Alfreton Town Football Club is an English semi-professional association football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. As of the 2023–24 season they compete in the Conference North, the sixth tier of English football. The present club was formed in 1959 through the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfreton United, though a previous incarnation of the team played for two seasons in the Midland Football League and entered the FA Cup five times between 1924 and 1929. Previous seasons accessed using the dropdown menu.

After the clubs re-formation they spent two seasons in Division One North of the Central Alliance before being readmitted to the Midland League. In 21 seasons Alfreton won the title three times and finished as runners-up on a further three occasions. The league merged with the Yorkshire Football League to form the Northern Counties East Football League in 1982 and it was after five seasons that Alfreton won their first ever promotion, having finished as champions in 1986–87.

In 1996 the side won promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division but struggled, lasting only two seasons before suffering back-to-back relegations. After three seasons back in the Northern Counties East League they achieved consecutive promotions, returning to the Northern Premier League Premier Division where they finished fourth, then the club's highest ever league finish. Founding members of the Conference North in 2004, several years of consolidation were followed by consecutive third place finishes and then the league title in 2010–11. Promotion to the Conference Premier saw the team competing in a national league competition for the first time.

Alfreton first entered the FA Cup in the 1924–25 season and have progressed to the second round proper on two occasions, in 2008–09 and 2012–13. They played in the inaugural edition of the FA Trophy and have appeared in every competition since, barring three seasons in the FA Vase after dropping to Step 5 of the National League System. Since the club's re-formation Alfreton have also taken part in the every staging of the Derbyshire Senior Cup, winning ten times and finishing as runners-up on a further eight occasions.

Key Key to league record

Level = Level of the league in the current league system Pld = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goals difference Pts = Points Position = Position in the final league table Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.

Key to cup records

Res = Final reached round Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses PR = Preliminary round QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds G = Group stage R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds QF = Quarter-finalists SF = Semi-finalists F = Finalists A(QF, SF, F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists W = Winners

