GRESLEY ROVERS{1}
Note - this page refers to the club who folded in 2009.
For the current club, see Gresley Rovers
1899-99 Joined Leicestershire Senior League
Leicestershire Senior League runner-up (on goal average)
Match home to Loughborough Athletic not played
1899-00 Match home to Nuneaton Town not played
1900-01 Leicestershire Senior League Champions
1901 Leicestershire Senior League closed down
1903-04 Joined Midland League
1906 Left Midland League
1908-09 Rejoined Leicestershire Senior League
1909 Left Leicestershire Senior League
1910-11 Rejoined Leicestershire Senior League
1911-12 Leicestershire Senior League runner-up
1912 Left Leicestershire Senior League
1915-16 Rejoined Leicestershire Senior League
In second place with one game to play when league closed down for
duration of World War I
1924-25 Rejoined Leicestershire Senior League
1926 Left Leicestershire Senior League
1935-36 Rejoined Leicestershire League
1937-38 Leicestershire League runner-up
1938-39 Leicestershire League runner-up
1939-40 Peacetime season abandoned. Did not take part in wartime season
League reverted to title Leicstershire Senior League
1940-41 Rejoined Leicestershire Senior League
Leicestershire Senior League runner-up
1942 Left Leicestershire Senior League
1945-46 Rejoined Leicestershire Senior League
1946-47 Placed in Central Division in transitional season
Leicestershire Senior League Central Division Champions
1947-48 Leicestershire Senior League Central Division Champions
1948-49 Placed in Divsion One on re-organisation
Leicestershire Senior League runner-up (on goal average)
1949 Left Leicestershire Senior League
1953-54 Joined Birmingham Combination
1954-55 Joined Birmingham & District League Northern Division
1956-57 Promoted to Division One
1958 Relegated to Division Two
1959 Left Birmingham & District League
1975-76 Rejoined West Midlands (Regional) League (ex B'ham & Dist League)
1985-86 West Midlands (Regional) League runner-up (lost title on goal
difference)
1988-89 West Midlands (Regional) League runner-up
1990-91 West Midlands (Regional) League Champions
F.A. Vase runner-up
1991-92 West Midlands (Regional) League Champions (2nd time)
1992-93 Joined Southern League Midland Division
F.A. Vase semi-finalists
Promoted to Premier Division
1996-97 Southern League Champions
1999 Relegated to Western Division
2004-05 Joined Northern Premier League Division One
2005-06 Not promoted after play-offs (SF Woodley Sports 0 Gresley Rovers 4,
F Kendal Town 2 Gresley Rovers 1)
2009 Reformed as Gresley
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1898-99 LEICS 19 13 3 3 76 24 29 2/11
1899-00 LEICS 15 6 2 7 31 28 14 6/9
