- Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.
Football club infobox
clubname = Kidsgrove Athletic
fullname = Kidsgrove Athletic Football Club
nickname = The Grove
founded = 1952
ground = The Stan Brown Stadium,
Hollinwood Road,Kidsgrove ,Newcastle-under-Lyme
capacity = 2,000
chairman = Stan Brown| manager = Peter Ward| league =Northern Premier League Division One South
season = 2007-08
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leftarm2=660000|body2=660000|rightarm2=660000|shorts2=660000|socks2=660000Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is a football club based in
Kidsgrove ,Staffordshire ,England . They were formed in 1952 and joined theMid-Cheshire League in 1966, followed by theNorth West Counties League in 1990.The club won this league twice in 1998 and 2002, when they were promoted to the
Northern Premier League First Division and have been playing in that league since then, now named theNorthern Premier League Division One South. They have yet to reach the first round of theFA Cup , but did reach the semi-finals of theFA Vase in 1997-98. The current manager is Peter Ward.Kidsgrove won the
Staffordshire Senior Cup for a second time in 2006-07, beating Rushall Olympic 6-1 in the final at Vale Park.Club records
*Record Attendance: 1,903 v Tiverton Town, FA Vase Semi-Final, 21 March 1998
*Record Victory: 23-0 v Cross Heath WMC, Staffordshire Cup 1965
*Record Defeat: 0-15 v Stafford Rangers, Staffordshire Senior Cup, 20 November 2001(This defeat to Stafford led to a fine from the Staffordshire FA for fielding an understrength team.)
Players
:"As of
23 May 2008 ."N.B. The Northern Premier League does not use a squad numbering system"
External links
* [http://www.kidsgroveathletic.com Official Site]
* [http://www.kidsgroveathletic.co.uk KAFC Online: Unofficial website]
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