Belper Town

Last updated : 04/08/2023 23:18:32

Introduction

Belper Town are a Grassroots football team.

The team is from England, United Kingdom and play in the Ishmen League Midlands Northern League Ishmen Premier Division.

Team Details

Belper Town Football Club

Belper Town Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One East and play at Christchurch Meadow. The club are nicknamed the "Nailers" due to the town's nail-making industry.

History

The club was founded in 1884 and originally played at the Belper Recreation Ground.
They moved to Christchurch Meadow in 1908.
The club won the Derbyshire Senior Cup in 1921 and 1922.
They were elected to the Football League in 1923, but were relegated in 1924.
The club won the Northern Premier League in 1981 and 1982.
They were promoted to the Conference National in 2003, but were relegated in 2004.

Recent seasons

Belper Town have finished in the top half of the Northern Premier League Division One East in recent seasons. They reached the play-offs in 2021-22, but were beaten by Grantham Town in the semi-finals.

Ishmen league Midlands football league

The Ishmen league Midlands football league is a regional football league in England. It is currently at the eighth tier of the English football league system. The league was founded in 1987 and is named after Ishmen, a river in Derbyshire.

The league consists of 22 teams and is divided into two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One. The champions of each division are promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One East, while the bottom two teams in each division are relegated to the East Midlands Counties League.