Nostell Miners Welfare F.C.

Nostell Miners Welfare

Full name	Nostell Miners Welfare Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Welfare
Founded	1928
Ground	Cougar Park Crofton, West Yorkshire (Capacity: 1000[1])
Chairman	Granville Marshall
Manager	Alan Colquhoun
League	NCEL Premier Division
2010-11	NCEL Premier Division, 9th
Home colours Away colours

Nostell Miners Welfare are an English football club based in Nostell, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division. The club plays at Crofton Community Centre.

History

Prior to the current club, a team under the name of Nostell Colliery Football Club played in the village during the 1890s and early 1900s; the team won the Wakefield and District League during this period.

The current club Nostell Miners Welfare Football Club was founded in 1928, after the purchasing of a plot of land to play on for £400, the location which they remain at today. The club won the Wakefield and District League during the 1937-1938 season.

Play was halted for World War II, but when the club returned they were successful in several colliery football competitions. In the late 1950s, the club toured Belgium and won a trophy on their tour. In the late 1960s, Nostell Miners Welfare continued their success in the Wakefield area eventually been brought up to the West Yorkshire League. The 1966-67 was a great one for the club, they won the West Yorkshire League and cup double.

By the early 1970s, they were back down in the Wakefield and District League. After a period of rebuilding of their squad, the club managed to regain the success of previous years and were promoted to the West Yorkshire League in 1982.

Recent times

The club worked their way up to the West Yorkshire League Premier Division to begin a successful period in their history. Alan Colquhoun took over as manager in the late 1990s, helping the club gradually improve in the league, becoming champions in 2004-05. They also appeared in the cup finals three consecutive times.

They finished well during the 2005-06 season, and as champions Leeds Metropolitan Carnegie were not applicable for promotion, Nostell Miners Welfare along with A.F.C. Emley were promoted to the Northern Counties East Football League Division One. This is the highest the club has ever been in their history.

On April 28, 2009, Nostell won the Northern Counties East Football League Presidents Cup Final against Scarborough Athletic, away at Bridlington, winning 3-2 on aggregate.

Notable former players

Oli Johnson - Player for Norwich City

Honours

• West Yorkshire League Premier Division
  • Champions: 2004-05

• NCEL Presidents Cup
  • Winners: 2008-09

Notes

1. ^ NCEL.org.uk

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 53°39′06.41″N 1°24′39.60″W / 53.6517806°N 1.411°W / 53.6517806; -1.411