Market Drayton Town F.C.

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Market Drayton Town
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Full nameMarket Drayton Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gingerbread Men
Founded1969
GroundGreenfields Sports Ground, Market Drayton
ChairmanMick Murphy
LeagueNorthern Premier League Division One West
2020–21Northern Premier League Division One South East (season curtailed)

Market Drayton Town Football Club is a football club based in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One West and play at the Greenfields Sports Ground.

History[]

The club was established in 1969 as Little Drayton Rangers.[1] They became members of the Shropshire County League and were champions in 1991–92, also winning the Shropshire Premier Cup.[2] In 1998 they joined Division One North of the West Midlands (Regional) League. They were runners-up in their first season in the division, only missing out on the title after having three points deducted, and were promoted to the Premier Division.[3]

In 2000–01 Little Drayton won the Premier Cup again and went on to retain it the following season.[2] In 2003 the club was renamed Market Drayton Town,[3] the name of a former club that had won the Shropshire County League in 1955–56. They won the Premier Cup Cup again in 2003–04 and retained it in each of the next two seasons.[2] After finishing as runners-up in the Premier Division in 2004–05, the club were champions the following season, securing promotion to the Midland Alliance.[4]

The 2008–09 season saw Market Drayton win the Midland Alliance, resulting in promotion to Division One South of the Northern Premier League.[4] They won the Premier Cup again in 2010–11 and 2015–16.

Honours[]

  • West Midlands (Regional) League
    • Premier Division champions 2005–06
  • Midland Alliance
    • Champions 2008–09
    • League Cup winners 2008–09
  • Shropshire Premier Cup
    • Winners 1991–92, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2015–16

Records[]

See also[]

  • Market Drayton Town F.C. players
  • Market Drayton Town F.C. managers

References[]

  1. ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p223 ISBN 978-1869833695
  2. ^ a b c Season 2014–2015 Handbook Shropshire FA
  3. ^ a b Little Drayton Rangers at the Football Club History Database
  4. ^ a b c d e Market Drayton Town at the Football Club History Database
  5. ^ Honours and Records Market Drayton Town F.C.

External links[]

Coordinates: 52°54′35.82″N 2°29′46.61″W / 52.9099500°N 2.4962806°W / 52.9099500; -2.4962806

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