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club based in
Arnold
Arnold may refer to:
People
* Arnold (given name), a masculine given name
* Arnold (surname), a German and English surname
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* Arnold, Victoria, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria
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, Nottinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Eagle Valley.
History
Arnold Town was formed in 1989 by a merger of
Arnold F.C.
Arnold F.C. was an English football club based in Arnold, Nottinghamshire.
History
The club were founded in 1928 as Arnold St. Mary's. The name "St. Mary's" was dropped in 1963, when Arnold joined the Midland League that year. League
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and Arnold Kingswell, adopting the yellow of Arnold and the blue of Kingswell as club colours. The new club took over from Arnold in the
Central Midlands League
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Supreme Division, finishing third in their first season. The 1992–93 season saw the club win the Notts Senior Cup, beating Rainworth Miners Welfare 3–1 in the final,Nottinghamshire Senior Cup Football Club History Database as well as winning the Supreme Division, earning promotion to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. They went on to win Division One at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Premier Division. The 1994–95 season saw them finish second in the Premier Division and win the President's Cup.Honours Northern Counties East Football League
In the 1995–96 season, Arnold Town successfully defended the Notts Senior Cup for a second time after beating Boots Athletic 2–0, The following season saw the same two clubs contest the final, with Arnold winning 1–0. A fourth Cup was won in 1998–99 with a 2–1 win over
Hucknall Town
Hucknall Town Football Club are a football club based in the town of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England. The club are members of the and play at Watnall Road.
History
Hucknall Town were renamed from Hucknall Colliery Welfare in 1987 and for ...
, and a fifth came in 2004–05 when
Eastwood Town
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were beaten 1–0. In
2012–13
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the club finished 19th in the Premier Division following a 10-point deduction due to financial problems, and were relegated to the
East Midlands Counties League
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. In 2018–19 they finished bottom of the East Midlands Counties League and were relegated to the Central Midlands League South Division.
Season-by-season record
Ground
Arnold Town initially played at the King George V Ground, usually referred to as Gedling Road, until the 2007–08 season. They had hoped to move to the Eagle Valley Complex at the start of the 2008–09 season, but due to delays in the completion of the ground, they played their home matches at various grounds including Gedling Miners Welfare,
Gedling Town
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Dunkirk
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Honours
*Northern Counties East League
**Division One Champions 1993–94
**President's Cup winners 1994–95
*Central Midlands League
**Supreme Division champions 1992–93
*Notts Senior Cup
**Winners 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2004–05
*Wakefield Cup
**Winners 1989–90
Records
*Most appearances: Lee Broster, 364Arnold All-Time Arnold Town F.C.
*Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2002–03
*Best
FA Vase
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Arnold Town F.C. managers
Arnold may refer to:
People
* Arnold (given name), a masculine given name
* Arnold (surname), a German and English surname
Places Australia
* Arnold, Victoria, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria
Canada
* Arnold, Nova Scotia
Uni ...