Massey Ferguson F.C.

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Massey Ferguson
The club crest
Full nameMassey Ferguson Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tractormen
Founded1956
GroundBannerBrook Park
Banner Lane
Tile Hill
Coventry[1]
Capacity50 seated
ChairmanLindsey Bailey[2]
ManagerKevin Kingham[2]
LeagueCoventry Alliance Football League
Division Three
2010–11Midland Football Combination
Premier Division, 16th (resigned)

Massey Ferguson F.C. are a football club based in Coventry, England. They joined the Midland Combination Division Two in 1993. For the 2011–12 season, they are members of the Coventry Alliance Football League Division Three.

History[]

Massey Ferguson F.C. was formed in 1956 as the works team for Coventry's Massey Ferguson factory and initially played in the Coventry Works League before becoming founder members of the Coventry Alliance, where they won at least one league title and a number of cups.[3]

For the 1993–94 season the club joined the Midland Football Combination, initially in Division Two, where they were champions at the first attempt, and followed this up by winning the Division One title the following year. They remained in the Premier Division until the end of the 2010–11 season, with a best finish of third in 1995–96.[4]

At the end of the 2010–11 season they resigned from the Midland Combination and took the place of their reserves in the Coventry Alliance in Division Three.

Records[]

  • Best league performance: 3rd in Midland Combination Premier Division, 1995–96[4]
  • Best FA Cup performance: never entered
  • Best FA Vase performance: never entered

References[]

  1. ^ How to Find Us page on the club's official website Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Official club website
  3. ^ History page on club website Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Massey Ferguson at the Football Club History Database

External links[]

Coordinates: 52°24′38.58″N 1°35′40.86″W / 52.4107167°N 1.5946833°W / 52.4107167; -1.5946833

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