Long Eaton United F.C.
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| Full name | Long Eaton United Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Blues |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Ground | Grange Park, Long Eaton, Derbyshire |
| Capacity | 3,000 (200 seated) |
| Chairman | Jim Fairley |
| Manager | Gary Hamson |
| League | Midland League Premier Division |
| 2015–16 | Midland League Premier Division, 18th |
Long Eaton United Football Club is a football club in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. They play in the Midland League Premier Division.
The club were established in 1956 and joined the Midland Football League in 1961. They were founding members of the Northern Counties East Football League in 1982.
Long Eaton United have played at Grange Park, Long Eaton, since their founding in 1956. In their first season, the team—then known as 'The Stripes'—finished second in the Central Alliance League, Division One (South), behind Skegness Town. In the club's second season, in 1957–58, the Reserves won the Derby Senior League Cup, and in their third season, the senior team won the Division One (South) Championship. (At the time, Division One was the highest division.) In 1961–62, United were admitted to the reformed Midland Counties League, and finished in a mid-table position. Fellow Derbyshire clubs Matlock Town finished as Champions and Alfreton Town finished in last place. The reserve team took the honours the following season, winning the Central Alliance Division One Championship and the Derbyshire Divisional Cup. In 1965, United won the Derbyshire Senior Cup, beating Alfreton Town 1–0 at The Baseball Ground in Derby.
Eleven years passed before United won the Derbyshire Senior Cup again, ad then (Matlock Town were beaten 1–0 and 2–1 to bring the trophy back to Grange Park. But the reserves brought honours to the club by winning the Divisional Cup in seasons 1970–71 and 1971–72, and the Notts Combination Premier Division Championship.
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