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| Full name | Barwell Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Canaries | ||
| Short name | Barwell | ||
| Founded | 1992 | ||
| Ground | Kirkby Road,Barwell | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 (256 seated)[1] | ||
| Chairman | Dave Laing | ||
| Manager | Jimmy Ginnelly | ||
| League | Southern League Premier Division Central | ||
| 2024–25 | Southern League Premier Division Central, 19th of 22 | ||
Barwell Football Club is afootball club based inBarwell, nearHinckley inLeicestershire, England. They are currently members of theSouthern League Premier Division Central and play at Kirkby Road.
The club was established in 1992 as a merger of Hinckley of theMidland Combination Premier Division andBarwell Athletic of theLeicestershire Senior League Premier Division;[2][3] the new club took Hinckley's place in the Midland Combination.[4]
In 1994 Barwell were founder members of theMidland Alliance.[4] They won theLeicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup in 1996–97 and the League Cup in2005–06, beatingLeamington 3–1 in the final. After finishing as runners-up in2008–09, they won the league thefollowing season, earning promotion to Division One South of theNorthern Premier League.[4] Theirfirst season in the division saw them win the title, earning promotion to step three of theNational League System. Instead of playing in the Northern Premier League's Premier Division, the club were moved to the Premier Division of theSouthern League.[4] However, two seasons later, they were transferred back to the Northern Premier League.[4]
In2015–16 Barwell reached the first round of theFA Cup for the first time, losing 2–0 at home toWelling United.[4] The following season saw them win the Leicestershire and Rutland Challenge Cup, beatingCoalville Town 3–1 in the final.[5] The club was transferred to the Premier Division Central of the Southern League at the end of the2017–18 season as part of the restructuring of the non-League pyramid.
The club play at Kirkby Road in Barwell. The sports complex also incorporates bowling facilities anda cricket pitch, which was once used for first class matches. Floodlights were installed prior to the 1992–93 season, and a number of seats were obtained from the old main stand atLeicester City'sFilbert Street ground. A new covered stand to accommodate five hundred spectators was built prior to the 1996–97 season. Towards the end of the 2000–01 season, a new 256 seater cantilever stand was erected, and the club have made further improvements to allow them to progress up the pyramid. The ground currently has a capacity of 2,500, of which 256 is seated and 750 covered.[6]
| Period | Manager |
|---|---|
| 1992–1995 | David Callow |
| 1995–1998 | Bill Moore |
| 1998–2002 | Paul Purser |
| 2003–2004 | Alan Hussey |
| 2004–2007 | Bob Steel |
| 2007–2010 | Marcus Law |
| 2010–2011 | Paul O'Brien |
| 2011–2018 | Jimmy Ginnelly |
| 2018–2022 | Guy Hadland |
| 2022–2024 | Ian King |
| 2024–present | Jimmy Ginnelly |
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