1900-01 LEICS 8 5 2 1 34 13 12 1/5
1903-04 MID 34 10 8 16 60 84 28 13/18
1904-05 MID 32 8 6 18 46 73 22 15/17
1905-06 MID 34 7 4 23 42 114 18 17/18
1908-09 LEICS 20 6 2 12 41 74 14 10/11
1910-11 LEICS 20 9 3 8 47 38 21 5/11
1911-12 LEICS 22 14 2 6 66 22 30 2/12
1915-16 LEICS 13 8 3 2 24 11 19 2/8
1924-25 LEICS 22 4 2 16 33 72 10 12/12
1925-26 LEICS 22 9 2 11 59 62 20 7/12
1935-36 LEICS 30 12 6 12 70 70 30 8/16
1936-37 LEICS 24 8 2 14 44 62 18 10/13
1937-38 LEICS 26 17 4 5 83 47 38 2/14
1938-39 LEICS 26 18 1 7 113 44 37 2/14
1939-40 LEICS-p 3 3 0 0 24 2 6 ABAND
1940-41 LEICS 22 13 3 6 64 54 29 4/12
1941-42 LEICS 16 13 1 2 70 32 27 2/9
1945-46 LEICS 28 13 6 9 137 71 32 6/15
1946-47 LEICS-C 22 18 0 4 122 45 36 1/12
1947-48 LEICS-C 24 19 3 2 105 38 41 1/13
1948-49 LEICS-1 30 19 3 8 101 66 41 2/16
1953-54 B'HAM C 26 10 4 12 65 58 24 9/14
1954-55 B'HAM-N 38 13 11 14 66 70 37 12/20
1955-56 B'HAM-2 36 21 5 10 78 50 47 5/19
1956-57 B'HAM-2 36 20 8 8 75 42 48 4/19
1957-58 B'HAM-1 38 10 5 23 59 100 25 19/20
1958-59 B'HAM-2 38 11 3 24 72 109 25 16/20
1975-76 W MID-P 36 8 11 17 51 65 27 14/19
1976-77 W MID-P 40 8 13 19 54 66 29 17/21
1977-78 W MID-P 36 9 7 20 44 66 25 15/19
1978-79 W MID-P 34 4 7 23 27 67 15 17/18
1979-80 W MID-P 42 10 14 18 49 69 34 15/22
1980-81 W MID-P 42 13 10 19 46 62 36 15/22
1981-82 W MID-P 42 13 9 20 50 59 35 15/22
1982-83 W MID-P 38 15 11 12 69 52 41 9/20
1983-84 W MID-P 38 17 9 12 68 61 43 4/20
1984-85 W MID-P 38 16 8 14 62 56 40 8/20
1985-86 W MID-P 38 25 9 4 91 29 59 2/20
1986-87 W MID-P 38 23 11 4 73 39 57 4/20
1987-88 W MID-P 34 20 10 4 74 36 50 4/18
1988-89 W MID-P 40 24 13 3 100 30 85 2/21
1989-90 W MID-P 40 24 8 8 89 42 80 3/21
1990-91 W MID-P 42 32 5 5 104 36 101 1/22
1991-92 W MID-P 36 24 7 5 83 37 79 1/19
1992-93 SOUTH-M 42 27 6 9 94 55 87 2/22
1993-94 SOUTH-P 42 14 11 17 61 72 53 14/22
1994-95 SOUTH-P 42 17 12 13 70 63 63 8/22
1995-96 SOUTH-P 42 20 10 12 70 58 70 5/22
1996-97 SOUTH-P 42 25 10 7 75 40 85 1/22
1997-98 SOUTH-P 42 14 6 22 59 77 48 17/22
1998-99 SOUTH-P 42 12 8 22 49 73 44 21/22
1999-00 SOUTH-W 42 14 15 13 54 49 57 11/22
2000-01 SOUTH-W 42 11 8 23 46 65 41 18/22
2001-02 SOUTH-W 40 19 9 12 59 50 66 5/21
2002-03 SOUTH-W 42 19 10 13 63 54 67 9/22
2003-04 SOUTH-W 40 15 7 18 52 60 52 12/21
2004-05 NPL-1 42 17 12 13 57 53 63 9/22
2005-06 NPL-1 42 20 10 12 79 64 70 5/22
2006-07 NPL-1 46 16 7 23 59 75 55 18/24
2007-08 NPL-1S 42 18 5 19 53 69 59 11/18
2008-09 NPL-1S 38 6 7 25 41 78 25 19/20
F.A. CUP
1927-28 3Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
3Qr DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
4Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
