Belper United F.C.
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| Full name | Belper United Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1969 | |
| Ground | Borrowash Road, Spondon | |
| Capacity | 5,000 (250 seated) | |
| Chairman | Fraser Shaw | |
| Manager | Paul Postlewaite | |
| League | East Midlands Counties League | |
| 2015–16 | Central Midlands League South Division, 2nd (promoted) | |
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Belper United Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the East Midlands Counties League and play at Borrowash Road in Spondon.
History
A Belper United was established in the 1920s, but folded in the 1940s.[1] The modern club was established in 1969 by a merger of Milford Sports and Belper Park Rangers.[1]
By the early 1980s the club was playing in the East Midlands Regional League.[2] They subsequently played in the Midlands Regional Alliance. Despite finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 2008–09, the club were not relegated to Division One.[3] In 2010 they switched to the South Division of the Central Midlands League.[4] In 2014–15 they won the Central Midlands League Floodlight Cup, beating Clay Cross Town 3–2 in the final.[5] After finishing as runners-up in the South Division in 2015–16, the club were promoted to the East Midlands Counties League.
Honours
- Central Midlands League
- Floodlit Cup winners 2014–15
Records
References
- 1 2 Club History Belper United F.C.
- ↑ East Midlands Regional League 1967-1984 Non-League Matters
- ↑ Midlands Regional Alliance 2005-2013 Non-League Matters
- 1 2 Belper United at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ 2014-15 Central Midlands League Football Club History Database
External links
Coordinates: 52°54′38″N 1°23′22″W / 52.910461°N 1.3893682°W