Borrowash Victoria A.F.C.

Infobox Football club
clubname = Borrowash Victoria


fullname = Borrowash Victoria Association Football Club
nickname = Vics
founded = 1963
chairman = Ian Anderson
manager = Mark Wilson
ground = Robinson Construction Bowl
Spondon, Derby
capacity = 5000 ("250 seats")
league = East Midlands Counties Football League
season = 2007-08
position = Northern Counties East League Division One, 13th
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Borrowash Victoria Association Football Club is an English football club. Although originating in and deriving their name from the village of Borrowash, Derbyshire, since 1983 the club has been based just across the boundary in the adjacent suburb of Spondon, Derby. They were members of the Northern Counties East League in 2007-08, playing in Division One, but will be a founder member of the new East Midlands Counties Football League for the 2008-09 season. The club's home ground is the Robinson Construction Bowl.

History

The original version of the club was founded in 1911 and were initially members of the Long Eaton and District Church League. Latterly known as Borrowash Wesleyan Youth Club, the club folded in 1957, only to be resurrected as Borrowash Victoria in 1963. The club gradually grew in stature but their progress was impeded by the inadequate facilities at their Deans Drive groundFact|date=May 2008, leading to the move to their current home at the Asterdale Bowl in neighbouring Spondon in 1983.

They joined the Midland League in 1979. They club has reached the 4th round of the FA Vase twice in their history.

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