4Qr DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
1928-29 3Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
1930-31 3Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
4Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
1 YORK CITY A 1-3
1932-33 4Q GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY H 1-1
4Qr GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY A 2-4
1945-46 2Q BYE
3Q COALVILLE TOWN{1} H 0-7
1946-47 1Q BYE
2Q BRUSH SPORTS A 0-7
1947-48 1Q NUNEATON BOROUGH H 3-2
2Q COALVILLE TOWN{1} H 3-0
3Q BRUSH SPORTS A 1-5
1948-49 1Q HINCKLEY ATHLETIC H 4-3
2Q WHITWICK COLLIERY H 0-3
1949-50 1Q HINCKLEY ATHLETIC A 3-1
2Q BRUSH SPORTS H 3-2
3Q NUNEATON BOROUGH A 2-2
3Qr NUNEATON BOROUGH H 2-3
1950-51 1Q BEDWORTH TOWN H 0-2
1951-52 1Q LONG EATON TOWN A 1-1
1Qr LONG EATON TOWN H 0-2
1952-53 1Q GEDLING COLLIERY H 3-1
2Q ILKESTON TOWN H 0-5
1953-54 1Q ILKESTON TOWN H 2-1
2Q MATLOCK TOWN H 2-0
3Q SOUTH NORMANTON MINERS WELFARE H 5-1
4Q NUNEATON BOROUGH A 1-4
1954-55 1Q BASFORD UNITED A 7-1
2Q GEDLING COLLIERY H 3-2
3Q ILKESTON TOWN H 2-2
3Qr ILKESTON TOWN A 4-5
1955-56 2Q BOOTS ATHLETIC H 0-1
1956-57 1Q BELPER TOWN H 7-3
2Q CLAY CROSS & DANESMOOR WELFARE A 1-3
1957-58 1Q MATLOCK TOWN A 3-2
2Q BOOTS ATHLETIC A 3-1
3Q BELPER TOWN A 1-2
1958-59 1Q TAMWORTH H 1-3
1959-60 1Q ATHERSTONE TOWN{1} H 2-2
1Qr ATHERSTONE TOWN{1} A 0-2
1962-63 1Q TAMWORTH H 2-2
1Qr TAMWORTH A 1-4
1963-64 1Q LOUGHBOROUGH UNITED H 1-3
1964-65 1Q ATHERSTONE TOWN{1} H 3-5
1965-66 1Q ILKESTON TOWN H 0-2
1966-67 1Q BELPER TOWN A 2-4
1967-68 1Q LONG EATON UNITED A 0-2
1968-69 1Q ARNOLD H 1-0
2Q ATHERSTONE TOWN{1} H 0-4
1969-70 PRE LONG EATON UNITED H 3-0
1Q BELPER TOWN A 3-0
2Q BURTON ALBION H 0-3
1970-71 PRE ATHERSTONE TOWN{1} H 0-1
1971-72 1Q STAFFORD RANGERS H 0-4
1972-73 1Q WARLEY H 0-1
1973-74 1Q NUNEATON BOROUGH A 0-3
1974-75 1Q HEDNESFORD TOWN H 1-0
2Q BURTON ALBION A 0-0
2Qr BURTON ALBION H 0-1
1975-76 1Q ALFRETON TOWN A 0-2
1976-77 1Q TELFORD UNITED A 1-3
1977-78 1Q SUTTON TOWN [ASHFIELD] H 2-2
1Qr SUTTON TOWN [ASHFIELD] A 1-2
1978-79 1Q DUDLEY TOWN A 0-3
1979-80 1Q BURTON ALBION H 1-3
1980-81 PRE HIGHGATE UNITED H 1-1
PREr HIGHGATE UNITED A 1-3
1981-82 PRE REDDITCH UNITED H 2-1
1Q RACING CLUB WARWICK H 1-1
1Qr RACING CLUB WARWICK A 3-1
2Q WILLENHALL TOWN H 3-3
2Qr WILLENHALL TOWN A 1-3
1982-83 PRE WORKSOP TOWN H 2-4
1983-84 PRE BOSTON A 3-1
1Q COLESHILL TOWN A 3-1
2Q EASTWOOD TOWN H 0-1
1984-85 PRE WALSALL BOROUGH A 4-1
1Q LINCOLN UNITED H 6-1
2Q GOOLE TOWN{1} H 0-2
1985-86 PRE FRIAR LANE OLD BOYS H 8-0
1Q OLDSWINFORD A 2-2
1Qr OLDSWINFORD H 5-3
2Q WORKSOP TOWN H 1-0
3Q ALFRETON TOWN A 1-0
4Q LEYTON WINGATE A 0-2
1986-87 PRE WOLVERTON TOWN H 0-1
