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Radcliffe F.C.

January 01, 1970

Radcliffe Football Club (formerly Radcliffe Borough) is an English football club based in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester where they play their games at Stainton Park. The club was formed on 24 May 1949 and currently plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. They will play in the National League North in the 2024-25 season after winning the 2023-24 Northern Premier League Premier Division title. Radcliffe won the division in 1996–97, won the playoffs twice in 2003 and 2019 and reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in its history in 2000. The club changed its name to Radcliffe Football Club for the 2018–19 season.[1]

Radcliffe FC
Full nameRadcliffe Football Club
Nickname(s)The Boro
Founded24 May 1949
GroundNeuven Stadium, Radcliffe
Capacity3,500 (350 seated)
ChairmanPaul Hilton
ManagerBernard Morley and Anthony Johnson
LeagueNorthern Premier League Premier Division
2023–24Northern Premier League Premier Division, 1st of 21 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History edit

The club was formed on 24 May 1949 at the Owd Tower Inn in Radcliffe by Jack Pickford & a committee of 17 and became a member of the South East Lancashire Football League. After a short period in that league, the club joined the Manchester League before gaining access to the Lancashire Football Combination in 1963. In 1972, Radcliffe won the League Cup and finished third in the league. Two years later it was accepted into the Cheshire League, which subsequently became the North West Counties League.

The first season again brought success when Radcliffe secured the Second Division championship in front of a record Stainton Park crowd of 1,468. After one season in the First Division, Radcliffe lifted the First Division championship in 1985 and made the step up into the newly formed Northern Premier League First Division in 1987. After many years of consolidation in the league, and at times, fighting against relegation, the 1995–96 season saw an upturn in the club's fortunes, both on and off the pitch. The club, for the first time in its history, reached the last 16 of the FA Trophy, narrowly losing to Football Conference side, Gateshead 2–1.

Radcliffe achieved its highest honour in the 1996–97 season, winning the Northern Premier League First Division title by 2 points ahead of local rivals Leigh RMI. The club's stay in the 'top flight' lasted only one season.

For the first time in its history the club reached the first round of the FA Cup in 2000, losing 1–4 to York City in a match played at Gigg Lane, the home of Bury, in front of a crowd of 2,495. Boro again missed out on promotion in the 2001–02 season when after leading the division until February a poor run to the end of the season, meant that the club entered the newly formed play-offs losing to Bamber Bridge in the semi-final at Irongate.

In the 2002–03 season Boro missed out on the championship by two points to Alfreton Town, and reached the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup, losing to Chester City in front of 1,138 at Stainton Park. Promotion was finally won thanks to the play-offs by beating North Ferriby United in the semi-final and Chorley in the final at Stainton Park winning 4–2 on penalties after Chorley scored two goals in the last 10 minutes to make it 2–2 and take the game into extra time. Boro's Jody Banim got 46 goals in what was an unbelievable season for him.

 
Stainton Park during a friendly against neighbours Bury in 2006

With Boro back in the Northern Premier League Premier Division and a place in the newly formed Conference North up for grabs, promotion was obviously the aim. By November Boro were as high as sixth thanks to the 22 goals of Jody Banim who set an English record by scoring in 14 consecutive games. Boro sold Banim to Conference promotion chasers Shrewsbury Town for a record fee of £20,000 in December 2003, and without his goals the club slid down the table eventually finishing 19th and into the relegation play-offs beating Whitby Town on penalties 8–7 in the quarter-finals, before bowing out to Burscough in the semi-finals at home. In 2004–05 the club finished 9th in the Northern Premier League. The club continued to be near the play-offs and solid midtable finishes followed but after 4 seasons were relegated back to the first division in 2007, where the club have remained until 2019. Mid-table finishes and the occasional battle against relegation was the order of the next decade after a decade of success and a few cup runs.

In 2016 management changed, a new chairman and manager took the reins. Off the field investment was given to the stadium, a new stand at the Pilkington Road end of the stadium, a new press area and director's area after being destroyed by fire. And a new covered turnstile block, a TV Gantry, Boardroom, club shop, Sponsors Lounge and Social Club. Giving the stadium a fresh new look. The club changed name dropping the borough officially in 2018. Reaching the Lancashire Cup Final in 2017 nearly brought silverware to the new era. League finishes for the first two seasons were roughly the same as before. But with a new manager in charge Jon Macken with Frank Sinclair as his assistant brought some positive results towards the end of 2017–18 from when he took the reins in October 2017. The future looked bright and the hard work and investment on and off the pitch paid off as the club was promoted via the play-offs back to the Northern Premier League in 2019. The 2023–24 season saw Radcliffe crowned champions of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, earning promotion to the National League North for the first time in the club's history.[2]

Notable players edit

The following players played for the Boro and later went on to sign for clubs in the Football League, Scottish Football League, MLS, A-League, I-League or played internationally whilst at the club.

