Mickelover Royals F.C. was an English football club based in the

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

suburb of Mickleover in

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

. The club last played in the

East Midlands Counties League The East Midlands Counties Football League was an English football league that operated from 2008 to 2021, covering the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands. The league had one division, which stood a ...

History

Mickleover Royals was formed in 2005 as an under 12s team, playing as Derby Royals. Three years later a men's team was formed. In 2011 the club joined the Midlands Regional Alliance. The following season the club changed its name to Mickleover Royals and was elected to the Central Midlands League, finishing in 6th place. The club made its debut in the

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in the 2013–14 season. In the season 2014–15 Royals beat Basford United 1–0 with a 70th-minute goal by Kirk Francis in the second preliminary round of the

, while they were promoted to the East Midlands Counties League by winning the

Central Midlands League The Central Midlands Football League is an English football league covering the northeast-central part of England. Formed in 1971 as the South Derbyshire League, changing name initially to the Derbyshire League before changing to its current nam ...

South Division. However, due to financial difficulties, they resigned four matches into the new season and the club folded. Their record was expunged.

Records

* Central Midlands League South Division ** Champions 2014–15 *

** Second Qualifying Round 2013–14 *

** Second Round Proper 2014–15

References

{{Reflist Defunct football clubs in Derbyshire Association football clubs established in 2005 Sport in Derby 2005 establishments in England East Midlands Counties Football League Association football clubs disestablished in 2015 Central Midlands Football League 2015 disestablishments in England Defunct football clubs in England