1987-88 PRE TAMWORTH A 2-3
1988-89 PRE PAGET RANGERS H 2-0
1Q GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY A 2-2
1Qr GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY H 3-1
2Q HINCKLEY TOWN A 0-1
1989-90 PRE CHADDERTON A 2-1
1Q WITTON ALBION H 2-2
1Qr WITTON ALBION A 0-1
1990-91 PRE BORROWASH VICTORIA A 2-1
1Q WORKSOP TOWN A 1-2
1991-92 1Q RAUNDS TOWN A 1-1
1Qr RAUNDS TOWN H 2-0
2Q V S RUGBY H 3-3
2Qr V S RUGBY A 0-3
1992-93 PRE HIGHGATE UNITED H 4-2
1Q NEWCASTLE TOWN A 1-0
2Q GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY H 1-4
1993-94 1Q BROMSGROVE ROVERS A 1-1
1Qr BROMSGROVE ROVERS H 0-1
1994-95 1Q SANDWELL BOROUGH A 2-1
2Q STOURPORT SWIFTS H 4-0
3Q LEEK TOWN H 3-1
4Q BRAINTREE TOWN A 2-0
1 CREWE ALEXANDRA A 1-7
1995-96 1Q DUDLEY TOWN H 1-2
1996-97 1Q CHASETOWN H 2-1
2Q RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS A 0-4
1997-98 1Q HOLBEACH UNITED A 6-3
2Q KNYPERSLEY VICTORIA A 1-3
1998-99 2Q SHEPSHED DYNAMO A 2-1
3Q HALESOWEN TOWN A 2-1
4Q FRICKLEY ATHLETIC A 0-0
4Qr FRICKLEY ATHLETIC H 2-1
1 WALSALL A 0-1
1999-00 PRE EASTWOOD TOWN H 0-1
2000-01 PRE MATLOCK TOWN H 1-1
PREr MATLOCK TOWN A 1-4
2001-02 PRE BLOXWICH UNITED A 2-0
1Q REDDITCH UNITED H 1-1
1Qr REDDITCH UNITED A 1-2
2002-03 PRE BELPER TOWN A 1-0
1Q BROMSGROVE ROVERS A 0-5
2003-04 PRE BUXTON H 1-1
PREr BUXTON A 0-4
2004-05 PRE STUDLEY H 1-0
1Q ILKESTON TOWN A 3-0
2Q HUCKNALL TOWN H 2-2
2Qr HUCKNALL TOWN A 1-3
2005-06 PRE NANTWICH TOWN A 1-3
2006-07 PRE SOUTH NORMANTON ATHLETIC H 1-1
PREr SOUTH NORMANTON ATHLETIC A 1-1 Gresley Rovers{1} won 5-3 on penalties
1Q QUORN H 0-1
2007-08 PRE EVESHAM UNITED A 0-1
2008-09 PRE ALVECHURCH H 4-1
1Q CHASETOWN H 2-4
F.A. TROPHY
1969-70 1Q ILKESTON TOWN H 0-1
1970-71 1Q ALFRETON TOWN H 0-5
1971-72 1Q ATHERSTONE TOWN{1} A 1-3
1972-73 1Q ATHERSTONE TOWN{1} H 0-0
1Qr ATHERSTONE TOWN{1} A 2-1
2Q BRIERLEY HILL ALLIANCE H 1-3
1973-74 1Q BELPER TOWN H 1-2
1993-94 1Q GOOLE TOWN{1} H 1-2
1994-95 1Q CONGLETON TOWN H 3-1
2Q GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY A 1-1
2Qr GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY H 1-0
3Q CURZON ASHTON A 1-0
1 STAFFORD RANGERS H 2-0
2 MORECAMBE H 2-3
1995-96 3Q ACCRINGTON STANLEY A 3-2
1 STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 1-1
1r STALYBRIDGE CELTIC H 1-0
2 BLYTH SPARTANS A 2-1
3 GUISELEY A 2-1
QF MACCLESFIELD TOWN H 0-2
1996-97 1 ALTRINCHAM H 3-3
1r ALTRINCHAM A 0-1
1997-98 1 LEEK TOWN H 4-4
1r LEEK TOWN A 1-3
1998-99 1 STAMFORD H 1-0
2 HINCKLEY UNITED A 0-2
1999-00 1 REDDITCH UNITED H 0-1
2000-01 1 NORTH FERRIBY UNITED A 3-2
2 ROCESTER H 4-0
3 CONGLETON TOWN A 0-2
2001-02 1 BILSTON TOWN A 1-1
