Mickleover Royal British Legion Football Club is an English football club based in the

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suburb of

Mickleover Mickleover is a large suburban village of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is west of Derby city centre, northeast of Burton-upon-Trent, west of Nottingham city centre, southeast of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Ashbourne and northeast of Uttoxete ...

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. The club is a FA Charter Standard Club affiliated to the

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. They are currently members of the .

History

The club was founded in 1945, when the ground was given to the people of Mickleover by veterans upon returning from the

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.Central Midlands Football League
Mickleover RBL - Black Dragon Badges South Division - Central Midlands Football League
accessdate: February 9, 2020 The 1972–73 season saw the club enter Division one of the East Midlands Regional League.East Midlands Regional League 1967-1983
East Midlands Regional League 1967-1983
accessdate: February 9, 2020 The 1980–81 season saw the club become league champions, finishing first in the Premier division. In 1983 the club joined the premier division of the

Central Midlands Football 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 ...

as one of the founder members. The 1986–87 season saw the club enter the F.A. Vase for the first time. After finishing as league runners-up in the 1988-89 premier division campaign, the club then went onto win the premier division title in the next two seasons. After their second Premier division title win the club earned promotion to the Supreme division, but could only last two seasons in the league as their ground could not meet the grade to stay at the higher level, and were relegated back to the Premier division. The 1992–93 season also saw the club enter the

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for the first time, though not progressing past the preliminary qualifying round, after losing 2–0 to Belper Town. The club gained promotion back to the supreme division when they came third in the premier division in the 1999–00 season, but only stayed one season in the top division before leaving the league to join the Midlands Regional Alliance. The club started in Division two of the Midlands Alliance, and it took them until the 2007–08 season to get to Division one, when they finished as runners-up.Midlands Regional Alliance sponsored by the Chameleon School of Construction
Midlands Regional Alliance sponsored by the Chameleon School of Construction
accessdate: February 9, 2020 The 2010–11 season saw the club promoted again to the Premier division as they crowned themselves champions of division one.Midlands Regional Alliance sponsored by the Chameleon School of Construction
Midlands Regional Alliance sponsored by the Chameleon School of Construction
accessdate: February 9, 2020 The club then spent the next two seasons in the premier division, before rejoining the Central Midlands Football League in the South division.

Ground

The club play their home games at Ypres lodge, Poppyfields Drive.

Honours

** Premier Division Champions (2) 1989–90, 1990–91 *Midlands Regional Alliance ** Division one champions (1) 2010–11 * East Midlands Regional League ** Premier Division Champions (1) 1980–81

Records

** Preliminary Round 1992–93 *

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** First Round 1991–92

References

{{Central Midlands League Football clubs in Derbyshire Football clubs in England Sport in Derby East Midlands Regional League Central Midlands Football League Association football clubs established in 1945 1945 establishments in England