- Kiveton Park F.C.
Infobox Football club
clubname = Kiveton Park
fullname = Kiveton Park Football Club
nickname = The Park
founded = 1892
ground = Hard Lane,Kiveton Park Sheffield
capacity = 2,000
chairman = David Carswell
manager = Wayne Burgin, Kevin Hull
league =Central Midlands League Premier Division
season = 2007-08
position =Central Midlands League Premier Division, 5th
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leftarm2=003399 |body2=003399 |rightarm2=003399 |shorts2=003399 |socks2=003399Kiveton Park Football Club is a football club based in
Kiveton Park ,South Yorkshire ,England .History
The club was originally formed in 1892, although a Kiveton side has recently been found to have played in Sheffield football as early as 1880, as well as playing in the
Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup in 1884. They were founder members of theSheffield League . They remained in this league until 1963, when they joinedYorkshire League Division Two, gaining promotion to Division One in 1965-66, a season which also saw them lift the Sheffield Senior Cup for the only time. The club has been known in the past as Kiveton Park Colliery and Kiveton Park United.When the Yorkshire League merged with the Midland League to form the
Northern Counties East League , Kiveton Park were among the founder members of the new league, and stayed there until dropping down to theCentral Midlands League in 1991. After a five-year spell in that league, they left, rejoining in 1999 and retain membership of the Central Midlands League to this day, currently in the Premier Division.In the 1980-81 season, they reached the 4th round of the
FA Vase and in the 2005-06 season, the club retained theSheffield & Hallamshire FA Association Cup.They have also played in the
FA Cup on six occasions, most recently in 1969-70.Its home ground, Hard Lane, as held three
Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup finals, and holds upto 2,000 spectators, with seating space for 200 in the 70 year old main stand.Records
FA Cup FA Vase References
* [http://www.fchd.info/KIVETOPK.HTM Football Club History Database]
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