Radcliffe Olympic F.C. is a
football club based in
Radcliffe-on-Trent
Radcliffe-on-Trent is a large village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the Census 2011 was 8,205.
Location
Radcliffe has a population of about 8,000. It is to the eas ...
, near
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
,
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...
, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Recreation Ground.
History
The club was established in 1876.
They joined the
Notts Alliance
Notts may refer to:
* Nottinghamshire
* Notts County FC, an association football club
See also
* Nott (disambiguation)
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, which they won in 1900–01. In the 1931–32 they won Division Two, as well as the South Notts League. In 1946–47 they won Division One of the Notts Realm League and the Division One Cup.
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The club's next period of success was in the 1960s, when during a six-year period between the 1965–66 and 1970–71 seasons they won three Midlands Amateur Alliance League titles, the Central Alliance Premier Division, the East Midlands Regional League Division One.
In 1990–91 they won Division One of the Notts Alliance to earn promotion to the Senior Division, but were relegated back to Division One in 1992–93.
They were relegated again in 1995–96, but were promoted back to Division One at the first attempt after finishing second in Division Two. In 2000–01 they finished second in Division One to return to the Senior Division. After winning the Senior Division in 2002–03 and merging with AFC Dayncourt, the club were promoted to the Premier Division of the
Central Midlands League
The Central Midlands Football League is an English football league covering the northeast-central part of England. Formed in 1971 as the South Derbyshire League, changing name initially to the Derbyshire League before changing to its current na ...
, which they won at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Supreme Division.
They won the Supreme Division in 2008–09, earning promotion to the new
East Midlands Counties League
The East Midlands Counties Football League was an English football league that operated from 2008 to 2021, covering the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands. The league had one division, which stood at ...
.
Honours
*
Central Midlands League
The Central Midlands Football League is an English football league covering the northeast-central part of England. Formed in 1971 as the South Derbyshire League, changing name initially to the Derbyshire League before changing to its current na ...
**Supreme Division champions 2008–09
**Premier Division champions 2003–04
*
Notts Alliance
Notts may refer to:
* Nottinghamshire
* Notts County FC, an association football club
See also
* Nott (disambiguation)
{{Disambiguation ...
**Champions 1900–01
**Senior Division champions 2002–03
**Division One champions 1990–91
**Division Two champions 1931–32
**Division Two Cup winners 1929–30
*Notts Realm League
**Division One champions 1946–47
**Division One Cup winners 1946–47, 1947–48
*South Notts League
**Champions 1931–32
Records
*
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...
**Third Qualifying Round 2010–11
*
FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footb ...
**First Round 2006–07
References
External links
Club website
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Association football clubs established in 1876
Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Nottinghamshire
East Midlands Counties Football League
1876 establishments in England
Central Midlands Football League
East Midlands Regional League
Nottinghamshire Senior League
Central Alliance
Radcliffe on Trent