The following players have played at the highest level of English football or internationally and later turned out for the Boro.

Honours edit

League edit

Cup edit

Players edit

The club has performed exceptionally well in the Northern Premier League's Player awards since their inception in 2011. The following players have picked up the following prizes:

  • Elliot Rokka – Young Player of the Season (North Division) – 2017, Supporters Player Runner Up 2017. Team of the Season 2017
  • Tunde Owolabi – League Supporters Player of the Season – 2019, Team of the Season 2019
  • Nick Culkin – Team of the Season 2011
  • Sheldon Barrington – Academy Player of the Season 2019
  • Callum Grogan – Team of the Season 2019

6 Players were also represented in the Northern Premier League's Top 100 players named for its 50th Anniversary - 7 - Andy Johnston, 14 - Craig Dawson, 62 - Karl Marginson, 65 Jody Banim, 66 - Cieran Kilheeney, 93 - Simon Carden,

Managers edit

Statistics and records edit

Appearances edit

  • Simon Kelly has made the most appearances for the club, making 502 starts.

Goals edit

  • Ian Lunt has scored the most goals for the club, scoring 147 times.
  • The record for the most goals in a season is 46 by Jody Banim.

Attendances edit

  • The highest attendance overall came in the FA Cup first round in 2000 when they faced York City. 2,495 people went to see the game which was staged at Gigg Lane.
  • Their highest attendance at the Neuven Stadium is 2338 in the Northern Premier League match against FC United of Manchester on 28 August 2023.

Transfer Fees edit

  • The highest transfer fee received was from Shrewsbury Town for £20,000 for Jody Banim; however, the club has received more in add on fees from the sale of Craig Dawson to Rochdale AFC although the total sum remains undisclosed.
  • The highest transfer fee paid was for Gary Walker for whom they paid £5,000 to Buxton.

References edit

  1. ^ "Prestwich Heys v Radcliffe tie on BBC". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Radcliffe Reign!". www.thenpl.co.uk. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Radcliffe Borough at the Football Club History Database
  • Radcliffe F.C. on Facebook

