Bolehall Swifts F.C.

Bolehall Swifts Football Club is a football club based in Bolehall, a suburb of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the Midland League Division Two and play at the Rene Road Ground.

Bolehall Swifts
Full nameBolehall Swifts Football Club
Nickname(s)The Swifts
Founded1953 (1953)
GroundRene Road Ground, Tamworth
Coordinates52.6355°N 1.6732°W / 52.6355; -1.6732
ChairmanLes Fitzpatrick
ManagerGareth Hathaway
LeagueMidland League Division Two
2019–20Midland League Division Two (season abandoned)
WebsiteClub website
The main stand

History

The club was established in 1953 and was initially based at the Amington Inn.[1] They joined the Tamworth & Trent Valley League, winning the League Shield and Agnes Durham Cup in their first season.[1] The club later won the Coleshill Charity Cup in 1955–56 and the Fazeley Charity Cup in 1975–76.[1] After transferring to the Sutton District League, they moved on to the City & Suburban League, the Mercian League and then the Staffordshire County League (South).[1] In 1980 the club moved up to Division Three of the Midland Combination.[2] Division Three was renamed Division Two in 1983, and Bolehall were Division Two champions in 1984–85, also winning the Challenge Vase and the Fazeley Charity Cup.[1] Following promotion to Division One, they finished fifth in Division One the following season and were promoted to the Premier Division.[2]

In 1994 Bolehall were founder members of the Midland Alliance. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of the league in its inaugural season, they finished last in 1995–96 and were relegated back to the Premier Division of the Midland Combination.[2] The club remained in the Premier Division until 2014, winning the Challenge Cup in 1997–98, the Walsall Senior Cup in 2001–02 and the Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup in 2013–14.[1] In 2014 the Midland Combination and Midland Alliance merged to form the Midland League, with Bolehall placed in Division One.[2] The club won the Fazeley Charity Cup again in 2014–15.[1]

Ground

The club initially played behind the Jolly Sailor pub, using an old double decker bus as changing rooms.[1] They later moved to Morrows' Field before purchasing some allotments on Rene Road from a local farmer in 1959 for £350.[1] The new Rene Road ground was opened in August 1961 with a friendly against Tamworth WMC.[1] A seated stand known as the "Welcome to Bolehall Swifts Stand" was built behind one goal, with the "Founded 1953 stand" on one site of the pitch.[1]

Coaching staff
Position Name
Manager Gareth Hathaway

Managerial history
Manager Period
Mick Hill
Roger Brown1993–1994
Ron Tranter1996–2002
John Capaldi2002–2003
Ron Tranter2003–2004
Rob Masefield2004–2007
Paul Barnes2007–2008
Gary Walker2009–2010
Peter Frain2010
Daren Fulford2010–2013
Dave Haywood2013–2015
Craig Haywood2015–2016
Joe Obi2016–2017
Steve Johnson2017–2018
John Huckfield2018–2019

Honours
  • Midland Combination
    • Division Two champions 1984–85
    • Challenge Cup winners 1997–98
    • Challenge Vase winners 1984–85
  • Tamworth & Trent Valley League
    • League Shield winners 1953–54
    • Agnes Durham Cup winners 1953–54
  • Walsall Senior Cup
    • Winners 2001–02
  • Coleshill Charity Cup
    • Winners 1955–56
  • Fazeley Charity Cup
    • Winners 1975–76, 1984–85, 2014–15
  • Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup
    • Winners 2013–14

Records
  • Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 1994–95, 1995–96[2]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2013–14, 2014–15[2]

See also
  • Bolehall Swifts F.C. players
  • Bolehall Swifts F.C. managers

References
  1. History Bolehall Swifts F.C.
  2. Bolehall Swifts at the Football Club History Database
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