Mexborough Town Football Club was an English association football club based in Mexborough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
History Founded in 1962, the club was the third senior club to originate from the town, following in the footsteps of Mexborough and Mexborough Athletic.The Boro' Matchday Magazine – Mexborough Town AFC programme, 18 October 1986
They joined the Yorkshire League in their inaugural season, with a runners-up finish securing promotion from Division Two to the league's top flight. They finished runners-up in Division One at the first time of asking, and would enter the FA Cup for the first time the following year. They would again finish as league runners-up in 1969 before finally securing their first Yorkshire League title in 1973. It was around this time that they changed their name to Mexborough Town Athletic, and in 1974 they took the decision to enter teams into both the Yorkshire League and the Midland League. This arrangement would only last a year, as the club decided to stay solely in the Midland League.
In 1982 the Yorkshire League and Midland League merged to form the Northern Counties East League (NCEL), and Mexborough were among the founder members of the new competition, being entered into the Premier Division. They were relegated to Division One in 1985 before changing their name back to Mexborough Town.
After finishing bottom of the NCEL Division One in 1991, they resigned from the NCEL to join the Central Midlands League, but they would last just two years in this competition before resigning and disbanding.
League and cup history Mexborough Town League and Cup historyFA Cup Archive The FASportsman Rovers WildStat Season Division Position FA Cup FA Trophy FA Vase 1962–63 Yorkshire League Division 2 2nd/15 - - - 1963–64 Yorkshire League Division 1 2nd/16 - - - 1964–65 Yorkshire League Division 1 9th/16 1st qualifying round - - 1965–66 Yorkshire League Division 1 9th/16 1st qualifying round - - 1966–67 Yorkshire League Division 1 8th/17 1st qualifying round - - 1967–68 Yorkshire League Division 1 13th/17 1st qualifying round - - 1968–69 Yorkshire League Division 1 2nd/18 Preliminary round - - 1969–70 Yorkshire League Division 1 3rd/18 1st qualifying round 1st qualifying round - 1970–71 Yorkshire League Division 1 4th/14 1st qualifying round 2nd qualifying round - 1971–72 Yorkshire League Division 1 4th/16 Preliminary round 1st qualifying round - 1972–73 Yorkshire League Division 1 1st/16 1st qualifying round 3rd round - 1973–74 Yorkshire League Division 1 4th/16 2nd qualifying round 1st round - 1974–75 Yorkshire League Division 1Midland League Premier Division 14th/166th/18 1st qualifying round 3rd qualifying round - 1975–76 Midland League Premier Division 6th/18 4th qualifying round 1st round - 1976–77 Midland League Premier Division 6th/18 3rd qualifying round 3rd qualifying round - 1977–78 Midland League Premier Division 5th/17 1st qualifying round 3rd qualifying round - 1978–79 Midland League Premier Division 3rd/19 1st qualifying round 1st qualifying round - 1979–80 Midland League Premier Division 5th/18 2nd qualifying round 1st round - 1980–81 Midland League Premier Division 13th/18 1st qualifying round 1st qualifying round - 1981–82 Midland League Premier Division 8th/18 1st qualifying round Preliminary round - 1982–83 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 20th/20 1st qualifying round 1st qualifying round - 1983–84 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 15th/18 - 1st qualifying round - 1984–85 Northern Counties East League Premier Division 19th/19 - 1st qualifying round - 1985–86 Northern Counties East League Division 1 13th/16 - - Preliminary round 1986–87 Northern Counties East League Division 1 16th/18 - - - 1987–88 Northern Counties East League Division 1 15th/16 - - - 1988–89 Northern Counties East League Division 1 11th/16 - - - 1989–90 Northern Counties East League Division 1 15th/15 - - - 1990–91 Northern Counties East League Division 1 13th/13 - - - 1991–92 Central Midlands League Premier Division North 4th/14 - - - 1992–93 Central Midlands League Premier Division 12th/19 - - -
Honours
League Yorkshire League Division 1 Champions: 1972–73 Runners-up: 1963–64, 1968–69 Yorkshire League Division 2 Promoted: 1962–63
Cup Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup Winners: 1963–64, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1982–83 Runners-up: 1963–64, 1977–78, 1978–79
Records Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round, 1975–76 Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd round, 1972–73 Best FA Vase performance: Preliminary round, 1985–86
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