Barwell F.C.

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Barwell
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Full nameBarwell Football Club
Nickname(s)The Canaries
Short nameBarwell
Founded1992
GroundKirkby Road, Barwell
Capacity2,500 (256 seated) [1]
ChairmanDave Laing
ManagerJimmy Ginnelly
League Southern League Premier Division Central
2023–24 Southern League Premier Division Central, 14th of 21
Website http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/barwell/
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Barwell Football Club is a football club based in Barwell, near Hinckley in Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division Central and play at Kirkby Road.

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History

The club was established in 1992 as a merger of Hinckley of the Midland Combination Premier Division and Barwell Athletic of the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division; [2] [3] the new club took Hinckley's place in the Midland Combination. [4]

In 1994 Barwell were founder members of the Midland Alliance. [4] They won the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup in 1996–97 and the League Cup in 2005–06, beating Leamington 3–1 in the final. After finishing as runners-up in 2008–09, they won the league the following season, earning promotion to Division One South of the Northern Premier League. [4] Their first season in the division saw them win the title, earning promotion to step three of the National League System. Instead of playing in the Northern Premier League's Premier Division, the club were moved to the Premier Division of the Southern League. [4] However, two seasons later, they were transferred back to the Northern Premier League. [4]

In 2015–16 Barwell reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 2–0 at home to Welling United. [4] The following season saw them win the Leicestershire and Rutland Challenge Cup, beating Coalville Town 3–1 in the final. [5] The club was transferred to the Premier Central division of the Southern League at the end of the 2017–18 season as part of the restructuring of the non-League pyramid.

Ground

The club play at Kirkby Road in Barwell. The sports complex also incorporates bowling facilities and a cricket pitch, which was once used for first class matches. Floodlights were installed prior to the 1992–93 season, and a number of seats were obtained from the old main stand at Leicester City's Filbert Street ground. A new covered stand to accommodate five hundred spectators was built prior to the 1996–97 season. Towards the end of the 2000–01 season, a new 256 seater cantilever stand was erected, and the club have made further improvements to allow them to progress up the pyramid. The ground currently has a capacity of 2,500, of which 256 is seated and 750 covered. [6]

Managerial history

PeriodManager
1992–1995David Callow
1995–1998Bill Moore
1998–2002Paul Purser
2003–2004Alan Hussey
2004–2007Bob Steel
2007–2010 Marcus Law
2010–2011Paul O'Brien
2011–2018Jimmy Ginnelly
2018–2022Guy Hadland
2022–2024Ian King
2024–presentJimmy Ginnelly
Source: NLCD

Honours

Records

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Barwell Non-League Club Directory
  2. ↑ Hinckley at the Football Club History Database
  3. ↑ Barwell Athletic at the Football Club History Database
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Barwell at the Football Club History Database
  5. ↑ Barwell 3 vs. 1 Coalville Town Coalville Town F.C.
  6. ↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p448 ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0
  7. 1 2 Stats Barwell FC Stats

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