Glossop North End A.F.C.
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| Full name | Glossop North End Association Football Club | |||
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Peakites The Hillmen | |||
| Founded | 1886, as Glossop North End | |||
| Ground | Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium, Glossop | |||
| Capacity | 1,350 (209 seated) | |||
| Chairman | David Atkinson | |||
| Manager | Mark Canning | |||
| League | Northern Premier League Division One West | |||
| 2017–18 | Northern Premier League Division One North, 11th of 22 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Glossop North End Association Football Club are a football club in Glossop, Derbyshire, England. Formerly members of the Football League, they are currently in the Northern Premier League Division One West and are members of the Derbyshire County Football Association. They play their home matches at Surrey Street, which has a capacity of 1,350 (209 seated, 1,141 standing). The club play in blue, and are known as the Hillmen. Between 1899 and 1992 the club were known as Glossop.
Glossop is one of the smallest towns in England to have had a Football League club: it still is the smallest town whose team has played in the English top flight.[1] At the turn of the 20th century, Glossop played in the Football League First Division, the highest level of English football at the time. During this period the club was bankrolled by Sir Samuel Hill-Wood, who was later to become chairman of Arsenal. The club retains connections with Arsenal.[1]
History
Early years
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Glossop North End were founded in 1886, when they played friendly amateur matches. They played at various grounds in the town, including Pyegrove, Silk Street, Water Lane and Cemetery Road before settling at North Road. The club joined the North Cheshire League in 1890, before moving to the Combination in 1894 and turning professional. In their first season in the Combination, 1894–95, they finished as runners-up. After ending the following season, 1895–96, in third, the club moved to the Midland League and in the 1896–97 season finished as runners-up. After a second season in the Midland League, they were elected to the Second Division of the Football League in 1898–99 finishing as runners-up to Manchester City and winning promotion to the First Division.[2] They then changed their name to Glossop (to avoid any confusion with Preston North End) before spending their one and only season in the top flight, 1899–1900 when they finished in last place and were relegated back to the Second Division, having won only 4 matches, all at home, against Burnley, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn and Aston Villa.
They then spent the next fifteen seasons in the Second Division, during which time they reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1908–09 where they lost to 1–0 to eventual finalists Bristol City in a replay on 10 March 1909. The club's chairman and benefactor at the time was Sir Samuel Hill-Wood, who was later to become chairman of Arsenal. However, the club became perennial strugglers in the Second Division.[3][4]
The 1913–14 season saw a club record attendance of 10,736 for an FA Cup second round match against Preston North End on 31 January 1914.[5] However, the following season they finished bottom of the league. The start of World War I meant the Football League closed down. Glossop were re-formed toward the end of the war by Oswald Partington, but failed to be re-elected to the Football League. Glossop then joined the Lancashire Combination, playing just one season, 1919–20.[3][4] Northern Nomads ground-shared with Glossop for several years during this time. The club then dropped out of the Lancashire Combination and into the Manchester League. In the 1920s and 1930s they won the Gilcryst Cup three times and were crowned Manchester League champions in 1927–28. They won the Gilcryst Cup for a fourth time in 1947–48.[3][4]
1950s onwards
During 1955, the club moved from its original home of North Road to their current ground Surrey Street. In 1957 Glossop rejoined the Lancashire Combination, finishing in eighth in 1957–58. They spent nine seasons in the league before dropping back down once more to the Manchester League after the 1965–66 season. They joined the Cheshire County League as founder members of Division Two in the 1978–79 season, finishing in 17th. In 1980–81 they were Division Two runners-up, only losing out on the title on goal difference, but still winning promotion to Division One. After a sixth-place finish in 1981–82, the club became founder members of the newly formed North West Counties Football League in 1982 when the Cheshire County League merged with the Lancashire Combination. In 1986, the club marked their centenary season with a match with sister club Arsenal.[1] They joined Division One, however they struggled in the league for the next six seasons and after finishing bottom in 1987–88 were relegated to Division Two. The 1990–91 season saw the club reach the fourth round of the FA Vase where they lost to Cammell Laird 2–1 in a replay. They also won the North West Counties Football League Division Two Cup, beating Cheadle Town 2–1 in the final.[6] However, the club almost folded in 1990–91 when their then Chairman sold the ground to the local council and left the club with large debts. The present Board of Directors took over in January 1991. After a sixth-place finish in 1991–92 they were promoted back to Division One over higher-placed clubs and after the season the directors reverted the club's name to Glossop North End.[2][3][4]
