Bolehall Swifts F.C.

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Bolehall Swifts
Bolehall Swifts.png
Full nameBolehall Swifts Football Club
Nickname(s)The Swifts
Short nameBolehall, Swifts, BSFC
Founded1953;71 years ago (1953)
GroundRene Road Ground, Tamworth
Coordinates 52°38′08″N1°40′24″W / 52.6355°N 1.6732°W / 52.6355; -1.6732
ChairmanCraig Hayward
ManagerMatt Minton
League Midland League Division Two
2022–23 Midland League Division Two, 9th 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.

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History

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.

Ground

The main stand Bolehall Swifts FC stand.jpg
The main stand

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]

Managerial history

PeriodManager
Flag of England.svg Mick Hill
1993–1994 Flag of England.svg Roger Brown
1996–2002 Flag of England.svg Ron Tranter
2002–2003 Flag of Scotland.svg John Capaldi
2003–2004 Flag of England.svg Ron Tranter
2004–2007 Flag of England.svg Rob Masefield
2007–2008 Flag of England.svg Paul Barnes
2009–2010 Flag of England.svg Gary Walker
2010 Flag of England.svg Peter Frain
2010–2013 Flag of England.svg Daren Fulford
2013–2015 Flag of England.svg Dave Haywood
2015 Flag of England.svg Mark Taylor
2015–2016 Flag of England.svg Craig Haywood
2016–2017 Flag of England.svg Joe Obi
2017–2018 Flag of England.svg Steve Johnson
2018–2019 Flag of England.svg Jon Huckfield
2019 Flag of England.svg Brad Roberts
2019–2021 Flag of England.svg Gareth Hathaway
2021–Present Flag of England.svg Matt Minton

Honours

Records

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 History Bolehall Swifts F.C.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bolehall Swifts at the Football Club History Database
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