Melton Town F.C.

Association football club in England

Football club

Melton Town

Full name

Melton Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Reds

Founded

2004

Ground

Melton Sports Village, Melton Mowbray

Chairman

Matt Curtis

Manager

Tom Manship

League

United Counties League Premier Division North

2022–23

United Counties League Premier Division North, 4th of 20

Home colours

Melton Town Football Club is a football club based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division North and play at the Melton Sports Village.

History

The club was established in 2004 and joined Division Two of the Leicester & District League.^[1] In 2006–07 season they were Division Two champions,^[2] and were promoted to Division One. In 2009 they moved up to Division One of the Leicestershire Senior League.^[3] After finishing as runners-up in 2012–13, the club were promoted to the Premier Division. They went on to finish as runners-up in the Premier Division in 2013–14 and 2014–15,^[3] but were unable to take promotion due to failing ground grading regulations.^[4] A third-place finish in 2015–16 and a move to a new ground saw the club promoted to Division One of the United Counties League, with the club also being renamed Melton Town.^[3]

In 2021 Melton were promoted to the Premier Division North based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.

Ground

In 2013 the club moved to nearby Asfordby.^[4] They returned to Melton Mowbray in April 2016 when the club moved to the Melton Sports Village.^[4] The new ground included a 135-seat stand.^[4] In autumn 2021 an artificial pitch was installed.^[5]

Honours

Leicester & District League
- Division Two champions 2006–07

Records

Best FA Vase performance: Second qualifying round, 2017–18

References

^ Melton Mowbray Leics Football
^ Leicester & District League Football Club History Database
^ ^a ^b ^c Melton Mowbray at the Football Club History Database
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Melton Mowbray FC set to play first fixture at new home Melton Times, 15 April 2016
^ Boss says new pitch will take Melton Town to the next level Melton Times, 23 September 2021

External links

Official website

United Counties League

2023–24
clubs

Premier Division North	AFC Mansfield Ashby Ivanhoe Belper United Boston Town Deeping Rangers Eastwood Heanor Town Hucknall Town Kimberley Miners Welfare Lincoln United Loughborough University Melton Town Newark and Sherwood United Pinchbeck United Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Sleaford Town Wisbech Town
Premier Division South	Aylestone Park Bugbrooke St Michaels Cogenhoe United Coventry United Daventry Town Desborough Town Easington Sports Eynesbury Rovers GNG Oadby Town Godmanchester Rovers Histon Leicester Nirvana Lutterworth Town March Town United Newport Pagnell Town Racing Club Warwick Rugby Borough St Neots Town Wellingborough Town Yaxley
Division One	Asfordby Birstall United Blackstones Bourne Town Clifton All Whites Clipstone Dunkirk Gedling Miners Welfare Grantham Town Academy Harrowby United Holwell Sports Kirby Muxloe Leicester St Andrews Lutterworth Athletic Newark Town Radford Rainworth Miners Welfare Saffron Dynamo Sandiacre Town Selston Southwell City West Bridgford

Seasons

as Northamptonshire League	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34
as United Counties League	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

as Northamptonshire League