Nelson F.C. are an English football club, based in Nelson, Lancashire. They are currently in the North West Counties League Second Division, and play their home matches at Victoria Park, which has a capacity of 1,500. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Nelson is a town in Lancashire in north-west of England with a population of around 30,000. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... The North West Counties Football League is a football league in the north west of England. ...

History

The club was founded in 1881, and originally played their home matches at Seedhill. They joined the Lancashire League (which became the Lancashire Combination in 1901) in 1891. The club was expelled in 1899, but was readmitted in 1900. The club closed in 1916, but was reformed at the end of WWI, and joined the Central League. In 1921, the club joined the Football League, and became a founder member of the Third Division North. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Central League (more commonly known as the Pontins League after its main sponsor) is a football league in England for reserve teams of Football League clubs. ... The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from 1921 to 1958. ...

Their first league game against the now-defunct Wigan Borough attracted a record attendance of 9,000, and their first season in the Football League ended with a 17th place finish. The next season was arguably the most successful in the club's history. The club finished as Champions of the Third Division North, and were promoted to the Second Division. In addition, during their pre-season tour in the summer of 1923, the club beat the famous Real Madrid 4-2. Between the 1992-93 and 2004-05 season, the Football League Second Division was the second-highest division of The Football League and the third-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club, ranked as the worlds most successful club for the 20th century by the governing body of international football (FIFA), just ahead of Manchester United. ...

Sadly, the club were relegated back to the Third Division North in their first season in the Second Division, having finished 21st out of 22. New record attendances of 14,000 (vs. Darlington) and 15,000 (vs. Bradford City) were set during the mid-1920s. However, in the late 1920s, the club began to struggle, and was eventually voted out of the Football League at the end of the 1930/31 season, being replaced by Chester City. Darlington F.C. are an English football team based in the English town of Darlington, currently playing in Football League Two. ... Bradford City Association Football Club is a football team based at the Bradford and Bingley Stadium (formerly known as Valley Parade) in Bradford, England. ... Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester, currently playing in Football League Two. ...

The club dropped back into the Lancashire Combination, but folded again in 1936. Following WWII, the club was reformed in 1946, and immediately rejoined the Lancashire Combination, which they won in 1950 and 1952, but narrowly failed to win re-election to the Football League. The Lancashire Combination lost many of its clubs to the newly-formed Northern Premier League in 1968. However, Nelson remained in the Combination. During this period, Seedhill was demolished to make way for the new M65 motorway, and the club moved to its present ground at Victoria Park. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Northern Premier League, known in recent years as the UniBond League under a title sponsorship contract, is one of the three regional English football leagues whose champions are promoted to the Football Conference, currently called the Nationwide Conference. ...

In 1982 the club became founder members of the new North West Counties League, in which they were assigned to the Third Division. In 1987 the Third Division was scrapped, and Nelson were moved up to the Second Division. However, due to the poor state of their Victoria Park stadium, the club were expelled and forced to play in the West Lancashire League for four seasons before being readmitted to the North West Counties Second Division, where they have remained since.

Since losing their league status, the club has managed to reach the first round of the FA Cup on two occasions; in 1932/3 when they lost to Southport F.C., and in 1950/1 when they beat Witton Albion 1-0 before losing 3-2 against Port Vale in the second round. The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Southport F.C. are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. ... Nickname Valiants Ground Vale Park Manager Martin Foyle Chairman Bill Bratt Colours Home: White shirts, black shorts, white stockings, Away: All yellow, Third Kit: Two-tone blue, Best attendance 49768: vs Aston Villa 20 February 1960 FA Cup R5 Best league win 9 - 1: vs Chesterfield 24 September 1932 Division...

External Links

Unofficial Club Website Full Record of Nelson's League Positions