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Founded: 1987

Years in NCEL: 2004-2007, 2011-2018, 2023-24, 2026-

Nickname: The Badgers

Status: Nottinghamshire FA

Home Colours: Black & White/Black/Black & White

Alternate Colours: All Red

Sponsors: Onecall Insurance

Midweek Matchday: Wednesday

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Personnel

Manager:
Ryan Hindley
Assistant Manager:
James Colliver
Coach:
Craig Spink

Chairman:
Nik Springthorpe
Secretary:
Sarah Baines
Programme Editor:
Jacob Baines

Registered Players

Ben Ashall

Jackson Buckthorp

Jacob Carter

Carlton Carty

Lewis Chambers

Joshua Devereux

Alexander Duhameau

Joshua Egginton

Dominic Hart

Brandon Kane

David Kolodynski

Joe Lumley

Liam Owen

Max Pemberton

Louis Spink

Callum Steer

Dorian Sulkowski

Matthew Tootle

Freddie Trueman

Jack Warner

Conner Williamson

Oliver Wilson

Harvey Woodward

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Ground Details

Cannon Park
Leverton Road, Retford, Notts, DN22 0DR.
General Ground Directions:
Leave the town centre along Arlington Way onto Spital Hill then Leverton Road, the ground is over two humpback bridges on the right.

Public Transport:
Station: Retford 1½m. Out of station and cross into Victoria Road, right into Albert Road, straight on at crossroads into Arlington Way, right into Grove Street which becomes Grove Lane and heads out of town, over railway lines and then after a further half a mile left at a crossroads, and ground is on left just before junction with Leverton Road. There is no bus service to the ground.
Public transport directions courtesy of Andy Edwards. Click here for more details.

Pitch Surface: Grass
Admission Price: Adults: £7, Concessions: £5, 5 to 16s: £1, Under 5s: Free. Dogs allowed on a lead.
Capacity: 2000, Cover: 200, Seats: 150
Clubhouse: Yes.
Club Shop: Yes. Open matchdays.

Club History

League History:
Central Midlands League: 2001-04; NCEL: 2004-07; Northern Premier League: 2007-11; NCEL: 2011-18; Central Midlands League: 2018-23; NCEL: 2023-24; United Counties League 2024-26; NCEL 2026-.
Honours:
Northern Premier League: Division One South - 2007/08 2008/09, Chiarman's Cup - 2007/08; NCEL - Premier Division - 2006/07 2011/12, President's Cup - 2006/07, Wilkinson Sword Trophy - 2005/06; Central Midlands League: Supreme Division - 2003/04, Division One - 2001/02, League Cup - 2001/02 2003/04, Floodlit Cup - 2003/04; Notts Alliance: Division One - 2000/01, Intermediate Cup - 2000/01; Notts Senior Cup: Winners - 2008/09.
Best Season:
FA Cup - 4th Qualifying Round 2008/09, FA Trophy - 1st Round 2007/08, FA Vase - 5th Round 2006/07.
Records:
Attendance: 1527 v Doncaster Rovers - July 2006 (Friendly); Biggest Victory: 12-2 v Jenkins Sports 1987/88, 10-0 v Calverton Miners Welfare 1993/94; Highest Goalscorer: Steve Hardy - 272 (1987-1997); Most Appearances: Stuart Ludlam, 307.
Players Progressing:
Neil Harvey to Macclesfield Town 2009 - also played for Barbados in World Cup Qualifiers.
NCEL History Pld W D L F A Pts +/- Pos
2004/05 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 30 10 7 13 45 58 37 -13 (8/16)
2005/06 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 30 20 5 5 74 28 65 46 (2/16)
2006/07 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 25 7 6 92 37 82 55 (1/20)
2011/12 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 25 10 3 97 42 85 55 (1/20)
2012/13 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 42 24 6 12 78 52 78 26 (4/22)
2013/14 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 44 22 10 12 95 52 76 43 (9/23)
2014/15 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 40 5 6 29 37 137 21 -100 (20/21)
2015/16 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 42 12 9 21 66 96 45 -30 (15/22)
2016/17 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 42 7 6 29 50 132 24 -82 (22/22)
2017/18 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 42 6 6 30 42 115 24 -73 (22/22)
2023/24 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 44 28 9 7 121 47 93 74 (5/23)

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