Parkgate F.C.

Parkgate
Full name Parkgate Football Club
Nickname(s) The Steelmen
Founded 1969 (as BSC Parkgate)
Ground Roundwood Sports Complex
Parkgate, Rotherham
South Yorkshire
Ground Capacity 1,000 (100 seats)[1]
Chairman Albert Dudill
Manager Graham Nicholas
League Northern Counties East League Premier Division
2015–16 Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 17th

Parkgate F.C. is an English football club based in Parkgate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. They play in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division, at level 9 of the English football league system.

History

The club was established in 1969 as BSC Parkgate and played in the Hatchard and Sheffield Association leagues before joining the Yorkshire League in 1974. In 1979 they were promoted from Division Three to Division Two, and when the league merged with the Midland League to form the Northern Counties East League (NCEL) in 1982, Parkgate were entered into Division One South of the new competition.[2]

In 1986 they were promoted to the NCEL Division One. Two years after changing their name to RES Parkgate in 1990,[3] they installed floodlights, and in 1994 they changed their name again, this time to just Parkgate.[4] The 1997–98 season saw Parkgate reach the final of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup for the first time, losing to Emley at Hillsborough (they lost two further finals in 2006 and 2011).

They were finally promoted to the NCEL Premier Division in 2007 when they won the Division One title, and they have remained in this division ever since, reaching a high point in 2011 when they finished as league runners-up.

Season by season record

[2][3][4]

Ground

The club plays at the Roundwood Sports Complex, off Green Lane, Rawmarsh, postcode S62 6LD.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Lill, JoshJosh Lill
England DF Alali, JassimJassim Alali
England DF Higgins, AndyAndy Higgins
England DF McGowan, JedJed McGowan
England DF Mumbanya, TafadzwaTafadzwa Mumbanya
England DF Senior, NickNick Senior
England DF Simpkins, ChrisChris Simpkins
England DF Yates, OliverOliver Yates
England MF Cuckson, MichaelMichael Cuckson
England MF Emmett, AshleyAshley Emmett
England MF Harris, DannyDanny Harris
No. Position Player
England MF Hirst, KieranKieran Hirst
England MF Preece, AshleyAshley Preece
England MF Rupere, TawandaTawanda Rupere
England MF Shelton, RossRoss Shelton
England MF Smith, TommyTommy Smith
England MF Thornton, SamSam Thornton
England FW Ashton, JakeJake Ashton
England FW Lill, AlexAlex Lill
England FW Mason, JacobJacob Mason
England FW Moore, JoshJosh Moore
England FW Thornton, BenBen Thornton

Notable former players

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

Honours

League

Cup

Records

References

  1. Parkgate Northern Counties East League
  2. 1 2 BSC Parkgate Football Club History Database
  3. 1 2 RES Parkgate Football Club History Database
  4. 1 2 Parkgate Football Club History Database

External links

Coordinates: 53°27′29.26″N 1°20′04.35″W / 53.4581278°N 1.3345417°W / 53.4581278; -1.3345417

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