Feckenham F.C.
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| Full name | Feckenham Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Millers[1] | ||
| Founded | 1881 | ||
| Ground | Mill Lane,Feckenham[1] | ||
| Chairman | Peter Phillips | ||
| Manager | Glen Adams[1] | ||
| League | Midland LeagueDivision Three | ||
| 2023–24 | Midland LeagueDivision Three, 5th of 17 | ||
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Feckenham Football Clubis afootballclub based inFeckenham,nearRedditch,Worcestershire,England. They are currently members of theMidland LeagueDivision Three and play at Mill Lane.
History
[edit]The club was established in 1881[2]They were founder members of the Redditch & District League and were league champions in 1920–21.[2]The club then moved up to the Worcester & District League, which they won in 1955–56 and 1962–63.[3]They also won the Worcester Minor Cup in 1978–79.[3]
After winning the league again in 1994–95,[4]Feckenham moved up to Division Three of theMidland Combination.[5]They won Division Three at thefirst attemptand were promoted to Division Two. The club went on to win Division Two in1996–97to earn a second successive promotion, this time to Division One. A third successive promotion was secured when they finished third in Division One the1997–98,resulting in promotion to the Premier Division.[5]
At the end of the2007–08 seasonFeckenham dropped two divisions, replacing their reserve team in Division Two.[5]They were Division Two runners-up in2010–11and were promoted back to Division One.[5]When the Midland Combination merged with theMidland Allianceto form theMidland Leaguein 2014, Feckenham became members of Division Two of the new league.[5]The club left the league at the end of the curtailed2020–21 season.They subsequently joined Division Two West of theHellenic Leaguefor the2022–23 season,before transferring to Division Three of the Midland League at the end of the season.
Ground
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The club played at Mill Lane until the first team were required to relocate in 1998 as the ground could not be brought up to the standard required to play in the Midland Combination Premier Division.[6]They initially groundshared atEvesham United'sCommon Road ground, before moving to the Valley Stadium owned byRedditch United.[6]After the club dropped out of the Premier Division in 2008 they returned to Mill Lane before moving to the Studley Sports & Social Club.[citation needed]
Honours
[edit]- Midland Combination
- Division Two champions 1996–97
- Division Three champions 1995–96
- Worcester & District League
- Champions 1955–56, 1962–63, 1994–95
- Baylis Cup winners 1994–95[7]
- Redditch & District League
- Champions 1920–21
- Worcestershire Minor Cup
- Winners 1978–79
- Smedley Crooke Memorial Challenge Cup
- Winner 1995–96, 1996–97[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"Feckenham F.C. (Feckenham, Worcestershire)".uhlsport Hellenic League.Retrieved8 January2024.
- ^abcHistoryFeckenham F.C.
- ^abHonours from 1920Feckenham F.C.
- ^HonoursWorcester & District League
- ^abcdeFeckenhamat theFootball Club History Database
- ^abFeckenham FC FactsMidland Combination
- ^Baylis Cup and Katherine Rayer CupWorcester & District League