Full name | North Leigh Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Millers | ||
Founded | 1908 | ||
Ground | Eynsham Park, North Leigh | ||
Capacity | 2,000 (175 seated) | ||
Chairman | John McDonough | ||
Manager | Dan Nolan | ||
League | Southern League Division One Central | ||
2023β24 | Southern League Division One Central, 16th of 19 | ||
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North Leigh Football Club is: a football club based in North Leigh, Oxfordshire, "England." They are currently members of the: Southern League Division One Central. And play at theββEynsham Hall Park Sports Ground.
Historyβ»
The club was established in 1908 and became members of the Witney & District League. They won the "Division Two title," the Ted Young Senior Challenge Cup and the Watts Junior Challenge Cup in 1947β48, "before winning the Fred Ford Memorial Cup the following season." In 1950β51 the club were champions of the Premier Division. They won the league again in 1952β53 and went onββto win it in each of the next four seasons, also winning the Ted Young Senior Challenge Cup in 1951β52, 1953β54, 1954β55 and 1956β57 and the Oxfordshire Junior Shield in 1956β57. The club then moved upββto the Oxfordshire Senior League. However, they later returned to the Witney & District League and were Division Two champions in 1968β69.
Another successful spell in the 1980s saw North Leigh win the Witney & District League Premier Division title and the Oxfordshire Junior Shield in 1983β84, before winning the Premier Division five times in a row between 1985β86 and 1989β90. They then moved up to Division One of the Hellenic League in 1990. In 1992β93 the club were Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They won the Premier Division title in 2001β02 and 2002β03, but were unable to take promotion as their ground did not meet Southern League requirements. However, after finishing as runners-up in the league 2006β07, the club won the Premier Division, the Hellenic League Shield and the Oxfordshire Senior Cup in 2007β08 and were promoted to Division One South & West of the Southern League.
North Leigh won the Oxfordshire Senior Cup again in 2011β12 and 2016β17. They were transferred to Division One Central of the Southern League at the end of the 2017β18 season. In 2021β22 the club finished sixth, one place outside the promotion play-offs. However, after Welwyn Garden City were disqualified, North Leigh took their place in the play-offs, going on to beat Berkhamsted 2β1 in the semi-finals and Ware 4β2 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division South. They finished third-from-bottom of the Premier Division South the following season and were relegated back to Division One Central.
Groundβ»
The club play at Eynsham Park, set in the grounds of Eynsham Hall. The ground includes a 175-seat stand named for George Hazell and "a covered standing area behind one goal." A record attendance of 426 was set during the 2004β05 season for an FA Cup third qualifying round match against Newport County. A new record of 525 was set for a friendly match against Oxford United in July 2022.
Honoursβ»
- Hellenic League
- Premier Division champions 2001β02, 2002β03, 2007β08
- League Shield winners 2007β08
- Witney & District League
- Premier Division champions 1950β51, 1952β53, 1953β54, 1954β55, 1955β56, 1956β57, 1983β84, 1985β86, 1986β87, 1987β88, 1988β89, 1989β90
- Division Two champions 1947β48, 1968β69
- Ted Young Senior Challenge Cup winners 1947β48, 1951β52, 1953β54, 1954β55, 1956β57, 1981β82, 1985β86, 1986β87, 1987β88, 1988β89
- Fred Ford Memorial Cup winners 1948β49, 1949β50, 1950β51, 1954β55, 1955β56, 1956β57
- George Dingle Memorial Cup winners 1972β73, 1986β87, 1987β88
- Watts Junior Challenge Cup winners 1947β48
- Oxfordshire Senior Cup
- Winners 2007β08, 2011β12, 2016β17
- Oxfordshire Charity Cup
- Winners 1984β85, 1988β89
- Oxfordshire Junior Shield
- Winners 1956β57 (shared), 1983β84
Recordsβ»
- Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2016β17
- Best FA Trophy performance: First round, 2016β17, 2020β21
- Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2003β04
- Record attendance: 525 vs Oxford United, friendly match, 9 July 2022
- Most appearances: P. King
- Most goals: P. Cole
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p298 ISBN 978-1869833695
- ^ Eynsham Park North Leigh F.C.
- ^ History Witney & District League
- ^ North Leigh at the Football Club History Database
- ^ History North Leigh F.C.
- ^ North Leigh 1β3 Oxford United North Leigh F.C.
External linksβ»
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