Oakham United F.C. (Rutland)

Full name	Oakham United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Oakham United
Founded	2011
Ground	Main Road, Barleythorpe
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Alistair Forbes
Manager	Stewart Lambie
League	Peterborough & District League Premier Division
2017–18	United Counties League Division One, 19th of 20 (relegated)
Home colours	Away colours

Oakham United is a football club based in Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland, England. The club competes in the Peterborough & District League Premier Division.

History

The club was formed in 2011 as the result of a merger between Rutland Rangers and Oakham Imperial and played in the Peterborough Premier League.^[1] After several top half finishes, they won the Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division title and the Presidents Premier Shield in 2015 and were promoted to the United Counties League Division One, at Step 6 of the National League System.^[2] for the 2015/16 season.

In their first season playing UCL football, Oakham finished in 12th place having earned 47 points as well as being runners up in the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup, losing to Hinckley AFC in the final. The club also competed in the FA Vase for the first time getting knocked out in the first qualifying round.

The 2016/17 saw Oakham improve upon the previous season. They finished in 11th Place in the UCL Division 1 amassing 51 points and finishing in 11th place. Oakham also progressed to the 1st round of the FA Vase beating Gedling Miners Welfare and Retford in the preliminary stages before getting knocked out by Rocester of the Midland Football League

Honours

Peterborough and District Football League
- Premier League Champions: 2014-15
- ChromaSport & Trophies President Premier Shield: 2014-15

Gallery

Oakham United's main stand and far end
The pitch and disused far side
College end

References

↑ "About Us". oakhamunited.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
↑ "Oakham United confirmed as UCL Division One side". rutland-times.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

External links

Official website

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[1] "About Us". oakhamunited.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

[2] "Oakham United confirmed as UCL Division One side". rutland-times.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

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