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club based in

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. They are currently members of the . The club is a FA Charter Standard Club affiliated to the

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.Sherwood Colliery F.C. : Details
Sherwood Colliery F.C. : Details
accessdate: February 12, 2020 The club's nickname is The Wood.BBC Sport
FA Cup: Lottery winner Gareth Bull hopes Sherwood Colliery can cash in – BBC Sport
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History

The club was formed in 2008, although a club of the same name did compete in the

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in the late 1940s and early 1950s.Debdale Park
The Wycombe Wanderer: Sherwood Colliery – Debdale Park
accessdate: February 12, 2020 They joined the

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in 2012, and entered the

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for the first time in 2016 where they beat both Penistone Church and

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both of higher divisions before being knocked out 3–2 by Westfields. The 2017–18 season saw the club finish as runners-up in the league and subsequently gain promotion to the

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. The 2019–20 season saw the club enter the

for the first time, getting past Quorn F.C. in the extra preliminary round, before losing out to Loughborough Dynamo in a replay in the next round. In 2021, the club were promoted to the Premier Division of the

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based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.

Ground

The club play their home games at Debdale Park.

Honours

League *

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Premier Division North ** Champions: 2023-24 *Midland Amateur Alliance Divison One **Champions: 2010-11 Cup *

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Floodlit Cup ** Winners: 2016–17 Phoenix Trophies Floodlit Cup : Results
Phoenix Trophies Floodlit Cup : Results
accessdate: February 12, 2020

Records

*Best

performance: Second round, 2016–17, 2019–20 *Best

performance: First qualifying round, 2021–22, 2023-24

References

External links

Official website
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