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Leamington F.C.
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Leamington

Full name        Leamington Football Club
Nickname(s)        The Brakes
Founded        1891 (as Leamington Town)
Ground        New Windmill Ground, Whitnash
(capacity: 2,300)
Chairman        Jim Scott
Manager        Paul Holleran
League        Southern Football League Premier Division
2012–13        Southern Football League Premier Division, 1st
Website        Club home page

Home colours

Away colours
Current season

Leamington Football Club is the main football club in Whitnash, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the Southern Football League Premier Division.

In 2005 the team beat 5 teams (with 2 replays and penalty shoot-outs) to make excellent progress in the FA Cup, gaining significant national media coverage, culminating in a 9–1 defeat to Colchester United, a professional team six leagues above Leamington, in the First Round Proper. To celebrate the cup run the Warwickshire Beer Company created a bespoke beer called Brakes Fluid, only available from the club shop. At the start of the 2008–09 season the senior team became affiliated with Leamington Lions, the ladies team and the Leamington Junior Brakes teams.

Contents  [hide]
1 History
2 Colours and badge
3 Ground
3.1 The Windmill Ground
3.2 The New Windmill Ground
4 Supporters
5 Rivals
6 Current squad
7 Coaching Staff
8 Managers
9 Honours
9.1 League Championships
9.2 Cups
10 League and Cup history
11 References
12 Sources
13 External links
[edit]History

The club was founded in 1891 as Leamington, and became known as Leamington Town the following year. In 1937 they sold their ground to Coventry City and did not then re-form until 1944 when they became known as Lockheed Borg & Beck, as they became associated with a local works. The team soon became Lockheed Leamington, and then AP Leamington in 1973, as the works team for Automotive Products. In 1985 the club returned to their original name, but within three years the ground had been sold and the club went into hiatus until re-emerging in 2000.[1]

With the club at its playing pinnacle, Automotive Products decided to sell the Windmill Ground in Tachbrook Road for housing. The last match was played in April 1988.

The club was relaunched in 2000 playing at the New Windmill Ground in Harbury Lane, Whitnash, (a small town adjoining Leamington to the south), and winning two successive promotions: the Midland Football Combination Division Two title in the first year and as runners-up in Division One a year later. Three years later Leamington gained promotion to the Midland Alliance

Famous ex-players include former Coventry City captain Charlie Timmins (1958–1961), and George Green, who won the 1925 FA Cup Final with Sheffield United.

[edit]Colours and badge

Leamington FC's colours are gold shirts, black shorts and black stockings.

The Leamington FC badge shows a windmill and a football. The windmill image has been associated with the club for a long time, since both the old Windmill Ground and the current New Windmill Ground were near iconic windmills.

The away kit for 2011–12 is royal blue with a yellow flash across the chest.

[edit]Ground

[edit]The Windmill Ground
Home to Leamington Town, Lockheed Leamington, AP Leamington and Leamington FC the Windmill Ground was situated on the Tachbrook Road, Leamington Spa.

The ground began its life known simply as the "Tachbrook Road Ground" with the first "Leamington FC" match taking place in late September, 1891, between "Leamington Association Football Club" and Queen's College, Birmingham.

By 1913, when Leamington Town moved back to the ground (after using various sites around the town), it had been renamed as "The Windmill Ground", the name reflecting the fact that there was a derelict windmill (which was domolished in 1968) adjacent to the site on the Tachbrook Road.[2]

In 1937 Leamington Town fell foul to money matters, the club was voluntarily wound up, and the Windmill Ground was sold to Coventry City. Coventry paid ￡1,739 6s and 8d for the ground which was to be used for their 'A' team. During the 2nd World War the ground also hosted Forces matches and Birmingham City matches.

Lockheed, the company situated opposite the Windmill Ground, saw their social club form a club in 1946 called Lockheed Leamington and bought the ground back from Coventry City to house their team.

It was after this time that the ground saw most of its development work – stands, terracing, etc. The floodlights were installed in 1965. By its demise it boasted a 440 seater stand running half the length of the Tachbrook Road side. At the left hand side (looking from the pitch) were the changing rooms.

To the right, and extending behind the northern goal, was terracing. The terracing gradually faded into a gently sloping gravel bank that continued round the other 2 sides of the pitch. The north end was covered, as was a very small section of the embankment opposite the stand.

The stated capacity of the ground was 5,000 – with cover for 1,600 spectators. The clubhouse (built in the late 1970s) sat behind the stand, up towards the northern end of the ground.

A First Round FA Cup tie, vs Stafford Rangers in the 1975–76 season, saw the largest attendance at the ground. 3,200 turned up to see Stafford triumph 3–2.

