Glapwell F.C.
Full name | Glapwell Football Club | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | Glappy | |||
Founded | 1989 | |||
Ground | Hall Corner, Glapwell, Derbyshire | |||
Capacity | 1250 (150 Seated) | |||
Chairman | Liam Wajs | |||
Manager | Jamie Durham | |||
League | Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division North | |||
2023–24 | Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division North, 16th of 17 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
|
Glapwell Football Club are a football club based in Glapwell in Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division North and play at Hall Corner.
History
After originally playing as the Young Vanish FC in the mid-to-late 1980s, the club played for the first time as Glapwell FC in 1989 when they joined the
The 1997–98 season will always be remembered at Hall Corner for their most memorable success when, against all the odds, they won the
In 2002, former England international
There was gradual improvement, the first season ended in disappointment by missing out on the play-offs by just a single goal after a 3–1 defeat at Stamford A.F.C. on the final day of the season. A change in manager saw John Gaunt replace Les McJannet in the Hall Corner dug-out and the following season Glapwell were just inches away from promotion after an agonising 1–0 defeat at Chasetown F.C. in the play-off final in front of 1300 people. At the start of the 2010–11 season, the club entered an agreement with Mansfield Town F.C. to play their home games at their Field Mill ground. But when the Stags were locked out by their landlord at Christmas, Glapwell returned to play the second half of the season at Hall Corner. After a ninth-place finish and despite striker Ian Holmes's best efforts finishing top goalscorer of the league with 32 goals, poor results at the end of the season had cost them another shot at the play-offs, the club were forced to resign from the Northern Premier League at the end of the season due to ground licensing issues after a dispute with the local parish council.
So 2011–12 saw a return to the
In 2014, in came former Alfreton player Jordan Hall who brought Neil Grayson back to the club as his assistant. The club finished sixth at the end of that season, breaking the record for most league goals scored in a season for the club with 88. Following Grayson's retirement from football in the summer of 2015, John Styring was promoted to assistant manager. After installing a squad he thought capable of winning the league, Hall's side stormed to the top of the league, breaking many records along the way. The club went on a 17-game unbeaten league run, breaking the 16 from 2009 to 2010 season, as well as recording the club's largest home and away league victories, both of which came against Dinnington Town F.C. They broke the club record for most league goals scored in a season, with still seven league games remaining, after smashing in 94 goals in only 21 league games, helped by nearly 60 from Josh Parfitt, Daniel Russell and Jake Ballinger.
The club has hosted the Jamie Walker Charity Match on a few occasions, most recently in 2013, where all proceeds go to local cancer charities where former Glapwell player Walker was successfully treated after his own diagnosis.
On 22 June 2016 Glapwell confirmed that the club had folded.[1]
In July 2020, the newly reformed club with a new chairman, committee, management team, playing squad was accepted in to the
In the Summer of 2023 Dave Turner announced that he would be moving to take the reins at
Notable former players
Players that have played in the
Honours
- Derbyshire Senior Cup
- Winners: 1997–98
- Runners-up: 2000–01
- Derbyshire Divisional North Cup
- Runners-up: 2022–23
- Northern Counties East Football League Division One
- Runners-up: 1999–00
- Central Midlands Football LeagueSupreme Division
- Winners: 1993–94
- Central Midlands Football LeaguePremier Division
- Winners: 1987–88, 2015–16
- Central Midlands Football LeagueDivision One
- Winners: 1989–90
- Central Midlands Football LeagueFloodlight Cup
- Winners: 1993–94
- Central Midlands Football LeagueReserves Division
- Winners: 1992–93
Records
- FA Cup
- Third qualifying round 2007–08
- FA Trophy
- Third qualifying round 2008–09
- FA Vase
- Second round 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005-06 & 2007-08
References
- ^ Coney, Steven (22 June 2016). "Central Midlands League North champions Glapwell fold". The Non-league Paper. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Lane, Richard (25 July 2020). "Season 2020-21 Constitution". Central Midlands Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Football Clubs History database – Glapwell