Willenhall Town F.C.
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| Full name | Willenhall Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Lockmen, The Reds, Red Army |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Ground | Queen Street Stadium, Queen Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 7EX |
| Capacity | 4,000 (300 seated) |
| Manager | Mark Habbershaw |
| League | West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division |
| 2015–16 | West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, 18th |
Willenhall Town Football Club are a football club based in Willenhall, West Midlands, England, currently playing in the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division.
Willenhall Town was formed in 1953 by the amalgamation of two local sides, Aston Road Villa and R.A.F. Association. The club played in the Wolverhampton League from their formation until 1968, when they joined the Staffordshire County League (South). In 1975 they joined the West Midlands (Regional) League. They quickly won promotion to the Premier Division and then claimed the Premier Division title in 1979, pipping Lye Town to the title on goal difference. In 1981 they reached the FA Vase final at Wembley Stadium but lost to Whickham, and a year later gained promotion into the Southern Football League Midland Division. In the 1983–84 season the Reds won the title, scoring 100 goals in the process, and gained promotion to the Southern League Premier Division.
Although they finished 4th in the Premier Division in their very first season, after that their performances declined until they were relegated back to the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1991. In 1994, however, the club became founder members of the new Midland Football Alliance where they were consistent mid-table finishers until the 2003–04 season when an impressive late season run saw them finish second and gain promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One.
In their very first season in the Northern Premier League the Reds made it into the promotion play-offs but were defeated. At the end of the 2004–05 season, Willenhall were switched to the Southern League Division One West, and in 2006 they were moved once again to the newly re-organised Division One Midlands. In 2006 manager Rob Smith and assistant manager Larry Chambers left the club for the position of managing AFC Telford United. Mel Eves was appointed as the new manager of Willenhall shortly afterwards.
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