Mickleover Sports Ground, Mickleover, Derbyshire

Mickleover Football Club is a

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club based in the Mickleover suburb of Derby, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Station Road. The club were formed as Mickleover Old Boys in 1948, before becoming Mickleover Sports in the 1990s. In 2020 the club dropped "Sports" from its name.

History

The club was established in 1948 as Mickleover Old Boys.History
Mickleover Sports F.C. They joined the Derby & District Senior League, where they played until moving up to the Premier Division of the Central Midlands League after relocating to the Station Road ground. The club was then renamed Mickleover Sports. A fourth-place finish in the Premier Division in 1994–95 saw them promoted to the Supreme Division. In 1998–99 they were Supreme Division champions, earning promotion to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. The club went on to win Division One and the league's Trophy in 2002–03 and were promoted to the Premier Division. The 2006–07 season saw Mickleover win the League Cup,Honours
Northern Counties East League beating Garforth Town in the final on penalties. In 2008–09 they were Premier Division champions, earning promotion to Division One South of the

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. The club went on to win Division One South the following season, securing a second successive promotion, this time to the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League. They also won the league's Chairman's Cup with a win over Halifax Town. However, the club were relegated back to Division One South at the end of the 2011–12 season. A fifth-place finish in 2013–14 saw them qualify for the promotion play-offs. After beating Coalville Town 3–2 in the semi-finals, they lost the final 1–0 to

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. Following their play-off final defeat, Mickleover went on to win Division One South the following season, earning promotion back to the Premier Division. On 1 June 2020 they were renamed Mickleover F.C..We will always be ‘The Sports’ but now we are Mickleover F.C.
Micklover F.C.

Ground

The club play at the Mickleover Sports Ground. Plans to develop the ground began in 1982, although work did not start until 1992. The new ground opened in 1993.

Current squad

Management and coaching staff

Boardroom

Current staff

Managerial history

Honours

*Northern Premier League **Division One South champions 2009–10, 2014–15 **Chairman's Cup winners 2009–10 *Northern Counties East League **Premier Division champions 2008–09 **Division One champions 2002–03 **League Cup winners 2006–07 **Trophy winners 2002–03 *Central Midlands League **Supreme Division champions 1998–99

Records

*Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round,

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, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2020–21 *Best

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performance: First round, 2020–21 *Best

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performance: Fourth round, 2000–01

References

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