With the ground's owners, Automotive Products, struggling financially, property developers AC Lloyd purchased the ground in 1985. The downfall of the club could be said to have started two years previously. Despite winning the Southern League championship in 1983, the club was denied promotion to the Football Conference due to the condition of the ground. Kidderminster Harriers were promoted instead, and a sad downward spiral was put in motion.

The final league match at the ground was on 16 April 1988 against Walsall Wood. The very last match played at the ground was between teams managed by two old (AP) Leamington managers a "Farewell to the Windmill Ground".

Where the ground once stood there is now a housing development. The turnstiles were sold to VS Rugby and some of the stand went to Stratford Town. The floodlights, originally from Manchester City's Maine Road ground, were sold to a security firm.

[edit]The New Windmill Ground


The New Windmill Ground from the air pre-2008.


Leamington FC fans on the new North Bank Terrace


Leamington FC fans display their flags at the New Windmill Ground


Junior teams gather at the New Windmill Ground, Sheepside Stand, for a photo session


Leamington vs Banbury at the New Windmill Ground, North Bank End
The New Windmill Ground has been Leamington's home since the 2000–01 renaissance. The ground is built in the shadow of nearby Chesterton Windmill on Harbury Lane, Whitnash just outside Leamington Spa. It is fully owned by the club.

As of February 2008, the ground contains a match pitch and a practice pitch, car park, licensed clubhouse and changing rooms, a snack bar, club shop and a tuck shop, and an electronic scoreboard. There is covered terracing on the South side ("The Harbury Lane End"), covered seating on the East side ("The Sheepside"), terracing on the North side ("The North Bank"), and a new small covered stand on the West side. The ground has full floodlighting and PA facilities. Entrance is via turnstiles at the southwest and, since February 2008, northwest corners.

In June 2007, planning permission was granted for further development, intended to bring the ground to the standards required by the Southern League. This planned development includes a new covered stand on the west side of the ground (subsequently completed in 2010), and an extension to the clubhouse. In December 2007 terracing to the North Bank was completed and first used on 26 December for a league game against Romulus, which ended as a 1–1 draw.

In April 2008 the ground was awarded a 'D' grading making it suitable for use in the Southern League Premier Division. New terracing to the Harbury Lane end, consisting of six steps, was unveiled in a pre-season friendly against Conference South team Newport County on July 19, 2008.

[edit]Supporters

Leamington used to enjoy a high level of support for the club's position in the league system. The average attendance for home matches for the 2011–12 season was 507. The highest attendance at a New Windmill Ground match was 1,634 when Stourbridge visited on 5 May 2008. Below are the top five highest attendances at the New Windmill Ground:

Attendance        Opponents        Match        Date
1,634        Stourbridge        Southern Football League
Division One Midlands Play-Off Final        May 2008
1,380        Retford United        FA Vase        February 2007
1,263        Rugby Town        Midland Football Combination
Division Two        May 2001
1,251        Nuneaton Town        Southern Football League
Premier Division        April 2010
1,204        Rugby Town        Midland Football Combination
Division One        April 2002
Leamington does not have an official club song but in the early seasons "Pomp 'n' Gold", a fusion of Elgar and Spandau Ballet was used prior to the teams walking out onto the pitch. For the 2011–12 season The Roller by Beady Eye is played whilst the teams run onto the pitch. In addition a popular song on the terraces is 2Bods adapted from an FC United of Manchester song with the words changed to suit the club. To celebrate the FA Cup run of 2005 the Warwickshire Beer Company, a local microbrewery based in Cubbington produced a special ale called Brakes Fluid especially for the club which is still sold today. The club's fanzine is entitled Windmill Wonderland. Since 2000 the club have had three supporters organisations. The first was The Friends of Leamington F.C. which was followed by the Leamington F.C. Supporters' Club. Currently there is a supporters' trust ran by the fans named The Brakes Trust.[3]

[edit]Rivals

Leamington's primary rivals are Rugby Town AFC and Nuneaton Town. Other rivals are Bedworth United, Racing Club Warwick from the nearby town of Warwick, and Stratford Town from Stratford-upon-Avon.

