Belper United F.C.
Belper United Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the East Midlands Counties League and play at Christchurch Meadow, the home of Belper Town.
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| Full name | Belper United Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1921 | |
| Ground | Christchurch Meadow, Belper | |
| Capacity | 2,650 (500 seated)[1] | |
| Chairman | Fraser Shaw | |
| Manager | Matt Freeman and Ian McAndrew | |
| League | East Midlands Counties League | |
| 2019–20 | East Midlands Counties League (season abandoned) | |
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History
A Belper United was established in the 1921. By the early 1980s the club was playing in the East Midlands Regional League.[2] This became the Midlands Regional Alliance in 1985, and Belper were its first Premier Division champions in 1985–86.[3] They won the league's Challenge Cup in 1992–93, before securing a second Premier Division title in 1994–95 and another Challenge Cup the following season.[3][4] They were later relegated to Division One, which they won in the 2004–05 season to earn promotion back to the Premier Division.[5][6]
Despite finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 2008–09, Belper were not relegated to Division One.[6] In 2010 they switched to the South Division of the Central Midlands League.[7] In 2014–15 they won the Central Midlands League Floodlight Cup, beating Clay Cross Town 3–2 in the final.[8] After finishing as runners-up in the South Division in 2015–16, the club were promoted to the East Midlands Counties League.
Ground
The club play at Belper Town's Christchurch Meadow. They initially moved to the ground at the start of the 2013–14 season,[9] but later relocated to Asterdale Bowl, the home ground of Borrowash Victoria. The club returned to Christchurch Meadow at the start of the 2018–19 season.
Honours
- Central Midlands League
- Floodlit Cup winners 2014–15
- Midlands Regional Alliance
- Premier Division champions 1985–86, 1994–95
- Division One champions 2004–05
- Challenge Cup winners 1992–93, 1995–96
Records
References
- Belper Town Non-League Club Directory
- East Midlands Regional League 1967-1984 Non-League Matters
- MRA Roll of Honours: Premier Division Midlands Regional Alliance
- MRA Roll of Honours: Challenge Cup Midlands Regional Alliance
- MRA Roll of Honour: Division One Midlands Regional Alliance
- Midlands Regional Alliance 2005-2013 Non-League Matters
- Belper United at the Football Club History Database
- 2014-15 Central Midlands League Football Club History Database
- United make Christchurch Meadow debut Belper Town F.C.