A BRIEF HISTORY
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In 1967, Nottingham City & Nottinghamshire County Police amalgamated and took the decision to form to mark the occasion by forming a football club.
Notts Police achieved their only success in the PAA National Competition in 1969 beating Staffordshire in a replay at the City Ground (For more details visit the teams website and look on the history page. Despite several final and semi final appearances the side have yet to emulate this feat.
Having played in the top flight of the Notts Alliance until 1983-84 Police were relegated that season a direct result of losing players due to the miners dispute. Two seasons later the team bounced back having comfortably won the 1st Division. The following season Police then won the Notts Alliance League and Cup double under the guidance of the late Jon Nixon.
Police sides continued to perform well in a strong Alliance finishing runners up in 1991-92 and in the same season reached the final of the Notts Senior Cup going down 2-0 to Eastwood Town in the Final at Arnold Towns Ground. In 2002-03 after struggling for a side Police again finished bottom of the Notts Alliance but were allowed to keep their Senior Division status due to other teams entering the Central Midlands League. By a twist of fate the following season Police bounced back to win the league along with the league cup under manager Steve Clifford.
Having moved up to the newly formed NSL in 2004-05 the Police team had been tipped to do a lot better than the fifth placed finish. The following two seasons were even more disappointing as the club paid the penalty for officers once again finding it difficult to get time off for Sport. In 2007-08 Steve Clifford left the club and it was considered no longer feasible to field a reserve side, which had been running for two seasons.
For years, the Force played at the Police Sports Grounds at Carrington, then moved on to a new site at Epperstone. However, with Epperstone sited for sale, the Club gratefully, though inconveniently, moved to play at Calverton Miners Welfare's Hollingwood Lane Ground for two seasons. They then moved on to the Roko Leisure Centre for several years, home of Magdala Amateurs, before moving back out of the City of Nottingham, to the Rolls Royce Sports & Social Club in Hucknall. In 2007 they found themselves a new home in the form of Bestwood Workshops, home to Bestwood Miners Welfare. It was during this season that Police came closest to capturing its first significant silverware, finishing runners up in the Notts F.A. Intermediate Cup under the management of Dave Raynor and Jeff Gubbins. The following season the side finished in the bottom two but avoided relegation due to a league restructure.
For further details including up to date information and fixtures please visit our own club website on www.clubwebsite.co.uk/nottspolicefc01
Or alternatively contact Dc 1247 Jeff Gubbins on ext 1335 or 07977074999 for any information regarding the football section.
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