Solihull Borough F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Solihull Borough


fullname = Solihull Borough Football Club
nickname = The Boro
founded = 1953 (as Lincoln)
dissolved=2007
ground = Damson Park, Solihull
capacity = 3050
season = 2005-06
position = Southern League
Western Division, 12th
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:"Solihull Borough" redirects here. For the metropolitan borough, see Metropolitan Borough of Solihull" Solihull Borough F.C. was an English football club from Solihull. In 2007 the club merged with Moor Green to form a new club, Solihull Moors.

History

Solihull Borough FC was originally founded in 1953 by Joe McGorian. They originally played at Widney Lane in Olton under the name of Lincoln FC. After changing their name to Solihull Borough, they joined the Midland Football Combination Division Two in 1969. In 1971 they were promoted to Division One, which was later renamed the Premier Division. They were runners-up in 1984-85 and again in 1990-91, after which they stepped up to the Southern League, where they were Midland division champions at the first attempt.

In 1989, financial problems had forced the club to sell their Widney Lane Ground to property developers and eventually agreed a ground share with their local rivals, Moor Green. In 1993, Solihull managed to get to the first round of the FA Cup, but lost out to fellow non-leaguers VS Rugby, a feat repeated in 1997-98 when they lost to Darlington.

In 1995, Solihull won the Birmingham Senior Cup for the first time, but were relegated back to the Southern League Midland Division.

In 1998, Solihull moved to the home ground of Redditch United, before they finally found their own home ground, with the purchase of the Damson Parkway site, a former golf driving range, where the Damson Park stadium was built.

Despite finishing only 7th in the table, the Boro were promoted to the Southern League Premier Division but finished bottom of the table and were relegated. After one season in the Western Division the club were placed in the new Division One Midlands.

Ironically, Moor Green, whose ground Solihull once shared, are currently groundsharing at the Boro's home after their own ground was damaged in an arson attack in 2005. In January 2007 the two clubs applied to the Football Association to formally merge. [ [http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/sundaymercury/news/tm_headline=moors--boro--bid-for-merger&method=full&objectid=18513799&siteid=50002-name_page.html Birmingham Sunday Mercury story] ] The merger was confirmed on 30 March 2007 when it was revealed that a new club under the name Solihull Moors would be formed on 1 June and would take Moor Green's place in the Conference North. [ [http://icsolihull.icnetwork.co.uk/sport/local/tm_headline=the-birth-of-solihull-moors--fc&method=full&objectid=18833307&siteid=91411-name_page.html icsolihull.co.uk story] ] Moor Green boss Bob Faulkner was later confirmed as the new club's football manager.

Club records

*Best league performance: 6th in Southern League Premier Division, 1992-93
*Best FA Cup performance: 1st round, 1992-93, 1997-98
*Best FA Trophy performance: 4th round, 2001-02
*Best FA Vase performance: 5th round, 1974-75

References

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External links

* [http://www.solihullborough-fc.co.uk/ Official Site]