1r BILSTON TOWN H 0-0 Gresley Rovers won 5-4 on penalties
2 BEDWORTH UNITED A 4-1
3 SOUTHPORT A 1-1
3r SOUTHPORT H 1-0
4 MORECAMBE A 0-5
2002-03 1 HARROGATE TOWN H 0-0
1r HARROGATE TOWN A 0-3
2003-04 PRE CHORLEY A 2-1
1 MATLOCK TOWN H 1-0
2 HINCKLEY UNITED H 3-2
3 HEDNESFORD TOWN A 0-2
2004-05 PRE SPALDING UNITED H 4-3
1 FRICKLEY ATHLETIC H 2-1
2 BEDWORTH UNITED H 2-0
3 TAMWORTH A 0-5
2005-06 1Q ILKESTON TOWN H 2-2
1Qr ILKESTON TOWN A 3-2
2Q MOSSLEY H 1-4
2006-07 PRE WILLENHALL TOWN A 1-3
2007-08 PRE BRIGG TOWN A 2-2
PREr BRIGG TOWN H 3-3 Gresley Rovers won 3-1 on penalties
1Q GUISELEY H 0-1
2008-09 PRE SALFORD CITY A 0-2
F.A. VASE
1974-75 1 BRIDGNORTH TOWN H 2-0
2 BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS H 2-2
2r BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS A 0-1
1975-76 PRE THRINGSTONE A 2-3
1976-77 PRE CLAY CROSS WORKS A 1-0
1 LONG EATON GRANGE H 2-0
2 WIGSTON FIELDS A 0-1
1977-78 PRE IBSTOCK PENISTONE ROVERS H 2-2
PREr IBSTOCK PENISTONE ROVERS A 0-2
1978-79 1 NEWFOUNDPOOL W M C H 0-1
1979-80 PRE THRINGSTONE H 3-1
1 GAINSBOROUGH UNITED A 1-3
1980-81 PRE QUORN A 2-0
1 CONGLETON TOWN A 2-3
1981-82 PRE CLIPSTONE WELFARE H 1-3
1982-83 PRE OADBY TOWN H 4-0
1 IMMINGHAM TOWN H 1-1
1r IMMINGHAM TOWN A 3-1
2 GRIMETHORPE MINERS WELFARE H 0-2
1983-84 PRE JOHN PLAYER A 3-2
1 RUSHALL OLYMPIC H 2-1
2 ATHERSTONE UNITED A 0-3
1984-85 PRE COVENTRY SPORTING H 1-2
1985-86 PRE CLIPSTONE WELFARE A 2-1
1 IMMINGHAM TOWN H 4-3
2 HINCKLEY ATHLETIC A 0-3
1986-87 PRE LONG BUCKBY H 2-1
1 EASTWOOD HANLEY H 2-1
2 COVENTRY SPORTING H 3-0
3 HUCKNALL COLLIERY WELFARE H 2-1
4 WARRINGTON TOWN A 3-4
1987-88 1 HARWORTH COLLIERY INSTITUTE A 1-0
2 MILE OAK ROVERS H 3-0
3 R S S C RANSOMES A 0-0
3r R S S C RANSOMES H 2-1
4 NORTHAMPTON SPENCER H 2-1
5 EMLEY H 0-1
1988-89 2 WEST MIDLANDS POLICE A 4-2
3 TAMWORTH H 1-3
1989-90 2 PAGET RANGERS H 4-4
2r PAGET RANGERS A 2-3
1990-91 1 MILE OAK ROVERS A 1-2 Mile Oak Rovers fielded an ineligible player - awarded to Gresley Rovers
2 RACING CLUB WARWICK A 3-1
3 RAUNDS TOWN H 2-1
4 BILLINGHAM TOWN H 2-1
5 KNOWSLEY UNITED A 5-4
QF HARWICH & PARKESTON A 2-0
SF1 LITTLEHAMPTON TOWN H 3-1
SF2 LITTLEHAMPTON TOWN A 2-1
F GUISELEY N 4-4 @ Wembley
Fr GUISELEY N 1-3 @ Sheffield United
1991-92 2 BLAKENALL H 1-0
3 BERKHAMSTED TOWN A 2-1
4 NEWCASTLE TOWN A 2-3
1992-93 2 RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS A 2-2
2r RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS H 3-1
3 BURNHAM A 2-1
4 BRIDGNORTH TOWN H 3-0
5 PEACEHAVEN & TELSCOMBE H 1-0
QF DUNSTON FEDERATION BREWERY H 2-0
SF1 BRIDLINGTON TOWN A 1-2
SF2 BRIDLINGTON TOWN H 1-1
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