Nickname(s) The Poachers Chairman Mick Vines Founded 1964 | Ground Capacity 6,000 (450 seated) Manager Gary Frost | |
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Full name Boston Town Football Club Ground Tattershall Road, Boston League United Counties Football League Premier Division | ||
Boston Town Football Club is a football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division and play at Tattershall Road.
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History
The club was established as Boston Football Club in 1964 by former officials of Boston United who were concerned that United's financial problems would force them to fold. They joined the Lincolnshire League, winning it in their first season. They moved to the Central Alliance the following season, which they also won, without losing a match. In 1966 they joined the Eastern Counties League. After finishing sixth in their first season, the club finished second from bottom in 1967–68, forcing them to seek re-election. However, as the club were on the northern edge of the league's geographical boundary, they resigned and instead joined the Midland League.
They won the Midland League in 1974–75, and in 1976–77 reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first (and to date only) time in their history, losing 3–1 at Barnsley. They won the league again in 1979–80 and 1980–81, and in 1982 became members of the Northern Counties East Football League when the Midland League merged with the Yorkshire League. They club were placed in the Premier Division of the new league, but after finishing bottom in 1986–87 they dropped into the Supreme Division of the Central Midlands League. They won the CML in 1988–89, and, despite only finishing ninth in 1990–91, were accepted into the Premier Division of the United Counties League. In 1993–94 they reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, but lost 2–0 on aggregate to Taunton Town. In 1994 they were renamed Boston Town and won the league in their first season under their new name. They won the UCL for a second time in 2000–01. They won the League Cup in 2003–04 and again in 2006–07. In 2008–09 they won the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy, beating Winterton Rangers in the final.
Ground
The club initially played at the Mayflower Sports Ground for a few months, before moving to their current Tattershall Road ground. It currently has a capacity of 6,000, of which 450 is seated and 950 covered.
Current squad
As of 19 January 2017Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.