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Association football club in England

Football club
Attenborough
Full nameAttenborough Football Club
Nickname(s)Boro
Founded1947
Dissolved2023
GroundThe Strand
Capacity1,000
LeagueNottinghamshire Senior League Development Division
2022–23Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division (withdrew)
Websitehttps://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/attenboroughfc01/135751/Home
Home colours Away colours

Attenborough Football club is a football club based in Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England. Affiliated with the Nottinghamshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the Nottinghamshire Senior League Development Division.

History

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

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. The 1983–84 season saw the club become one of the founding members of the Central Midlands League. After nine seasons the club joined Division Two of the Nottinghamshire Senior League. 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 until withdrawing in 2023.

Ground

The club play their home games at The Strand.

Honours

  • Notts Intermediate Cup
    • Winners (1) 2017–18

References

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