Ilkeston Town F.C. was an

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football club based in

Ilkeston Ilkeston is a town in the Borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England, on the River Erewash, from which the borough takes its name, with a population at the 2011 census of 38,640. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/texti ...

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

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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

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to form the

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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

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. In 1990 they joined the

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, 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 Premier Division at the first attempt.

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and former

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teammate Rob Scott were appointed joint managers of the Northern Premier League outfit in January 2009 following the departure of

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. In May 2009 they won the league's play-off final to secure a place in the

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. They finished 8th in their first season in the Conference North, but part way through their second season the club was liquidated due to an unpaid tax bill of £50,000. A new club,

Ilkeston F.C. Ilkeston Football Club was an English semi-professional football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England. History The club was established in 2010 as the successor club to Ilkeston Town, whose record was expunged on ...

, was formed in its place.

Honours

League

* Northern Premier League Premier Division **Promoted: 2008–09 * Northern Premier League Division 1 **Promoted: 2004–05 * Southern League Midland Division **Promoted: 1994–95, 1997–98 *

**Champions: 1967–68 *

Premier Division **Promoted: 1993–94 (champions) *

Division 1 **Promoted: 1991–92 (as champions)

Cup

Derbyshire Senior Cup The Derbyshire County FA Senior Cup is a local county football cup for teams based in the county of Derbyshire. Founded in 1883-1884, the first competition was won by Staveley, who beat Derby Midland 2-1 in the final. 1885-1886 saw Heeley from Y ...

**Winners: 1949, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1983, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007

Records

*Best

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performance: 2nd Round, 1997–98, 1999-00 *Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd Round, Four occasions *Best FA Vase performance: 4th Round, 1988–89

References

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