Coton Green F.C.

Coton Green
Full name Coton Green Football Club
Nickname(s) Green Army
Founded 1982
Ground New Mill Lane, Fazeley
Chairman Paul Barnes
Manager Rob Masefield
League Midland League Division Two
2017–18 Midland League Division Two, 12th of 16

Coton Green Football Club is a football club based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the Midland League Division Two and play at New Mill Lane in Fazeley.

History

The club was established as a Sunday league team and played in the Tamworth & District Sunday League.[1] In 2004 they switched to Saturday football, joining Division Three of the Midland Combination.[2] The club won Division Three at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division Two. After finishing second in Division Two in 2006–07 they were promoted to Division One. The club were Division One runners-up the following season, securing promotion to the Premier Division.[2] However, the club spent only one season in the Premier Division, finishing bottom of the table and being relegated back to Division One.

Coton Green remained in Division One until 2014 when the Midland Combination merged with the Midland Alliance to form the Midland League, with the club placed in Division Two.[2]

Ground

The club initially played at Whittington Barracks, before moving to Dosthill Park in 1988. In 1993 they moved to New Mill Lane of Fazeley Swifts, later becoming the main tenants of the site after Fazeley Swifts folded due to the changing rooms burning down in 1995. In 2008, the first team moved to Brereton Social's Red Lion Ground in order to meet the Midland Combination Premier Division ground grading requirement to have floodlights.[1] They later returned to New Mill Lane, where floodlights were installed in 2016.

Current squad

As of 11 September 2018[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Jon Clough
England GK Luke Mills - Fleming
England DF Richard Hopkins
England DF Nathan Boyce
England DF Jon Huckfield
England DF Leighton McMenemy
England DF Adam Goodby
England MF Matt Clarke
No. Position Player
England MF Alex Gough
England MF Matt Green
England MF Ash Francis
England MF Jamie Abbott
England MF James Bloore
England MF Dan Murdoch
England FW Romano Graham
England FW Kyle King

Coaching staff

Position Name
First Team Manager England Rob Masefield
Assistant Manager (First) England Sam Austin
Physio / Kit Manager England Neil Cartwright
Reserve Team Manager England Matt Long
Assistant Manager (Res) England Stephen Tonks
Youth Team Manager England Aaron Cartwright
Assistant Manager (Youth) England Stephen Tonks
Youth Team Coach England Josh Barnes
U18s Manager England Paul Barnes
Assistant Manager (U18s) England Stephen Tonks
U18s Coach England Josh Barnes

Managerial history

Manager Period
England Ken Coles2004–2007
England Steve Pike2007–2011
England Jamie Dix2011–2013
England John Downing2013–2015
England Rob Masefield2015–present

Honours

  • Midland Combination
    • Division Three champions 2004–05
  • Fazeley Charity Cup
    • Winners 2010–11, 2011–12

Records

  • Best FA Vase performance: Second qualifying round, 2015–16[2]

References

  1. 1 2 About Us Coton Green F.C.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Coton Green at the Football Club History Database
  3. ↑ Coton Green Squad List FA Full Time

Coordinates: 52°36′36″N 1°41′52″W / 52.610029°N 1.6976599°W / 52.610029; -1.6976599

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