Appleby Frodingham F.C.
Semi professional club from Scunthorpe, originally a steelworks team.
Appleby Frodingham Football Club is a semi professional club based in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. Originally the works team of the Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company, it was a founder member of the Lincolnshire League after World War II. The club recorded a 23–0 win against Welbeck FC in the 2015–16 Central Midlands League season, the biggest senior non-league victory in over a century.
Quick Facts
- Club
- Appleby Frodingham
- Full name
- Appleby Frodingham Football Club
- Nickname
- The Steelmen
- Ground
- Brumby Hall Sports Ground, Scunthorpe
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Chairman
- Marlon Fell
- Manager
- Joe Moloney
- League
- ApplebyF
Facts from the source article.
Background
The original Appleby Frodingham were founder members of the Lincolnshire League after World War II, serving as the works team of the Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company. In 1978 they joined the Premier Division of the Midland League. When that league merged with the Yorkshire League in 1982 to form the Northern Counties East League, they were placed in the Premier Division. They stayed there until the 1985–86 season, when the management and team moved to Winterton Rangers mid-season.
The club subsequently folded before reforming. After three years in local leagues, they rejoined the Lincolnshire League in 1990, winning it in 1993–94. In 2002–03 they transferred to the Premier Division of the Central Midlands League, and after a fourth-place finish were promoted to the Supreme Division. In 2008 they moved up to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.
Their 23–0 win against Welbeck FC in the 2015–16 Central Midlands League season stands as the biggest senior non-league victory in over a century.
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