Stokesley Sports Club F.C.
association football club in England
Stokesley Sports Club Football Club is a football club based in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two and play at the Stokesley Sports Club.
History
Formed in 1920, the club spent most of the 20th century participating in local leagues before joining the Teesside League in 1994 before progressing to the Wearside League in 1999. Seven years later the club was accepted into the Northern League.
In each of their first two seasons at the higher level, Stokesley finished near the middle of the table. Promotion has also enabled the club to participate in national competitions - in the FA Vase their best performance came in 2008–09 when they reached the Second Round, and during the same season they made their debut in the FA Cup, beating Washington in the Extra Preliminary round before losing to Wakefield in the preliminary round.
In the summer of 2009 the club changed their name to Stokesley Football Club.
In 2009–10 the club became champions of the Northern League Second Division and gained promotion to the First Division for the first time in the club's history. They scored in every league game and had the league's top scorer in Andrew Jennings.
In 2009 the club's under-13 team won the national Tesco Cup.
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