Handsworth F.C.

Handsworth Football Club is a football club based in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Sandy Lane in Worksop.

Not to be confused with Handsworth F.C. (2003).
Handsworth
Full nameHandsworth Football Club
Nickname(s)The Ambers
Founded2014 (as Handsworth Parramore)
GroundSandy Lane, Worksop
Capacity2,500 (200 seated)[1]
ManagerRuss Eagle
LeagueNorthern Counties East League Premier Division
2019–20Northern Counties East League Premier Division (season abandoned)

History

The club was established in 2014 as the result of a merger between Handsworth and Worksop Parramore; work on the merger had begun in 2013 and was finalised the following year.[2] The new club took Worksop Parramore's place in the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League. In their first season the club won the League Cup, beating Cleethorpes Town 4–3 in the final, coming back from 3–1 down with six minutes remaining.[3]

In June 2019, the club was renamed Handsworth Football Club.[4]

Season-by-season record

Grounds

The club currently owns two grounds – Sandy Lane in Worksop and Olivers Mount in Handsworth. Sandy Lane was built in 1992 as a new home for Worksop Town, but the club was evicted from the ground in 2008. Parramore Sports subsequently bought it, with ownership transferring to Handsworth Parramore after the merger in 2014. The ground currently hosts first team matches in the Northern Counties East League, and is also rented to former owners Worksop Town.

Olivers Mount was the home ground of Handsworth, but it failed a ground grading test in 2012 which resulted in the club being relegated from the Northern Counties East League. The ground currently hosts the clubs' reserve matches in the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League, as well as youth team games.

  • The main stand at Sandy Lane
  • The north end of Sandy Lane
  • The west end of Sandy Lane
  • The east end of Sandy Lane, with clubhouse.

Honours
  • Northern Counties East League
    • League Cup winners 2014–15

Records

See also
  • Handsworth F.C. players
  • Handsworth F.C. managers

References
  1. Handsworth Northern Counties East League
  2. Merger of Handsworth FC & Parramore FC Worksop Parramore
  3. NCEL Challenge Cup 2014/15 Northern Counties East League
  4. League Cup draw made at AGM Northern Counties East League
  5. Handsworth Parramore at the Football Club History Database
  6. Parramore’s record attendance broken Non-League Yorkshire, 30 July 2016
  7. Report: Handsworth Parramore 1 Sheffield United 5 The Star, 29 July 2016

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