Retford Football Club is an

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club based in

Retford Retford (), also known as East Retford, is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England, and one of the oldest English market towns having been granted its first charter in 1105. It lies on the River Idle and the Chesterfie ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

. They currently play in the .

History

The club was formed in 2015.Retford FC
Toolstation Northern Counties East Football League , Clubs , Retford FC
accessdate: January 26, 2020 They joined 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 ...

and entered the

FA Vase The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...

for the first time a year later. Retford FC were crowned champions of the Central Midlands North Division 2018/19 seasonLincolnshire Live
Work begins on new expansion of Retford FC's home – Lincolnshire Live
accessdate: January 26, 2020 2019/20 season will see them play in the

Northern Counties East League The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the football pyramid respectively. History T ...

Division One.

Stadium

The club moved to The Rail in 2017 after ground sharing with

Retford United Retford United Football Club (also known as the Badgers) are an English football club based at Cannon Park in Retford, Nottinghamshire. They currently play in the . History The club was founded in 1987 by Retfordian Brian Jackson to give the ...

.Selby Town Football Club
Preview: Retford FC vs Selby Town – Selby Town Football Club
accessdate: January 26, 2020 The ground has been developed over the short time they have been in situ with floodlights installed, an all seater stand and the necessary requirements for ground grading for the

all met. The ground is adjacent to the East Coast Main Line where it can be viewed from the trains passing, and a good vantage point of the ground is from the road bridge on Babworth Road.

Honours

Derbyshire Times
Subdued Clay Cross start fresh challenge with draw , Derbyshire Times
accessdate: January 26, 2020 **North Division champions 2018–19

Records

*Record attendance: 706 vs.

, Central Midlands League, 2018–19 History
Askern FC

References

External links

Official website
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