Eccleshall F.C.

Eccleshall F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Eccleshall

| fullname = Eccleshall Football Club
nickname = The Eagles| founded = 1971
ground = Pershall Park
Eccleshall
Staffordshire
capacity = "not known"
chairman = Andy Mapperson
manager = Mark Askey
league = North West Counties
Football League,
Division One
season = 2007-08
position = North West Counties
Football League,
Division Two, 15th
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leftarm2=FFFF00|body2=FFFF00|rightarm2=FFFF00|shorts2=0000FF|socks2=FFFF00| Eccleshall F.C. are an English football club, based in Eccleshall, Staffordshire. The club was founded in 1971 and joined the Staffordshire County League (North) in 1979. They joined the Staffordshire Senior League in 1984, and won it for the first time in 1990.

Eccleshall fc also have a very successful seconds team with many influential players including the mighty paul cox or 'coxy' as he is known to his friends.

After work was completed on their stadium in 2002, the club became eligible to join the North West Counties Football League, and did so after winning their league in 2003. As of yet they have not performed well in the division with a selection of lower half finishes, however they did reach the Semi Finals of the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 2007-08 for the first time, defeating the reserve/youth sides of Stoke City 3-1 and Port Vale 3-2 to reach this point. They eventually bowed out in the Semi Final to eventually winners Rocester losing 1-0 at home.

The club's record home attendance is 2,011 for a match against F.C. United of Manchester on 5 November 2005. The previous record was 363 for a match against Wilbech Town in 1991.

External links

* [http://www.eccleshallfc.co.uk/index.htm Official website]


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