St. Ives Town Football Club is a football club based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands and play at Westwood Road.
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| Full name | St. Ives Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Saints | ||
| Founded | 1887 | ||
| Ground | Westwood Road, St Ives | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Gary Clarke | ||
| Manager | Ricky Marheineke | ||
| League | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | ||
| 2025–26 | Southern League Premier Division Central, 19th of 22 (relegated) | ||
| Website | http://www.stivestownfc.co.uk | ||
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History
editSt Ives Town Football Club was formed in 1887. They joined the Central Amateur League in 1949, but the league folded at the end of the 1949–50 season.[1] The club briefly played in the United Counties Football League Division Two for two seasons in the early 1950s. They rejoined the United Counties Football League Division One in 1985–86, and gained promotion to the Premier Division in 2004–05 after a third-placed finish. They reached the Fifth Round of the FA Vase in 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2009–10, and reached the Quarter Finals in 2011–12.[2] They won promotion to the Southern Football League after finishing second in the United Counties League Premier Division in 2012–13. They also produced Conor Washington who now plays at Charlton Athletic F.C. and has made several appearances for Northern Ireland. In the 2015–16 season, the club earned promotion to the Southern League Premier Division via the play-offs, defeating AFC Rushden & Diamonds in the final on 2 May 2016 in front of 1,523.[3]
Management and coaching staff
editBoardroom
edit- As of 18 June 2022
| Position | Name |
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| Chairman |  Paul Reason |
Current staff
edit- As of 18 June 2022 [4]
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Ricky Marheineke |
| Assistant Manager | Jim Freeman |
| First Team Coach | Adam Fisher |
| Head of Analysis | Gary Marheineke |
| Goalkeeper Coach & Kit Manager | Paul Swannell |
| Sports Therapist | Jardaine Patel-Joseph |
Managerial history
edit| Period | Manager |
|---|---|
| 2002–2014 | Warren Everdell Jeremy Hall |
| 2014–2021 | Ricky Marheineke |
| 2021–2022 | Mike Ford Ricky Marheineke |
| 2022–Present | Ricky Marheineke |
Records
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Central Amateur League 1949/50 Leics Football
- 1 2 3 4 St Ives Town at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ "St Ives Town 2-1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds". afcdiamonds.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ↑ "First Team Management Update – 2022/23". stivestownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2022.