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Market Drayton Town F.C.
Nickname(s) The Gingerbread Men
Founded 1969 (as Little Drayton Rangers)
Ground Greenfields Sports Ground
Market Drayton (Capacity: 1,000)
Chairman Alex Mutch
Manager Simon Line
League Midland Football Alliance
2007-08 Midland Football Alliance, 3rd
Market Drayton Town F.C. is based in Market Drayton, Shropshire.
They joined the West Midlands (Regional) League Division One
North in 1998. In 2003,
they changed their name from Little Drayton Rangers to their
present name.
In the 2005-06 season, they were champions of the West Midlands
(Regional) League Premier Division and were promoted to the
Midland Football Alliance.
1998-99 - Joined West Midlands (Regional) League Division One
North, finished runner-up in first season
(denied Championship through having three points deducted).
Promoted to Premier Division
2004-05 - West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division
runners-up
2005-06 - West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division
champions
2006-07 - Shropshire Senior Cup Finalists
The Greenfields Sports Ground features a small all-seater stand,
some hard standing, dug outs and floodlights.
Its unusual wooden dugouts, set into a fence surrounding the
pitch, were featured in David Bauckham's book Dugouts.
Club records
Best league performance: 3rd in Midland Football Alliance,
2007-08
Best FA Cup performance: Second Round Qualifying, 2007-08
Best FA Vase performance: 2nd Round, 2007-08
Best Shropshire Senior Cup Performance: Finalists 2006-07 - Lost
5-1 to Shrewsbury Town
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