Saffron Dynamo F.C.

Association football club in England

Football club

Saffron Dynamo

Full name	Saffron Dynamo Football Club
Nickname(s)	Saff
Founded	1963
Ground	Kings Park, Cosby
Capacity	1000
Chairman	Nick Evans
Manager	Jacob Straw
League	United Counties League Division One
2022–23	United Counties League Division One, 18th of 21
Website	Club website

Saffron Dynamo Football Club is a football club based in Cosby, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at Cambridge Road.

History

The club was founded in 1963 by a group of friends playing friendly matches on Saffron Lane Recreation Field (hence the name). One of the original men was Bob King who is still with the club to this day and is now the treasurer/secretary.

In 1976 the club moved to Cambridge Road where they initially rented a pitch from Wellington Vics. With the demise of the Vics in 1984 the ground was purchased by SDFC.

In 1994 SDFC joined the Leicestershire Senior League and over time had steadily built up its youth teams, now operating all the way from U5's to U15's.

In 2011 the club secured funding to build a new clubhouse. More recently a 7v7 state of the art 3G pitch^{[clarification needed]} has been installed and the first team secured promotion to the United Counties League having finished runners up in the Leicestershire Senior League in the 2018/19 season.^{[citation needed]}

Ground

Since 1976 the club play their home games at King's Park, Cambridge Road, Cosby.^[1] After 8 years the club purchased the ground.^[1] In 2011 the club opened their new clubhouse and changing facilities.^[1]

Honours

Leicestershire Senior League Beacon Bitter Trophy^[2]
- Winners (2) 1999-00, 2006–07

Management

President - JB James
Chairman - Nick Evans
Treasurer - Bob King
Secretary - Dylan Clarke
Senior Section Secretary - James Simmons
Welfare officer - Lisa Smith
Bar manager - Tonto
Development Manager - Martin Stanley
Head director of the gate - William Simmons
Social Media Manager - James Simmons
1st Team Manager - Jacob Straw
1st Team Coach - Josh Pickering
1st Team Assistant - James Simmons
1st Team Physio - Jack Faulkner

Records

Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 2018–19^[3]
Attendance : 400 vs Birstall United 28/07/2023

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Buildbase Blog: Diary of a Groundhopper: talkSPORT’s Tony Incenzo – Saffron Dynamo + Rainworth Miners Welfare – Buildbase Blog, accessdate: February 5, 2020
^ Beacon Bitter Trophy: Leicestershire Senior League – Beacon Bitter Trophy, accessdate: February 5, 2020
^ Saffron Dynamo at the Football Club History Database

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