Arnold Town Football Club is a football club based in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division and play at Eagle Valley.

History

Arnold Town was formed in 1989 by a merger of Arnold F.C. and Arnold Kingswell, adopting the yellow of Arnold and the blue of Kingswell as club colours. The new club took over from Arnold in the Central Midlands League Supreme Division, finishing third in their first season. The 1992–93 season saw the club win the Nottinghamshire Senior Cup, beating Rainworth Miners Welfare 3–1 in the final, as well as winning the Supreme Division, earning promotion to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. They went on to win Division One at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Premier Division. The 1994–95 season saw them finish second in the Premier Division and win the President's Cup.

In the 1995–96 season, Arnold Town successfully defended the Nottinghamshire Senior Cup for a second time after beating Boots Athletic 2–0, The following season saw the same two clubs contest the final, with Arnold winning 1–0. A fourth Cup was won in 1998–99 with a 2–1 win over Hucknall Town, and a fifth came in 2004–05 when Eastwood Town were beaten 1–0. In 2012–13 the club finished 19th in the Premier Division following a 10-point deduction due to financial problems, and were relegated to the East Midlands Counties League. In 2018–19 they finished bottom of the East Midlands Counties League and were relegated to the Central Midlands League South Division. In 2023 the division was renamed the Premier Division South.

At the end of the 2024–25 season Arnold transferred to the Premier Division of the Nottinghamshire Senior League.

Season-by-season record

SeasonDivisionPositionSignificant events
1989–90Central Midlands League Supreme Division3/20
1990–91Central Midlands League Supreme Division4/17
1991–92Central Midlands League Supreme Division8/18
1992–93Central Midlands League Supreme Division1/16Promoted
1993–94Northern Counties East League Division One1/15Promoted
1994–95Northern Counties East League Premier Division2/20
1995–96Northern Counties East League Premier Division13/20
1996–97Northern Counties East League Premier Division9/20
1997–98Northern Counties East League Premier Division14/20
1998–99Northern Counties East League Premier Division7/20
1999–2000Northern Counties East League Premier Division8/20
2000–01Northern Counties East League Premier Division6/20
2001–02Northern Counties East League Premier Division10/20
2002–03Northern Counties East League Premier Division15/20
2003–04Northern Counties East League Premier Division18/20
2004–05Northern Counties East League Premier Division16/20
2005–06Northern Counties East League Premier Division5/20
2006–07Northern Counties East League Premier Division15/20
2007–08Northern Counties East League Premier Division10/20
2008–09Northern Counties East League Premier Division6/20
2009–10Northern Counties East League Premier Division8/20
2010–11Northern Counties East League Premier Division18/20
2011–12Northern Counties East League Premier Division9/22
2012–13Northern Counties East League Premier Division19/22Demoted
2013–14East Midlands Counties League6/19
2014–15East Midlands Counties League10/20
2015–16East Midlands Counties League18/19
2016–17East Midlands Counties League15/22
2017–18East Midlands Counties League20/22
2018–19East Midlands Counties League20/20Relegated
2019–20Central Midlands League South DivisionSeason abandoned due to COVID-19
2020–21Central Midlands League South DivisionSeason abandoned due to COVID-19
2021–22Central Midlands League South Division16/17
2022–23Central Midlands League South Division11/16
2023–24Central Midlands League Premier Division South14/18

Ground

Arnold Town initially played at the King George V Ground, usually referred to as Gedling Road, until the 2007–08 season. They had hoped to move to the Eagle Valley Complex at the start of the 2008–09 season, but due to delays in the completion of the ground, they played their home matches at various grounds including Gedling Miners Welfare, Gedling Town, Carlton Town and Dunkirk.

The Eagle Valley complex was completed in 2009, with the first match played on 24 January against Thackley resulting in a 3–2 win for Arnold in front of a crowd of 238.

Honours

  • Northern Counties East League Division One champions 1993–94 President's Cup winners 1994–95
  • Central Midlands League Supreme Division champions 1992–93
  • Notts Senior Cup Winners 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2004–05
  • Wakefield Cup Winners 1989–90

Records

  • Most appearances: Lee Broster, 364
  • Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2002–03
  • Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2001–02, 2005–06

See also

  • Arnold Town F.C. players
  • Arnold Town F.C. managers

External links

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