Seasons Year League Cup competitions Manager Division Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer Averageattendance FA Cup FA Trophy DerbyshireCup Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec 1921–22 Central Alliance34132196878-102813th of 18—————— 1922–233221479640+56462nd of 17—————— 1923–242618539531+64411st of 14—————— 1924–252011455326+27264th of 11———QR6——— 1925–26 Midland League401771699102-3419th of 21———QR1——— 1926–2738852559143-842118th of 20———QR3——— 1927–28— QR1——— 1928–29— PR———The club was re-formed through the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfreton United in 1959. 1959–60 Central AllianceOne North34243711852+66514th of 18—————SF 1960–6134183139460+343910th of 18———QR21-0-1—WJim Bullions Club was admitted into the newly re-formed Midland Football League. 1961–62 Midland Football League34642448100-521618th of 18———QR21-0-1—R3Jim Bullions 1962–6338181468350+33505th of 20———QR21-0-1—F 1963–64422210108856+32544th of 22———QR10-0-1—SF 1964–6542218139167+24507th of 22———QR10-1-1—F 1965–66421971610087+134510th of 22———QR10-0-1—R3 1966–6742207157774+3478th of 22———QR10-0-1—R3 1967–6840186168471+134210th of 21———QR10-0-1—SF 1968–6934131386246+16397th of 18———QR10-0-1—R3 1969–7034303111919+100631st of 18———R14-4-1QR10-1-1W 1970–7134186108339+44425th of 18———QR21-0-1QR32-0-1SF 1971–723422578539+46492nd of 18———QR32-0-1QR10-0-1SF 1972–7334171078044+36444th of 18———QR43-1-1QR32-0-1W 1973–743222557737+40491st of 18———R14-2-1QR32-0-0W 1974–753422668040+40503rd of 18———QR11-1-1QR10-0-1R2 1975–76 Midland Football LeaguePremier Division3419697641+35444th of 18———QR32-2-1QR22-3-1R2 1976–773424557933+46531st of 18———QR21-0-1PR0-0-1SF 1977–7832202105237+15424th of 17———QR10-0-1QR10-0-1F 1978–7936613173961-222517th of 19———PR0-0-1PR0-0-1R1 1979–80341113104546-13510th of 18———QR33-1-1QR11-1-1F 1980–8134161087340+33422nd of 18———QR32-0-1QR11-1-1SF 1981–823420776424+40472nd of 18———QR22-0-1QR22-1-1W Midland League merged with Yorkshire Football League and formed new Northern Counties East Football League, club qualified to join the top division. 1982–83 Northern Counties East LeaguePremier Division 838163194755-83513th of 20———QR10-0-1PR0-0-1SF 1983–8434186105632+24424th of 18———PR0-0-1QR33-1-1SF 1984–8536206106939+30664th of 19———QR33-2-1QR31-3-2F 1985–8638212156647+19656th of 20———QR32-0-1QR32-1-1R2 1986–87 36 25 6 5 74 29 +45 81 1st of 19Promoted — — —QR10-1-1R13-0-1SF 1987–88 Northern Premier LeagueDivision One 736138155354-14711th of 19———QR33-1-1QR32-1-1F 1988–8942811234492-483520th of 22———PR0-0-1QR10-1-1R3 1989–9042138215985-264718th of 22———QR22-0-1QR32-1-1R1 1990–9142712234184-433322nd of 22———PR0-1-1QR10-0-1R1 1991–9242122286398-353820th of 22———QR22-0-1QR21-0-1R3 1992–93401591680800549th of 21———QR11-1-1QR10-0-1F 1993–94401810128370+13646th of 21———QR11-0-1R12-0-1SF 1994–9542257109449+45824th of 22———QR11-1-1QR10-0-1W 1995–96 40 23 9 8 79 47 +32 78 2nd of 21Promoted — — —PR0-0-1QR21-1-1R4 1996–97 Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division 644813234583-383721st of 23———QR10-0-1QR10-1-1R3 1997–98 42 3 13 26 32 86 -54 22 22nd of 22Relegated — — —QR10-0-1QR21-0-1R4 1998–99 Northern Premier LeagueDivision One 7 42 9 8 25 53 86 -33 35 22nd of 22Relegated — — —QR10-0-1R20-0-1R4 1999–2000 Northern Counties East LeaguePremier Division 8381711107349+24625th of 20———PR0-0-1FA VaseR50-0-1SF 2000–0138234117144+27733rd of 20Caine Cheetham24—QR22-1-1FA VaseR20-0-1SF 2001–02 38 27 5 6 94 36 +58 86 1st of 20Promoted Mick Godber 20 —QR21-0-1FA VaseR20-0-1WChris Wilder 2002–03 Northern Premier LeagueDivision One 7 42 26 9 7 106 59 +47 87 1st of 22Promoted Mick Godber 24 388QR11-0-1R44-1-1WDavid Lloyd 2003–04 Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division 644239127343+30784th of 23Mick Godber18402QR20-0-1R32-2-1R5 Conference North, a new sixth tier league created, club qualified to join it. 2004–05 Conference North 642158195355-25314th of 22Peter Duffield21398R13-2-1R43-1-1SFDavid Lloyd 2005–06421015174658-124517th of 22Jon Stevenson11334QR42-2-0R11-1-1SFGary Mills 2006–07421412164450-65414th of 22——295QR20-1-1QR30-0-1R3Gary MillsMarcus Ebdon 2007–08421211194954-54716th of 22Brian Cusworth9363QR20-1-1R22-1-1FNicky Law 2008–0942201758148+33773rd of 22Liam Hearn21439R24-1-1R11-0-1R4Lost in the play-off semifinal. 2009–1040211187745+32743rd of 21Paul ClaytonLiam Hearn16493QR31-1-1QR30-1-1R3Lost in the play-off final. 2010–11 40 29 5 6 97 33 +64 92 1st of 21Promoted Liam Hearn 29 760QR20-1-1R33-2-1R4 2011–12 Conference Premier 546159226286-245415th of 24Nathan Jarman121,063R11-1-1R32-0-1R3 2012–13461612186974-56013th of 24Paul Clayton17 747R22-0-1R10-0-1SF 2013–1446217186974-56711th of 24John Akinde17805R11-0-1R10-0-1R3 2014–15 46 12 9 25 49 90 -41 45 21st of 24Relegated Karl Hawley 10 804QR40-1-1R21-0-1QFFifth and sixth tier divisions renamed. 2015–16 National League North 6421513145854+45810th of 22Sam Jones13583QR42-0-1QR30-0-1WNicky Law 2016–1742119226295-334218th of 22Craig Westcarr13547R13-2-1R22-1-1SF 2017–1842147216771-44917th of 22Brendon Daniels13577QR31-1-1QR30-0-1FJohn McDermottChris Moyses 2018–19421312175367-145115th of 22Reece Styche11535R13-1-1QR30-1-1WBilly Heath 2019–2032124164855-74013th of 22Amari Morgan-Smith15497QR20-1-1QR30-1-1QFThe regular season was cut short due to COVID-19, final league positions decided by points-per-game 2020–21152671527-151221st of 22Elliott Reeves5– COVID-19 prevented fans from attending gamesQR31-0-0R30-0-1 not heldThe season was declared null and void due to COVID-19 2021–22 42 17 10 15 58 59 -1 61 9th of 22 Matt Rhead 12 536QR2 2-1-0R4 2-0-1not held 2022–23 46 17 18 11 54 44 +10 695th of 24 Matt Rhead 13 521QR2 0-0-1R2 0-0-1 Lost in the play-off quarter-final. 2023–24 46 23 11 12 76 50 +26 805th of 24 Jordan Thewlis 17 568R2 4-1-1R2 0-0-1 Lost in the play-off quarter-final. 2024–25 46 15 14 17 54 59 -5 8014th of 24 Lewis Salmon 12 490R1 2-2-1R3 1-0-1

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