Frickley Athletic F.C.
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| Full name | Frickley Athletic Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Colliery or The Blues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1910 as Frickley Colliery F.C. changed 1974 to Frickley Athletic F.C. |
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| Ground | GMB Stadium South Elmsall |
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| Capacity | 6,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Peter Bywater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Billy Heath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Northern Premier League Premier Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Northern Premier League Premier Division, 2nd (lost in play-offs) |
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Frickley Athletic F.C. are a football club based in South Elmsall, in West Yorkshire, England. They were established in 1910 as Frickley Colliery F.C., and changed to their present name in 1974. They currently play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. Frickley spent seven seasons at the pinnacle of non-league football, the Football Conference (for six of those years still known as the Alliance Premier League), with a highest finish of 2nd place in 1985-86 before being relegated the next season.
They reached the third round of the FA Cup in the 1985-86 season, following an away win at league club Hartlepool United. The club went on to be eliminated from the competition by Rotherham United. This is their best performance in the competition so far.
Frickley's home ground is found on Westfield Lane and has recently been renamed The GMB Stadium following the biggest sponsorship deal in their history with the GMB Trade Union. The club are expecting substancial redevelopments to the stadium by 2010.
One well known former player and manager is Geoff Sleight, who later became Chief Scout at Leeds United. Other notable names associated with the club include Mick Wadsworth, Gary Hooley and Keith Whiteley.
The club is namechecked in the song "Frickley", by Chumbawumba.
The club's officials and staff are:
President : Peter Naylor
Chairman : Peter Bywater
Committee : Paul Baines, Ken Day, Gareth Dando, Keith Donkin, John Hardcastle, Neil Howden, Penny Wall
Treasurer : Andrew Steel
General Secretary : Steve Pennock
Match Secretary : Ruth Simpson
Commercial Manager : Tom Grindel
First Team Manager : Billy Heath
First Team Assistant Manager : Mark Carroll
Reserve Team Coach : Shaun Selby
