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Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945)
Ilkeston Town F.C. was an English football club based in Ilkeston. History The club was formed in 1945 following the demise of clubs like Ilkeston United and a previous Ilkeston Town. At first the club competed in local football, not joining the senior Midland League until 1961. They became Midland League champions in 1968 and spent two years in the Southern Football League in the early 1970s. When the Midland League merged with the Yorkshire Football League to form the Northern Counties East League in 1982, Ilkeston became founder members of the new competition and entered the Premier Division. After finishing bottom of the league in 1986, they joined the Central Midlands League. In 1990 they joined the West Midlands (Regional) League, and four years later they became champions, securing promotion back to the Southern League. When the non-league pyramid was restructured in 2004, Town were placed in the Northern Premier League First Division, winning promotion to the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Conference
The National League (named Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league in England consisting of three divisions, the National League, National League North, and National League South. It was called the "Alliance Premier League" from 1979 until 1986. Between 1986 and 2015, the league was known as the "Football Conference"." Most National League clubs are fully professional (only three are not in the 2022/23 lineup), while a growing number of National League North and National League South clubs are also professional. Some professional clubs were previously in the English Football League (EFL), as opposed to clubs that have always been non-League. The National League is the lowest of the five nationwide professional football divisions in England, below the Premier League and the three divisions of the EFL, and is the top tier of the National League System of non-League football. The National League North and National League South form t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
