Oakham United F.C. (Rutland)

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Full nameOakham United Football Club
Nickname(s)Oakham United
Founded2011
GroundLonsdale Meadow, Main Road, Barleythorpe
Capacity1,000
ChairmanCraig Shuttleworth
ManagerSeb Hayes
League Peterborough & District League Premier Division
2021–22 Peterborough & District League Premier Division, 7th of 13

Oakham United is a football club based in Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland, England. The club competes in the Peterborough & District League Premier Division. The club is a FA England Accredited Football Club affiliated to the Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association. [1]

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History

The club was formed in 2011 as the result of a merger between Rutland Rangers and Oakham Imperial and played in the Peterborough Premier League. [2] The 2014–15 season saw the club win the Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division title and the Presidents Premier Shield, which earned them promotion to the United Counties League Division One. [3] [4]

In their first season playing UCL football, Oakham finished in 12th place having earned 47 points as well as being runners up in the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup, losing to Hinckley A.F.C. in the final. [5] The club also competed in the FA Vase for the first time getting knocked out in the first qualifying round by Shirebrook Town. [6]

The 2016–17 saw Oakham improve upon the previous season. They finished in 11th Place in the UCL Division 1 amassing 51 points and finishing in 11th place. Oakham also progressed to the 1st round of the F.A. Vase beating Gedling Miners Welfare and Retford United in the preliminary stages before being knocked out by Rocester of the Midland Football League [6]

The 2017–18 season saw the club finish 19th in the league and so were relegated back to the Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division. [7]

Ground

The club play their home games at Lands'End Meadow, Main Road. [2]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ Oakham United : Details: Oakham United : Details, accessdate: February 17, 2020
  2. 1 2 Sterling Meadows: The Wycombe Wanderer: Oakham United – Sterling Meadows, accessdate: February 17, 2020
  3. ↑ Double triumph for Oakham, double despair for Netherton: Double triumph for Oakham, double despair for Netherton, accessdate: February 18, 2020
  4. ↑ Ambitious Oakham United looking to be top local side in the UCL Division One: Ambitious Oakham United looking to be top local side in the UCL Division One, accessdate: February 18, 2020
  5. ↑ Hinckley just too good for Oakham United in cup final: Hinckley just too good for Oakham United in cup final, accessdate: February 18, 2020
  6. 1 2 OAKHAM UNITED [RUTLAND ] at the Football Club History Database
  7. ↑ Former Huntingdon manager takes over the reins at Oakham United: Former Huntingdon manager takes over the reins at Oakham United, accessdate: February 18, 2020
  8. ↑ ChromaSport Peterborough & District Football League: ChromaSport Peterborough & District Football League, accessdate: February 18, 2020
  9. ↑ fulltime-league.thefa.com fulltime-league.thefa.com, accessdate: February 18, 2020
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