Melton Town Football Club is a

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club based in

Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray () is a market town in the Borough of Melton, Melton district in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, Leicestershire, River Eye, known below Melton as the Rive ...

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. They are currently members of the and play at the Melton Sports Village

History

The club was established in 2004 and joined Division Two of the Leicester & District League.Melton Mowbray
Leics Football In 2006–07 season they were Division Two champions, and were promoted to Division One. In 2009 they moved up to Division One of the

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. After finishing as runners-up in 2012–13, the club were promoted to the Premier Division. They went on to finish as runners-up in the Premier Division in 2013–14 and 2014–15, but were unable to take promotion due to failing ground grading regulations. A third-place finish in 2015–16 and a move to a new ground saw the club promoted to Division One of the

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, with the club also being renamed Melton Town. In 2021 Melton were promoted to the Premier Division North based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and

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seasons. They finished fourth in the Premier Division North in 2023–24, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they lost 1–0 to Loughborough Students in the semi-finals.

Ground

In 2013 the club moved to nearby

Asfordby Asfordby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, to the west of Melton Mowbray on the A6006 road. The village is north-east of Leicester. The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Asfrothr'. The parish con ...

. They returned to Melton Mowbray in April 2016 when the club moved to the Melton Sports Village.Melton Mowbray FC set to play first fixture at new home
Melton Times, 15 April 2016 The new ground included a 135-seat stand. In autumn 2021 an artificial pitch was installed.Boss says new pitch will take Melton Town to the next level
Melton Times, 23 September 2021

Honours

*Leicester & District League **Division Two champions 2006–07

Records

*Best

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performance: First qualifying round, 2024–25 *Best

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performance: Third round, 2024–25

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