Boston Town F.C.

For the historic club by the same name, see Boston Town F.C. (1920s).
Boston Town
Full name Boston Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Poachers
Founded 1964
Ground Tattershall Road, Boston
Ground Capacity 6,000 (450 seated)[1]
Chairman Mick Vines
Manager Gary Frost
League United Counties League Premier Division
2015–16 United Counties League Premier Division, 16th

Boston Town Football Club is a football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division and play at Tattershall Road.

History

The club was established as Boston Football Club in 1964 by former officials of Boston United who were concerned that United's financial problems would force them to fold.[2][3] They joined the Lincolnshire League, winning it in their first season. They moved to the Central Alliance the following season, which they also won,[4] without losing a match.[5] In 1966 they joined the Eastern Counties League.[6] After finishing sixth in their first season, the club finished second from bottom in 1967–68,[6] forcing them to seek re-election. However, as the club were on the northern edge of the league's geographical boundary, they resigned and instead joined the Midland League.

They won the Midland League in 1974–75, and in 1976–77 reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first (and to date only) time in their history, losing 3–1 at Barnsley.[6] They won the league again in 1979–80 and 1980–81, and in 1982 became members of the Northern Counties East Football League when the Midland League merged with the Yorkshire League. They club were placed in the Premier Division of the new league, but after finishing bottom in 1986–87 they dropped into the Supreme Division of the Central Midlands League.[6] They won the CML in 1988–89, and, despite only finishing ninth in 1990–91, were accepted into the Premier Division of the United Counties League. In 1993–94 they reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, but lost 2–0 on aggregate to Taunton Town.[6] In 1994 they were renamed Boston Town and won the league in their first season under their new name.[7] They won the UCL for a second time in 2000–01. They won the League Cup in 2003–04 and again in 2006–07. In 2008–09 they won the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy, beating Winterton Rangers in the final.

Ground

The club initially played at the Mayflower Sports Ground for a few months, before moving to their current Tattershall Road ground. It currently has a capacity of 6,000, of which 450 is seated and 950 covered.[1]

Current squad

As of 27 November 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK James Lambley
England DF Kyle Howitt
England DF Loz Lambley
England DF Jan Pinner
England DF Michael Wood
England DF Simon Ashton
England MF Michael Hardy
England MF Richard Ford
Romania MF Rares Demeter
No. Position Player
England MF Lucas Sparrow
Romania MF Lori Borbely
England MF Jordan Smith
Lithuania FW Steven Jucikas
England FW Danny Maddison
Hungary FW Bence Farago
England FW Jordan Nuttell
England FW Curtis Revell

Honours

Records

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Boston Town Non-League Club Directory
  2. ↑ Blakeman, M (2010) The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010, Volume II ISBN 978-1-908037-02-2
  3. ↑ S Ashberry (2004) Come And Sit With Us: A History of Boston Town 1964 – 2004 ISBN 9781873257395
  4. ↑ Club Honours Boston Town F.C.
  5. ↑ The Central Alliance 1962-1976 Non-League Matters
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Boston at the Football Club History Database
  7. ↑ Boston Town at the Football Club History Database
  8. 1 2 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p646 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0

External links

Coordinates: 52°59′29.96″N 0°02′17.14″W / 52.9916556°N 0.0380944°W / 52.9916556; -0.0380944

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