Parkgate Football Club is an English football club based in Parkgate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. They play in the Northern Counties East Football League Division One, at level 10 of the English football league system.
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| Full name | Parkgate Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Steelmen | |
| Founded | 1969 | |
| Ground | Roundwood Sports Complex Parkgate, Rotherham South Yorkshire | |
| Capacity | 1,425 (100 seats)[1] | |
| Chairman | Albert Dudill | |
| Manager | Andy Dawson | |
| League | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | |
| 2023–24 | Northern Counties East League Division One, 1st of 23 (promoted) | |
| Website | www.parkgatefc.co.uk | |
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History
editThe club was established in 1969 as BSC Parkgate and played in the Hatchard and Sheffield Association leagues before joining the Yorkshire League in 1974. In 1979 they were promoted from Division Three to Division Two, and when the league merged with the Midland League to form the Northern Counties East League (NCEL) in 1982, Parkgate were entered into Division One South of the new competition.[2]
In 1986 they were promoted to the NCEL Division One. Two years after changing their name to RES Parkgate in 1990,[3] they installed floodlights, and in 1994 they changed their name again, this time to just Parkgate.[4] The 1997–98 season saw Parkgate reach the final of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup for the first time, losing to Emley at Hillsborough (they lost two further finals in 2006 and 2011).
They were promoted to the NCEL Premier Division in 2007 by winning the Division One title, and remained in the division until 2018, when relegated once more.
Season-by-season record
edit| Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Vase | Notes |
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| 1970–71 | Hatchard League Division Two | – | 4th/13 | - | - | Promoted |
| 1971–72 | Hatchard League Division One | – | 1st/16 | - | - | League champions |
| 1972–73 | Sheffield Association League Division Two | – | 3rd/16 | - | - | Promoted |
| 1973–74 | Sheffield Association League Division One | – | 7th/16 | - | - | |
| 1974–75 | Yorkshire League Division Three | – | 9th/16 | - | - | |
| 1975–76 | Yorkshire League Division Three | – | 5th/16 | - | 1R | |
| 1976–77 | Yorkshire League Division Three | – | 14th/16 | - | PR | |
| 1977–78 | Yorkshire League Division Three | – | 12th/16 | - | 1R | |
| 1978–79 | Yorkshire League Division Three | – | 4th/16 | - | PR | Promoted |
| 1979–80 | Yorkshire League Division Two | – | 6th/16 | - | 1R | |
| 1980–81 | Yorkshire League Division Two | – | 7th/16 | - | PR | |
| 1981–82 | Yorkshire League Division Two | – | 6th/16 | - | PR | |
| 1982–83 | Northern Counties East League Division One South | – | 7th/14 | - | 1R | |
| 1983–84 | Northern Counties East League Division One South | – | 7th/14 | - | PR | |
| 1984–85 | Northern Counties East League Division One Central | – | 9th/14 | - | PR | |
| 1985–86 | Northern Counties East League Division Two | – | 9th/16 | - | 1R | Promoted |
| 1986–87 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 15th/18 | - | - | |
| 1987–88 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 4th/16 | - | - | |
| 1988–89 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 12th/16 | - | - | |
| 1989–90 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 12th/15 | - | - | |
| 1990–91 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 9th/13 | - | - | |
| 1991–92 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 8th/16 | - | EPR | |
| 1992–93 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 5th/14 | - | EPR | |
| 1993–94 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 13th/15 | - | 2R | |
| 1994–95 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 15th/16 | - | 1R | |
| 1995–96 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 15th/16 | - | 2QR | |
| 1996–97 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 11th/15 | - | 1R | |
| 1997–98 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 5th/15 | 2QR | 2QR | |
| 1998–99 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 4th/13 | 2QR | 1QR | |
| 1999–00 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 12th/16 | PR | 1R | |
| 2000–01 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 7th/16 | PR | 2QR | |
| 2001–02 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 14th/16 | PR | 2QR | |
| 2002–03 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 8th/17 | PR | 2QR | |
| 2003–04 | Northern Counties East League Division One | – | 10th/18 | PR | 2QR | |
| 2004–05 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 10 | 12th/16 | PR | 2QR | |
| 2005–06 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 10 | 6th/16 | PR | 1R | |
| 2006–07 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 10 | 1st/17 | EPR | 2R | League champions, promoted |
| 2007–08 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 8th/20 | 1QR | 1R | |
| 2008–09 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 11th/20 | EPR | 2QR | |
| 2009–10 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 14th/20 | EPR | 2QR | |
| 2010–11 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 2nd/20 | 1QR | 2QR | |
| 2011–12 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 7th/20 | 1QR | 3R | |
| 2012–13 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 9th/22 | EPR | 3R | |
| 2013–14 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 19th/23 | EPR | 2R | |
| 2014–15 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 16th/21 | EPR | 1QR | |
| 2015–16 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 17th/22 | EPR | 1QR | |
| 2016–17 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 17th/22 | PR | 1QR | |
| 2017–18 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 21st/22 | PR | 2QR | Relegated |
| 2018–19 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 10 | 8th/20 | 1QR | 2QR | |
| 2019–20 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 10 | – | – | 1QR | League season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 10 | – | – | 2QR | League season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 10 | 8th/21 | – | 1R | |
| 2022–23 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 10 | 14th/20 | – | 1QR | |
| 2023–24 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 10 | 1st/23 | – | 1R | |
| Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Vase | Notes |
| Source: Football Club History Database | ||||||
Notable former players
editPlayers that have played in the Football League either before or after playing for Parkgate –
Ground
editThe club plays at the Roundwood Sports Complex, off Green Lane, Rawmarsh, postcode S62 6LD.
Gallery
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Honours
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Records
edit- Best FA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round, 1997–98, 1998–99
- Best FA Vase performance: 3rd round, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Record Attendance: 1536 v Rotherham United (Friendly), 2019
References
edit- ^ Parkgate Northern Counties East League
- ^ BSC Parkgate Football Club History Database
- ^ RES Parkgate Football Club History Database
- ^ Parkgate Football Club History Database