Atherstone United F.C.
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| Full name | Atherstone Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Adders |
| Founded | 2004 (originally 1887) |
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Sheepy Road Atherstone Warwickshire |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Chairman | Justin Palmer |
| Manager | Ivor Green |
| League | Midland League Division One |
| 2016–17 | Midland League Division One, 4th of 20 |
Atherstone Town Football Club is a football club based in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England.
They were officially established in 2004 after a previous club bearing the same name folded in 1979. They currently play in the Midland League Division One.
The original Atherstone Town club was formed in 1887, and after drifting between various local leagues, settled in the Birmingham Combination in 1911, where they remained until 1954. Prior to this the Adders had gained national recognition by reaching the semi-final of the FA Amateur Cup in both 1907 and 1909. After several decades of varying performance, the 1947–48 season saw the Adders claim the Birmingham Combination League and Cup double. In 1954 they stepped up to the Birmingham and District League (later renamed the West Midlands (Regional) League), where they were runners-up in 1972 and moved up to the Southern League. In their first season they gained promotion to the Premier Division, where their best position was third in 1973–74, but the club was forced into liquidation in the summer of 1979.
A group of local enthusiasts managed to fulfil the team's reserve fixtures in the West Midlands League under the name Atherstone United and then decided to continue under that name as a new club.
In 1982 the new club won promotion to the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, followed in 1986–87 by winning the Premier Division title and promotion to the Southern League Midland Division. Two years later they were promoted again, to the Southern League Premier Division, where they finished as high as 4th. However, the end of the 1999–00 season saw Atherstone relegated for the first time in either incarnation. The situation at the club worsened and in September 2003 Atherstone United were put into liquidation. Again a group of supporters formed a new Atherstone Town club.
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