Mickleover Royals F.C.

Mickleover Royals

Full name	Mickleover Royals Football Club
Founded	2005 (as Derby Royals)
Dissolved	2015
Ground	Raygar Stadium
Ground Capacity	1500 (280 seated)
Home colours Away colours

Mickelover Royals F.C. was an English football club based in the Derby suburb of Mickleover in Derbyshire. The club last played in the East Midlands Counties League.

History

Mickleover Royals was formed in 2005 as an under 12s team, playing as Derby Royals. Three years later a men's team was formed. In 2011 the club joined the Midlands Regional Alliance. The following season the club changed its name to Mickleover Royals^[1] and was elected to the Central Midlands League, finishing in 6th place.^[2] The club made its debut in the FA Vase in the 2013–14 season. In the season 2014–15 Royals beat Basford United 1–0 with a 70-minute goal from Kirk Francis in the second preliminary round of the FA Vase, while they were promoted to the East Midlands Counties League by winning the Central Midlands League South Division.^[3] However,due to financial difficulties, they resigned four matches into the new season and the club folded. Their record was expunged.^[4]

Final squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Ash Warner GK Daniel Spencer GK Jake Pritchard DF Chris Martin DF Peter Aliguma DF Owen Brown DF Kieran Lynch DF Jordan Simpson DF Ollie Buxton DF Ryan Thompson DF Ashley Lynch MF Dan Martin MF Matt Richards

No. Position Player MF Josh Gregory MF Joe Brockley MF Shaun Roberts MF Ash Foster MF Scott Wesson MF Adam Birch FW Nash Wilson FW Matt Savage FW Kirk Francis FW Sam Bartram FW Davy Hamson FW Troy Black FW Steve O'Connell

Records

• Central Midlands League South Division
  • Champions 2014–15
• FA Vase
  • Second Qualifying Round 2013–14
• FA Vase
  • Second Round Proper 2014–15

References

External links

• Mickleover Royals – Official website