Coalville Town F.C.
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| Full name | Coalville Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Ravens | ||
| Founded | 1926 (as Ravenstone Miners Athletic) | ||
| Ground | Owen Street Sports Ground | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Glyn Rennocks | ||
| Manager | Adam Stevens | ||
| League | Midland Football Alliance | ||
| 2007–08 | Midland Football Alliance, 8th | ||
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Coalville Town Football Club is a football club based in Coalville, Leicestershire, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance.
History
Coalville Town Football Club were formed in 1926 as Ravenstone Miners Athletic, the latest in a long line of association football clubs from the village of Ravenstone. Nicknamed the Ravens, they played for many years in the Coalville & District Amateur League, and later the North Leicestershire League, where they won numerous honours. In 1991 this led to election to the Leicestershire Senior League Division One, following the construction of a new club house at their Ravenslea home. Following the local council's refusal to grant permission for floodlights, the club took the decision to relocate to Coalville. A change of name followed to Coalville F.C., with the club becoming the first senior side in the town of Coalville since the demise of Coalville Town Amateurs in 1954.
In their second season in the Senior League the club clinched the runner-up spot and with it promotion to the Premier Division. In 2001 new manager Lee Harriman arrived and immediately led the club to the league title, a feat they repeated the following year which saw them promoted into the Midland Alliance for the 2003-04 season. In the 2004-05 season, the club entered the FA Cup for the first time ever and reached the first round proper where they narrowly lost to league side Wycombe Wanderers.[1] This feat was even more impressive given that the team had started their campaign in the extra preliminary round, making them only the second club in the entire history of the Cup to reach the first round proper from the very first stage[citation needed].
It was announced on 30 October 2006 that the club's most successful manager, Lee Harriman, had stepped down as manager and been replaced on a temporary basis by coach Bob Stockley. On 20 November 2006, it was announced that Brendan Phillips (formerly of Nuneaton Borough, Bedworth United, Stafford Rangers and Halesowen Town) was to take over first team affairs. Philips kept Coalville in the Alliance, but was sacked and replaced by former Coalville player Adam Stevens.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ Wycombe 1-0 Coalville - BBC Sport
Sources
- Coalville Town at the Football Club History Database