Belper Town F.C.
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| Full name | Belper Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Nailers |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Ground | Christchurch Meadow, Belper |
| Capacity | 2,650 (500 seated) |
| Chairman | Alan Benfield |
| Manager | Charlie Palmer |
| League | Northern Premier League Division One South |
| 2015–16 | Northern Premier League Division One South, 13th |
Belper Town Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One South and play at Christchurch Meadow. The club are nicknamed the "Nailers" due to the town's nail-making industry.
The club were originally formed in 1883 and reached the first round of the FA Cup in 1887–88, losing 3–2 to The Wednesday. They were founder members of the Derbyshire Senior League in 1890, and finished as runners-up in 1895–96. In 1911 they were founder members of the Notts & Derbyshire League, but left the league at the end of the 1910–11 season.
The club reformed in 1951 and joined Division One of the Central Alliance, taking over the fixtures of Mansfield Town 'A', who had withdrawn from the league. In 1956 the league was restructured, with Belper placed in Division One North. They finished as runners-up in 1956–57 and were champions in 1958–59, a season in which they also won the Derbyshire Senior Cup for the first time.
When the Midland League was re-established in 1961, Belper joined the league. They finished bottom of the league in 1969–70. After it was split into two divisions, Belper were placed in the Premier Division, of which they finished bottom in 1978–79. However, they were not relegated, and went on to win the Premier Division and the Derbyshire Senior Cup the following season.
In 1982 the league merged with the Yorkshire League to form the Northern Counties East League, with Belper placed in the Premier Division. They won the Premier Division in 1984–85 and the President's Cup in 1995–96. The following season they finished as runners-up in the Premier Division and were promoted to Division One of the Northern Premier League.
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