Bolehall Swifts F.C.
Bolehall Swifts Football Club is a football club based in Bolehall, a suburb of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the Midland League Division Two and play at the Rene Road Ground.
Full name | Bolehall Swifts Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Swifts | ||
Founded | 1953 | ||
Ground | Rene Road Ground, Tamworth | ||
Coordinates | 52.6355°N 1.6732°W | ||
Chairman | Les Fitzpatrick | ||
Manager | Gareth Hathaway | ||
League | Midland League Division Two | ||
2019–20 | Midland League Division Two (season abandoned) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club was established in 1953 and was initially based at the Amington Inn.[1] They joined the Tamworth & Trent Valley League, winning the League Shield and Agnes Durham Cup in their first season.[1] The club later won the Coleshill Charity Cup in 1955–56 and the Fazeley Charity Cup in 1975–76.[1] After transferring to the Sutton District League, they moved on to the City & Suburban League, the Mercian League and then the Staffordshire County League (South).[1] In 1980 the club moved up to Division Three of the Midland Combination.[2] Division Three was renamed Division Two in 1983, and Bolehall were Division Two champions in 1984–85, also winning the Challenge Vase and the Fazeley Charity Cup.[1] Following promotion to Division One, they finished fifth in Division One the following season and were promoted to the Premier Division.[2]
In 1994 Bolehall were founder members of the Midland Alliance. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of the league in its inaugural season, they finished last in 1995–96 and were relegated back to the Premier Division of the Midland Combination.[2] The club remained in the Premier Division until 2014, winning the Challenge Cup in 1997–98, the Walsall Senior Cup in 2001–02 and the Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup in 2013–14.[1] In 2014 the Midland Combination and Midland Alliance merged to form the Midland League, with Bolehall placed in Division One.[2] The club won the Fazeley Charity Cup again in 2014–15.[1]
Ground
The club initially played behind the Jolly Sailor pub, using an old double decker bus as changing rooms.[1] They later moved to Morrows' Field before purchasing some allotments on Rene Road from a local farmer in 1959 for £350.[1] The new Rene Road ground was opened in August 1961 with a friendly against Tamworth WMC.[1] A seated stand known as the "Welcome to Bolehall Swifts Stand" was built behind one goal, with the "Founded 1953 stand" on one site of the pitch.[1]
Managerial history
Manager | Period |
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Mick Hill | |
Roger Brown | 1993–1994 |
Ron Tranter | 1996–2002 |
John Capaldi | 2002–2003 |
Ron Tranter | 2003–2004 |
Rob Masefield | 2004–2007 |
Paul Barnes | 2007–2008 |
Gary Walker | 2009–2010 |
Peter Frain | 2010 |
Daren Fulford | 2010–2013 |
Dave Haywood | 2013–2015 |
Craig Haywood | 2015–2016 |
Joe Obi | 2016–2017 |
Steve Johnson | 2017–2018 |
John Huckfield | 2018–2019 |
Honours
- Midland Combination
- Division Two champions 1984–85
- Challenge Cup winners 1997–98
- Challenge Vase winners 1984–85
- Tamworth & Trent Valley League
- League Shield winners 1953–54
- Agnes Durham Cup winners 1953–54
- Walsall Senior Cup
- Winners 2001–02
- Coleshill Charity Cup
- Winners 1955–56
- Fazeley Charity Cup
- Winners 1975–76, 1984–85, 2014–15
- Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup
- Winners 2013–14
Records
See also
- Bolehall Swifts F.C. players
- Bolehall Swifts F.C. managers
References
- History Bolehall Swifts F.C.
- Bolehall Swifts at the Football Club History Database