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| Full name | Hanley Town Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1966 | ||
| Ground | Potteries Park, Stoke-on-Trent | ||
| Manager | Ryan Shotton | ||
| League | Northern Premier League Division One West | ||
| 2022โ23 | Northern Premier League Division One West, 16th of 20 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Hanley Town Football Club is a football club based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One West and play at Potteries Park.
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History
The original Hanley Town were established in the 19th century, with their first recorded game being in 1882.[1] They joined the Combination in 1894, but left the league after a single season and subsequently folded in 1912.[1][2] The modern club was established in 1966,[3] based on an existing Sunday league pub team named the Trumpet.[1][4] The new club joined the Longton League for the 1966โ67 season, winning it at the first attempt.[5] They then moved up to the Staffordshire County League, winning Division Two in 1967โ68 and then Division One the following season, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[5]
Hanley were Premier Division runners-up in their first three seasons in the division, also winning the Premier Cup in 1969โ70. They won the league title in 1972โ73 and again in 1975โ76, after which they joined Division Two of the Mid-Cheshire League. They won the Division Two Cup in 1976โ77 with a 1โ0 win over Knutsford in the final,[6] and a third-place finish the following season saw them promoted to Division One.[4] They were Division One champions in 1982โ83, but after several seasons of mid-table finishes and being refused entry to the North West Counties League in 1988 due to failure to meet the ground grading requirements,[6] they finished bottom of Division One in 1993โ94 and dropped into junior football.[4]
In 1996 Hanley returned to the Mid-Cheshire League, joining Division Two. However, after two seasons they switched to the Midland League and in 2004โ05 they were Midland League champions.[4] At the end of the season the league merged with the Staffordshire County League to form the Staffordshire County Senior League. Hanley were placed in the Premier Division and were the league's inaugural champions in 2005โ06 before finishing as runners-up the following season.[7]
Hanley were Premier Division runners-up again in 2010โ11, before winning back-to-back titles in 2011โ12 and 2012โ13, after which they were promoted to Division One of the North West Counties League;[4] the 2012โ13 season also saw them win the League Cup, the Staffordshire FA Vase and the Leek Cup.[8] In 2014โ15 the club finished fourth and qualified for the promotion play-offs; after a 3โ1 win over Holker Old Boys in the semi-finals, they lost 5โ3 to AFC Darwen in the final.[9] However, the club were Division One champions the following season, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[4]
At the end of the 2020โ21 season Hanley were transferred to the Premier Division of the Midland League. They went on to win the Premier Division title in 2021โ22, earning promotion to Division One West of the Northern Premier League.
Ground
The modern Hanley Town initially played on a pitch on Victoria Road which was leased from the Copestick & Farrell engineering company.[10] Changing rooms were built at the site once the club joined the Staffordshire County League.[10] However, the club was forced to leave the Victoria Road ground in 1971 when developers took over the site and moved to Eastwood Hanley's Trentmill Road ground.[10] However, when Eastwood Hanley attempted to increase the rent in 1974, the club relocated to Leek Town's Harrison Park. They played there until 1976 when the club moved to its current Potteries Park ground.[10]
Honours
- Midland Football League
- Premier Division champions 2021โ22
- North West Counties League
- Division One champions 2015โ16
- Staffordshire County Senior League
- Premier Division champions 2005โ06, 2011โ12, 2012โ13
- League Cup winners 2012โ13
- Midland League
- Champions 2004โ05
- Mid-Cheshire League
- Division One champions 1981โ82
- League Cup winners 1979โ80, 1980โ81, 1986โ87[5]
- Division Two Cup winners 1976โ77
- Staffordshire County League
- Premier Division champions 1972โ73, 1975โ76
- Division One champions 1968โ69
- Division Two champions 1967โ68
- Premier Cup winners 1969โ70
- Longton League
- Champions 1966โ67
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2021โ22, 2022โ23[4]
- Best FA Vase performance: First round, 1987โ88, 2014โ15, 2016โ17[4]
- Record attendance: 1,000 vs Chasetown, Staffordshire FA Vase final, 1982[3][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Club Roots/History Hanley Town F.C.
- ^ Hanley Town (1) at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p455 ISBNย 978-1869833695
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hanley Town at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c Honours Hanley Town F.C.
- ^ a b c Club Roots/History Pt3 Hanley Town F.C.
- ^ Staffordshire County Senior League 2005โ2012 Non-League Matters
- ^ Hanley Town: Info North West Counties League
- ^ 2014โ15 North West Counties League Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c d Club Roots/History Pt2 Hanley Town F.C.
External links
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