Radford F.C.

Radford
Full name Radford Football Club
Nickname(s) The Pheasants
Founded 1964 (as Manlove & Alliots)
Ground The On-Call arena, Selhurst Street, Radford, NG7 5AN
Ground Capacity 1,000
Chairman Bob Thomas
League East Midlands Counties League
2015–16 East Midlands Counties League, 2nd

Radford Football Club is a football club based in the Nottingham inner-city area of Radford, England. The club is based at Selhurst Street, off Radford Road. They are nicknamed 'The Pheasants'. They play in the East Midlands Counties League.

History

The club was established in 1964 as a Sunday League side, Manlove & Alliots. In 1970 they became Radford Olympic and in 1977 became the first amateur club in Britain to be allowed to wear advertising on their shirts.

Following a move to Saturday football, they became champions of the East Midlands Regional League in 1983 and in 1984 the team won the Central Midlands League Senior Cup.

In 2003 the team became champions of the Central Midlands League Premier Division. From 2003–04, the club played its football in the Central Midlands League Supreme Division, and won the Central Midlands League Floodlit Cup in 2006.[1]

They were invited to join the Semi – Professional East Midlands Counties Football League for the 2008–09 season.[2] and joined the new league along with seven other Central Midlands League clubs.

2014 - Still playing in the EMCFL, Radford's 50th anniversary celebrations included the installation of a brand new playing surface at Selhurst Street and a friendly against a Nottingham Forest XI. Funding for the surface was secured through the Lottery Foundation and has really benefitted the club while once again, bringing local attention to Radford Football Club. The current first team management team consists of Glenn Russell, John Shepard, Alf Stacey and Neil Shoebridge. A fantastic 50th anniversary year was completed with Radford finishing 3rd in the EMCFL, their highest ever league position. The finish has also ensured FA cup football will be played at Selhurst street for the 15/16 season.

2015/16 - Finished runners up in the EMCFL behind St Andrews. The club were informed that they had been promoted to the Midland League Premier Division as St Andrews had failed their ground grading but later told this decision had been successfully appealed. Radford therefore remain in the EMCFL for the 2016/17 season.

Honours

Records

References

  1. ↑ Radford F.C. website accessed 24 May 2008
  2. ↑ News on Radford F.C. website accessed 24 May 2008
  3. 1 2 3 4 Radford at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 52°58′04.2″N 1°10′26.38″W / 52.967833°N 1.1739944°W / 52.967833; -1.1739944

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