Sutton Town A.F.C. was a

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club based in

Sutton-in-Ashfield Sutton-in-Ashfield is a market town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 36,404 in 2021. It is the largest town in the district of Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Ashfield, four miles west of Mansfield, from the Derbyshire border and ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

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. The previous club was a member of the

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Premier Division until 2007 when they resigned,This is Nottingham – resignation
but the new club joined the

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Premier Division, three levels lower in the

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, and later played in the

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. The team was reformed in 2020, and was initially accepted into the Notts Senior league, but they never started the seasons fixtures. They then began playing friendlies in Spring 2021 ahead of again joining the Notts Senior League. They played against Nottinghamshire, Nuthall AFC, Trent Vineyard and Rushcliffe Reserves although the results were not made public.

History

Previous club

A previous club called Sutton Town existed until 1997. They played in the Northern Counties East League. They also spent time in the

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and the

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. They were regular competitors in the Nottinghamshire Senior Cup. They still hold the joint record for most cup wins, along with

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. They were based at Priestsic Road in

. Following the loss of the ground for the building of a

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, they moved to Lowmoor Road in the neighbouring town of

Kirkby-in-Ashfield Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a market town in the Ashfield District of Nottinghamshire, England. With a population of 25,265 (according to the 2001 National Census), it is a part of the wider Mansfield Urban Area. Kirkby-in-Ashfield lies on the ea ...

. They changed their name to ''Ashfield United'' because of a sponsorship deal with Ashfield District Council, however the club folded in 1997. This club was also nicknamed ''The Snipes''. Another now defunct club (1996), Oakham United, based close to the

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on the boundary between Sutton and

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city ...

, applied to change their name to ''Sutton Town'' when the previous club became defunct but were denied permission by the Nottinghamshire FA.

Honours

Division One **Champions 2004–05 *

Supreme Division **Runners-up 2002–03, 2009–10 *Central Midlands League Premier Division **Champions 2000–01 As reformed club *Central Midlands League South Division **Champions 2012–13 *

Nottinghamshire Senior Cup The Nottinghamshire Senior Cup or Nottinghamshire Saturday Senior Cup is the county senior cup of the Nottinghamshire County FA. It was first won by Nottingham Forest in 1883–84 when they defeated Notts Trent 5–0 in the finals. Although first ...

**Runners – up 2012–13 Central Midlands League Cup Winners 2008/09 (Manager – D. Bryant) Central Midlands Floodlit Cup Runners-up 2008/09 (Manager – D. Bryant)

Records

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**First Qualifying Round 2003–04, 2004–05 *

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**Second Round 2004–05, 2006–07

References

General references

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External links

Official Site
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