Overview

Shepshed Dynamo

Full name	Shepshed Dynamo Football Club Ltd
Nickname(s)	Dynamo
Founded	1994
Ground	The Dovecote, Shepshed
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Peter Bull
Manager	Peter McGurk
League	Northern Premier League First Division
2004-05	NPL First Division, 15th
Home colours Away colours

Shepshed Dynamo F.C. is a Football Club based in the small town of Shepshed in the North West of Leicestershire, England. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Sdfc. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Location within the British Isles. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ... 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. ... kit_body. ... 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... shorts 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... 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... shorts 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... 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... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: 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 (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK...

Their home ground is called The Dovecote, which is situated on Butthole Lane. Football has been played on this ground for over 100 years. Previous Shepshed clubs include Shepshed Albion and Shepshed Charterhouse.

Formed in 1994, Shepshed Dynamo originally played in the Midland Football Alliance and were champions in season 1995/96. They were therefore promoted to the Southern League, and took their place in the Western Division. In 1996 they reached the First Round proper of the F.A. Cup, losing 6-0 away to Carlisle United. Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Midland Football Alliance (also known as the Travel Factory Alliance after its main sponsor) is an English football league covering the West Midlands region. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See: Southern League (baseball) for minor league baseball in the United States Southern League (football) for the semi-professional and amateur football league in England often known as the Dr Martens League The South Island of New Zealand has various tournaments called Southern League, for association football, cricket, field hockey... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Carlisle United F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Conference National. ...

They currently play in the Northern Premier League First Division and are managed by Peter McGurk. The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ...

Full History

The town of Shepshed, adjacent to Junction 23 of the M1 motorway in North West Leicestershire, has had football teams associated with it since 1879. Whilst many of these teams achieved local recognition over the years, it was with the formation of the Charterhouse club in the mid-1970’s, that the name of Shepshed became known nationally. Location within the British Isles. ... Jump to: navigation, search The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley. ... North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article deals with the history and development of the different sports around the world known as football. For links to articles on each of these codes of football, please see the list in the Football today section of this article. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Between 1978 and 1984, the club rose from the lower reaches of the Leicestershire Senior League to the summit of the Southern League Premier Division, winning seven consecutive promotions (including six successive championship titles) on the way. During this period, they also reached both the semi-final and quarter-final of the F.A. Vase, as well as the First Round Proper of the F.A. Cup. Unfortunately the Charterhouse club, then known by its original name of Shepshed Albion, closed down in 1994. The current Dynamo club was formed in the summer of that year in an attempt to resurrect the town’s former glories on the football field. Jump to: navigation, search 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ... The FA Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Initially playing in the newly formed Midland Alliance, the club enjoyed a successful first season, finishing 4th. The following season, under Manager Mark O’Kane, the club won the title by eight points. The season included a remarkable 23 game unbeaten start, which stretched into March. The Midland Football Alliance (also known as the Travel Factory Alliance after its main sponsor) is an English football league covering the West Midlands region. ...

After a hectic summer of improvement works, the club took up their place in the Southern Football League for the 1996/97 campaign. Southern League logo The Southern League is an English football league for semi-professional and amateur teams. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Whilst league success proved harder to come by in their debut Southern League season, the club more than made up for this in the F.A. Cup by emulating their famous predecessors and reaching the First Round Proper. Despite a heavy away defeat at the hands of Carlisle United, the memory of the day will live long with all that were there. Carlisle United F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Conference National. ...

The second season in the Southern League proved less successful, and with the team struggling near to the bottom of the league, Manager Mark O’Kane was replaced in February 1998, by John Hanna. The change of leadership had the desired effect with the club climbing to a creditable 16th place by the end of the campaign. Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

1998/99 saw the best league season to date. Shepshed were in the top six of the league for most of the season, but slipped to a final placing of 10th, after a poor run-in that was not helped by player availability problems. Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

1999/2000, the Centenary year for the club’s ground ‘The Dovecote’, saw a season-long battle against relegation, a final placing of 18th and the resignation of Hanna in July 2000. His assistant, Dave Williams, was immediately appointed as Manager. Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ...

Williams’ first season in charge saw a creditable 15th place finish. The next two seasons saw the financial purse strings tightened, however whilst Shepshed flirted with relegation, a 16th place position was comfortably achieved in both seasons.

The summer of 2003 saw a change in the constitution of the football club that led to it becoming a private limited company whereby shareholders elect the board of directors. However, in footballing terms, the season can be fairly described as disastrous, as it saw two changes in management after Williams was sacked in October and his successor Dave Clay resigned in January. Pete McGurk is now in charge of first team matters but despite improved results and performances, he had insufficient time to prevent Shepshed from finishing bottom of the Southern League Western Division. Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Limited liability company (denoted by L.L.C. or LLC) is a type of legal entity which has only relatively recently been made possible to establish in the United States and many other, mainly anglophone, countries. ... A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or company (including a corporation), that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a joint stock company. ... A board of directors is a group of individuals chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company. ...

However, the restructuring that took place during the summer of 2004 reprieved Dynamo from relegation and so saw them start their 10th anniversary season as new members of the UniBond League. McGurk led the team to a respectable 15th place finish in a season that also saw them win the Loughborough Charity Cup and Coalville Charity Cup double. Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ...

External Links

• Shepshed Dynamo Official Website
• Shepshed Dynamo Unofficial Messageboard