[edit]Current squad

[4]

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

No.                Position        Player
—                GK        Richard Anstiss
—                GK        Niall Cooper
—                DF        Liam Francis
—                DF        James Mace
—                DF        Martyn Naylor
No.                Position        Player
—                MF        Liam Daly
—                MF        Peter Faulds
—                FW        Luke Corbett
—                FW        Ben Mackey
—                FW        Stefan Moore
[edit]Coaching Staff

Manager - Paul Holleran
Assistant Manager - Liam O'Neill
Coach - Tim Holland
Goalkeeping Coach - Mark Gayle
[edit]Managers

Jason Cadden & Barry Proctor (2000–2003)
Jason Cadden (2003–2009)
Wayne Powell (2009) (caretaker)
Paul Holleran (2009–present)
[edit]Honours

[edit]League Championships
Coventry & North Warwickshire League Division One: 1912–13 (Leamington Town)
Birmingham Combination: 1925–26 (Leamington Town)
Birmingham & District/West Midlands League: 1961–62, 1962–63 (both Lockheed Leamington)
Midland Counties League: 1964–65 (Lockheed Leamington)
Southern League Premier Division: 1982–83 (AP Leamington)
Midland Football Combination Division Two: 2001–02 (Leamington)
Midland Football Combination Premier Division 2004–05 (Leamington)
Midland Football Alliance 2006–07 (Leamington)
Southern Football League Division One Midlands 2008–09 (Leamington)
Southern Football League Premier Division: 2012-2013 (Leamington)
[edit]Cups
Birmingham Junior Cup: 1912–13, 1920–21 (both Leamington Town)
Birmingham Senior Cup: 1951–52, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1969–70, 1971–72 (all Lockheed Leamington)
Southern League Cup: 1973–74 (AP Leamington), 1983–84 (Leamington)
Southern League Champions Cup: 1973–74 (AP Leamington), 1983–84 (Leamington)
Jack Mould Trophy: 2001–02 (Leamington)
Tony Allden Memorial Trophy: 2005–06 (Leamington)
Midland Football Alliance League Cup: 2006–07 (Leamington)
Joe McGorian Cup: 2007–08 (Leamington)
In 2006–07 Leamington were the first team to win the Midland Football Alliance League, and League Cup in the same year. Leamington later went on to win the J. McGorian Cup, the division's equivalent of the Community Shield.

[edit]League and Cup history

Season
League Contested[note 1]        Tier
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
League Position
Avg. League Home
Attendance
FA Cup
FA Trophy
Leading scorer[note 2]
2000–01        Midland Football Combination Division Two        12        34        28        4        2        96        31        +65        88        1st of 18
Promoted        535        n/a        n/a        Josh Blake 31 (2)
2001–02        Midland Football Combination Division One        11        36        28        6        2        107        30        +77        90        2nd of 19
Promoted        483        n/a        n/a        Josh Blake 23 (4)
2002–03        Midland Football Combination Premier Division        10        42        27        9        6        92        48        +44        90        3rd of 22        399        n/a        n/a        Paul Nicholls 28 (2)
2003–04        Midland Football Combination Premier Division        10        40        30        4        6        101        36        +65        94        2nd of 21        410        n/a        n/a        Paul Nicholls 26 (6)
2004–05        Midland Football Combination Premier Division        10        42        35        4        3        132        40        +92        109        1st of 22
Promoted        396        n/a        n/a        Richard Adams 37 (1)
2005–06        Midland Football Alliance        9        42        21        11        10        79        44        +35        74        5th of 22        473        R1        n/a        Jon Adams 13 (8)
2006–07        Midland Football Alliance        9        42        33        4        5        105        36        +69        103        1st of 22
Promoted        601        1Q        n/a        Ben Mackey 19 (10)
2007–08        Southern Football League
Division One Midlands        8        40        27        8        5        74        27        +47        89        2nd of 21
Play-off final losers        604        1Q        R1        Ben Mackey 22 (6)
2008–09        Southern Football League
Division One Midlands        8        42        32        5        5        114        44        +70        101        1st of 22
Promoted        661        1Q        1Q        Mark Bellingham 46 (2)
2009–10        Southern Football League
Premier Division        7        42        19        8        15        84        75        +9        65        10th of 22        636        1Q        1Q        Mark Bellingham 27 (5)
2010–11        Southern Football League
Premier Division        7        40        24        6        10        68        39        +29        78        5th of 22
Play-off semi final losers        525        1Q        3Q        Luke Corbett 17 (1)
2011–12        Southern Football League
Premier Division        7        42        18        15        9        60        47        +13        69        7th of 22        507        2Q        1Q        Jacob Blyth 17 (2)
2012–13        Southern Football League
Premier Division season ongoing        7        40        28        5        7        80        43        +37        89        1st of 22        tbc        2Q        1Q        tbc
^ Prior to 2006, the Midland Football Combination Premier Division was defined as tier 11, Division 1 as tier 12 and Division 2 as tier 13
^ League games with cup games in brackets
Last Updated: April 25, 2011

Q = Qualifying Round
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;

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