St Ives Town F.C. Explained

Clubname:St. Ives Town
Fullname:St. Ives Town Football Club
Nickname:The Saints
Founded:1887
Ground:Westwood Road, St Ives
Capacity:2,000
Chairman:Gary Clarke
Manager:Ricky Marheineke
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Website:http://www.stivestownfc.co.uk

St. Ives Town Football Club is a football club based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Westwood Road.

History

St Ives Town Football Club was formed in 1887. They joined the Central Amateur League in 1949, but the league folded at the end of the 1949–50 season.[1] The club briefly played in the United Counties Football League Division Two for two seasons in the early 1950s. They rejoined the United Counties Football League Division One in 1985–86, and gained promotion to the Premier Division in 2004–05 after a third-placed finish. They reached the Fifth Round of the FA Vase in 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2009–10, and reached the Quarter Finals in 2011–12. They won promotion to the Southern Football League after finishing second in the United Counties League Premier Division in 2012–13. They also produced Conor Washington who now plays at Charlton Athletic F.C. and has made several appearances for Northern Ireland. In the 2015–16 season, the club earned promotion to the Southern League Premier Division via the play-offs, defeating AFC Rushden & Diamonds in the final on 2 May 2016 in front of 1,523.[2]

Current squad

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The Southern Football League does not use a squad numbering system.

Management and coaching staff

Current staff

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Managerial history

PeriodManager
2002–2014 Warren Everdell
Jeremy Hall
2014–2021 Ricky Marheineke
2021–2022 Mike Ford
Ricky Marheineke
2022–Present Ricky Marheineke

Records

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080706004138/http://www.leicsfootball.co.uk/table-caml-single-1949.html Central Amateur League 1949/50
  2. Web site: St Ives Town 2-1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds. afcdiamonds.com. 20 April 2018.
  3. Web site: St Ives Town. stivestownfc.co.uk. 20 February 2023.
  4. Web site: First Team Squad 2022/23 – First signings announced. stivestownfc.co.uk. 20 July 2022.
  5. Web site: First Team Management Update – 2022/23. stivestownfc.co.uk. 18 June 2022.