918 Parliamentary constituency, see Kendal (UK Parliament constituency). ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Lee Ashcroft is a former England under-21 professional footballer who now plays as a striker for Kendal Town F.C. of the Northern Premier League Division One. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_black_stripes. ... Image File history File links body of kit template - modified to include white stripes File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_black_stripes. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A football team is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a football game, be it association football (soccer), rugby, Australian football, American football, Gaelic football, or other version of football. ... For the 1832-1918 Parliamentary constituency, see Kendal (UK Parliament constituency). ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... The English football league system, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although for historical reasons a small number of Welsh clubs also compete). ...


The club was nicknamed The Field, a reference to its former name, Netherfield AFC. Current supporters, however, tend to use the nickname "The Town". The team plays its home matches at the Lakeland Radio Stadium, Parkside Road.


History

The club was established at the end of the First World War as Netherfield AFC when the employees at the town shoe factory, the K Shoes Company, formed a football team. They played in the land near the factory, and the club ground is still located there. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...


1925 - Won the Westmorland County Cup


1945 - Turned semi-professional by joining the Lancashire Combination // Time Line The County of Lancashire. ...


1949 - Won the Lancashire Combination Championship


1950 - Reached the second round of the FA Cup, playing Watford F.C. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... It has been suggested that Harry the Hornet be merged into this article or section. ...


1956 - Reached the first round stage of the FA Cup for the fifth time in eight years, a 5-1 loss to Grimsby Town F.C., watched by a record crowd of 5,000 “GTFC” redirects here. ...


1955-56 - Won the Combination Cup


1960-61 - Won the Combination Cup


1963-64 - Finished runners-up to Chorley F.C., as striker Tom Brownlee scored 76 goals Chorley F.C. was founded as a rugby club in 1875 but switched to association football in 1883. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ...


1964-65 - Won the Combination Championship Division 1 title. The club reserve team won the Division 2 Championship


1968 - One of the founder members of the Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League logo. ...


1980 - Set a record along with Bridlington Town F.C. for the record number of cup ties replays, playing seven times before managing to win 2-0 to go up to the second round of the FA Trophy Bridlington Town F.C. based in Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. ... The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. ...


1982 - Had to move to the North West Counties Football League Division One because of financial constraints The North West Counties Football League Division One is a football competition based in England. ...


1987 - Moved into the newly formed League Division 1 of the Northern Premier League


1998 - Changed name to Netherfield Kendal


2000 - Changed name to Kendal Town FC


2003 - Reached the final of the Marsden Cup, losing 0-2 to Leigh RMI F.C. Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute Football Club, usually known as Leigh RMI, are an English football team who play in the Conference North as of 2006–07. ...


2004-05 - Finished at fifth place in the league, 2-1 in the promotion play-off to AFC Telford A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ... A.F.C. Telford United are an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire, playing in the Conference North as of August 2007. ...


2005 - Awarded the Charter Standard status along with Wattsfield Youth FC


2006 - Promoted to the Unibond Premier League by virtue of finishing in third place in the league and subsequently winning the play-off final 2–1 over Gresley Rovers at home on 6 May 2006 This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


Current squad

As of December 1, 2006


Goalkeepers

  • Ricky Whiteside

Defenders

  • Paul Sparrow
  • Nigel Taylor
  • Andy Hill
  • Dene Whittal-Williams

Midfielders

  • Scott Redhead
  • Ryan Elderton
  • Ian Kilford
  • Warren Beattie
  • Seb Beckett
  • Ricky Mercer
  • Paul Osbourne

Forwards

  • Lee Ashcroft
  • Dave Foster
  • Peter Wright
  • Gareth Arnison
  • Pete Ferris

Lee Ashcroft is a former England under-21 professional footballer who now plays as a striker for Kendal Town F.C. of the Northern Premier League Division One. ...

External links

  • Club website


Northern Premier League Premier Division 2007-08
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