Radford F.C.
Radford Football Club is a football club based in the Nottingham inner-city area of Radford, England. The club is based at Selhurst Street, off Radford Road. They are nicknamed 'The Pheasants'. They play in the East Midlands Counties League.
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| Full name | Radford Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Pheasants | ||
| Founded | 1964 (as Manlove & Alliots) | ||
| Ground | Selhurst Street, Radford | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Bob Thomas | ||
| Manager | Glenn Russell | ||
| League | East Midlands Counties League | ||
| 2019–20 | East Midlands Counties League (season abandoned) | ||
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History
The club was established in 1964 as a Sunday League side, Manlove & Alliots. In 1970 they became Radford Olympic and in 1977 became the first amateur club in Britain to be allowed to wear advertising on their shirts.
In season 1979-80 a move to Saturday football was made when the club joined the Central Alliance. A season later they joined the East Midlands Regional League. They became champions of the East Midlands Regional League Division One in 1983. The club joined the newly formed Central Midlands League in season 83-84 and in this season the team won the Central Midlands League Senior Cup. For the start of the 1985/86 season the club moved into their Selhurst Street ground
In 2003 the team became champions of the Central Midlands League Premier Division. From 2003–04, the club played its football in the Central Midlands League Supreme Division, and won the Central Midlands League Floodlit Cup in 2006.[1]
They were invited to join the semi–professional East Midlands Counties Football League for the 2008–09 season.[2] and joined the new league along with seven other Central Midlands League clubs.
2014 - Still playing in the EMCL, Radford's 50th anniversary celebrations included the installation of a brand new playing surface at Selhurst Street and a friendly against a Nottingham Forest XI. Funding for the surface was secured through the Lottery Foundation and has really benefitted the club while once again, bringing local attention to Radford Football Club. A fantastic 50th anniversary year was completed with Radford finishing 3rd in the EMCL, their highest ever league position. The finish also ensured FA cup football was played at Selhurst street in the 15/16 season.
In 2015/16 Under manager Glenn Russell the club had a run of 19 unbeaten league games and finished runners up in the EMCL behind St Andrews. The club were informed that they had been promoted to the Midland League Premier Division as St Andrews had failed their ground grading but later told this decision had been successfully appealed. Radford therefore remain in the EMCL.
Honours
East Midlands Regional League Division One Champions 1982-83
- Central Midlands League Premier Division[3]
- Champions 2002-03
- Runners-up 1984–85
- East Midlands Counties League[3]
- Runners-up 2015-16
- East Midlands Counties League Cup
- Winners 2017-18
Records
References
- Radford F.C. website Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 May 2008
- News on Radford F.C. website Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 May 2008
- Radford at the Football Club History Database