North Ferriby United A.F.C.

North Ferriby United

Full name	North Ferriby United Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Villagers
Founded	1934
Ground	Grange Lane, Church Road, North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire (Capacity: 2,700)
Chairman	Les Hare
Manager	Billy Heath[1]
League	Northern Premier League Premier Division
2010–11	Northern Premier League Premier Division, 5th
Home colours Away colours

North Ferriby United Association Football Club is an English football club based in North Ferriby, near Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. They were formed in 1934. They reached the Northern Premier League Premier Division for the first time in 2005. They won the Northern Premier League Division One title in 2005.

History

North Ferriby United was formed in 1934 as a result of a village meeting during which it was decided that it would be a good idea to form a local football team. They first took part in the local East Riding Church League and, in 1938, they won the Division One title.

The club was re-formed after the Second World War and were admitted to the East Riding Amateur League. The immediate post war years proved to be very successful with the highlight being an appearance in the final qualifying round of the FA Amateur Cup during the 1949–50 season.

In 1969, North Ferriby improved their status when they joined Division Two of the Yorkshire League: the following season they captured the championship and also lifted the East Riding Senior Cup. The year 1975 saw them win the Yorkshire League Cup by defeating Lincoln United 2–0. Twelve months later they finished second to Emley in Division One.

The 1970s were a very positive period for the club and saw them win the East Riding Senior Cup three times. They reached the FA Cup third qualifying round in the 1980–81 season, where they lost away to Boston United.

In 1982 they joined the newly formed Northern Counties East Football League, finishing as runners-up in Division One North. Promotion to the Premier Division was offered to them but had to be declined because the ground facilities were not up to the required standard.

The 1985–86 season saw them take the Division One title and this time they were promoted. They also reached the fourth round of the FA Vase and the following year went out in the fifth round to Farsley Celtic after losing 2–1.

Three seasons later national recognition came their way when they advanced to the semi-final of the FA Vase, losing to Tamworth, after just shading the first leg at Tamworth 2–1.

In 1991, North Ferriby won the inaugural President’s Cup, defeating FA Vase champions Guiseley 8–5 on aggregate. They also lifted the East Riding Senior Cup for the first time in 12 years and in the League Cup Final they lost 1–0 to Guiseley. The 1996–97 season saw them appear in the FA Vase Final at Wembley Stadium. A 3–1 aggregate victory over Guisborough Town in the semi-final saw them through to the Final at Wembley on 10 May 1997, where they were defeated 3–0 by Whitby Town.

Northern Premier League

The next two seasons saw them miss promotion to the Northern Premier League but in 1999–2000 season they won the Northern Counties East Football League championship and, with all the necessary work having been carried out to the ground, they finally achieved their longtime goal of promotion to the higher level of non-League football.

The first season saw the club set a new post-war record by lifting the East Riding Senior Cup for a fifth successive season. The 2001–02 season was the club's second season in the Northern Premier League and the club's progression continued with a higher league placing. The campaign finished on another high as the club retained the East Riding Senior Cup for a sixth year in succession, thus equalling the all-time record held by Hull City in a period which straddled the Second World War. The following season the club gained a place in the play-offs via fourth place in the table. Although the promotion push floundered on a tense evening at Radcliffe Borough, that disappointment was assuaged by the club taking the outright record from Hull with a seventh successive East Riding Senior Cup triumph.

The 70th Anniversary season, 2004–05, proved to be one of the most rewarding in the club's history as the young team clinched the First Division championship on the final day of the season at Mossley. The side led the division from early October and, despite a minor slump in March, never relinquished their grip on top spot. The following season saw the club at the highest level in their history as they entered the Premier Division and led the table from the off until March. Despite missing out on automatic promotion, the club secured a place in the play-offs after a fifth place finish in the table. They defeated third placed Frickley Athletic away from home in a penalty shoot-out before losing the in the Final at Farsley Celtic after extra time.

Players

As of 8 November 2011.^[2][3]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Rob Moy GK Steve Wilson GK Adam Nicklin DF Sam Belcher DF Paul Foot (club captain) DF Sam Denton DF Kevin Larvin DF Greg Wright DF Nathan Peat DF James Williams MF Chris Bolder

No. Position Player MF Wayne Brooksby MF Russell Fry MF Paul Harsley MF Ben Morley MF Peter Davidson MF Luke Thompson MF Jonathan Creek FW Gary Bradshaw FW Danny Clarke FW Leon Rudd FW Alex Davidson

Non-playing staff

Chairman: Les Hare
Vice-Chairman: Colin Wicks
Secretary: Steve Tather
Press Officer and Historian: Philip Withers
Programme Editor: Richard Watts

Manager: Billy Heath
Assistant Manager: Bobby Carroll
Physio: Martin Woodmansey
Club Captain: Paul Foot

Honours

League

• Northern Premier League Premier Division
  • Play-off Finalists (1): 2005–06
  • Play-off semi-finalists (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
• Northern Premier League Division One
  • Winners (1): 2004–05
  • Play-off semi-finalists (1): 2002–03
• Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division
  • Winners (1): 1999–2000
  • Runners-up (1): 1997–98
  • Third-placed (3): 1986–87, 1992–93, 1995–96
• Northern Counties East Football League Division One
  • Winners (1): 1985–86
• Northern Counties East Football League Division One (North)
  • Runners-up (1): 1982–83
• Yorkshire Football League Division One
  • Runners-up (1): 1975–76
  • Third-placed (2): 1978–79, 1980–81
• Yorkshire Football League Division Two
  • Winners (1): 1970–71
  • Third-placed (2): 1969–70, 1973–74

Cup

• FA Vase
  • Runners-up (1): 1996–97
• Northern Counties East Football League Presidents Cup
  • Winners (3): 1990–91, 1998–99, 1999–2000
• East Riding County Cup
  • Winners (17): 1970–71, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11

Reference

1. ^ "Billy Heath Appointed As New Manager". North Ferriby United A.F.C.. 2011-10-03. http://www.northferribyunited.com/billy-heath-appointed-as-new-manager-269. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 
2. ^ "First team". North Ferriby United A.F.C.. http://www.northferribyunited.com/first-team. Retrieved 2011-07-17. 
3. ^ North Ferriby United A.F.C. programme, v. Rushall Olympic F.C., 27 August 2011, p. 6.

External links

• North Ferriby United official website