Bacup Borough F.C.
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| Full name | Bacup Borough Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Borough | |
| Founded | 1875 (as Bacup) | |
| Ground | The Brian Boys West View Stadium, Cowtoot Lane, Blackthorn, Bacup (Capacity: 3,000) |
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| Chairman | Kenneth Peters | |
| Manager | Brent Peters | |
| League | North West Counties Football League Premier Division | |
| 2007-08 | North West Counties Football League Division One, 18th | |
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Bacup Borough F.C. are an English football club based at West View in Bacup, Lancashire. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division and are full members of the Lancashire County Football Association. They play at the The Brian Boys West View Stadium. They were originally known as Bacup before changing their name to Bacup Borough in 1922.
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[edit] History
The club was founded in 1875 as Bacup. When Barrow resigned from the Lancashire League on 20 November 1893, Bacup replaced them and took over their fixtures in the 1893-94 season, finishing in last place. They briefly left the league in 1898 before re-joining in the 1901-02 season. They were founder members of the Lancashire Combination in 1903-04, playing in Division Two. However, they finished in last place in their first season in the league. After finishing in sixth place in 1910-11 they were promoted to Division One and they also won the Lancashire Junior Cup. However, they were relegated the following season, finishing bottom. After three more years struggling at the bottom of Division Two they left the league in 1915. They re-joined the league once more in 1920-21 only to struggle again, finishing 16th out of eigteen clubs. The following season they finished seventh, [1] before changing their name to Bacup Borough for the 1922-23 season. Results gradually improved, including a third place finish in 1929-30.[2][3]
In the first season after World War II, 1945-46, they finished fourth and the following season were crowned Lancashire Combination champions and losing finalists in the Lancashire Combination Cup. Two seasons later though they finished in last place and were relegated to Division Two, where they spent the next six seasons, during which they reached the Third qualifying round of the FA Cup in the 1950-51 season, before being promoted back to Division One after finishing sixth in 1954-55. The club remained in Division One throughout the 1960s, often struggling toward the bottom of the table. In 1972-73 they finished as runners-up, losing out on top spot by goal difference, despite scoring 101 goals. They followed that up with third in 1973-74 and fourth in 1974-75 when they were losing finalists in the Lancashire Junior Cup. In 1980-81 they were losing finalists in the last ever Lancashire Combination Cup, when they were beaten 3-1 in the final over two legs by Caernarfon Town.[2][3]
They were founder members of the North West Counties Football League in 1982 playing in Division Three in the 1982-83 season. In the 1987-88 season Division Three was absorbed into Division Two, with Bacup finishing 22nd. Two seasons later though they finished in second place and were promoted to Division One, where they spent five seasons, including reaching the third round of the FA Vase in 1993-94. before being relegated in 1994-95. The following season they finished bottom of Division Two.[2][3]
In September 1997 a 10-0 defeat to Tetley Walker made way for the appointment of the former Doncaster Rovers assistant manager Brent Peters as manager. He guided the club to a fifth place finish in 1999-2000. In 2000-01 Bacup reached the Division Two Cup final where they lost 2-0 to Squires Gate. Bacup were promoted to Division One in 2002-03 as Division Two champions, their first major success for 56 years. Peters won three Manager of the Month awards and he was named the Manager of the Year. The following season the club finished 14th in Division One and won the North West Counties Football League Challenge Cup beating Newcastle Town 3-0 in the final held at Haig Avenue, Southport.[2] They currently compete in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division.
In December 2008 Bacup revealed that they were trying to sign former Manchester United and England striker Andrew Cole.[4]
[edit] The Brian Boys West View Stadium
The first match played at the West View Stadium was against Accrington Stanley in 1889 in front of a crowd of over 1,000.[3]
The stadium is located in one of the most scenic in England, at the top of Cowtoot Lane overlooking the rolling hills of Lancashire. It contains the Martin Peters Sports Bar.
[edit] Players
- As of 12 December 2008.[5]
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Non-playing staff
| Name | Role |
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 Kenneth Peters |
Chairman |
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Vice-chairman |
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Treasurer |
| Frank Manning |
Club secretary |
| Brent Peters |
First-team manager |
| Phil Melville |
Assistant manager |
| Loz Greehalgh |
First-team coach |
| Gerry Clewes |
Physiotherapist |
[edit] Notable former players
See Bacup Borough F.C. players
- Tony Bond
- George Farrow
David Felgate- Ian Hughes
- Karl Marginson
- David May
- Paul Moulden
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Ian Stevens - Ben Thornley
- Gerry Keenan
[edit] Honours
[edit] League
- North West Counties Football League Division Two champions: 2002-03
- Lancashire Combination champions: 1946-47
[edit] Cup
- North West Counties Football League Challenge Cup winners: 2003-04
- Lancashire Junior Cup winners: 1910-11
- FA Cup best performance: third qualifying round - 1950-51
- FA Trophy best performance: second qualifying round - 1972-73
- FA Vase best performance: third round - 1993-94
[edit] Attendances
[edit] Records
- Largest attendance: 4,980 vs Nelson 1947
[edit] Averages
As of 9 March 2009, the average league-game attendance at the Brian Boys West View Stadium for the 2008–09 season is 53, which places Bacup Borough 17th for the division, and is a decrease of 16.5% from the previous season.[6]
Past averages:
Source: English football site
[edit] References
- ^ "Bacup". Football Club History Database. http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/BACUP.HTM. Retrieved on 2008-12-12.
- ^ a b c d "Bacup Borough". Football Club History Database. http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/BACUPBOR.HTM. Retrieved on 2008-12-12.
- ^ a b c d "A Brief History of Bacup Borough Football Club". Bacup Borough F.C.. http://www.bacupboroughfc.co.uk/story.htm. Retrieved on 2008-12-12.
- ^ Kayley, Jason (12 December 2008). "Bacup Borough plot audacious Andy Cole swoop". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/3971902.Bacup_Borough_plot_audacious_Andy_Cole_swoop/. Retrieved on 2008-12-12.
- ^ "Player Profiles". Bacup Borough F.C.. http://www.bacupboroughfc.co.uk/profiles.htm. Retrieved on 2008-12-12.
- ^ "Attendances - North West Counties Premier Division". Tony's English football site. http://www.tonykempster.co.uk/nwc1att.htm. Retrieved on 11 March 2009.
- ^ Due mostly to the visit of F.C. United of Manchester
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Bacup Borough at the Football Club History Database
- Bacup at the Football Club History Database
- North West Counties Football League official website
- Picture of West View
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