Aylestone Park F.C.
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| Full name | Aylestone Park Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Park, AP | ||
| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Saffron Lane, Aylestone | ||
| Capacity | 1,128 | ||
| Chairman | Andy Talbott | ||
| Manager | Richard Hill | ||
| League | East Midlands Counties Football League | ||
| 2015–16 | East Midlands Counties Football League, 5th | ||
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Aylestone Park F.C. is an English football club located in Aylestone, a suburb of Leicester, in Leicestershire. The club plays in the East Midlands Counties Football League. The club was formed in 1968. After spending 23 years in the Leicestershire Senior League, the club was accepted into the East Midlands Counties Football League League for the 2012–13 season after finishing third in the Leicestershire Senior League.
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History
Aylestone Park Youth Football Club was formed in 1968.[1] They later changed their name to Aylestone Park Old Boys and, in 1989–90, the cub entered the Leicestershire Senior League Division One.[2] They finished runners-up in 1994–95 and gained promotion to the Premier Division. In 2001–02, Aylestone were relegated back to Division One, but two seasons later the club were promoted back after finishing runners-up. The club changed its name to its current one in 2007 and after finishing third in the Premier Division in 2011–12, Aylestone were promoted to the East Midlands Counties Football League.[3] For the 2014–15 campaign, the club appointed from within, promoting former youth team coach Andy Panayiotou to the role of first team manager. In the summer of 2015 the club appointed Richard Hill first team manager after he left league rivals Ellistown & Ibstock in May.
Players
-Goalkeepers- Sam Taylor, Richard Edwards, Luke Marriott.
-Defenders- Luka Batson, Jamie Brown, Mark Warren, Joshua Unsworth, Adam Orton, Cameron Laywood, Keiran Henfrey, Keiran Neat
-Midfiders- Adam Joynson, Ben Harris, Lee Tyres, Danny Gallagher, Liam Doughtey, Sam Hankin, Nuno Gomez, Bobby Lea, Jim Smith,
-Strikers- Richard Lewis, Scott Stevenson, Jake Limbert.
-Staff- Richard Hill - Manager, Paul Brown - Assistant Manager, Jamie Parrott- Physio, Jim Smith - Player/coach, Brendan Davis - Coach, Trevor Wiltshere- Coach/Reserve Manager, Andy Talbott - Chairman, Bob Stretton - Owner,
Ground
The club plays at Saffron Lane, Aylestone.[4] Aylestone Park spent £750,000 on a new FIFA quality artificial 4G pitch which was completed in March 2015.
Honours
League honours
- Leicestershire Senior League Division One[2]
- Runners-up 1994–95, 2001–02
Club records
References
- ↑ Aylestone Park official website – History Accessed 25 July 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Aylestone Park Old Boys at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aylestone Park at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 East Midlands Counties Football League official website – Aylestone Park Accessed 25 July 2012
External links
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