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January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Radcliffe F C news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Radcliffe Football Club formerly Radcliffe Borough is an English football club based in Radcliffe Greater Manchester where they play their games at Stainton Park The club was formed on 24 May 1949 and currently plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division They will play in the National League North in the 2024 25 season after winning the 2023 24 Northern Premier League Premier Division title Radcliffe won the division in 1996 97 won the playoffs twice in 2003 and 2019 and reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in its history in 2000 The club changed its name to Radcliffe Football Club for the 2018 19 season 1 Radcliffe FCFull nameRadcliffe Football ClubNickname s The BoroFounded24 May 1949GroundNeuven Stadium RadcliffeCapacity3 500 350 seated ChairmanPaul HiltonManagerBernard Morley and Anthony JohnsonLeagueNorthern Premier League Premier Division2023 24Northern Premier League Premier Division 1st of 21 promoted WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Notable players 3 Honours 3 1 League 3 2 Cup 3 3 Players 4 Managers 5 Statistics and records 5 1 Appearances 5 2 Goals 5 3 Attendances 5 4 Transfer Fees 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThis article appears to be slanted towards recent events Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non recent events May 2010 The club was formed on 24 May 1949 at the Owd Tower Inn in Radcliffe by Jack Pickford amp a committee of 17 and became a member of the South East Lancashire Football League After a short period in that league the club joined the Manchester League before gaining access to the Lancashire Football Combination in 1963 In 1972 Radcliffe won the League Cup and finished third in the league Two years later it was accepted into the Cheshire League which subsequently became the North West Counties League The first season again brought success when Radcliffe secured the Second Division championship in front of a record Stainton Park crowd of 1 468 After one season in the First Division Radcliffe lifted the First Division championship in 1985 and made the step up into the newly formed Northern Premier League First Division in 1987 After many years of consolidation in the league and at times fighting against relegation the 1995 96 season saw an upturn in the club s fortunes both on and off the pitch The club for the first time in its history reached the last 16 of the FA Trophy narrowly losing to Football Conference side Gateshead 2 1 Radcliffe achieved its highest honour in the 1996 97 season winning the Northern Premier League First Division title by 2 points ahead of local rivals Leigh RMI The club s stay in the top flight lasted only one season For the first time in its history the club reached the first round of the FA Cup in 2000 losing 1 4 to York City in a match played at Gigg Lane the home of Bury in front of a crowd of 2 495 Boro again missed out on promotion in the 2001 02 season when after leading the division until February a poor run to the end of the season meant that the club entered the newly formed play offs losing to Bamber Bridge in the semi final at Irongate In the 2002 03 season Boro missed out on the championship by two points to Alfreton Town and reached the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup losing to Chester City in front of 1 138 at Stainton Park Promotion was finally won thanks to the play offs by beating North Ferriby United in the semi final and Chorley in the final at Stainton Park winning 4 2 on penalties after Chorley scored two goals in the last 10 minutes to make it 2 2 and take the game into extra time Boro s Jody Banim got 46 goals in what was an unbelievable season for him nbsp Stainton Park during a friendly against neighbours Bury in 2006 With Boro back in the Northern Premier League Premier Division and a place in the newly formed Conference North up for grabs promotion was obviously the aim By November Boro were as high as sixth thanks to the 22 goals of Jody Banim who set an English record by scoring in 14 consecutive games Boro sold Banim to Conference promotion chasers Shrewsbury Town for a record fee of 20 000 in December 2003 and without his goals the club slid down the table eventually finishing 19th and into the relegation play offs beating Whitby Town on penalties 8 7 in the quarter finals before bowing out to Burscough in the semi finals at home In 2004 05 the club finished 9th in the Northern Premier League The club continued to be near the play offs and solid midtable finishes followed but after 4 seasons were relegated back to the first division in 2007 where the club have remained until 2019 Mid table finishes and the occasional battle against relegation was the order of the next decade after a decade of success and a few cup runs In 2016 management changed a new chairman and manager took the reins Off the field investment was given to the stadium a new stand at the Pilkington Road end of the stadium a new press area and director s area after being destroyed by fire And a new covered turnstile block a TV Gantry Boardroom club shop Sponsors Lounge and Social Club Giving the stadium a fresh new look The club changed name dropping the borough officially in 2018 Reaching the Lancashire Cup Final in 2017 nearly brought silverware to the new era League finishes for the first two seasons were roughly the same as before But with a new manager in charge Jon Macken with Frank Sinclair as his assistant brought some positive results towards the end of 2017 18 from when he took the reins in October 2017 The future looked bright and the hard work and investment on and off the pitch paid off as the club