South Normanton Athletic F.C.

In the 1996–97 season the old changing rooms were destroyed by fire. The club's future lay in the balance and with limited time available members of the committee virtually worked round the clock to convert a derelict building into suitable changing rooms, which at the time were intended to be for a temporary period only the leagues deadline for completion was accomplished with little time to spare.

At the end of the 1996–97 season, the club was relegated due to the 3-year flood light installation rule not being met; funds set aside to complete this project had been spent in establishing new changing rooms. The floodlights were completed in 1998 and the club was reinstated back into the supreme division.

The team's best position being 3rd which was a promotion place. The club was promoted to the NCEL for the start of the 2003–04 season where they played till the club decided to fold at the end of the 2007–08 season due to an ageing committee and no new blood coming to the club.

The club reformed with a new committee under the chairmanship of Phil Bailey, with new management and players. Despite 5 seasons of promise, the dream of promotion could not be realised despite numerous top 3 finishes.

2013 brought the summer appointment of former Borrowash Vics manager Mark Wilson to the club. The team started strongly with 10 victories and 2 draws from the first twelve games, before a winter of weather postponements brought an abrupt end to the form. Victories became harder to come by in the New Year, and a run of one win in eight threatened to derail the promotion dream. However, Wilson steered the team to a strong run in and a runners-up finish. This was enough to guarantee a promotion to Step 6

After finishing 2nd in the