Uttoxeter Town F.C. is an

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football club based in

Uttoxeter Uttoxeter ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in the East Staffordshire borough of Staffordshire, England. It is near to the Derbyshire county border. The town is from Burton upon Trent via the A50 and the A38, from Stafford via the A51 ...

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. They currently play in the Midland Premier League. The club is a FA Charter Standard Club affiliated to the

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History

The club was formed in 1972 when they split from Uttoxeter Amateurs after a disagreement on the club's location. The club joined the North Premier Division of the

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. In the late 1970s the club stopped playing Saturday football and switched over to

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. About 30 years later the club switched back to Saturday football and joined the

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.Staffordshire County Senior League
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accessdate: March 15, 2020 The 2012–13 season saw the club win Division one of the league. The 2014–15 season saw the club become one of the founding members of the

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, joining division one. Despite finishing fifth in the division, the club dropped back down to the Staffordshire County Senior League for financial reasons. In their first season in the Staffordshire County Senior League the club entered the

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for the first time, progressing to the third round before being eliminated by Coleshill Town. The prize money they earned from their FA Vase cup exploits enabled them to overcome their financial issues and they rejoined Division one of the Midlands league the following season. In 2021 Uttoxeter were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and

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seasons. In 2023 Uttoxeter where reprieved from North West Counties South and allocated back to Midland Premier League

Ground

The club play their home games at the Oldfield Sports Club.Midlands football leagu
Club Directory
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Records

*Best

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performance: Preliminary round, 2021–22 *Best

performance: Third round, 2015–16

Honours

** Division One Champions (1) 2012–13 ** Presidents Trophy Winners (1) 2012–13

References

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