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Loughborough University Football Club (also known as Loughborough Students Football Club) is an English football club representing Loughborough University, based in Loughborough, Leicestershire. The club are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division and play at the Loughborough University Stadium.

History
The club was founded in 1920 under the name Loughborough College. They joined Division Two of the Leicestershire Senior League in 1966, where they remained until 1972.[1] The club then left Senior football, and did not return until 2007 when they were promoted to the Premier Division of the Midland Combination. In 2008–09 they won the league's Premier Division,[2] and were promoted to the Midland Alliance. The Scholars ground shared at fellow local side Loughborough Dynamo until moving into the new Holywell Park, Loughborough University Stadium.

In 2011 the club beat Boldmere St Michaels 4–2 to lift the League Cup at Walsall's Bescot Stadium, then won the trophy again the following season when they beat Tipton Town 2–0.

Popular manager Stuart McLaren resigned from his post in 2014 after being announced as the new Stirling Albion manager. Following this, Michael Skubala was appointed as Performance Manager and put former Chesterfield manager John Duncan and Graham Harvey in charge of the 1st team. However they were not able to avoid the club ending in the bottom three of the Midland Football League Premier. Relegation was nonetheless avoided due to Causeway United folding at the end of the season.

For the 2015–16 season, the club turned to former Quorn AFC assistant manager and experienced non-league man Karl Brennan, in his first full management role.

Notable Players

Greg Fee Ex Nobber

LAST TIME OUT

The University lost on penalties to Carlton Town in the FA Cup which suggests they are a decent side meanwhile Athletic lost 3-2 at Kirby Muxloe

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University won 4-0 not sure when next century the next round will be played in

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Hanley Town or Deeping Rangers away for the Uni

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Next round scheduled for 5/12/2020

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It appears Deeping had to withdraw and Hanley apparently played the University today
Hanley won 2-1

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Last minute winner

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Long Eaton Town away on 19/12/2020

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Long Eaton United v Hanley Town

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Will continue with this thread although depends on what nonsense lockdowns will be forced to have until they realise they do not work

Long Eaton United Football Club is a football club in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the Midland League Premier Division and play at Grange Park
History
Long Eaton St Helens became members of the new Derbyshire Alliance in 1907,[2] the league having been formed as a rebranded Mid-Derbyshire League.[3] The following year they were founder members of the Notts & Derbyshire League, where they played until becoming founder members of the Central Alliance in 1911.[4] They were champions of the league in 1912–13 before being renamed Long Eaton Town in 1914.[4] In 1925 the club joined the Midland League, but left after two seasons.[5]

Long Eaton Town were re-established in July 1949 and joined the Central Alliance, taking over the fixtures of Mansfield Town 'A' during the 1949–50 season.[6][7] In 1954–55 the club finished bottom of Division One, although they avoided being relegated to Division Two.[7] In 1956 financial problems led to the club being rebranded as Long Eaton United with a new strip and directors replacing a committee.[8] League restructuring also saw the club moved into Division One South of the Central Alliance.[4] They were Division One South runners-up in 1956–57 and champions in 1958–59.[7]

Long Eaton United moved up to the Midland League in 1961.[9] The club won the Derbyshire Senior Cup in 1964–65 and again in 1975–76, by which time they had become members of the Premier Division after it gained a second division in 1975, and were Premier Division runners-up the following season.[9] In 1982 the Midland League merged with the Yorkshire League to form the Northern Counties East League, with Long Eaton placed in Division One South.[9] After winning Division One South in 1984–85 the club were promoted to the Premier Division.[9]

In 1989 Long Eaton left the Northern Counties East League to join the Supreme Division of the Central Midlands League. Despite finishing fifth in the division in their first season, they were demoted to the Premier Division.[9] League reorganisation saw them playing in the Premier Division South in 1991–92 and then the Premier Division again in 1992–93, a season in which they finished fifth and were promoted back to the Supreme Division.[9] After a third-place finish in the Supreme Division in 2001–02, the club moved up to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.[9]

Long Eaton were Division One runners-up in 2003–04, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[9] They were runners-up in 2008–09,[9] also winning the League Cup.[1] In 2014 the club transferred to the Premier Division of the new Midland League.[9] In the league's 2014–15 they won the Premier Division Cup, beating Rocester 2–0 in the final.[10]

Ground
Long Eaton St Helens played at the Recreation Ground, which had previously been used by Long Eaton Rangers. The new Long Eaton Town played at the stadium after their 1949 establishment, but soon relocated to Grange Park on the other side of the road after difficulties dealing with the stadium owners.[6] A terraced stand was built on one side of the pitch, with another stand erected on the other side in 1957, consisting of a roof over earth banking.[6] More cover for spectators was erected next to the new stand using an old nissen hut.[6] However, the club was unable to enclose the council-owned ground or erect stands behind the goals amid opposition from local residents who considered it to be a public site.[6]

