Leek CSOB F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Leek County School Old Boys

| fullname = Leek County School Old Boys Football Club
nickname = The Old Boys
founded = 1945
ground = Harrison Park Leek
(Groundshare with Leek Town)
capacity = 3,600
chairman = Ken Hill
manager = Chris McMullen/
Andrew Walters
league = North West Counties Football League
Division One
season = 2007–08
position = North West Counties Football League
Division Two, 7th fchd|name=Leek CSOB|id=LEEKCSOB]
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF| Leek County School Old Boys Football Club (usually shortened to Leek CSOB) is an English football club based in Leek, Staffordshire.

History

The club was formed in 1945 and has been in continuous existence since then. They were Leek Minor League champions and Leek & Moorland League champions in 1962, and also won a number of local cups. [ [http://www.leekcsob.co.uk/honours_frame.html Official website] ]

In 1984 CSOB were among the founder members of the Staffordshire Senior League. They won the championship of the league (which by this time had changed its name to the Midland League) in 1996, which gained them promotion to the North West Counties Football League Division Two. Two years later they were promoted to Division One, but lasted only three seasons at this level before being relegated back to Division Two, where they remain to this day (although it is now called Division One).

tadium

The club has never had its own ground and currently shares Leek Town's ground, Harrison Park.Cite web
url = http://www.leekcsob.co.uk/directions_frame.html
title = Directions
accessdate = 2007-07-03
publisher = Leek CSOB F.C.]

The ground currently has a seated stand along one side of the pitch, which was constructed in 1992,Cite web
url = http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/leek_town.html
title = Leek Town FC
accessdate = 2007-07-03
publisher = PyramidPassion.co.uk] three covered terraces and a small amount of uncovered terracing.Cite web
url = http://fanzone.co.uk/Team/Non%20League%20Football/Northern%20Premier/Leek%20Town.aspx
title = Leek Town: Harrison Park
accessdate = 2007-07-03
publisher = FanZone.co.uk] In 1998 the ground was flooded when a nearby reservoir overflowed.

A £300,000 donation received in 2002 has given CSOB the finances to build its own stadium, and as of August 2005 the club was in negotiations with Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to do so. These plans were subsequently rejected by the SMDC.Cite web
url = http://www.nwsidestories.co.uk/leekcsob/4519803875
title = Hopes of ground joy for the Old Boys
accessdate = 2007-07-23
publisher = North West Side Stories]

Club records

*Best league position: Midland Football League champions, 1995–96
*Best FA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round, 1998–99
*Best FA Vase performance: 2nd round proper, 2000–01

References

External links

* [http://www.leekcsob.co.uk/ Official site] (requires Flash)