Nickname(s) The Millers Chairman Michael Garton Ground Carlton Founded 1904 | Ground Capacity 1,500 (164 seated) Manager Wayne Scott League Northern Premier League | |
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Full name Carlton Town Football Club 2015–16 Northern Premier League Division One South, 18th | ||
Carlton Town Football Club is a football club based in Carlton near Nottingham, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One South and play at the Stokeld Stadium.
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History
The club was established as Sneinton Football Club in 1904, and soon joined the Notts Alliance, winning the league in 1905–06. They went on to win three consecurtive titles between 1907–08 and 1909–10. In 1984–85 the club were Division Two champions, earning promotion to Division One. After winning Division One in 1992–93, Sneinton were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1995 the club moved up to the Premier Division of the Central Midlands League. The 1997–98 season saw them finish third, earning promotion to the Supreme Division.
In 2002 the club was renamed Carlton Town. They won the Supreme Division in the first season under the new name, and were promoted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. After winning Division One in 2005–06, Carlton were promoted to the Premier Division. The following season saw them finish third in the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One South of the Northern Premier League.
In 2008–09 Carlton finished fourth in the division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. However, they lost 5–2 to Stocksbridge Park Steels in the semi-finals. They entered the play-offs again after finishing as runners-up in 2011–12, but lost 7–6 on penalties to Leek Town in the semi-finals, following a 2–2 draw. The following season saw the club win the Nottinghamshire Senior Cup, beating Sutton Town 5–2 in the final.
Ground
The club played at several different grounds until moving to Stoke Lane in the 1990s. The ground was renamed the Stokeld Stadium after former chairman Bill Stokeld. The pitch was moved during the summer of 2006 when a road was built over the original pitch.