Handsworth F.C.

Association football club in England

Football club
Handsworth
Full nameHandsworth Football Club
Nickname(s)The Ambers
Founded2014
GroundOlivers Mount, Sheffield
ManagerJon Froggatt and Mark Ward
LeagueNorthern Counties East League Premier Division
2023–24Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 13th of 20
Home colours

Handsworth Football Club is a football club based in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Olivers Mount in Darnall.

History

The club was formed as Handsworth Parramore in 2014 as the result of a merger between Handsworth and Worksop Parramore; work on the merger had begun in 2013 and was finalised the following year.[1] The new club took Worksop Parramore's place in the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League. In their first season the club won the League Cup, beating Cleethorpes Town 4–3 in the final, coming back from 3–1 down with six minutes remaining.[2]

In June 2019, the club was renamed Handsworth.[3]

Season-by-season record

Season Division Level Position FA Cup FA Vase Notes
2014–15 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 9 7/21 PR 1R
2015–16 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 9 2/22 PR 3R
2016–17 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 9 4/22 3QR 1R
2017–18 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 9 4/22 2QR 1R
2018–19 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 9 8/20 PR 1R
2019–20 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 9 PR 2QR League season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 9 EPR 2QR League season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 9 8/20 3QR 1QR
2022–23 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 9 16/20 PR 2QR
2023–24 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 9 13/20 EPR 1QR
Season Division Level Position FA Cup FA Vase
Source: Football Club History Database

Grounds

Olivers Mount was the home ground of the original Handsworth, but it failed a ground grading test in 2012 which resulted in the club being relegated from the Northern Counties East League. Parramore Sports played at Sandy Lane in Worksop, which they bought after Worksop Town were evicted in 2008. After the merger in 2014, the club's first team played at Sandy Lane (which Worksop Town had returned to as tenants), while reserve and youth team games were played at Olivers Mount. The first team moved to Olivers Mount in 2020.[4]

Honours

  • Northern Counties East League
    • League Cup winners 2014–15

Records

See also

  • Handsworth F.C. players
  • Handsworth F.C. managers

References

  1. ^ Merger of Handsworth FC & Parramore FC Worksop Parramore
  2. ^ NCEL Challenge Cup 2014/15 Northern Counties East League
  3. ^ League Cup draw made at AGM Northern Counties East League
  4. ^ Former Worksop Town manager Kyle Jordan signs for Handsworth Worksop Guardian, 8 July 2020
  5. ^ a b Handsworth Parramore at the Football Club History Database
  6. ^ Parramore’s record attendance broken Non-League Yorkshire, 30 July 2016
  7. ^ Report: Handsworth Parramore 1 Sheffield United 5 The Star, 29 July 2016

External links

  • Official website
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