Football Club Bolsover was a

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club based in

Bolsover Bolsover is a market town and the administrative centre of the Bolsover District, Derbyshire, England. It is from Sheffield, from Nottingham and from Derby. It is the main town in the Bolsover district. The civil parish for the town is c ...

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, England. They played at Shirebrook Town's Langwith Road ground.

History

The club was originally established in 2013, but were denied entry to the

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for the 2013–14 season as they were unable to meet the ground grading criteria.History
FC Bolsover In 2016, the club was re-established and joined the North Division of the Central Midlands League. They went on to win the division at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division One of the

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. At the end of the 2018–19 season the club were transferred to the

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but resigned from the league and withdrew from the

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Grounds

The club initially played at

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before relocating to Shirebrook Town's Langwith Road ground.

Honours

*Central Midlands League **North Division champions 2016–17

References

External links

Official website
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