Market Drayton Town
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Market Drayton Town Football Club is a football club based in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One South and play at the Greenfields Sports Ground.
History
The club was established in 1969 as Little Drayton Rangers. They became members of the Shropshire County League and were champions in 1991–92, also winning the Shropshire Premier Cup. In 1998 they joined Division One North of the West Midlands (Regional) League. They were runners-up in their first season in the division, only missing out on the title after having three points deducted, and were promoted to the Premier Division.
In 2000–01 Little Drayton won the Premier Cup again and went on to retain it the following season. In 2003 the club was renamed Market Drayton Town, the name of a former club that had won the Shropshire County League in 1955–56. They won the Premier Cup Cup again in 2003–04 and retained it in each of the next two seasons. After finishing as runners-up in the Premier Division in 2004–05, the club were champions the following season, securing promotion to the Midland Alliance.
The 2008–09 season saw Market Drayton win the Midland Alliance, resulting in promotion to Division One South of the Northern Premier League. They won the Premier Cup again in 2010–11 and 2015–16. In 2021–22 the club finished bottom of Division One West and were relegated to the Premier Division of the Midland League. They finished bottom of the Premier Division the following season and were relegated to Division One South of the North West Counties League.
O Market Drayton Town foi fundado em 1883 como Market Drayton Cricket Club. O clube acrescentou uma seção de futebol em 1885 e, em 1889, o nome do clube foi alterado para Market Drayton Football Club. O clube jogou em várias ligas locais antes de ingressar na Midland Combination em 1960.
O Market Drayton Town venceu a Midland Combination em 1964-65 e novamente em 1966-67. O clube também venceu a FA Vase em 1970-71. O Market Drayton Town ingressou na Northern Premier League em 1972 e jogou na primeira divisão da liga até 2004, quando foi rebaixado para a primeira divisão.
O Market Drayton Town venceu a primeira divisão da Northern Premier League em 2010-11 e foi promovido de volta à primeira divisão. O clube foi rebaixado novamente para a primeira divisão em 2014-15, mas voltou à primeira divisão em 2016-17.
O Market Drayton Town é um clube comunitário de propriedade de fãs. O clube tem uma rivalidade com o Nantwich Town e os dois clubes disputam o Nantwich Town vs Market Drayton Town derby.
O Market Drayton Town é conhecido por sua forte defesa. O clube tem o menor número de gols sofridos na Northern Premier League Division One Midlands em várias ocasiões.
O Market Drayton Town é um clube ambicioso e está buscando o acesso à National League North. O clube tem uma equipe jovem e talentosa e está confiante de que pode alcançar seus objetivos.