- Barwell F.C.
Football club infobox
clubname = Barwell
fullname = Barwell Football Club
nickname = The Kirkby Roaders
founded = 1992
ground = Kirkby Road, Barwell, Leics
capacity = 2,500
chairman = David Lang
manager = Bob Steel
league =Midland Football Alliance
season = 2007–08
position =Midland Football Alliance , 10thfchd|name=Barwell|id=BARWELL]
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leftarm2=00CCFF|body2=00CCFF|rightarm2=00CCFF|shorts2=00CCFF|socks2=00CCFFBarwell Football Club is an
association football club based inBarwell , nearHinckley inLeicestershire , currently playing in theMidland Football Alliance .History
Barwell F.C. was formed at the start of the 1992–93 season as the result of a merger between Hinckley F.C. of the
Midland Football Combination and Barwell Athletic F.C., who had previously played in theLeicestershire Senior League . [fchd|name=Hinckley|id=HINCKLEY] [fchd|name=Barwell Athletic|id=BARWELLA] The new club initially played in theMidland Football Combination before becoming founder member of theMidland Football Alliance in 1994, where they play to this day. In 2006 Barwell won the Midland Football Alliance League Cup beating Leamington 3–1.Club records
*Best league performance: Midland Football Alliance, 3rd, 2000/01
*BestFA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round, 2000/01 and 2001/02
*BestFA Vase performance: 5th round, 1995/96Ground
The Kirkby Road sports complex also incorporates bowling facilities and a cricket pitch, which was once used for first class matches. Floodlights were installed prior to the 1992/93 season, and a number of seats were obtained from the old main stand at
Leicester City 's ground. A new covered stand to accommodate five hundred spectators was built prior to the 1996/97 season. Towards the end of the 2000/01 season a new 256 seater cantilever stand was erected, and the club hope that further planned improvements will allow them to eventually step up to the Southern League.References
External links
* [http://www.barwellfc.non-league.org/ Club website]
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