Attenborough F.C.

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Attenborough
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Full nameAttenborough Football Club
Nickname(s)Boro
Founded1947
GroundThe Strand
Capacity1,000
2022–23 Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division (withdrew)
Website Club website

Attenborough Football club is a football club based in Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England. The club is affiliated with the Nottinghamshire County Football Association. [1]

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History

The club was formed in 1947 and were originally called Attenborough St Marys. [2] The club played in the Long Eaton League. [2] In 1973 the club joined Division One of the Central Alliance, gaining promotion to the Premier division at the first attempt. [3] Two seasons later in the 1975–76 season the club would win the Premier division. [3]

The club joined division one of the Midland League for the 1976–77 season, and staying there until the end of the 1981–82 season. [4] The 1983–84 season saw the club become one of the founding members of the Central Midlands League. [4] After nine seasons the club joined Division Two of the Nottinghamshire Senior League. [4] The 1995–96 season saw the club finish as runners-up in Division Two gaining promotion to Division One, the following season saw another promotion to the Senior Division where they have remained since. [4]

Ground

The club play their home games at The Strand. [5]

Honours

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  2. 1 2 Paperblog: The Farewell Hop – Paperblog, accessdate: March 6, 2020
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