Worksop

Full name	Worksop Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Tigers
Founded	1861
Ground	Sandy Lane Worksop Nottinghamshire
Capacity	3,200 (900 seated)
Chairman	Keith Ilett
Manager	Ronnie Glavin
League	Conference North
2005-06	Conference North, 19th
Home colours Away colours

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Early history

Although the first recorded items referring to its existence date from 1873, the club itself proclaims that its founding year was 1861. The team originally played on a pitch in the Netherton Road area of Worksop before moving to Central Avenue in 1891, the club's home for almost the next 100 years.

For much of their early existence Worksop Town played in the Midland League. Two notable FA Cup runs occurred during this period. In the 1907/08 season, the club reached the First Round Proper (the equivalent of the modern day competition's Third Round), and were drawn away against Chelsea. Although losing 9-1, the game drew an attendance of 70,184, a club record which still stands today. Another cup run occurred during the 1920/21 season, with Worksop becoming one of the famous FA Cup minnows by holding Tottenham Hotspur to a 0-0 draw at the Division One side’s White Hart Lane ground. The replay was controversially held at White Hart Lane for financial reasons, and saw Worksop lose 9-0. Supporters who had expected the replay to take place at Central Avenue showed their disappointment by staying away from subsequent home matches, an action that for a time saw the club’s debts mount. The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners), founded in 1905, is one of the most famous English Premier League football teams. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a London football club. ... White Hart Lane White Hart Lane is the home of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. It is situated in Tottenham, North London and has a capacity of 36,240. ...

In the mid 1960’s Worksop won the Midland League and became founder members of the Northern Premier League. After one season the club were relegated back to the Midland League. By the late 1970’s they had gained re-entry into the Northern Premier League. Around this time, Worksop had another relatively successful FA Cup run, reaching the First Round during the 1978/79 season, losing 5-1 away to Barnsley. The Northern Premier League, known in recent years as the UniBond League under a title sponsorship contract, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the regional conference. ... Barnsley Football Club are an English football league team, based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire and nicknamed the Tykes. ...

Recent history

The 1988/89 season saw Worksop once again relegated, this time to the newly formed Northern League Division One. In the same season the club also lost their Central Avenue ground, and were forced to ground-share 20 miles away at local rivals Gainsborough Trinity. The club returned to Worksop three seasons later, moving into their current home at Sandy Lane in 1992. The 1990's proved to be a better decade for the club - after winning promotion to the Northern Premier Division at the end of the 1997/98 season, Worksop were runners-up in that division the following season. To date, this has been the club's best-ever finish within the National League System. Gainsborough Trinity are an English football club, based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. ... The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the FA Premier League and The Football League. ...

For the start of the 2004/05 season, Worksop became founder members of the Conference North, created as part of Phase One of the restructuring of non-league English football. The latter half of the season saw the club hit financial difficulties. As a result, they were deducted 10 points, transforming the team's season from a credible promotion challenge to a relegation battle. The club eventually finished 17th in their first season of Conference North football. The following season saw the team further struggle in the division, despite an impressive FA Trophy run which saw them beat Conference National sides Burton Albion and Accrington Stanley. Their place in the Conference North for the 2006/07 season was only assured after victory in the penultimate game of the season, with the team finishing 19th at the season's end. The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... Burton Albion F.C. are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. ... Accrington Stanley are a non-league football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the north-west of England. ...

The current manager of Worksop Town is Ronnie Glavin, formerly a player with extensive league experience with Barnsley FC. Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | English football clubs ...

Honours

National

• National League System: Step 2 (Northern Premier League), 2nd
  • 1998/99
• FA Cup: Last 64
  • 1907/08, 1921/22, 1922/23, 1955/56
• FA Trophy: Last 8
  • 2000/01, 2005/06

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Regional

• Midland League Champions: 3
  • 1922, 1966, 1973
• Northern Premier League President's Cup: 2
  • 1986, 1996
• Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup: 1
  • 2002
• Sheffield Senior Cup: 11
  • 1924, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1970, 1973, 1982, 1985, 1995, 1997, 2003

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External links

• Official Site
• 1861 Tigers Trust (Worksop Town FC Supporters Society Ltd.)
• Worksop Town Supporters Club