Keyworth United F.C.

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Keyworth United
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Full nameKeyworth United Community Football Club
Nickname(s)The Windmills
Founded1876
GroundPlatt Lane
ChairmanIan Thompson
ManagerRoss Frame & Damien Hurst
League Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division
2023–24 Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division, 12th of 19

Keyworth United Community Football Club is an English football club based in Keyworth, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. The club plays in the Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division. The club is a FA Charter Standard Club affiliated to the Nottinghamshire County Football Association. [1]

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History

They played in the FA Vase in the 1980s. [2] On 24 July 1988, Brian Clough brought Nottingham Forest F.C. for a pre-season friendly down to face Keyworth United F.C. at the Platt Lane ground, the match resulted in a 7–0 victory to Nottingham Forest in front of an estimated crowd of over 2000 people in attendance. Visiting manager, Brian Clough spent almost the entire afternoon signing autographs and conversing with the spectators. [3] At the time of this game Nottingham Forest F.C. were third in Division 1 (Football League First Division) at the time and went on to be the seasons League Cup winning team and finish 3rd yet again at the end of the season.

Name changes

Name changes over the years:

References exist, suggesting the club may have been known as KEYWORTH OLYMPIC FC and KEYWORTH TOWN FC during 1902 however these may have been journalistic or typographical errors.

Through the 1903/04 and 1904/05 seasons whilst participating in the Notts Junior League, references were made to the club as KEYWORTH JUNIORS FC even though the players were not ‘Junior’ in age.

Known by this title for one season only prior to the 1st World War

Known by this title from the commencement of the 1936/37 season until after the 2nd World War and a decision taken at the Annual General Meeting of the club on 16 June 1947

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References

  1. ↑ Keyworth United F.C. : Details: Keyworth United F.C. : Details, accessdate: March 15, 2020
  2. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Keyworth United". fchd.info. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "KUFC History pg 43 & 44" (PDF). Keyworth United F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2023.


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