Askern Miners Football Club is a football club based in Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two and play at the Welfare Ground.
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Full name | Askern Miners Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Miners | ||
Founded | 1924 (as Askern Welfare) 2020 (as Askern Miners FC) | ||
Ground | The Welfare Ground, Askern | ||
Capacity | 2,000[1] | ||
Chairman | Jo North | ||
League | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two | ||
2021–22 | Central Midlands League North Division, 17th of 18 | ||
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The club was established as Askern Welfare in 1924, playing in local Doncaster leagues for several decades. In 1967 Welfare won the Doncaster & District Senior League title for the only time in the club's history.[2] In 1992 they finished as runners-up and chose to take promotion to the Central Midlands Football League (CMFL), joining the Premier Division.[3] They won promotion to the Supreme Division in 2001, and in 2008 the club won the CMFL Supreme Division title.[4]
Winning the CMFL earned the club promotion to the Northern Counties East League (NCEL), and they changed their name to Askern Villa.[5][6] In their first NCEL campaign Askern finished third in Division One, just falling short of winning promotion to the Premier Division. They made their FA Vase debut in 2010 and made their one and only appearance in the FA Cup a year later, losing to Thackley in the Extra Preliminary Round.
In 2013 the club finished bottom of the NCEL Division One, conceding a league record 173 goals. They were relegated back to the Central Midlands League and changed their name again, this time to Askern. In their first season back in the CMFL, Askern finished second bottom of the North Division.[7] In 2020, the club was renamed as Askern Miners FC and re-joined the Doncaster Saturday League.
On the 13 May 2022, the club announced a merger with at-the-time Northern Counties East League Division One side F.C. Humber United, after the latter side were left looking for a new, "permanent home".[8] This decision was reversed, however, on the 31 May 2022, after a decision made by the FA Leagues Committee that the merger cannot go ahead.[9]
Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Vase | Notes | |
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Formed as Askern Welfare | |||||||
1926–27 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | – | – | |||
1927–28 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | 12th/12 | – | – | ||
1928–29 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | – | – | |||
1929–30 | Doncaster Amateur League | – | – | – | |||
1930–31 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | – | – | |||
1931–32 | Doncaster Red Triangle League | – | 12th/14 | – | – | ||
1932–33 | Doncaster Red Triangle League | – | – | – | |||
1933–34 | Doncaster Red Triangle League | – | – | – | |||
1934–35 | Doncaster Red Triangle League | – | – | – | |||
1935–36 | Doncaster Red Triangle League | – | – | – | |||
1936–37 | Doncaster Red Triangle League | – | – | – | |||
1937–38 | Doncaster Red Triangle League | – | – | – | |||
1938–39 | Doncaster Red Triangle League | – | – | – | |||
1949–50 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1950–51 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1952–53 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1953–54 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1954–55 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1955–56 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1956–57 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1957–58 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1958–59 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 3rd/13 | – | – | ||
1959–60 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 4th/13 | – | – | ||
1960–61 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 2nd/12 | – | – | ||
1961–62 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1962–63 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1963–64 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 2nd/12 | – | – | ||
1964–65 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 3rd/12 | – | – | ||
1965–66 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 2nd/12 | – | – | ||
1966–67 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 1st/15 | – | – | ||
1967–68 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | – | – | |||
1968–69 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | – | – | |||
1969–70 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | – | – | |||
1970–71 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | – | – | |||
1971–72 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | – | – | |||
1972–73 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | – | – | |||
1973–74 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | – | – | |||
1974–75 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | - | – | – | |||
1975–76 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | – | – | |||
1976–77 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | – | – | |||
1977–78 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 11th/14 | – | – | ||
1978–79 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | – | – | |||
1979–80 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | – | – | |||
1980–81 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 6th/15 | – | – | ||
1981–82 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 7th/14 | – | – | ||
1982–83 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 4th/14 | – | – | ||
1983–84 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 8th/14 | – | – | ||
1984–85 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | - | 2nd/15 | – | – | ||
1985–86 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 4th/16 | – | – | ||
1986–87 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | - | 12th/14 | – | – | ||
1987–88 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 5th/11 | – | – | ||
1988–89 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 2nd/13 | – | – | ||
1989–90 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 3rd/13 | – | – | ||
1990–91 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 2nd/14 | – | – | ||
1991–92 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 2nd/13 | – | – | ||
1992–93 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | – | 9th/19 | – | – | ||
1993–94 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | – | 5th/15 | – | – | ||
1994–95 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | – | 9th/17 | – | – | ||
1995–96 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | – | 8th/18 | – | – | ||
1996–97 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | – | 8th/18 | – | – | ||
1997–98 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | – | 4th/17 | – | – | ||
1998–99 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | – | 9th/15 | – | – | ||
1999–00 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | – | 7th/16 | – | – | ||
2000–01 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | – | 4th/17 | – | – | Promoted | |
2001–02 | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | – | 14th/20 | – | – | ||
2002–03 | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | – | 17th/20 | – | – | ||
2003–04 | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | – | 16th/19 | – | – | ||
2004–05 | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | 11 | 22nd/22 | – | – | Relegated | |
2005–06 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | 12 | 2nd/20 | – | – | Promoted | |
2006–07 | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | 11 | 4th/20 | – | – | ||
2007–08 | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | 11 | 1st/20 | – | – | Promoted | |
Changed name to Askern Villa (2008) | |||||||
2008–09 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 3rd/19 | – | – | ||
2009–10 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 12th/18 | – | – | ||
2010–11 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 9th/20 | – | 2QR | ||
2011–12 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 17th/22 | EPR | 3R | ||
2012–13 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 22nd/22 | – | 2QR | Relegated | |
Changed name to Askern (2013) | |||||||
2013–14 | Central Midlands League North Division | 11 | 16th/17 | – | 1QR | ||
2014–15 | Central Midlands League North Division | 11 | 9th/18 | – | – | ||
2015–16 | Central Midlands League North Division | 11 | 6th/15 | – | – | ||
2016–17 | Central Midlands League North Division | 11 | 11th/16 | – | – | ||
2017–18 | Central Midlands League North Division | 11 | 14th/16 | – | – | ||
2018–19 | Central Midlands League North Division | 11 | 13th/14 | – | – | ||
2019–20 | Central Midlands League North Division | 11 | – | – | – | Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
Changed name to Askern Miners (2020) | |||||||
2020–21 | Doncaster Saturday League Premier Division | 14 | 1st/11 | – | – | ||
2021–22 | Central Midlands League North Division | 11 | – | – | |||
Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Vase | Notes | |
Source: Football Club History Database |
Players that have played in the Football League either before or after playing for Askern –
The club plays at the Welfare Ground, on Doncaster Road, Askern, postcode DN6 0AJ.
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