Morpeth Town A.F.C.
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| Full name | Morpeth Town Association Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Highwaymen | |
| Founded | 1909 | |
| Ground | Craik Park Morpeth (Capacity: Total capacity n/k (100 seated)) |
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| League | Northern League Division One |
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| 2007–08 | Northern League Division One, 8th |
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Morpeth Town A.F.C. is a football club based in Morpeth in Northumberland, England. Their home ground is Craik Park in Morpeth, which has a 400m cinder track running around the edge of the pitch. The stadium has a small stand with 100 seats.[1] The clubs traditional colours are amber and black stripes,[2] however in the 2007-08 season Morpeth have worn yellow shirts with black trim.[3] They are currently members of the Northern League Division One.
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[edit] Club history
Morpeth Town were founded in 1894 following the amalgamation of Morpeth United and Morpeth FC. They played their home matches at Stobhill Cricket Field.[2] They joined the Northern Football Alliance in the 1936-37 season.[4] The club moved to Storey Park in 1954. In the 1983-84 season they were the Northern Football Alliance champions.[4] They won the Northern Alliance Challenge Cup in 1986 as well as the Benevolent Bowl. [2]
In 1994 the club moved to Craik Park and again won the Northern Alliance title and with it promotion to the Northern League Division Two for the 1994-95 season. The following season they were promoted to Division One as champions.[3] In the club's first season in Division One they finished in sixth place and were runners-up in the Northumberland Senior Cup.[2]
They reached the 4th round of the FA Vase in the 2002-03 season.[citation needed] In 2007 Morpeth beat Blyth Spartans to win the Northumberland Senior Cup at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[3]
[edit] Stadium
Morpeth play at Craik Park, on Morpeth Common. It has 100 seats in a small stand and is surrounded by a 400 metre cinder track. The track was built in 1972 and is still used for training by Morpeth Harriers Athletics Club, but not competitions.[1]
Morpeth Town moved to the stadium in 1994 and named the stadium Craik Park after father and son W and R Craik who had served as club secretary between 1920 and 1985.[2]
Since then the club has built a covered stand, a new clubhouse, installed floodlights and erected a high fence around the ground.[citation needed]
[edit] Honours
[edit] League
- Northern Alliance Champions (2): 1983-84, 1993-94
- Northern Alliance Runners-up (5): 1937-38, 1965-66,1973-74, 1981-82, 1984-85
- Northern League Division Two Champions (1): 1995-96
[edit] Cup
- Northern Alliance Challenge Cup Winners (3): 1938-39, 1985-86, 1993-94
- Northern Alliance Challenge Cup Winners (4): 1936-37, 1962-63, 1973-74, 1985-86
- Northumberland Benevolent Bowl Winners (1): 1978-79, 1985-86
- Northumberland Senior Cup Winners (2): 1886 (shared with Shankhouse), 2006-07
- Northumberland Senior Cup Runners-up (1): 1996-97
- Aged Miners Cup Winners (4): 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1987-88
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Morpeth Craik Park". Run Track Directory. http://www.runtrackdir.com/details.asp?track=morpeth. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ a b c d e "Morpeth Town FC - Club History". Morpeth Town F.C.. http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/morpethtownfc/history.pl. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
- ^ a b c "Arngrove Northern League: Morpeth Town details". Northern League. http://northernleague.org/league/view_club_details.php?type=26&submit=Go%21. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ a b "The History of the League". Northern Football Alliance. http://northernfootballalliance.org.uk/history.aspx. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
[edit] External links
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