Brocton F.C.

Brocton Football Club is a football club representing Brocton, near Stafford, England. They are currently members of the Midland League Premier Division and play at Silkmore Lane in Stafford.

The club was formed in 1937 after the owner of the Chetwynd Arms pub, Arthur Mayer, gave a football to local boys and asked them to establish a club.^[1] In 1946–47 they won the Rugeley & District League. After winning the league again the following season, they moved on to the Cannock Chase League. The club were champions of the new league in 1954–55, before going on to win the title again in 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1973–74 and 1977–78.^[1] The next step was to move up to Division One of the Staffordshire County League (South). They were runners-up in 1982–83, and after finishing second again the following season, the club were promoted to the Premier Division, where they finished as runners-up in 1985–86.^[1]

In 1991 Brocton joined the Staffordshire Senior League, which became the Midland League in 1994.^[2] In 2003 the club transferred to the Premier Division of the Midland Combination. After winning the Premier Division in the league's final season, they became members of the Premier Division of the new Midland League, which was formed by a merger of the Midland Combination and Midland Alliance.^[2] They finished second-from-bottom of the division in 2016–17 and were relegated to Division One.

At the end of the 2020–21 season Brocton were transferred to Division One South of the North West Counties League. They finished fourth in the division in 2022–23, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they lost 3–1 to Sandbach United in the semi-finals. The following season saw them win the Division One South title, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the Midland League.^[3]

Brocton finished fifth in the Premier Division in 2024–25, before losing 3–2 to Shifnal Town in the play-off semi-finals.

El club originalmente jugaba en el Chetwynd Arms Ground en Brocton , pero tuvo que mudarse al Rowley Park Stadium en Stafford para cumplir con los requisitos de la Staffordshire Senior League. ^{[ 1 ]} En 2002 se mudaron una vez más al Cannock Sports Stadium en Cannock para tener un campo iluminado, pero se fueron en 2004 después de que el Ayuntamiento no confirmara su arrendamiento. Después de dos años compartiendo con Heath Hayes en el Coppice Colliery Ground, el club obtuvo un contrato de arrendamiento de 30 años en el Old Police Sports Ground en Silkmore Lane en Stafford. ^{[ 1 ]} El campo incluye una tribuna de 100 asientos.

• Liga de los condados del noroeste
  • Campeones de la División Uno Sur 2023-24
• Combinación de Midland
  • Campeones de la Primera División 2013-14
• Liga de persecución de Cannock
  • Campeones 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1973–74, 1977–78
• Liga de Rugeley y Distrito
  • Campeones 1946–47, 1947–48
• Copa de la Asociación de Fútbol de Staffordshire
  • Ganadores 1996–97, 1999–2000 ^{[ 1 ]}

• Mejor actuación en la FA Cup : Primera ronda de clasificación, 2013-14 ^{[ 2 ]}
• Mejor actuación en la FA Vase : Cuarta ronda, 2014-15 ^{[ 2 ]}
• Asistencia récord: 565 contra Stafford Town , North West Counties League Division One South, 1 de abril de 2024 ^{[ 4 ]}

• Sitio web oficial

52°47′25.580″N 2°5′56.119″W / 52.79043889°N 2.09892194°W / 52.79043889; -2.09892194