Boldmere St. Michaels F.C.
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Full name | Boldmere St. Michaels Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Mikes | ||
Founded | 1883 | ||
Ground | Boldmere Community Stadium, Boldmere | ||
Capacity | 2,500 (230 seated)[1] | ||
Chairman | Rob Mallaband | ||
Manager | Neil Kitching | ||
League | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | ||
2023–24 | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, 13th of 20 | ||
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Boldmere St. Michaels Football Club is a football club based in Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands and play at the Boldmere Community Stadium.
History
[edit]The club was established in 1883 as a youth football team attached to the local church.[2] After playing friendly matches against other church teams for the next 29 years, they joined a league for the first time in 1912.[2] The club subsequently progressed through several leagues before joining the Birmingham AFA League.[2] They won the league's Senior Cup in 1928–29 and the Junior Cup in 1933–34.[3] In 1937 the club joined the Central Amateur League, and were league runners-up in 1938–39,[4] before winning the league in 1946–47.[5]
In 1947–48 Boldmere reached the semi-finals of the FA Amateur Cup, eventually losing 2–0 to Barnet in front of 26,000 spectators at Highbury.[6] They were also Central Amateur League runners-up and reached the final of the AFA Senior Cup, drawing the final with Cambridge Town 2–2, with the clubs jointly awarded the trophy.[7] They subsequently hosted the Indian Olympic team in a friendly match following the 1948 Summer Olympics, losing by a single goal.[7] The following season saw Boldmere win the Central Amateur League,[2] after which they joined the Birmingham & District League. Deciding to remain amateur in a largely semi-professional league,[2] the club's performances began to decline and they finished second-from-bottom of the league in 1952–53 and 1953–54.[8]
When the Birmingham & District League merged with the Birmingham Combination in 1954, Boldmere were placed in the South Division for a transitional season, in which they finished bottom of the table. As a result, the club became members of Division Two the following season. The league was subsequently reduced to a single division in 1960 and renamed the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1962.[8] In 1963 the club dropped into Division One of the Worcestershire Combination.[8] The league was renamed the Midland Combination in 1968 and the club were Challenge Cup winners in 1977–78 before winning the league's Tony Allden Cup in 1978–79.[9] Division One became the Premier Division in 1983 and the club were league champions in 1985–86, and after finishing as runners-up in 1987–88, they won a second league title in 1988–89. The 1989–90 saw them win the treble of the league, the League Cup and the Tony Allden Cup.[9] They went on to retain both cups the following season, and won the Tony Allden Cup again in 1991–92.[9]
In 1994 Boldmere were founder members of the Midland Alliance, and were league runners-up in 2013–14, the league's final season. When it merged with the Midland Combination to form the Midland League, the club became members of the Premier Division.[8] They were runners-up in the Premier Division in 2021–22, earning promotion to Division One Midlands of the Northern Premier League.
Ground
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Originally named Church Road, the ground was renamed in 2004 after former chairman Trevor Brown. It was renamed again in 2023 to the Boldmere Community Stadium. The ground currently has a capacity of 2,500, of which 230 is seated and 400 covered.[1]
Honours
[edit]- Midland Combination
- Champions 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90
- Challenge Cup winners 1977–78, 1989–90, 1990–91
- Tony Allden Cup winners 1978–79, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
- Birmingham AFA
- Senior Cup winners 1928–29
- Junior Cup winners 1933–34, 1958–59, 1965–66
- Central Amateur League
- Champions 1946–47, 1948–49
- AFA Senior Cup
- Winners 1947–48 (joint)
- Walsall Senior Cup
- Winners 1986–87, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08,[9] 2018–19
- Birmingham Junior Cup
- Winners 1971–72[9]
- Sutton Charity Cup
- Winners 1968–69, 1970–71, 1996–97, 1997–98[9]
- Fazeley Charity Cup
- Winners 1997–98[9]
Records
[edit]- Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 1987–88, 1997–98[8]
- Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2009–10[8]
- Best FA Amateur Cup performance: Semi-finals, 1947–48[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p437 ISBN 978-1869833695
- ^ a b c d e Detailed Club History Boldmere St. Michaels F.C.
- ^ 2016–2017 Handbook Archived 2017-08-01 at the Wayback Machine Birmingham & District League
- ^ 1938/39 Central Amateur League Leics Football
- ^ 1946/47 Central Amateur League Leics Football
- ^ New book tells the story of Boldmere St Michaels FC Archived 1 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Birmingham Mail, 29 July 2008
- ^ a b What Provincial Members are Doing The A.F.C. Record, October 1948, p15
- ^ a b c d e f g Boldmere St Michaels at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c d e f g Honours Boldmere St. Michaels F.C.