Full name | Mickleover Sports Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Sports |
Founded | 1948 |
Ground | Don Amott Arena, Mickleover, Derbyshire |
Capacity | 1,500 (280 seated) |
Chairman | Don Amott |
Manager | John McGrath |
League | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
2015–16 | Northern Premier League Premier Division, 20th |
Mickleover Sports Football Club is an English football club based in the Mickleover suburb of Derby, Derbyshire. They are members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The club plays its home matches at the Don Amott Arena, formerly known as the Mickleover Sports Ground and more commonly referred to as Station Road after the road on which it is located.
The club was formed in 1948 and spent the first 44 years of their existence competing locally in the Derby and District Senior League. In 1993, they joined the Central Midlands Football League Premier Division, gaining promotion to the Supreme Division two years later. They moved up to Northern Counties East League Division One in 1999, and in the 2000–01 season reached the 4th round of the FA Vase. Their most recent promotion, to the Northern Premier League, occurred at the end of the 2014–15 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coordinates: 52°55′25.25″N 1°32′23.97″W / 52.9236806°N 1.5399917°W