Market Drayton Town Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Market Drayton
Market Drayton is a market town and electoral ward in the north of Shropshire, England, close to the Cheshire and Staffordshire borders. It is on the River Tern, and was formerly known as "Drayton in Hales" (c. 1868) and earlier simply as "Dray ...
,
Shropshire
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,
England
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. They are currently members of the and play at the Greenfields Sports Ground.
History
The club was established in 1969 as Little Drayton Rangers.
[Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p223 ] They became members of the
Shropshire County League and were champions in 1991–92, also winning the Shropshire Premier Cup.
[Season 2014–2015 Handbook]
Shropshire FA In 1998 they joined Division One North of the
West Midlands (Regional) League
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. They were runners-up in their
first season in the division, only missing out on the title after having three points deducted, and were promoted to the Premier Division.
In 2000–01 Little Drayton won the Premier Cup again and went on to retain it the following season.
[ In 2003 the club was renamed Market Drayton Town,][ the name of a former club that had won the Shropshire County League in 1955–56. They won the Premier Cup Cup again in 2003–04 and retained it in each of the next two seasons.][ After finishing as runners-up in the Premier Division in 2004–05, the club were champions the following season, securing promotion to the ]Midland Alliance
The Midland Football Alliance was an English association football league for semi-professional teams. It covered Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and also southern parts of Derbyshire and Not ...
.Northern Premier League
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.[ They won the Premier Cup again in 2010–11 and 2015–16. In 2021–22 the club finished bottom of Division One West and were relegated to the Premier Division of the ]Midland League
The Midland Football League is an English football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the former Midland Alliance and Midland Combination. The league has four divisions that sit at levels 9–12 of the football pyramid.
History
T ...
. They finished bottom of the Premier Division the following season and were relegated to Division One South of the North West Counties League
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.
Honours
*West Midlands (Regional) League
**Premier Division champions 2005–06
*Midland Alliance
**Champions 2008–09
**League Cup winners 2008–09
*Shropshire Premier Cup
**Winners 1991–92, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2015–16
Records
*Best FA Cup
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performance: Second qualifying round, 2007–08, 2010–11[
*Best ]FA Trophy
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performance: First qualifying round, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16[
*Best ]FA Vase
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performance: Fifth Round, 2008–09[
*Record attendance: 440 vs ]AFC Telford United
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, friendly, 11 June 2009Honours and Records
Market Drayton Town F.C.
See also
* Market Drayton Town F.C. players
* Market Drayton Town F.C. managers
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Shropshire
Association football clubs established in 1969
1969 establishments in England
Shropshire County Premier Football League
West Midlands (Regional) League
Midland Football Alliance
Northern Premier League clubs
Midland Football League
North West Counties Football League clubs
Market Drayton