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| Full name | Bolehall Swifts Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Swifts | ||
| Founded | 1953 | ||
| Ground | Rene Road Ground, Tamworth | ||
| Chairman | Craig Hayward | ||
| Manager | Jon Huckfield | ||
| League | Midland League Division Two | ||
| 2023–24 | Midland League Division Two, 14th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
Bolehall Swifts Football Club is a football club based in Bolehall, a suburb of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the Midland League Division Two and play at the Rene Road Ground.
The club was established in 1953. [1] They joined the Tamworth & Trent Valley League, winning the League Shield and Agnes Durham Cup in their first season. [1] The club later won the Coleshill Charity Cup in 1955–56 and the Fazeley Charity Cup in 1975–76. [1]
After transferring to the Sutton District League, they moved on to the City & Suburban League, the Mercian League and then the Staffordshire County League (South). [1] In 1980 the club moved up to Division Three of the Midland Combination. [2] Division Three was renamed Division Two in 1983, and Bolehall were Division Two champions in 1984–85, also winning the Challenge Vase and the Fazeley Charity Cup. [1] Following promotion to Division One, they finished fifth in Division One the following season and were promoted to the Premier Division. [2]
In 1994 Bolehall were founder members of the Midland Alliance. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of the league in its inaugural season, they finished last in 1995–96 and were relegated back to the Premier Division of the Midland Combination. [2] The club remained in the Premier Division until 2014, winning the Challenge Cup in 1997–98, the Walsall Senior Cup in 2001–02 and the Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup in 2013–14. [1] In 2014 the Midland Combination and Midland Alliance merged to form the Midland League, with Bolehall placed in Division One. [2] The club won the Fazeley Charity Cup again in 2014–15. [1]
In 2017–18 Bolehall finished second-from-bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two. They finished second-from-bottom of Division Two the following season and bottom in 2021–22.
The club initially played behind the Jolly Sailor pub near the Castle Grounds in Tamworth, using an old double decker bus as changing rooms. [1] They later moved to Morrows' Field, located to the rear of the Gate Inn in Amington, before purchasing some allotments on Rene Road from a local farmer in 1959 for £350. [1]
The new Rene Road ground was opened in August 1961 with a friendly against Tamworth WMC. [1] A 150-seat stand known as the "Welcome to Bolehall Swifts Stand" was built behind one goal, with the standing only "Founded 1953 Stand" on one side of the pitch. [1]
| Period | Manager |
|---|---|
 Mick Hill | |
| 1993–1994 | Roger Brown |
| 1996–2002 | Ron Tranter |
| 2002–2003 |  John Capaldi |
| 2003–2004 | Ron Tranter |
| 2004–2007 | Rob Masefield |
| 2007–2008 | Paul Barnes |
| 2009–2010 | Gary Walker |
| 2010 | Peter Frain |
| 2010–2013 | Daren Fulford |
| 2013–2015 | Dave Haywood |
| 2015 | Mark Taylor |
| 2015–2016 | Craig Haywood |
| 2016–2017 | Joe Obi |
| 2017–2018 | Steve Johnson |
| 2018–2019 | Jon Huckfield |
| 2019 | Brad Roberts |
| 2019–2021 | Gareth Hathaway |
| 2021–2024 | Matt Minton |
| 2024- present | Jon Huckfield |
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