Newark Town F.C. Explained

Clubname:Newark Town
Fullname:Newark Town Football Club
Nickname:The Blue Submarine, The Blues, Peaceful Warriors
Founded:1868 (Reformed 1994)
Ground:YMCA Sports village, Bowbridge Rd, Newark
Chairman:Chris Wade
Manager:Luke Parsons
League:United Counties League Premier Division North
Season: (Promoted)
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Newark Town Football Club is a football club from Newark on Trent.[1] They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division North.

History

The original Newark F.C. was formed in 1868 and played for much of the time in the Midland Counties League.. The club disbanded at the start of the Second World War but the club had tasted FA Cup success during the early 1930s. They reached the second round of the FA Cup in the 1930–31 season and made the first round proper in three out of four seasons between 1929–30 and 1933–34.[2]

For a brief period in the 1970s a group of players played under the Newark Town banner but it was not until the late 1980s that the club properly reformed. Initially the club only fielded junior teams but the decision was taken in 1994 to start an adults side and joined the Nottinghamshire Alliance in 1997. Newark progressed in that league, winning the Division One championship in 2003–04, earning the club promotion to the Central Midlands League. 2011 saw a re-organisation of the League and the club was placed in the South Division.[3] They have since been transferred to the North Division.

Newark Town won the Central Midlands League North Division title during the 2021–22 season and gained promotion to the United Counties League Division One which is step 6 in the National League System.

Community Ownership

"Newark Town Football Club Limited was registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965. It is known as an Industrial and Provident Society (IPS) or a Community Benefit Society and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority."[4]

League history

Records

Junior Section

Newark Town FC includes juniors teams ranging from Under 7s to Under 18s

From the age groups U7s to U14s teams in the Young Elizabethan Football League on Saturdays. The age groups from U15s to U18s compete in the Notts Youth League

Ladies Section

Newark Town Ladies senior team competes in the Notts Girls and Ladies League - Division One and are the current Division Two champions after finishing top in the 22/23 season unbeaten. In the same season they also won the Nottinghamshire Girls and Ladies Football Senior League Cup after a 2–1 win over Nottingham Trent University in the final to complete the double.

Sunday Team

Newark Town Sunday team competes in the Newark Alliance

Season-by-season record since 2011

SeasonDivisionPosition
2011–12Central Midlands League, South Division5th
2012–13Central Midlands League, South Division7th
2013–14Central Midlands League, North Division5th
2014–15Central Midlands League, North Division4th
2015–16Central Midlands League, North Division13th
2016–17Central Midlands League, North Division7th
2017-18Central Midlands League, North Division17th
2018-19Central Midlands League, North Division9th
2019-20Central Midlands League, North DivisionN/A
2020-21Central Midlands League, North DivisionN/A
2021-22Central Midlands League, North Division1st
2022-23United Counties League, Division One5th
2023-24United Counties League, Division One3rd

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Homepage | NEWARK TOWN FC . 2012-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120901222054/http://www.newarktownfc.co.uk/club/Home . 2012-09-01 . dead .
  2. https://www.fchd.info/NEWARKT.HTM Football Clubs History Database – Newark Town
  3. http://www.newarktownfc.co.uk/club/History Newark Town club history
  4. Web site: Newark Town Football Club Limited. 15 June 2015.