Sutton Coldfield Town F.C.

Sutton Coldfield Town F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Sutton Coldfield Town


fullname = Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club
nickname = The Loyalists, The Cold
founded = 1879
ground = Central Ground
Coles Lane
Sutton Coldfield
capacity = 7890
chairman = Tom Keogh
manager = Chris Keogh
league = Southern League
Division One Midlands
season = 2007–08
position = Southern League
Division One Midlands, 4th
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Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. are a football club based in Sutton Coldfield, England. They were formed in 1879 (some sources state 1876) and currently play in the Southern League Division One Midlands.

Despite being the largest team in a town with a population of over 105,000 people (more than that of the home towns of many full-time professional teams) their profile suffers due to their geographical proximity to Aston Villa, who draw much of their support from the town.

History

The club was founded in 1879 and played its first match against Birmingham (no connection to the modern Birmingham City) on February 1st of that year. In their early years they played in Sutton Park and competed in the Central Birmingham League, Aston and District League, Small Heath League and Suburban League. In the 1930s, now playing at Coles Lane, they competed in the Birmingham Alliance and Birmingham Combination, but met with little success.

After World War II the club, at the time playing under the name Sutton Town (a name which lasted until 1964) played in the Walsall League and Birmingham Combination before joining the Birmingham & District League (soon to be renamed the West Midlands (Regional) League) in 1954. During the next decade they struggled in the league, with financial problems caused by a devastating fire at their ground forcing them to field only amateur players, before switching leagues to the Worcestershire Combination (soon to be renamed the Midland Football Combination) in 1964. They were champions of this league on two occasions before rejoining the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1979, where they were champions at the first attempt. In 1982, after a second-place finish, they stepped up to the Southern League. At the very first attempt they were promoted to the Premier Division but were relegated straight back to the second tier where they have remained ever since.

Club records

*Best league performance: 17th in Southern League Premier Division, 1983-84
*Best FA Cup performance: 2nd round proper, 1933-34
*Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd round, 2004-05

Current squad

ources

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External links

* [http://www.suttoncoldfieldtownfc.com/ Official Site]


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