Sturminster Newton United F.C.
Full name | Sturminster Newton United Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Cherries | ||
Founded | 1871 (as Panthers) | ||
Ground | Barnetts Field, Sturminster Newton | ||
Capacity | 600 | ||
Manager | Nick Squires | ||
League | Western League Division One | ||
2023–24 | Dorset Premier League, 1st of 16 (promoted) | ||
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Sturminster Newton United Football Club is a football club based in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England, currently playing in the Western League Division One. The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA Charter Standard Community Club.[1] Currently have 9 youth teams ranging from under 8s to under 16s,playing in the Dorset mini soccer league and Dorset youth league.
History
In
They were among the founding members of the
In 2011–12 under manager , in his first full season in charge, the club won the Dorset Senior Trophy with a 1–0 win over Parley Sports at Wimborne Town.[9][10]
They are currently being managed by Nick Squires.
They also managed promotion to the sixth step for the first time in their history with a win on 4 May 2024 with one game left
Ground
Sturminster Newton United play their games at the Marco Nott Arena, Honeymead Lane. The ground has a clubhouse and bar for Home fans and receives an attendance of around 50 people each week in the 600 capacity stadium. It has a sheltered and open terrace with floodlit pitch. The club moved to this ground in 1996.
Club honours
- Dorset League Division One:[6]
- Winners: 1971–72
- Dorset Senior Trophy:[9]
- Winners: 2011–12
- Dorset Combination League Cup:[8]
- Winners: 1980–81, 1995–96
- Dorset Senior Amateur Cup:[6]
- Runners-up: 1961–62
- Dorset Junior Cup:[6]
- Runners-up: 1910–11
- Mark Frowd Memorial Cup winners 2016
- 23/24 Dorset Premier League Winners:[6]
Club records
- Best league performance: 1st in Dorset Combination, 2023/24
- Best FA Cup performance: Second Round, 1875–76, 1876–77, 1878–79 (as Panthers) – no modern participation
- Highest attendance:[6] 600 vs Weymouth in 1986
Former players
1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
- Ken Wookey
David Paixao
References
- ^ "Dorset CS Clubs". DorsetFA. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ Charles Alcock's Football Annual 1877
- ^ History page of the Dorset FA website
- ^ PANTHERS at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Football Club History Database record of the 1877/78 FA Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Club History Archived 17 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Sturminster Newton United F.C.
- ^ a b STURMINSTER NEWTON at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b Sturminster Newton United Archived 23 December 2012 at archive.today MAGNA DORSET PREMIER FOOTBALL LEAGUE
- ^ a b Sturminster Newton United FC looking for new players This is Dorset
- ^ Dorset Senior Trophy Winners![permanent dead link] Sturminster Newton United F.C.
External links
www.snufc.co.uk50°56′09″N 2°18′05″W / 50.93583°N 2.30139°W