Attenborough F.C.
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| Full name | Attenborough Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | Boro | ||
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Ground | The Strand | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Manager | Graham Mee | ||
| League | Nottinghamshire Senior League Division Three | ||
| 2024–25 | Nottinghamshire Senior League Development Division 2nd of 9 | ||
| Website | https://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/attenboroughfc01/135751/Home | ||
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Attenborough Football club is a football club based in Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England. Affiliated with the Nottinghamshire County Football Association,[1] they are currently members of the Nottinghamshire Senior League Division Three.
The club was formed in 1947 and were originally called Attenborough St Marys.[2] The club played in the Long Eaton League.[2] In 1973 the club joined Division One of the Central Alliance, gaining promotion to the Premier division at the first attempt.[3] Two seasons later in the 1975–76 season the club would win the Premier division.[3]
The club joined division one of the Midland League for the 1976–77 season, and staying there until the end of the 1981–82 season.[4] The 1983–84 season saw the club become one of the founding members of the Central Midlands League.[4] After nine seasons the club joined Division Two of the Nottinghamshire Senior League.[4] The 1995–96 season saw the club finish as runners-up in Division Two gaining promotion to Division One, the following season saw another promotion to the Senior Division where they have remained until withdrawing in 2023.
The club re-formed in 2023 in the Development division of the Notts Senior League and finished 3rd in the league for the 2023/24 season. The club remained in the Development division for 2024/25, again finishing 3rd. The club won the Development league cup with a 3-2 win against FC Warriors of Newark in season 2024/25.[4]