Floodlights were installed in 1998 and the ground was enclosed soon afterwards. A new seated stand, later named the Big Jim Stand, was built on the site of the second stand, with the nissen hut stand replaced with a new covered area.[6] The original stand was also redeveloped and seating installed.[6]

https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/longeatonunited

Gaz Birtles and Clinton Morrison donned the boots for United

Hanley Town Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Premier Division and play at Potteries Park.
History
The original Hanley Town were established in the 19th century, with their first recorded game being in 1882.[1] They joined the Combination in 1894, but left the league after a single season and subsequently folded in 1912.[1][2] The modern club was established in 1966,[3] based on an existing Sunday league pub team named the Trumpet.[1][4] The new club joined the Longton League for the 1966–67 season, winning it at the first attempt.[5] They the moved up to the Staffordshire County League, winning Division Two in 1967–68 and then Division One the following season, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[5]

Hanley were Premier Division runners-up in their first three seasons in the division, also winning the Premier Cup in 1969–70. They won the league title in 1972–73 and again in 1975–76, after which they joined Division Two of the Mid-Cheshire League. They won the Division Two Cup in 1976–77 with a 1–0 win over Knutsford in the final,[6] and a third-place finish the following season saw them promoted to Division One.[4] They were Division One champions in 1982–83, but after several seasons of mid-table finishes and being refused entry to the North West Counties League in 1988 due to failure to meet the ground grading requirements,[6] they finished bottom of Division One in 1993–94 and dropped into junior football.[4]

In 1996 Hanley returned to the Mid-Cheshire League, joining Division Two. However, after two seasons they switched to the Midland League and in 2004–05 they were Midland League champions.[4] At the end of the season the league merged with the Staffordshire County League to form the Staffordshire County Senior League. Hanley were placed in the Premier Division and were the league's inaugural champions in 2005–06 before finishing as runners-up the following season.[7]

Hanley were Premier Division runners-up again in 2010–11, before winning back-to-back titles in 2011–12 and 2012–13, after which they were promoted to Division One of the North West Counties League;[4] the 2012–13 season also saw them win the League Cup, the Staffordshire FA Vase and the Leek Cup.[8] In 2014–15 the club finished fourth and qualified for the promotion play-offs; after a 3–1 win over Holker Old Boys in the semi-finals, they lost 5–3 to AFC Darwen in the final.[9] However, the club were Division One champions the following season, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[4]

Ground
The modern Hanley Town initially played on a pitch on Victoria Road which was leased from the Copestick & Farrell engineering company.[10] Changing rooms were built at the site once the club joined the Staffordshire County League.[10] However, the club was forced to leave the Victoria Road ground in 1971 when developers took over the site and moved to Eastwood Hanley's Trentmill Road ground.[10] However, when Eastwood Hanley attempted to increase the rent in 1974, the club relocated to Leek Town's Harrison Park. They played there until 1976 when the club moved to its current Potteries Park ground.[10]

The majestic Ricardo Fuller played for these guys as did powerhouse forward Tom Pope now of Vale of Port

https://www.hanley-townfc.co.uk/

No head to head meetings both sides were or are in decent form although it's hard to gauge in this stop start season. On league placings probably think it will be a home win.

Did see today on Twitter fans are allowed in Tier 3 to watch step 3-6 football although Staffordshire have decided you are not allowed, madness

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Long Eaton won 2-0

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Taken from Long Eaton website

Long Eaton United are through to the Fourth Round of the Buildbase FA Vase for the first time in the club’s history after they beat Hanley Town 2-0 at Grange Park on Saturday.
Alex Marshall gave the Blues the lead early in the first half and, despite a red card for the goalscorer straight after half time, the Blues maintained their intensity and wrapped up a tenth consecutive win through Jamie Walker.

Ian Deakin named a side unchanged from the 3-2 victory against Stone Old Alleynians two weeks ago in the previous round of the FA Vase. A decision that paid dividends just 14 minutes into the match when Keiran Walker’s long throw-in fell for Alex Marshall to tuck away inside a crowded penalty area.

Keiran Walker almost scored a goal of his own minutes later as he glanced a header goalwards from Jamie Walker’s free kick, only to be denied by Ben Chapman’s diving save.

Captain Romaine Graham had a lucky escape when he missed a clearance and played Kieran Brown through on goal. Although, under pressure from Graham, Brown fired a weak shot at goal which made for a routine Jake Askew catch.

Chapman was tested by Danny Gordon from the edge of the area towards the end of the first half, but the Hanley ‘keeper produced a fantastic fingertip save to deny the midfielder.

The second half began with a yellow card for Kyle Stubbs after a late barge on Tom Marshall and the half continued in similar vein.

Two minutes later, Kameron Campbell’s shot was parried out by Chapman - Alex Marshall slid in to hit the loose ball and caught Louis Anthony in the process. The referee did not appreciate the nature of the challenge and produced a red card.

Reduced to ten men the Blues found themselves momentarily backed into their own half. Substitute Brian Barton found space inside the box to fire a shot on goal before Keiran Walker made a great block at the near post.



Then Jamie Walker doubled the Blues’ lead in the 72nd minute from an impossible angle. Tom Marshall’s free kick found Jamie Walker on the byline who somehow volleyed the ball past the approaching goalkeeper and in off the inside of the far post!

The visitors were also reduced to ten men in the 80th minute of play. Campbell chased a long ball forward from Jamie Walker and was knocked down by Chapman as he leaped for the header. The Hanley shot stopper was given his marching orders and a defender took his place in goal.

Long Eaton remained strong in defence and saw out the victory with a well-earned sixth clean sheet of the season and a place in the club’s history books.

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Long Eaton v Westfield