Kimberley Miners Welfare Football Club is a

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club based in

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. They are currently members of the and play at the Stag Ground.

History

The club was established in 1926, a year after the establishment of the Miners Welfare facility in the town.Club History
Kimberley Miners Welfare F.C. They joined the Notts Spartan League and were league champions in 1947–48. After winning back-to-back titles in 1964–65 and 1965–66,
Kimberley Miners Welfare F.C. the club joined the Notts Combination, winning its Junior Cup in 1972–73. The club later joined the Notts Amateur League, which they won in 1985–86. In 1995 Kimberley joined Division Two of the Notts Alliance.
Non-League Matters They won the division in 1996–97, earning promotion to Division One. After winning Division One in 1999–2000 the club was promoted to the Senior Division. In 2005 they were founder members of the Notts Senior League and were placed in the Senior Division.Notts Alliance/Senior League 1997–2011
Non-League Matters The division was later renamed the Premier Division, and after finishing as Premier Division runners-up in 2013–14,2013/2014 Nottinghamshire Senior League
FA Full Time the club were promoted to the

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. They remained members of the league until it was disbanded at the end of the 2020–21 season, at which point they were transferred to Division One of the

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. They were Division One champions in 2021–22 and were promoted to the Premier Division North.

Ground

After their establishment, the club played at Mill Field until moving to Digby Street in 1932. The Digby Street ground was initially very basic, with players changing in the front room of a house some distance from the ground. During the 1974–75 season the club played at the Wolsey Sports Ground whilst the

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was built, with part of Digby Street used during the road's construction. In 2012 the club moved to the Stag Ground, previously used by Kimberley Town.

Honours

*United Counties League **Division One champions 2021–22 *Notts Alliance **Division One champions 1999–2000 **Division Two champions 1996–97 *Notts Amateur League **Champions 1985–86 *Notts Combination **Junior Cup winners 1972–73 *Notts Spartan League **Champions 1947–48, 1964–65, 1965–66

Records

*Best

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performance: First qualifying round,

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*Best

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performance: Second round, 2017–18

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