Retford Town F.C. was a
football
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club based in
Northern Counties East League,
Nottinghamshire,
England.
History
Retford Town F.C. joined the
Yorkshire League in 1949 and won the Second Division title in their first season, winning promotion to the top flight. Though league runners-up in 1952, they were relegated back to Division Two in 1956. A year later they won promotion back again, and in 1959 won the Yorkshire League title.
Retford Town
Football Club History Database
They were elected to the Midland League in 1961, and finished as runners-up of that competition in their first season, their highest ever league finish. They remained in the Midland League until 1980, when they dropped out of the competition. They played in several local leagues before joining the Northern Counties East League in 1984. They won the Division Two South title at the first attempt but folded at the end of the following season.
See also
*Retford Town F.C. players
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 ...
* Retford Town F.C. managers
References
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Defunct football clubs in Nottinghamshire
Association football clubs disestablished in 1985
1985 disestablishments in England
Hatchard League
Yorkshire Football League
Midland Football League (1889)
Northern Counties East Football League
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