Arnold F.C. was an

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club based in

Arnold, Nottinghamshire Arnold () is a market town in the Borough of Gedling in the Ceremonial counties of England, county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. It is situated to the north-east of Nottingham's city boundary. Arnold has the largest town c ...

History

The club were founded in 1928 as Arnold St. Mary's. The name "St. Mary's" was dropped in 1963, when Arnold joined the Midland League that year.

League

Arnold joined the

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in 1963. Throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, they consistently finished in the upper reaches of the league, finishing runners-up in 1971 and 1976. In 1982, When the Midland League merged with the Yorkshire League to form the

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(NCEL), Arnold was placed in the new league's Premier Division. In 1986, they won 24 games on their way to lifting the title. However, instead of advancing to the

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, they moved down to the

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(CML). They spent three years in the CML before merging with Arnold Kingswell to form Arnold Town in 1989.

Cup

Arnold first entered the

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in 1964, and in 1967, they reached the First Round proper of the competition before losing 3-0 at home to

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in front of 3,390 fans. They repeated the feat in 1977, holding

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to a draw at Gedling Road before being beaten 5-2 in a replay at Vale Park. The club also played in the

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and

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Records

* Best F.A Cup performance: 1st Round, 1967-1968, 1977-1978 * Best

performance: 2nd Round, 1971-1972 * Best

performance: 2nd Round, 1987-1988

Honours

Premier Division ** Champions 1985-86 ** Runners-Up 1983-84 *

Supreme Division ** Cup Winners 1987-88 *

** Cup Winners 1974-75 *

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** Champions 1962-63 * Nottinghamshire Senior Cup ** Winners 1960-61, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1968-69, 1970-71

References

{{reflist Central Alliance Midland Football League (1889) Arnold Town F.C. 1989 disestablishments in England Association football clubs disestablished in 1989 1928 establishments in England Association football clubs established in 1928 Defunct football clubs in Nottinghamshire Central Midlands Football League Northern Counties East Football League