Barrow Town F.C.
Barrow Town Football Club is a football club based in the large village of Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the East Midlands Counties League and play at Riverside Park.
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| Full name | Barrow Town Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Riversiders | |
| Founded | 1904 | |
| Ground | Riverside Park, Barrow upon Soar | |
| Capacity | 2,000 (100 seated) | |
| Chairman | Michael Bland | |
| Manager | Kris Nurse | |
| League | East Midlands Counties League | |
| 2019–20 | East Midlands Counties League (season abandoned) | |
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History
The club was established as Barrow Old Boys as most of its players were former pupils of the local grammar school.[1] They played in the Leicestershire Mutual League and later the Loughborough Alliance,[2] which they won in 1940–41.[3] Following World War II the club joined the Western Division of the Leicestershire Senior League in 1946.[4] Two years later the league was re-organised and the club were placed in Division Two.[4]
The 1968–69 season saw Barrow win the Loughborough Charity Cup and the Sileby Cup, as well as finishing as runners-up in Division Two and earning promotion to Division One.[5] However, they were relegated back to Division Two at the end of the 1970–71 season. In 1981 they adopted their current name,[4] and in 1983 Division Two was renamed Division One.[6] After winning Division One in 1992–93, the club were promoted to the Premier Division, where they remained until 2008, finishing as runners-up in 1994–95, 2002–03, 2005–06 and 2007–08 and winning the League Cup in 2002–03 and the Loughborough Charity Cup again in 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01 and 2006–07.[6][7] In 2008 they became founder members of the East Midlands Counties League, where they have remained since.[6]
Ground
The club originally played at a ground on Mill Lane,[1] before moving to Cotes Road and later North Street when they joined the Loughborough Alliance.[2] They moved to their current Riverside Park around 1970.[5] It has a capacity of 2,000,[8] of which 100 is seated.[9] There are also many youth pitches behind and to the side of the adult pitch including under 12.
Honours
- Leicestershire Senior League
- Division One champions 1992–93
- League Cup winners 2002–03
- Loughborough Alliance
- Champions 1940–41
- Loughborough Charity Cup
- Winners 1968–69, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2006–07
- Battle of Britain Memorial Cup
- Winners 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11
- Sileby Cup
- Winners 1968–69
Records
See also
- Barrow Town F.C. players
References
- History 1 Barrow Town F.C.
- History 2 Barrow Town F.C.
- Barrow Town Leics Football
- Barrow Old Boys at the Football Club History Database
- History 3 Barrow Town F.C.
- Barrow Town at the Football Club History Database
- Honours Barrow Town F.C.
- Riverside Park Soccerway
- Barrow Town There also many barrow town youth pitches near the adult pitch including under 13 pitches and moreArchived 2016-08-12 at the Wayback Machine East Midlands Counties League