Ground Capacity (100 seats) Founded 1906 | Chairman Scott Fairbank Manager Ian Richards | |
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2015–16 Northern Counties East League Division One, 5th | ||
Penistone Church Football Club is an English football club based in Penistone, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. They play in the Northern Counties East League Division One, at level 10 of the English football league system.
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History
Formed in 1906 after the merger of Penistone Choirboys and Penistone Juniors, Penistone Church initially played in the Sheffield Amateur League and Penistone League. In 1909 they were the first winners of the Sheffield Junior Cup, winning the cup again in 1937.
In 1948 they were the first ever opponents of Sheffield Wednesday's youth team, in a Hatchard League fixture. When the Hatchard League merged with the Sheffield Association League, Penistone were founder members of the new Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League. They first reached the Premier Division in 1995 and were something of a yo-yo club during the 1990s, flitting between the Premier Division and Division One on numerous occasions.
They finished as Premier Division runners-up in 2003 but would later spend yet another year in Division One after relegation in 2007. They finally established themselves as one of the top sides in the league during the early 2010s, and in 2014 they were promoted to the Northern Counties East League Division One, having made their FA Vase debut in 2013. In 2016 they qualified for the inaugural Division One play-offs, but missed out on promotion to the Premier Division after losing their semi-final against AFC Emley.
Season by season record
* League play-off winners
** League playoff runners-up
Notable former players
Players that have played in the Football League either before or after playing for Penistone Church –
Ground
The club plays at the Memorial Ground on Church View Road, Penistone, postcode S36 6AT.