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'{{Football club infobox | clubname = Atherstone Town | image = [[Image:AtherstoneTownFC.png|175px|Logo]] | fullname = Atherstone Town Football Club | nickname = The Adders | founded = 2004 (originally 1887) | ground = [http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Sheepy_Road&params=52_35_04.40_N_1_32_53.17_W_region:GB_type:landmark Sheepy Road]<br>[[Atherstone]]<br>[[Warwickshire]] | capacity = 3,500 | chairman = {{flagicon|England}} Dave Allen | manager = {{flagicon|England}} Daren Fulford | league = [[Southern League Division One Midlands]] | season = [[2008-09 in English football|2008&ndash;09]] | position = [[Southern League Division One Midlands]], 3rd | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1= | leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FF0000 | pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2= | leftarm2=F1EF00|body2=F1EF00|rightarm2=F1EF00|shorts2=0000FF|socks2=0000FF }} '''Atherstone Town Football Club''' is a football club based in [[Atherstone]], [[Warwickshire]], [[England]]. They were officially established in 2004 after a previous club bearing the same name folded in 1979. They currently play in the [[Southern League Division One Midlands]]. ==History== The original Atherstone Town club was formed in 1887, and after drifting between various local leagues, settled in the [[Birmingham Combination]] in 1911, where they remained until 1954. Prior to this the Adders had gained national recognition by reaching the semi-final of the [[FA Amateur Cup]] in both 1907 and 1909. After several decades of varying performance, the 1947-48 season saw the Adders claim the Birmingham Combination League and Cup double. In 1954 they stepped up to the Birmingham and District League (later renamed the [[West Midlands (Regional) League]]), where they were runners-up in 1972 and moved up to the [[Southern League (football)|Southern League]]. In their very first season they gained promotion to the [[Southern League Premier Division|Premier Division]], where their best position was third in 1973-74, but the club was forced into liquidation in the summer of 1979. A group of local enthusiasts rallied round and managed to fulfil the team's reserve fixtures in the West Midlands League under the name Atherstone United and then decided to continue under that name as a new club. In 1982 the new club won promotion to the [[West Midlands (Regional) League ]] Premier Division, followed in 1986-87 by winning the Premier Division title and promotion to the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Midland Division. Just two years later they were promoted again, to the [[Southern League Premier Division]], where they finished as high as 4th. However, the end of the 1999-00 season saw Atherstone relegated for the first time in either incarnation. The situation at the club worsened and in September 2003 Atherstone United were put into liquidation. Again a group of supporters banded together and formed a new Atherstone Town club. [[File:Atherstone Town FC 2009.jpg|thumb|left|Players warm-up for the 2009 Southern League play-off semi-final vs [[Chasetown F.C.|Chasetown]].]] In their debut season the new Atherstone Town were accepted into the [[Midland Football Combination|Midland Combination]] Division One, winning the league and promotion at the first attempt along with the President's Cup. In the 2005-06 season, they were the champions of the [[Midland Football Combination|Midland Combination]] Premier Division and thus stepped up to the [[Midland Football Alliance]]. Further success in 2005-06 came in the Birmingham County FA Midweek Floodlit Cup and the Midland Combination Endsleigh Challenge Cup. In the 2007&ndash;08 season, the club won promotion yet again as champions of the Midland Football Alliance, the club's third promotion in four seasons. The team is managed by Daren Fulford, his assistant manager is Dave Haywood, who is also a player, the coach is Craig Woodley, and physio is Jamie Capes. ==Players== ===Current squad=== {{football squad start}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=GK | name=Dan Whatsize}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=GK | name=Dave Clarke}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=GK | name=Nathan Woakes}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Shawn Boothe}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Dave Haywood}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Will Holyland}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Brendan Murphy}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Niki Preston}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=DF | name=James Redfern}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Giovanni Dainty}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=Wales | pos=MF | name=[[Marcus Ebdon]]}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Conor Fulford}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Adam Henchcliffe}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Stuart Hendrie}} {{football squad mid}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Dean Rathbone}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Kieran Robinson}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Grant Roscorla}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Shylo Thomas}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Lyndon Weller}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Chris Woodhall}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Jordan Brown}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Matty Lewis}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Luke Edwards}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Luke Keen}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Christopher Sturridge-Packer}} {{football squad player | no= | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Tom Weale}} {{football squad end}} ==Notable players== {{see also|Category:Atherstone United F.C. players}} {{col-begin-small}} {{col-4}} *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Albrighton]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jeff Astle]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dale Belford]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Eastoe]] *{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Marcus Ebdon]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Green]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Hughes (footballer born 1921)|John Hughes]] {{col-4}} *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ernie Hunt]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Kendall (English footballer)|Mark Kendall]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Maddocks (footballer)|Andy Maddocks]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gil Merrick]] *{{flagicon|IRE}} {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gerry Peyton]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Rammell]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Johnny Schofield]] {{col-4}} *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Malcolm Shotton]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Smith (footballer)|Graham Smith]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roger Smith (footballer)|Roger Smith]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kyle Storer]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Storer]] *{{flagicon|CPV}} {{flagicon|POR}} [[José Veiga (footballer born 1976)|José Veiga]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Johnny Vincent (footballer)|Johnny Vincent]] {{col-4}} [[Image:Belford, Dale.jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Dale Belford]]]] {{col-4}} {{col-end}} ==Club records== *Best League performance: **''original Atherstone Town'': Southern League Premier Division, 3rd, 1975-76 **''Atherstone United'': Southern League Premier Division, 4th, 1993-94 **''new Atherstone Town'': Midland Alliance champions, 2007-08 *Best [[FA Cup]] performance: **''original Atherstone Town'': 4th Round Qualifying, 1964-65 and 1968-69 **''Atherstone United'': 2nd Round, 1990-91 **''new Atherstone Town'': 3rd Round Qualifying, 2008-09 *Best [[FA Trophy]] performance: **''original Atherstone Town'': 3rd Round, 1975-76 and 1977-78 **''Atherstone United'': 2nd Round, 1998-99 and 2000-01 **''new Atherstone Town'': ''none'' *Best [[FA Vase]] performance: **''original Atherstone Town'': ''none'' **''Atherstone United'': 6th Round, 1982-83 **''new Atherstone Town'': First Round, 2006-07 ==References== *{{fchd|name=Atherstone Town|id=ATHERSTT}} ==External links== ===Official website=== * [http://www.atherstonetownfc.co.uk/ Official website] {{Southern League Midlands}} [[Category:English football clubs]] [[Category:Midland Football Alliance]] [[Category:Sport in Warwickshire]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 2004]] [[Category:Atherstone]]'