Haughmond Football Club is a football club based in the Sundorne suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. They are currently members of the Midland League Division One and play at Shrewsbury Sports Village.
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Full name | Haughmond Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Academicals, The Mond | ||
Founded | 1980 | ||
Ground | Shrewsbury Sports Village, Shrewsbury | ||
Chairman | Bill Gough | ||
Manager | Mick Cutler | ||
League | Midland League Division One | ||
2021–22 | Midland League Premier Division, 19th of 19 (relegated) | ||
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The club was established in 1980,[1] taking their name from Haughmond Hill, which overlooks the club's ground. They later joined the Shropshire County Premier League and were Premier Division runners-up in 2008–09 and 2009–10,[2][3] before winning the league and the Ron Jones Memorial Cup in 2010–11.[4] The club were subsequently promoted to Division Two of the West Midlands (Regional) League, and went on to win Division Two the following season, resulting in promotion to Division One.[5] In 2013–14 the club were Division One runners-up and were promoted to the Premier Division.[5]
The 2016–17 season saw Haughmond win the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division of the Midland League. Although they finished third-from-bottom of the Premier Division the following season and were relegated back to the West Midlands (Regional) League, the club were runners-up in the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division in 2018–19, earning an immediate promotion back to the Premier Division of the Midland League. The 2021–22 season saw the club relegated from the Premier Division after finishing bottom of the division.
The club plays their home games on the 'Premier pitch' at Shrewsbury Sports Village, which they share with the academy of Shrewsbury Town.[6] The ground has one small seated stand to the side of the pitch, the remainder of the ground being uncovered standing.
The club's record attendance was set by an FA Cup second qualifying round tie against Boston United on 19 September 2017, with 768 spectators attending the match.[7]
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Mick Cutler |
Assistant manager | Ian Jaques |
First-team coach | Richard Brown |
Goalkeeping coach | Martin Clarke |
Kit manager | Dave Gunn |
Secretary | Stuart Williams |