Kimberley Miners Welfare F.C. Explained

Clubname:Kimberley Miners Welfare
Fullname:Kimberley Miners Welfare Football Club
Nickname:Miners
Founded:1926
Ground:The Stag Ground, Kimberley
President:Neil Johnson
Chairman:Ryan Doherty
Vice Chairman:Steve Hobster
Secretary:Colin Martin
General Manager:Danial Staley
Manager:Ant Ward
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Kimberley Miners Welfare Football Club is a football club based in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Stag Ground.

History

The club was established in 1926, a year after the establishment of the Miners Welfare facility in the town.[1] They joined the Notts Spartan League and were league champions in 1947–48. After winning back-to-back titles in 1964–65 and 1965–66,[2] the club joined the Notts Combination, winning its Junior Cup in 1972–73.[3] The club later joined the Notts Amateur League, which they won in 1985–86.[1]

In 1995 Kimberley joined Division Two of the Notts Alliance.[4] They won the division in 1996–97, earning promotion to Division One. After winning Division One in 1999–2000 the club was promoted to the Senior Division. In 2005 they were founder members of the Notts Senior League and were placed in the Senior Division.[5] The division was later renamed the Premier Division, and after finishing as Premier Division runners-up in 2013–14,[6] the club were promoted to the East Midlands Counties League. They remained members of the league until it was disbanded at the end of the 2020–21 season, at which point they were transferred to Division One of the United Counties League. They were Division One champions in 2021–22 and were promoted to the Premier Division North.

Ground

After their establishment, the club played at Mill Field until moving to Digby Street in 1932.[1] The Digby Street ground was initially very basic, with players changing in the front room of a house some distance from the ground.[1] During the 1974–75 season the club played at the Wolsey Sports Ground whilst the A610 road was built, with part of Digby Street used during the road's construction.[1] In 2012 the club moved to the Stag Ground,[1] previously used by Kimberley Town.

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/kimberleymwfc/a/club-history-39972.html Club History
  2. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/kimberleymwfc/a/club-honours-39973.html Honours
  3. http://files.pitchero.com/leagues/474_1288899631.doc Saturday Section Title Holders 1895-1992
  4. http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs_2_M/Notts83.html Notts Alliance 1983–1997
  5. http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs_2_M/Notts97.html Notts Alliance/Senior League 1997–2011
  6. http://full-time.thefa.com/ProcessPublicSelect.do?psSelectedSeason=125501442&psSelectedDivision=6710350&psSelectedCompetition=0&psSelectedLeague=9365063 2013/2014 Nottinghamshire Senior League