Ollerton Town F.C. 2.87

Newark,
United Kingdom

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Ollerton Town Football Club is a football club based in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England. As of the 2016–17 season, the Men's side is a member of the Northern Counties East League whilst the Ladies team play in the East Midlands Women's Regional Football League.HistoryOllerton has a long history of local football going back to the late 1800s. One of its best periods was immediately before the Second World War when Ollerton Colliery won the Notts Senior Cup in 1937/38 and its reserve team won the Notts Intermediate Cup the year previous.In 1930, a side called Ollerton Forest defeated Welbeck Athletic 3-0 in the North Notts Senior Cup final at Mansfield Town's Field Mill stadium. This is believed to be the first competitive football game in England to be played under floodlights and more can be read about it here.Ollerton Colliery ceased as a football club in the early 1980s but was reformed as Ollerton & Bevercotes F.C in 1988. The club won the Nottinghamshire Football Alliance Division Two championship in 1992–93, gaining promotion to Division One under the management of Adge Owen and David Kent.Following the closure of the colliery in 1994, the club changed its name to Ollerton Town F.C. In the same year, Ollerton were champions of Division One in 1995–96 and were promoted to the top division of the Notts Alliance. After finishing runners-up in 1999–2000, the club was promoted to the Central Midlands League and entered the English Football Pyramid.