was promoted via the play offs back to the Northern Premier League in 2019 The 2023 24 season saw Radcliffe crowned champions of the Northern Premier League Premier Division earning promotion to the National League North for the first time in the club s history 2 Notable players editThe following players played for the Boro and later went on to sign for clubs in the Football League Scottish Football League MLS A League I League or played internationally whilst at the club nbsp Jimmy Hayman nbsp Steve Fleet nbsp Billy Myerscough nbsp Edward Rayner nbsp Bob Hutchinson nbsp Brian Hart nbsp Brian Grundy nbsp Gary Pierce footballer nbsp Kevin Hulme nbsp Niell Hardy nbsp Paul Mullin nbsp Mark Redshaw nbsp Rory Patterson nbsp Domaine Rouse nbsp Craig Dawson nbsp Andy Parry nbsp Lamin Jagne nbsp Kole Hall nbsp Jordan Slew nbsp Tunde Owolabi nbsp Raheem Hanley nbsp Jack McIntyre nbsp Lois Maynard nbsp Sean Tse The following players have played at the highest level of English football or internationally and later turned out for the Boro nbsp Tommy Heron nbsp Arthur Barnard nbsp Gordon Clayton nbsp Gordon Hill nbsp Fred Hill footballer born 1940 nbsp Dave Lennard nbsp Trevor Ross nbsp Len Cantello nbsp Frank Worthington nbsp Alan Kennedy nbsp Darren Sheridan nbsp Peter Barnes nbsp Frankie Bunn nbsp Neil Whitworth nbsp Gordon Armstrong nbsp Ian Bishop nbsp John Foster nbsp Paul Gascoigne nbsp Lee Sharpe nbsp Nick Culkin nbsp Mike Flynn nbsp Neil Danns nbsp Chris Makin nbsp Jem KaracanHonours editLeague edit Northern Premier League Premier Division Champions 2023 24 Northern Premier League Division One Champions 1996 97 Play off winners 2002 03 2018 19 North West Counties League First Division Champions 1984 85 North West Counties League Second Division Champions 1982 83 North West Counties League Reserve Division Champions 1986 87 Manchester Football League Division Two Runners up 1965 66 Northern Football Combination Winners 1991 92 South East Lancashire League Division One Runners up 1949 50 1950 51 South East Lancashire League Division Two Champions 1950 51 Cup edit FA Cup Best 1st Round Proper 2000 01 FA Trophy Best Round of 16 1995 96 4th Round Round of 32 2023 24 FA Vase Best 4th Round 1993 94 Lancashire FA County Cup Finalists 2008 09 2016 17 Manchester Premier Cup Winners 2007 08 2022 23 Finalists 1997 98 Manchester Senior Cup Finalists 1972 73 Manchester Junior Cup Finalists 1958 59 Northern Premier League President s Cup Finalists 2007 08 North West Counties League Challenge Cup Finalists 1984 85 Lancashire Combination League Cup Winners 1969 70 Lancashire Combination League George Watson Trophy Finalists 1970 71 Manchester League Gylchrist Cup Winners 1958 59 joint Finalists 1961 62 South East Lancashire League Shield Winners 1949 50 1950 51 1951 52 South East Lancashire League Moore Cup Winners 1950 51 1952 53 1954 55 Bury Amateur League Cup Winners 1949 50 Players edit The club has performed exceptionally well in the Northern Premier League s Player awards since their inception in 2011 The following players have picked up the following prizes Elliot Rokka Young Player of the Season North Division 2017 Supporters Player Runner Up 2017 Team of the Season 2017 Tunde Owolabi League Supporters Player of the Season 2019 Team of the Season 2019 Nick Culkin Team of the Season 2011 Sheldon Barrington Academy Player of the Season 2019 Callum Grogan Team of the Season 2019 6 Players were also represented in the Northern Premier League s Top 100 players named for its 50th Anniversary 7 Andy Johnston 14 Craig Dawson 62 Karl Marginson 65 Jody Banim 66 Cieran Kilheeney 93 Simon Carden Managers editJohn Pearson 1949 1953 John Bradshaw 1953 1954 David Robbie 1954 1955 Harry Cunliffe 1955 1963 Archie Lennon 1963 1964 John Pimlott 1964 1968 Les Grimsditch 1968 1969 Ray Gill 1969 1973 Don Wilson 1973 1974 Ken Wright 1974 1978 Tommy McLoughlin 1978 1979 George Jones 1979 1980 Dave Morris 1980 1986 Frank O Kane 1986 1987 Ken Bridge 1988 1989 Len Cantello 1989 1990 Ken Wright June Nov 1990 Kevin Glendon 1990 2010 Frankie Bunn March May 1998 Mike Farrelly Dec 2001 2002 Gerry Luczka 2010 2011 Benny Phillips 2011 2013 Kevin Glendon 2013 2014 Paul McGuire 2014 2015 Bill Prendergast 2015 Danny Johnson 2015 2016 Bill Prendergast 2016 2017 Joe Gibbons Apr Sept 2017 Jon Macken 2017 2020 Lee Fowler 2020 2021 Bobby Grant 2021 2023 Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley 2023 Statistics and records editAppearances edit Simon Kelly has made the most appearances for the club making 502 starts Goals edit Ian Lunt has scored the most goals for the club scoring 147 times The record for the most goals in a season is 46 by Jody Banim Attendances edit The highest attendance overall came in the FA Cup first round in 2000 when they faced York City 2 495 people went to see the game which was staged at Gigg Lane Their highest attendance at the Neuven Stadium is 2338 in the Northern Premier League match against FC United of Manchester on 28 August 2023 Transfer Fees edit The highest transfer fee received was from Shrewsbury Town for 20 000 for Jody Banim however the club has received more in add on fees from the sale of Craig Dawson to Rochdale AFC although the total sum remains undisclosed The highest transfer fee paid was for Gary Walker for whom they paid 5 000 to Buxton References edit Prestwich Heys v Radcliffe tie on BBC BBC Sport Radcliffe Reign www thenpl co uk 13 April 2024 Retrieved 14 April 2024 External links editOfficial website Radcliffe Borough at the Football Club History Database Radcliffe F C on Facebook 53 34 3 299 N 2 20 26 542 W 53 56758306 N 2 34070611 W 53 56758306 2 34070611 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Radcliffe F C amp oldid 1223487685, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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