Attenborough
Full nameAttenborough Football Club
Nickname(s)Boro
Founded1947
GroundThe Strand
Capacity1,000
2022–23Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division (withdrew)
WebsiteClub website

Attenborough Football club is a football club based in Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England. The club is affiliated with the Nottinghamshire County Football Association.[1]

History

The club was formed in 1947 and were originally called Attenborough St Marys.[2] The club played in the Long Eaton League.[2] In 1973 the club joined Division One of the Central Alliance, gaining promotion to the Premier division at the first attempt.[3] Two seasons later in the 1975–76 season the club would win the Premier division.[3]

The club joined division one of the Midland League for the 1976–77 season, and staying there until the end of the 1981–82 season.[4] The 1983–84 season saw the club become one of the founding members of the Central Midlands League.[4] After nine seasons the club joined Division Two of the Nottinghamshire Senior League.[4] The 1995–96 season saw the club finish as runners-up in Division Two gaining promotion to Division One, the following season saw another promotion to the Senior Division where they have remained since.[4]

Ground

The club play their home games at The Strand.[5]

Honours

  • Notts Intermediate Cup[6]
    • Winners (1) 2017–18

References

  1. Attenborough : Details: Attenborough : Details, accessdate: March 5, 2020
  2. 1 2 Paperblog: The Farewell Hop – Paperblog, accessdate: March 6, 2020
  3. 1 2 3 The Central Alliance 1962–1976: The Central Alliance 1962–1976, accessdate: March 6, 2020
  4. 1 2 3 4 ATTENBOROUGH at the Football Club History Database
  5. Campions Solicitors: Attenborough | Campions Solicitors, accessdate: March 7, 2020
  6. the NOTTINGHAM SPORT: Bygones – Notts Football Team Photos 2000-Today – the NOTTINGHAM SPORT, accessdate: March 7, 2020
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