Belper United F.C.
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| Full name | Belper United Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1969 | |
| Ground | Coronation Park, Eastwood | |
| Chairman | Matt Herrett | |
| Manager | Alex Steadman | |
| League | United Counties League Premier Division North | |
| 2025โ26 | United Counties League Premier Division North, 4th of 20 | |
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Belper United Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division North and play at Coronation Park, the home of Eastwood.
History
[edit]A Belper United was established in the 1920s, but folded in the 1940s.[1] The modern club was established in 1969 by a merger of Milford Sports and Belper Park Rangers.[1] By the late 1970s the club was playing in the East Midlands Regional League. They were Division One champions in 1979โ80, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[2][3] In 1984โ85 the club were the league's last Premier Division champions,[4] with the league merging with the Central Alliance to form the Midlands Regional Alliance at the end of the season. Belper were placed in the Premier Division of the new league and became its inaugural champions in 1985โ86.[5] They won the league's Challenge Cup in 1992โ93, before securing a second Premier Division title in 1994โ95 and another Challenge Cup the following season.[5][6] They were later relegated to Division One, which they won in the 2004โ05 season to earn promotion back to the Premier Division.[7][8]
Despite finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 2008โ09, Belper were not relegated to Division One.[8] In 2010 they switched to the South Division of the Central Midlands League.[9] In 2014โ15 they won the Central Midlands League Floodlight Cup, beating Clay Cross Town 3โ2 in the final.[10] After finishing as runners-up in the South Division in 2015โ16, the club were promoted to the East Midlands Counties League. They remained members of the league until it was disbanded at the end of the 2020โ21 season, at which point they were transferred to Division One of the United Counties League. In their first season in the league they finished third, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After defeating Radford in the semi-finals, they beat Hinckley 1โ0 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division North.
Ground
[edit]The first team plays at Eastwood's Coronation Park. They played at Belper Town's Christchurch Meadow from the 2013โ14 season,[11] but later relocated to Asterdale Bowl, the home ground of Borrowash Victoria. The club returned to Christchurch Meadow at the start of the 2018โ19 season. They moved on again to Coronation Park before the 2023โ24 season.
Honours
[edit]- Central Midlands League
- Floodlit Cup winners 2014โ15
- Midlands Regional Alliance
- Premier Division champions 1985โ86, 1994โ95
- Division One champions 2004โ05
- Challenge Cup winners 1992โ93, 1995โ96
- East Midlands Regional League
- Premier Division champions 1984โ85
- Division One champions 1979โ80
Records
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Club History Belper United F.C.
- โ Bob Barton (1986) Non League
- โ East Midlands Regional League 1967-1984 Non-League Matters
- โ "Football Post". Nottingham Evening Post. 11 May 1985.
- 1 2 MRA Roll of Honours: Premier Division Midlands Regional Alliance
- โ MRA Roll of Honours: Challenge Cup Midlands Regional Alliance
- โ MRA Roll of Honour: Division One Midlands Regional Alliance
- 1 2 Midlands Regional Alliance 2005-2013 Non-League Matters
- 1 2 3 Belper United at the Football Club History Database
- โ 2014-15 Central Midlands League Football Club History Database
- โ United make Christchurch Meadow debut Belper Town F.C.
External links
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