In their first season under the club's original name, they reached the semi-finals of the North West Counties League Cup, before losing to Nantwich Town 5–2 over two legs.[7] They reached the semi-finals of the League's floodlit Cup in 1994–95, losing to Penrith 3–1 over two legs.[8] In the 1996–97 season they beat Trafford in the final of the Manchester Premier Cup at Old Trafford, before winning the competition again the following season, this time beating Radcliffe Borough in the final at Maine Road. They also reached the semi-finals of the North West Counties League Cup, losing to Vauxhall Motors 3–1 over two legs.[7]
2000s onwards
In the 2000–01 season they won the Derbyshire County Football Association Senior Challenge Cup beating Glapwell in a two-legged final, drawing 3–3 away and 2–2 at home before winning 4–2 on penalties. In the league the club struggled to avoid relegation from Division One throughout much of the early 2000s, before finishing ninth in 2006–07, the highest position attained by manager Chris Nicholson in his six seasons at the club.[2][4] Nicholson announced in March 2007 that he was to step down at the end of the season. As a result, his assistant Steve Young was eventually appointed manager for 2007–08.[9] In the 2008–09 season they reached the final of the FA Vase where they lost 2–0 to Northern League First Division side Whitley Bay at Wembley Stadium, on 10 May 2009.[10] Due to this achievement, Arsenal, with whom they retain connections due to Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood's grandfather Sir Samuel Hill-Wood having owned and bankrolled Glossop during their run in the Football League, invited them to their state-of-the-art London Colney training ground during their stay in London, to prepare for the FA Vase final.[1]
In May 2013 the club appointed Chris Wilcock as first team manager. In his first season the team finished third in the North West Counties League. During the season Glossop produced an unbeaten run in the league of 22 games, with only 5 draws, stretching from November 2013 until they were beaten by Bootle on April 2014.[11]
On 19 April 2015 Glossop beat Nelson[12] to win the North West Counties League Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One North of the Northern Premier League. They also reached two cup finals; the North West Counties League Cup,[13] where they faced Atherton Collieries winning 2–0,[14] and the FA Vase final,[15] in which they played North Shields at Wembley Stadium.[16][17] In a repeat of the 2009 final, Glossop were beaten 2–1 after extra time.[18]
Glossop began the 2015–16 season in the Northern Premier League Division One North. They also competed in the FA Trophy for the first time since 1986. The club finished fourth and qualified for the playoffs but lost 2–1 to Northwich Victoria in the semi final.
At the end of the 2016-17 season Chris Wilcock resigned as manager,[19] leaving the position after 4 seasons and as the winningest manager in recorded history. On 19 May 2017 the club announced that the joint team of Steve Halford and Paul Phillips would take the reins at Surrey Street [20] On 12 March 2018 the management team left Glossop to join Buxton.[21] Goalkeeper coach Mark Canning took over as caretaker manager, assisted by Andy Bishop.[22] This was made a permanent position at the end of the 2017-18 season
Grounds
Glossop played at a variety of grounds, including Pyegrove, Silk Street, Water Lane and Cemetery Road before settling at North Road. The ground was originally used for cricket, but became home to Glossop North End in 1898 when the club were elected to the Second Division of the Football League. The football ground was located in the south-east corner of the site, with a seated stand was constructed on the northern side of the pitch and raised earth embankment on a triangular space in the south-east corner and eastern sides. During the football season a temporary wooden seated stand was erected behind the western goal, but removed for the cricket season. The first League match played at North Road was on 3 September 1898, with Glossop defeating Blackburn Rovers 4–1 in front of 4,000 spectators. The last Football League match at North Road was played on 17 April 1915, with just 500 spectators watching a 1–1 draw with Stockport County.
During 1955, the club moved from its original home to the club's home ground Surrey Street (official title: Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium) has a capacity of 1,350 with 209 seated.
Floodlights were installed in 1992.[4]
During the off-season of 2010 the Supporters' Club funded and helped build the new team benches, replacing the aged and basic ones with new spacious dugouts. In the summer of 2011 the club upgraded more of the facilities at Surrey Street. The new clubhouse, dressing rooms, refreshment bar and hospitality room were completed in a relatively short amount of time being ready for the first pre-season game of 2011–12. By March 2012 the club/ground had achieved the FA Ground Grading grade of E which is required for football clubs to participate at step 4 of the National League System.
During the off season of 2014 season Glossop were approved a grant from the Football Foundation to replace the aged pitch perimeter fence with a new sports rail with mesh panel infill. With that and a few other improvements they achieved the FA Ground Grade of D which is required to remain at step 4 of the National League System.
