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Full name |
Brodsworth Welfare Football Club |
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Nickname(s) |
Broddy |
| Founded |
1912 (as Brodsworth Main) |
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Ground |
Welfare Ground,
Woodlands,
Doncaster
(Capacity: 3000 (228 Seated)) |
| Chairman |
Gordon Jennings |
| Manager |
Richard Sennett |
| League |
NCEL Premier Division |
| 2007-08 |
NCEL Premier Division, 13th |
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BRODSWORTH MINERS WELFARE F.C.</strong> are
based in Brodsworth, South Yorkshire &
currently play in the Northern Counties East
Football League Premier Division. The Club were formed as
Brodsworth Main, changing their name to
Brodsworth Miners Welfare in 1963 and again
to Brodsworth
Welfare in 2006. Brodsworth joined the
Yorkshire League in 1921, finishing 3rd at
the first attempt. Brodsworth were league
champions in
1925. They left in 1931, returning a year
later but left again in 1935. Brodsworth
returned to the Yorkshire League in 1947 and
in 1951 they
were relegated to the recently created
Division 2. Brodsworth left the league again
in 1957, returning in 1961. Brodsworth won
promotion to
Division 1 in 1964, but were relegated after
one season. They were relegated to division
3 in 1972. Brodsworth left the Yorkshire
League
for the final time in 1976. After playing in
the Doncaster Senior League, Brodsworth
joined the Northern Counties East League in
1988,
playing in division 2. The league scrapped
Division 2 in 1991 and Brodsworth moved up
to Division 1. Broddy finished in the bottom
2 every
year until 1997 but in 1999 they won
promotion to the Premier Division. They
finished 6th at the first attempt. In the FA
Cup, Brodsworth Main
reached the 4th Qualifying Round in 1926-27,
drawing 4-4 with Mexborough before losing
the replay 1-2. In the FA Vase, Broddy
reached the 2nd
Round in 1997-98,losing to Kidsgrove
Athletic. Brodsworth won the Sheffield
Junior Cup in 1984. They play at |
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