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| Full name | Buxton Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Bucks | ||
| Founded | 1877 | ||
| Ground | The Silverlands,Buxton | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 (490 seated) | ||
| Chairman | David Hopkins | ||
| Manager | John McGrath | ||
| League | National League North | ||
| 2024–25 | National League North, 7th of 24 | ||
| Website | buxtonfc.co.uk | ||
Buxton Football Club is a professionalfootball club based inBuxton,Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of theNational League North and play at the Silverlands.
The club was established in autumn 1877 as an offshoot of the localcricket club, playing their first match on 27 October 1877.[1] In 1891 they joinedthe Combination. They finished bottom of the league in 1895–96 and left at the end of the 1898–99 season,[2] when they switched to theManchester League.[3] They were runners-up in 1904–05 but spent most of the next seven seasons in lower mid-table, finishing second-from-bottom on three occasions, before the league was disbanded in 1912.[3]
Buxton rejoined theManchester League when it was re-established in 1920, and considered applying to join the newFootball League Third Division North when it was formed in 1921, although they did not submit a bid.[4] They wereManchester League runners-up in 1928–29 and 1929–30 and League Cup winners in 1925–26 and 1926–27.[5] After winning the league in 1931–32,[6] they joined theCheshire County League.[7] AfterWorld War II they were runners-up in 1946–47, and in1951–52 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time. They beatRawmarsh Welfare 4–1 in the first round and overcameFootball League sideAldershot 4–3 at Silverlands in the second,[2] before losing 2–0 at Second DivisionDoncaster Rovers in the third round.[2]
In1958–59 Buxton reached the first round of the FA Cup again, and after beatingCrook Town 4–1 in the first round, they lost 6–1 atAccrington Stanley in the second.[2] Another first-round appearance in1962–63 resulted in a 3–1 defeat atBarrow in a replay. The season also saw them finish as runners-up in the Cheshire County League, and they went on to win the league title in 1972–73, earning promotion to theNorthern Premier League.[2] When the league gained a second division in 1987, Buxton were placed in the Premier Division, where they remained until finishing bottom in1996–97, resulting in relegation to Division One. After finishing bottom of Division One thefollowing season, they were relegated to the Premier Division of theNorthern Counties East League.
In2005–06 Buxton won the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, earning promotion back to Division One of the Northern Premier League. Thefollowing season saw them crowned champions again, resulting in promotion to the Northern Premier League's Premier Division.[2] They finished fifth in theirfirst season back in the division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they beatWitton Albion 6–5 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the semi-finals, before losing the final 2–0 toGateshead.[8] In2021–22 the club defeatedYork City 1–0 in the first round of theFA Cup before losing 1–0 at home toMorecambe ofLeague One.[9] They finished theleague season as champions of the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League and were promoted to theNational League North.[10]
Buxton reached the second round of the FA Cup again thefollowing season, beatingMerthyr Town 2–0 in the first round, before losing 4–0 atIpswich Town.[2] They also won theDerbyshire Senior Cup, defeatingDerby County Academy 2–1 in the final. The club turned fully professional ahead of the 2024–25 season.[11]
Buxton originally played at the Park, a ground shared with the cricket club, and later played at Cote Lane, London Road and Green Lane before moving to the Silverlands in 1884.[12] The site was originally a field owned by the club's first captain, Frank Drewry.[12] The opening match was held on 1 November 1884, a Derbyshire Cup match against Bakewell, which Buxton won 2–0.[12]
Cover was provided for spectators in 1890 (proposals to build a separate pavilion for working-class supporters were not taken forward),[4] at the same time as dressing rooms were built. A wooden stand was erected on one side of the pitch and replaced by the current main stand in 1965, which later had seats fromMaine Road added to it.[4] On the opposite side of the pitch is the Popular Side covered terrace. The end behind one goal has a covered terrace, with the other end empty.[12] The ground currently has a capacity of 4,000, of which 490 is seated and 2,500 covered.[13]
The Tarmac Silverlands Stadium (also referred to as the TSS) is the highest football ground in England, at 310 metres (1,020 ft) above sea level.[14][15]
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| Position | Name |
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| Manager | John McGrath |
| Assistant Manager | Ricky Ravenhill |
| Physio | Lewis Yates |
| First Team Coach | Pablo Mills |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Jon Stewart |
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