Founded in 1907 as Marsden United, the club joined the Huddersfield and District Association Football League (HDAFL), a competition they won a number of times.[2] They entered the Yorkshire Combination in 1913, but the competition disbanded the same season.[3] The "United" was dropped in 1930, and between 1937 and 1971, Marsden F.C. competed in the South East Lancashire Amateur League and the West Riding County Amateur Football League (WRCAFL), regularly switching between the two. The 1950s were the club's heyday, during which they won 11 trophies.[2]
Marsden played in the 1950–51 FA Cup, beating Meltham 3–2 in the extra preliminary round, before losing 2–0 to Yorkshire Amateur in the preliminary round.[4]
In 1971, Marsden rejoined the HDAFL, but by the early 1980s had dropped to its bottom, fifth division. To address the slump, the club merged with Marsden Juniors and Marsden Old Boys, meaning the village had a single, unified club. The strategy initially worked, with Marsden winning the WRCAFL in 1994 and 1998. However, in 2019, they resigned from the HDAFL and did not field a men's team.[2]
Marsden play their home games at Fall Lane. In the 2020 book British Football's Greatest Grounds by Mike Bayly, Fall Lane was voted one of the top grounds to visit in the country.[2] Bayly writes:
Cradled in the rugged slopes of the Colne Valley, Fall Lane encapsulates Marsden's remote transitional beauty. The ground also offers a glimpse of the region's former textile empire. Visible to the south is Bank Bottom Mill, a sleeping leviathan from an era when Marsden was a prosperous cloth-manufacturing centre.
Referencesedit
^. Marsden Football Club. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018.
^ abcdBayly, Mike (2020). British Football's Greatest Grounds: One Hundred Must-See Football Venues. Pitch Publishing. ISBN9-781785-316470.
^Rundle, Richard. "Marsden United". Football Club History Database.
^Rundle, Richard. "Marsden". Football Club History Database.
marsden, marsden, football, club, football, club, based, marsden, england, marsdenfull, namemarsden, football, clubfounded1907, years, 1907, marsden, unitedgroundfall, lanecoordinates53, 5988, 9275, 5988, 9275leagueyorkshire, amateur, leaguechampionshipcolours. Marsden Football Club are a football club based in Marsden England 1 MarsdenFull nameMarsden Football ClubFounded1907 117 years ago 1907 as Marsden UnitedGroundFall LaneCoordinates53 35 56 N 1 55 39 W 53 5988 N 1 9275 W 53 5988 1 9275LeagueYorkshire Amateur LeagueChampionshipcoloursFounded in 1907 as Marsden United the club joined the Huddersfield and District Association Football League HDAFL a competition they won a number of times 2 They entered the Yorkshire Combination in 1913 but the competition disbanded the same season 3 The United was dropped in 1930 and between 1937 and 1971 Marsden F C competed in the South East Lancashire Amateur League and the West Riding County Amateur Football League WRCAFL regularly switching between the two The 1950s were the club s heyday during which they won 11 trophies 2 Marsden played in the 1950 51 FA Cup beating Meltham 3 2 in the extra preliminary round before losing 2 0 to Yorkshire Amateur in the preliminary round 4 In 1971 Marsden rejoined the HDAFL but by the early 1980s had dropped to its bottom fifth division To address the slump the club merged with Marsden Juniors and Marsden Old Boys meaning the village had a single unified club The strategy initially worked with Marsden winning the WRCAFL in 1994 and 1998 However in 2019 they resigned from the HDAFL and did not field a men s team 2 Marsden returned to league football following the COVID 19 pandemic As of 2023 24 they play in the Championship of the Yorkshire Amateur League 5 Fall Lane editMarsden play their home games at Fall Lane In the 2020 book British Football s Greatest Grounds by Mike Bayly Fall Lane was voted one of the top grounds to visit in the country 2 Bayly writes Cradled in the rugged slopes of the Colne Valley Fall Lane encapsulates Marsden s remote transitional beauty The ground also offers a glimpse of the region s former textile empire Visible to the south is Bank Bottom Mill a sleeping leviathan from an era when Marsden was a prosperous cloth manufacturing centre References edit Home Marsden Football Club 5 September 2018 Archived from the original on 5 September 2018 a b c d Bayly Mike 2020 British Football s Greatest Grounds One Hundred Must See Football Venues Pitch Publishing ISBN 9 781785 316470 Rundle Richard Marsden United Football Club History Database Rundle Richard Marsden Football Club History Database Marsden FC The Football Association nbsp nbsp This article about an English association football club is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marsden F C amp oldid 1212355709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
