HUCKNALL TOWN FC
Club History
Hucknall Town FC is a family friendly Community Football Club established in 1943 as Hucknall Colliery Welfare FC. The Club changed its name to Hucknall Town in 1987.
From 1988-89 to 1998-99 the club quickly progress through Notts Alliance, Central Midlands League and Northern Counties East League by winning 4 promotions. From 1999 to 2004 they played in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, finishing Champions in 2003-04. However, as the Watnall Road stadium didn’t meet the then standards of the Football Conference, the club were refused promotion to the Conference National Division. In 2005-06 Town reached the Final of the FA Trophy losing 6 - 5 on penalties to Grays Athletic at the end of extra time following a 1-1 draw at full-time at Villa Park. They were due to be relegated from the Conference North to the Northern Premier League Premier Division following the 2007–08 season. This would have been the first relegation from any league in the club's history. However, Halifax Town's financial woes meant that they were reprieved.
The club were eventually relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season and a further relegation followed at the end of 2010-11, which saw them drop into the NPL Division One South. Financial problems saw the club relegated again, two levels in 2012-13 to the Central Midlands Football League Division South (then step 7). In 2014-15 Hucknall Town won the CMFL League Cup. In the 2018-19 season the Club celebrated its 75th anniversary finishing as Champions of the Central Midlands League Division South and were promoted to step 6 in the East Midlands Counties League Premier. After two seasons seriously affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, 2019-20 & 20-2021 and with the EMCL ceasing to exist,
Town moved into the United Counties League Division One for the start of the 2021-22 season and made the playoff semi-final but lost to Hinckley AFC, so resumed in UCL Division 1 in 2022-23. The club moved to its new facilities on Aerial Way, Hucknall, NG15 6DW on 5th December 2022. The club celebrated the first game at the new ground on 7th January 2023 with a 3-2 win against Harrowby United. The club finished in 4th place in the table at the end of last season and clinched promotion to Step 5 with penalties shoot out wins at Bourne Town in the playoff semi final and at Birstall United Social in the final.
The Yellows found the going tough in the UCL Premier North last season. Manager Andy Ingle resigned in September and was replaced by the new management duo of Reece Limbert and Louis Bland. Louis left after only a couple of months to take up the manager’s position at Grantham Town. Reece continued as sole manager and with an influx of signings in the second half of the season, safety from relegation was all but clinched with a crucial away win at fellow strugglers Pinchbeck United on Easter Saturday.
Northern Premier League:- Premiership Champions 2003-04
Chairman’s Cup Winners:- 2002-03
FA Trophy Runners Up 2005-06
Northern Counties East League:- Premier Division Champions 1997-98
League Cup Winners 1993-94, 1996-97, 1997-98
President’s Cup Winners 1996-97
United Counties League Division 1 playoff final winners 2022-23
Nottingham Alliance Senior Division Champions 1976-77, 1977-78, 1987-88, 1988-89
Division One Champions 1972-73, 1980-81, 1986-87
Division Two Champions 1970-71
Intermediate Cup Winners 1972-73, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1983-84
League Winners 1978-79
Central Midlands League Supreme Division Champions 1989-90, 1990-91
Central Midlands Football League Division South Champions 2018-19
Central Midlands League Cup Winners 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 2014-15, Runners Up 2016-17, 2018-19
Hucknall Town Squad list 2024-25
Joe Ashurst - Midfield
Ellis Chambers – Centre half
Dom Forbes – Centre half
Ethan Hulley – Winger
Luke Jeffery - Goalkeeper
Brad Lathall – Midfield
Marcus Milner - Midfield
Mason Moore - Midfield
Omreiki Myles – Midfield
Jack Oldham - Winger
Luis Parkes – Midfield
Latrell Patterson – Centre half
Dillon Rawson – Left back
Cashmere Rowe – Right back
Max Scoular - Midfield
Aaron Short – Centre half and Captain
Mazhi Simmons – Right back
Sam Sims - Midfield
Mykah Skervin – Forward
Alfie Smith-Eccles - Goalkeeper
Niall Towle - Forward
Brad Wells - Forward
Management team
Tris Whitman – Manager
Aaron Large - Assistant manager
Louis Minney – First team coach
Darren Jubb - GK coach
Marcus Verney - Physio