Players
Current squad
As of 29 Ausust 2018 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
Players who have international playing experience or top division experience who have played for Glossop include:[23]
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Club staff
Current backroom staff
As of April 2018
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Notable former managers
(Managers who have international playing experience before managing Glossop)
Managerial records
Based on win % in all competitive matches
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| From | To | P | W | D | L | % | |
| Mark Canning/Andy Bishop | 2018 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13.33 | |
| Steve Halford / Paul Phillips | 2017 | 2018 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 40.00 |
| Chris Willcock | 2013 | 2017 | 232 | 143 | 32 | 57 | 61.64 |
| Paul Williams / Garry Brown | 2012 | 2013 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23.81 |
| Paul Colgan | 2011 | 2012 | 81 | 37 | 15 | 29 | 45.68 |
| Terry Hincks | 2011 | 2011 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 30.00 |
| Steve Young | 2007 | 2011 | 215 | 108 | 39 | 68 | 50.23 |
| Chris Nicholson | 2001 | 2007 | 301 | 95 | 54 | 152 | 31.56 |
| Syd White | 2001 | 2001 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12.50 |
| Mickey Boyle | 1999 | 2001 | 91 | 27 | 18 | 46 | 29.67 |
| Syd White | 1996 | 1999 | 171 | 70 | 33 | 68 | 40.94 |
| Ged Coyne | 1993 | 1996 | 154 | 64 | 33 | 57 | 41.56 |
| Pete O'Brien | 1993 | 1993 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.67 |
| Gordon Rayner | 1993 | 1993 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 35.00 |
| Roy Soule | 1991 | 1993 | 106 | 41 | 23 | 42 | 38.68 |
| Brent Peters | 1990 | 1991 | 56 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 44.64 |
| Jim Royle / Barry Walton | 1988 | 1990 | 82 | 19 | 14 | 49 | 23.17 |
| John Birchall | 1986 | 1988 | 72 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 13.89 |
| Tony Webber | 1984 | 1986 | 76 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 19.74 |
| Brian Grundy | 1980 | 1984 | 152 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 34.87 |
| D.Partridge | 1978 | 1980 | 68 | 20 | 13 | 35 | 29.41 |
| Ted Burgin | 1966 | 19?? | |||||
Italic - denotes Caretaker Manager
Honours
Leagues
- North West Counties League
- Premier Division Champions: 2014–15
- Manchester League
- Champions: 1927–28
- Football League Division Two
- Runners-up: 1898–99
- Midland League
- Runners-up: 1896–97
- The Combination
- Runners-up: 1894–95
Cups
- North West Counties League
- Gilcryst Cup
- Winners: 1922–23, 1929–30, 1934–35, 1948–49
- Manchester FA Premier Cup
- Winners: 1996–97, 1997–98
- Derbyshire County FA Senior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 2000–01
- Runners-up: 2013–14
- Football Association Vase
Awards
- Manchester FA Fair play Award
- Winners 2014–15
Attendances
Records
- Largest home attendance: 10,736 vs Preston North End, FA Cup 31 January 1914.
League game statistics
| Season | Average | Highest | Lowest | +/– % |
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| 2018–19[27] | 309 | |||
| 2017–18[27] | 303 | 604 | 170 | -20.1 |
| 2016–17[27] | 379 | 741 | 191 | -2.9 |
| 2015–16[27] | 390 | 529 | 275 | +15.4 |
| 2014–15[28] | 338 | 914 | 183 | +61.0 |
| 2013–14[28] | 210 | 445 | 105 | +41.9 |
| 2012–13[28] | 148 | 180 | 78 | –18.2 |
| 2011–12[28] | 181 | 243 | 116 | –2.2 |
| 2010–11[29] | 185 | 374 | 104 | –21.6 |
| 2009–10[30] | 236 | 658 | 142 | +19.2 |
| 2008–09[31] | 198 | 455 | 70 | +46.7 |
| 2007–08[32] | 135 | 231 | 86 | –10.0 |
| 2006–07[33] | 150 | 1219 | 64 | +54.6 |
| 2005–06[34] | 97 | 140 | 55 | –15.7 |
| 2004–05[35] | 115 | 184 | 88 | –7.3 |
| 2003–04[35] | 124 |
Historical kits
- 0000–0000 years used
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U21 Development Squad
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| Full name | Glossop North End AFC Development Squad | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hillmen | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Ground | Stockport sports village | ||
| Manager | Andy Greenhalgh | ||
| League | North West Under 21 Development League | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The U21 Dev squad was started in 2017 and was entered into North West Under 21 Development League - East Division. Glossop has always had a 'reserve' team, but this is the first time they have entered a proper FA league. This team has task of preparing players to move up to the first team
Current squad
As of Sep 2017 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Ladies' team
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| Full name | Glossop North End AFC Juniors - Ladies Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hillwomen | ||
| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Ground | Glossopdale Community College, Newshaw Lane, Hadfield, Glossop | ||
| Manager |
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| League | Cheshire WFL Division One | ||
| 2016–17 | Derbyshire Girls & Ladies League Division One, 1st (Champions) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club have a ladies team, Glossop North End Ladies, which was established in 1998.[48] Glossop North End Ladies are currently competing in the Derbyshire Girls & Ladies League Division One, which is on Level 7 of the ladies football pyramid league structure, where they have played since the 2012–13 season. In the 2014–15 reached the final of the Ladies Challenge Cup,[49] the first time in their history they had reached a cup final. On 10 May they played Mackworth ST Francis FC but lost 2–1.[50]
On 1 May 2016 they played Castle Donnington Ladies FC in the Ladies Challenge Cup and won 4–1,[51] making this the 1st trophy won by the ladies team. On 11 May 2016 the ladies won the league for the first time in their history making the 2015–16 season a double success.
