Sleaford Town F.C. is a football

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based in

Sleaford Sleaford is a market town and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Centred on the former parish of New Sleaford, the modern boundaries and urban area include Quarrington to the south-west, Holdingham to the n ...

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershir ...

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. The club plays in the .

History

Sleaford Town were founded in 1923. They joined the Lincolnshire League, where they were generally successful, being a regular top-ten team. In 2003, Town announced plans to seek a higher level of football in the

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. They had their best-ever season in 2003–04, winning the title for the first time in twenty-three years, and gaining promotion to the UCL After leaving their previous ground, Sleaford played for three seasons at

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, but despite winning the Division One title in 2005–06, they were not allowed promotion until their new Eslaforde Park ground was ready the following season, and they finished runners-up. The club are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division, led by manager Paul Ward. They first entered the

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in season 2008–09, reaching the First Round Qualifying, while in the

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, their best performance has been to reach the Fourth Round in season 2015-16.

Current squad

Management and coaching staff

Current staff

Honours

Division One **Champions 2005–06 **Runners-up 2006–07

Records

**First Qualifying Round 2008–09, 2009–10 *

**Fourth Round 2015-16

References

External links

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