Belper Town FC are based in Belper, Derbyshire.
In the middle ages the town was know for its nail making and that is why the team is nicknamed the ‘Nailers.’
The club was originally established in 1883 – however, since
then, they have been in and out of existence three times, due to a lack of
finances. Their latest re-forming was in
1951 and they have played at their current ground at Christchurch Meadow ever
since. The ground is called ‘The Silver
X Stadium’ and it has a capacity of 2,000.
Belper play in the Norther Premier League Division South East in
the 8th tier of the Pyramid.
At the moment they reside in 9th place with 13 points from 5
games – however all teams above them have played at least 8 games, so if Belper
were to win all their games-in-hand they’d be sitting pretty on top!
They reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup in 1887 and
that is still their best performance in the competition.
Belper is 7 miles north of Derby, on the river Derwent. Like
many of the northern towns mentioned in this blog, it established itself as a
mill town during the industrial revolution. Until 1999 it was the home of the Thornton’s
Chocolate Factory and its most noticeable famous resident was Timothy Dalton of
James Bond fame (from age 3 he grew up in Belper).
I wonder is Timothy will be supporting Belper Town against
Rushall Olympic in this tie?
Rushall are 2nd in their League
(Southern Premier Central – 7th Tier) with 17pts from 8 games and
they have already beaten a team from Belper’s Division (Sheffield FC). Rushall
will be travelling 34.9 miles north…
For another GKA weekend
double header.
15:00, Saturday 5th
October, Men’s Draw Number 10
Belper Town V Rushall Olympic
aka, The Nailers V The Pics
aka, The Nailers V The Pics
14:00, Sunday 6th
October, Women’s Draw Number 9
Mossley Hill LFC V Stockport County LFC
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