Brodsworth Welfare A.F.C.

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Brodsworth Welfare
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Full name Brodsworth Welfare Association Football Club
Founded 1912 (as Brodsworth Main)
Ground Welfare Ground
Ground Capacity 3,000 (228 seats)[1]
Chairman Barrie Abbott
Manager James Irwin
League Central Midlands League North Division
2013–14 Central Midlands League North Division, 13th

Brodsworth Welfare A.F.C. is an English football club based in Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. They play in the Central Midlands League North Division, at level 11 of the English football league system.

History

The club was formed as Brodsworth Main in 1912 and entered the FA Cup for the first time that year. They joined the Yorkshire League in 1921 and won the title in 1924–25, but left the league in 1935.[2]

After World War II the club returned to the league for a third spell. In 1950–51 they were relegated to Division Two after finishing second from bottom of Division One. They withdrew from the league at the end of the 1956–57 season, but returned in 1961. Two years later they were renamed Brodsworth Miners Welfare.[3]

In their first season under the new name the club finished fourth in Division Two and were promoted to Division One, but were relegated back again after just a single season. After finishing bottom of Division Two in 1972 the club was relegated to Division Three, where they remained until withdrawing in 1976.

Welfare played in the Doncaster Senior League throughout the 1980s and won the league title in 1985. In 1988 they joined the Northern Counties East League (NCEL), entering Division Two. They were promoted to Division One when the league restructured in 1991 (despite finishing second bottom of Division Two) and floundered at the foot of the NCEL for several years, until winning promotion to the Premier Division in 1999.

In 2006 they were renamed Brodsworth Welfare, and despite finishing bottom again in 2006–07 they again avoided being demoted. They were finally relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season after again finishing bottom, and the resigned from the NCEL in the summer of 2011 after finishing bottom of Division One.[4]

They played in the Doncaster & District Senior League for a year before joining the Central Midlands League North Division in 2012.

League and cup history

Notable former players

Players that have played in the Football League either before or after playing for Brodsworth Welfare –

Ground

The club plays at the Welfare Ground, on Fourth Avenue, Woodlands, postcode DN6 7PP.

Gallery

  • Changing Room View.jpg

    View of Changing Rooms from pitch entry/exit point.

  • View of pitch from changing rooms.

  • Pitch from Welfare Road End.jpg

    View of pitch from Welfare Road end towards Princess Street Stand.

  • Inside view of new clubhouse

  • Inside of Home changing room.jpg

    Inside view of Home changing room.

Honours

Records

References

  1. ↑ Brodsworth Welfare Sheffield & Hallamshire Non-League Grounds
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brodsworth Main Football Club History Database
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brodsworth Miners Welfare Football Club History Database
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Brodsworth Welfare Football Club History Database
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Brodsworth Main Colliery WildStat
  7. ↑ Previous match FC United of Manchester

External links

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