Newport Pagnell Town F.C.
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| Full name |
Newport Pagnell Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Swans | ||
| Founded | 1963 | ||
| Ground |
Willen Road Newport Pagnell | ||
| Capacity | 500+ | ||
| Chairman | Mick Stanton | ||
| Manager | Darren Lynch | ||
| League | United Counties League Premier Division | ||
| 2015–16 | United Counties League Premier Division, 3rd | ||
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Newport Pagnell Town F.C. is a football club based at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire in England. The club plays in the United Counties League Premier Division, and is led by manager Darren Lynch.
History
The Swans were founded in 1963 as Newport Pagnell Wanderers. In 1964 they joined the North Bucks & District Football League, winning the Division Three shield at their first attempt. When the only other local team (based at the Aston Martin works) folded, many of their players joined the Swans, who won Division Two and then One in successive seasons, before becoming the almost unbeatable champions for three seasons
In 1972 the Swans joined the South Midlands League, playing at youth club facilities in Wolverton Road before moving to the current Willen Road ground. At the same time the name changed from Wanderers to Town and in 1973 Newport Pagnell Town joined the United Counties Football League.
The Swans started in the old Division Two, which is now extinct. In 1976 they won promotion to Division One as runners-up and in 1982 won the Division One title for the loss of just one game. Since their first Premier Division season in 1982–83, the Swans have alternated between the two divisions; this is their sixteenth season in the Premier Division compared to eleven seasons in Division One.
The club started the 2008–09 season by reaching the second qualifying round of the FA Cup for the first time, with wins over VT, Cirencester Town and Marlow.
Honours
League honours
- United Counties League Premier Division[1]
- Runners-up 2002–03
- United Counties League Division Oneoggy
- Champions 1981–82, 2001–02
- Runners-up 1991–92
- South Midlands League Division One
- Runners-up 1972–71
Cup honours
- Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy :[2]
- Runners-up: 2015–16
Records
References
- 1 2 Newport Pagnell Town at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ "Flackwell Heath crowned Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy champions after win over Newport Pagnell Town | Other-local-clubs | Football | Maidenhead Sport". MaidenheadAdvertiser. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
External links
Coordinates: 52°04′36.80″N 0°43′15.93″W / 52.0768889°N 0.7210917°W