Arnold Town F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Arnold Town


fullname = Arnold Town Football Club
nickname = "Eagles"
founded = 1989
ground = King George V Recreation Ground,
Arnold, Nottinghamshire
capacity = 2450 (150 Seated)
chairman =Roy Francis
manager = Andy Muldoon
Calvin Plummer
league = NCEL Premier Division
season = 2007-08 | position = NCEL Premier Division, 10th
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Arnold Town F.C. is a football club based in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England.

It was formed in 1989 following a merger between Arnold F.C. and Arnold Kingswell F.C. It reached the 5th round of the FA Vase in the season 2001-02 and again in 2005-06.

The club plays in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division.

History

Arnold Town was formed in 1989 following a merger between the old established Arnold F.C. and Arnold Kingswell. The new club adopted the yellow of Arnold F.C. and the blue of Kingswell and established themselves at the King George V Ground – usually referred to as Gedling Road.

From the beginning, Arnold Town have had the driving ambition to progress up the non-league pyramid, to provide facilities for both players and supporters that will reflect and assist in that improvement in status and to play attractive and exciting football.

From the Central Midlands League, the Eagles moved into the NCE Division 1 and then swiftly into the NCE Premiership. In the sixteen years of the Club’s existence in its current form, Arnold have regularly won trophies, progressed steadily up the pyramid and established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in both local football and over the wider area through successfully competing on the Northern Counties East Premier Division and in number of successful runs in the FA Cup and Vase.

In 2002 the Eagles had their best run in the FA Cup in recent years when they reached the 4th Qualifying Round before narrowly going out to Conference club Scarborough in front of a packed Gedling Road crowd of over 900.

The club won its first piece of silverware since 1999 back in May as they lifted the Notts Senior Cup. A spectacular effort from Scott Huckerby was enough to give the Eagles a 1-0 victory over Eastwood Town in front of a crowd of more than 650.

The season ahead (2005-06) may be the club’s last at Gedling Road as the club move towards the day that they can move to their new home. The club has been seeking a new home for many years and have at last secured planning permission for the Eagle Valley complex. It has been a long hard struggle for the club as they have battled against delays and red tape.

The campaign to safeguard the future of the Club received magnificent support from across the footballing spectrum – not only from friends in Northern Counties East but also from the wider footballing world. Hundreds of letters of support poured in from non-league clubs throughout the country and the professional game at its highest levels – Nationwide and Premiership added their voice: Bobby Charlton, Sir Alex Ferguson, Gary Lineker, Roy Keane, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Kevin Keegan, Nigel Clough and many hundreds of other individuals and clubs throughout the footballing world. Everyone at Arnold Town was very touched and humbled by the magnificent response and extend their great thanks.

The club finally got the go ahead for the new ground on 17 March 2005 as they learned the result of a Public Inquiry. The new home will provide the base for the senior side, reserves, academy and the numerous youth sides. This will enable the Arnold Youth and the senior sides to become one club at one venue for the first time.

This season Andrew Muldoon has taken charge of the first team replacing Phil Starbuck. He previously managed the league winning reserve side and took the club's academy in to the 3rd round of the FA Youth Cup paving the way for youngster Ben Hutchinson to move on to Premiership team Middlesbrough

Arnold Town will play their last home game at Gedling Road in the 2007/08 season before moving to the now completed and eagerly awaited Eagle Valley Complex.

Honours

*NCE League Division One: Champions 93/94
*NCE League President's Cup: Winners 94/95
*Central Midlands League Supreme Division: Champions 92/93
*Wakefield Cup: Winners 89/90.
*Notts Senior Cup: Winners 92/93, 95/96, 96/97, 98/99, 04/05.

League History

Source: fchd|id=ARNOLDT|name=Arnold Town

Playing Squad

* Chris Hudson
* Chris Peet
* Lee Broster
* Andy Davies
* Gary Wright
* Glen Page
* Nick Hall
* Richard Saxton
* Ricky Law
* Fraser Thomas
* Tom Watson
* Chris Hall
* Mark Clarke
* Ryan Franklin
* Chris Freestone
* Hung Chi Huynh
* Andrew Haskins

External links

* [http://www.arnoldfc.com Official Site of Arnold Town F.C.]