Stokesley Sports Club Football Club is a

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club based in Stokesley,

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, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Stokesley Sports Club.

History

Formed in 1920, the club spent most of the 20th century participating in local leagues before joining the

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in 1994 before progressing to the

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in 1999. Seven years later the club was accepted into the

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. In each of their first two seasons at the higher level, Stokesley finished near the middle of the table. Promotion has also enabled the club to participate in national competitions - in the

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their best performance came in 2008–09 when they reached the Second Round, and during the same season they made their debut in the

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, beating

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in the Extra Preliminary round before losing to

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in the preliminary round. In the summer of 2009 the club changed their name to Stokesley Football Club. In 2009–10 the club became champions of the Northern League Second Division and gained promotion to the First Division for the first time in the club's history. They scored in every league game and had the league's top scorer in Andrew Jennings. In 2009 the club's under-13 team won the national

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/ref> In season 2010–11 the club finished 16th in division 1, but following the season the manager, chairman and secretary as well as the rest of the committee resigned quoting a lack of support from the sports club. Renamed Stokesley Sports Club FC, in 2011, a new team was appointed under the leadership of manager Monty Alexander. In the 2011–12 season Stokesley were relegated back to Division Two after finishing the season with 4 points and not having won a single game. In the 2015–16 season, Stokesley were relegated into the

. Despite ending the season on a high, winning two of their final three games, Stokesley finished on 14 points, collecting just a single point away from home, finishing bottom of the table. Season 2018-19 saw the Wearside League and the abandoned Teesside League combine and reform into two new leagues - the Wearside League and the North Riding League. Stokesley joined the North Riding League Premier Division. A new manager was employed for the 2019–20 season, Steve Todd who had just brought his team up from Division One. With the 2019–20 season being expunged by The FA, the season was void. Due to a disagreement with the committee Steve Todd and his team resigned taking his players with him. Following the resignation of Steve Todd, David Howe was appointed as manager bringing his team from Stokesley Athletic with him. After a year and a half in charge Howe stepped down as manager as he and the club chairman Ted Watts decided it was time for a change. Following that decision, first team coach Dan Boswell was named manager on 17 September 2021.

Honours

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Division Two **Champions 2009–10 *

**Runners-up 2005–06 *Wearside League Division Two **Runners-up 1999–2000

Records

**Preliminary round 2008–09, 2009–10 *

**Second Round 2008–09, 2010–11

Non-playing staff

Coaching staff

Players

References

External links

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