Full name Askern Football Club Chairman Ted Ellis Founded 1924 | Ground Capacity 2,000 Arena/Stadium The Welfare Ground | |
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League Central Midlands League North Division 2015–16 Central Midlands League North Division, 6th | ||
Askern Football Club is a football club based in Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Central Midlands League North Division and play at the Welfare Ground.
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History
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 clubs history. In 1992 they finished as runners-up and chose to take promotion to the Central Midlands Football League (CMFL), joining the Premier Division. They won promotion to the Supreme Division in 2001, and in 2008 the club won the CMFL Supreme Division title.
Winning the CMFL earned the club promotion to the Northern Counties East League (NCEL), and they changed their name to Askern Villa. 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.
Notable former players
Players that have played in the Football League either before or after playing for Askern –
Ground
The club plays at the Welfare Ground, on Doncaster Road, Askern, postcode DN6 0AJ.
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