On 21 May 2017 the team won the league for a 2nd consecutive season after a 2-2 draw with runners up Mackworth SF LFC
At the start of the 2017-18 season the Ladies team took on a new challenge of playing in the Cheshire WFL Division One
Current squad
As of 29 August 2017 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Leagues
- Derbyshire Girls & Ladies League Division One
- Winners: 2015–16, 2016–17
Cups
- Derbyshire Ladies Challenge Cup
- Winners: 2015–16
- Runners-up: 2014–15
Youth teams
Glossop North End AFC Juniors was established in 1989. They have teams of both boys in age groups from 6 years old right to Under-19, and girls in age groups from Under-9 to Under-16.[52] They were accredited to the FA Charter standard Award in 2004, and in 2015 were awarded Derbyshire FA Charter Standard Community club of the year.
References
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- ↑ Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p93, ISBN 0954783042
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- 1 2 "North West Counties League Cup Record". glossopnorthend.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
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|website=(help) - ↑ Stuart Brennan (2009-05-10). "Glossop North End 0 Whitley Bay 2". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
- ↑ "Best season with unbeaten run". https://tamesidereporter.com. Tameside Reporter. Retrieved 5 January 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Glossop Champions 2015". www.glossopnorthendafc.co.uk. Glossop North End. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "glossop reach league cup final". Glossop North End. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Glossop do league double". www.glossopnorthendafc.co.uk. Glossop North End. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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- ↑ The Football Association (2015-03-28). "Glossop North End going to Wembley". the FA.com. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
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- ↑ "Manager resigns". glossopnorthendafc.co.uk. Glossop North End. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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- ↑ "Management team leave". pitchero.com/clubs/glossopnorthend/. Glossop North End. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ↑ "Canning as Caretaker". pitchero.com/clubs/glossopnorthend/. Glossop North End. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ↑ sourced from historical data from Glossop FC/Glossop North End AFC/sourced newspapers
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- ↑ "Glossop North End AFC - The Official Home Of The Hillmen".
- ↑ Hodgkins, Leila. "Glossop North End - Clubs - The Non-League Club Directory".
- 1 2 3 4 Northern Premier League – Northern Premier League Division One North Non League Matters
- 1 2 3 4 North West Counties League – North West Counties League Premier Division Non-League Matters
- ↑ Results by Season – 2010–11 Glossop North End
- ↑ Results by Season – 2009–10 Glossop North End
- ↑ Attendances Tony's Non-League Football site
- ↑ North West Counties Division One Tony's Non-League Football Site
- ↑ North West Counties Division One Tony's Non-League Football Site
- ↑ North West Counties Division One Tony's Non-League Football Site
- 1 2 North West Counties Division One Tony's Non-League Football Site
- ↑ "historical kits". historical kits.co.uk.
- ↑ "Glossop 1914-15 white kit".
- ↑ "Glossop 1915-16 white kit".
- ↑ "Away kit 1993–1994". Non-League Club Directory.
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- ↑ "Home kit 1998–1999". Non-League Club Directory.
- ↑ "home kit". FC United of Manchester.
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- ↑ "125th anniversary kit". North West Counties League.
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- ↑ "JJ Training sign up again as Sponsor". www.glossopnorthendafc.co.uk. Glossop North End. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sponsors raffle". Glossop North End. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ↑ "Glossop North End Ladies Football Club". Glossop North End Ladies. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ↑ "Glossop Ladies reach cup final". full-time.thefa.com. the fa. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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- ↑ "GNEL win Challenge Cup". fa.com. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "Welcome to Glossop North End AFC Juniors – Official Web Site". Glossop North End Juniors. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
External links
- Glossop North End website
- Glossop North End Unofficial website
- Glossop Ladies website
- Glossop North End Juniors website
- Glossop North End at the Football Club History Database
- Glossop at the Football Club History Database
- Glossop results and players in the English National Football Archive
Coordinates: 53°26′43.83″N 1°57′28.63″W / 53.4455083°N 1.9579528°W