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[26] The south-west corner of the ground, with club house (left), the pitch and main stand (centre), and the view looking north-east from the clubhouse (right) The ground was a cricket pitch until shortly after the Second World War, when it was purchased by a local steelmaking company and converted into a football stadium. Stone-built changing rooms were erected in the mid-1960s, replacing a small hut, as was a seated stand and terracing. The main stand has a distinctive angled awning which extends from the fascia and seats which came from Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium.
[5] The club's record victory was a 17–1 win over Oldham Town in the FA Cup in 2002. [3] Striker Paul Jackson scored ten of the goals, equalling the 55-year-old record for the most goals scored by a single player in an FA Cup match. [38] Ted McDougall's nine goals for AFC Bournemouth against Margate in 1971 remains the record in the FA Cup proper, whereas Jackson's ten is the record for the qualifying rounds. The Steels' record defeat was a 7–2 loss to Witton Albion in the 2001–02 season. [3] The record for the most appearances for the club is held by Gary Hurlestone with 254.
[5][3] After the Steels were defeated 6–0 by Shildon in the final qualifying round of the 2003–04 FA Cup, Biggins attempted to resign but the board of directors persuaded him to continue in his job. However, he left in November 2003, with the club again fighting a battle against relegation. [12] Former assistant manager of local rivals Worksop Town Peter Rinkcavage was appointed as Stocksbridge's new manager, [13] and in the 2005–06 season he led the team to a sixth-place finish, sufficient to qualify for the play-offs for promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division. After holding Kendal Town to a 1–1 draw in the semi-final, the Steels lost a penalty shoot-out, ending their hopes of promotion.
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[39] The club's all-time record goalscorer is Trevor Jones, who scored 145 times for the Steels. [3] The largest transfer fee paid for a Stocksbridge player is £15, 000, paid by Wolverhampton Wanderers for Lee Mills in December 1992. [3] References[edit] ^ a b c d "Know your opposition". Gresley Rovers F. 11 May 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2007. ^ a b "Ten Up for Steels? ". The FA. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2012. ^ a b c d e f g h Williams, Tony; Williams, Mike (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2007. Tony Williams Publications Ltd. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-869833-55-8.
[9] The club finished second in the division two seasons later, losing the championship on goal difference to Hatfield Main, and on this occasion were admitted to the Northern Premier League Division One. [10] The Steels squad of 2021–22 Stocksbridge finished in the top half of the table in the club's first five seasons at the higher level, with a best finish of fourth place in the 2000–01 season, but the following season the Steels finished only two places from the bottom of the league. [11] Shortly before the end of this season, manager Mick Horne tendered his resignation after 11 years in charge and was replaced by his assistant, former Norwich City player Wayne Biggins. [8] Under Biggins' management, the Steels had their best ever runs in both the FA Cup and FA Trophy and set a club record with a 17–1 defeat of Oldham Town in the FA Cup preliminary round in August 2002, but remained near the bottom of the league table.
[28][29] Stocksbridge's highest ever league attendance against their rivals is 610 for a match against Worksop. [30] Players[edit] Notable former players[edit] Managers[edit] Honours[edit] Honour Year(s) Northern Counties East LeaguePremier Division champions 1993–94[7] Northern Counties East LeagueDivision One champions 1991–92[7] Northern Counties East LeagueLeague Cup winners 1994–95[7] Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cupwinners 1992–93, 1995–96, [35] 1998–99, 2006–07, [15] 2008–09[36] Northern Premier LeagueChallenge Cup finalists 2005–06[37] Northern Premier League Division One SouthPlay-Off winners 2008–09[19] Records[edit] Stocksbridge's best league finish was a fourth-place finish in the Northern Premier League Division One, which at the time sat at the seventh level in the overall English football league system, in the 2000–01 season.
was formed in 1986 as the result of the merger of Stocksbridge Works, the works team of the local British Steel Corporation plant, and another local club, Oxley Park Sports. [4] The new club was immediately admitted to the Northern Counties East League Division Two, the works club having previously played in Division Three of the same league.
[5] The following season Stocksbridge again finished in sixth place, although with only two teams promoted, it was not high enough to qualify for the play-offs. [14] Stocksbridge did, however, defeat Worksop Town to win the Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup. [15] Following this win manager Rinkcavage resigned in order to return to his former club, Worksop, as manager, [16] with Gary Marrow replacing him for the 2007–08 season, [17] for which the club was placed in the Southern section of the now-regionalised Division One.
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They currently compete in the Northern Premier League Division One East. The club was formed in 1986 after a merger between two clubs, and uses a yellow and blue home kit. They play at the Bracken Moor ground. Former England internationals Chris Waddle and Jamie Vardy and Republic of Ireland international Scott Hogan have all played for the team. They initially played in the Northern Counties East League and progressed through the NCEL's divisions before winning promotion to Division One of the Northern Premier League (NPL) in 1996. They reached the Premier Division of the NPL in 2009, but were relegated back to Division One South in 2014. Steels have participated in the FA Cup every year since 1992, reaching the 4th qualifying round in 2003, and first entered the FA Trophy in 1996 after previously participating in the FA Vase. History[edit] Stocksbridge Park Steels F.
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[1][2] Stadium[edit] The Steels have always played their games at Bracken Moor, the former home of Stocksbridge Works. [3] In 2006 it was announced that the stadium was to be sponsored by local newspaper Look Local for a term of five years, resulting in its official name being changed to the Look Local Stadium, a deal which was later extended to 2013. [25] This was changed to the Eco-Power Stadium in the summer of 2020 when Eco Power Environmental became the club's biggest sponsor The stadium has a maximum capacity of 3, 500, with 450 seats.
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