Wombwell Main Football Club is a football club based in Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Hough Lane.
History Little is known of the formation of the club – they first came to prominence when entering the FA Cup in 1906. They have entered the FA Cup on a total of 10 occasions. They entered the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League (S&HCSL) in 1996, and by 1998 they had won two successive promotions to reach the S&HCSL's Premier Division.
In their first Premier Division campaign they claimed the league championship – an achievement they would repeat on a further three occasions. They have also won the S&HCSL's League Cup three times, the first two in 2002 and 2008 giving the club a league and cup double.
The Main suffered a turbulent time during the mid-2010s, culminating in relegation to Division One of the County Senior League, though promotion was gained at the first attempt.
They have won the Mexborough Montagu Hospital Cup 7 times and are the 2nd most successful side in the competition's history.
Season-by-season record Season Division Level Position FA Cup Notes 1903–04 Barnsley Minor Cup League - 5th/9 - 1904–05 Barnsley Minor Cup League - 1st/12 - League champions (won play-off) 1905–06 Barnsley Minor Cup League - 7th/11 - 1906–07 Barnsley Minor Cup League - 1QR League champions (won play-off) 1907–08 Barnsley Minor Cup League - 3rd/11 PR League champions (won play-off) 1908–09 Barnsley Minor Cup League - 1st/10 2QR Lost league play-off 1909–10 Barnsley Association League - 5th/9 PR Club dissolved (1910) and reformed (1913) 1913–14 Barnsley Association League - - 1914–15 Barnsley Association League - 2nd/5 - League champions (won play-off) 1915–16 Club did not enter any competitions due to World War I 1916–17 Club did not enter any competitions due to World War I 1917–18 Club did not enter any competitions due to World War I 1918–19 Club did not enter any competitions due to World War I 1919–20 Barnsley Association League - - 1920–21 Barnsley Junior League - 5th/9 PR 1921–22 Barnsley Junior League - 1st/10 EPR Club dissolved (1922) and reformed (1929) 1929–30 Barnsley Nelson League - 3rd/10 - 1930–31 Barnsley Nelson League - 3rd/15 - 1931–32 Barnsley Junior League - 4th/13 - 1932–33 Barnsley Junior League - 2nd/13 - 1933–34 Barnsley Association League - 4th/10 PR 1934–35 Barnsley Association League - 2nd/8 EPR League champions (won play-off) 1935–36 Barnsley Association League - EPR 1936–37 Barnsley Association League - Withdrew - 1937–38 Barnsley Nelson League - 6th/12 - 1938–39 Barnsley Nelson League - 2nd/9 - 1939–40 Barnsley Nelson League - - 1940–41 Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II 1941–42 Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II 1942–43 Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II 1943–44 Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II 1944–45 Barnsley Nelson League - 6th/9 - 1945–46 Barnsley Nelson League - 3rd/12 - 1946–47 Barnsley Association League - PR 1947–48 Barnsley Association League - 6th/11 - 1948–49 Barnsley Association League - - 1949–50 Barnsley Association League - -Club dissolved (1950) and reformed (1952) 1952–53 Barnsley Nelson League Associate Division - - 1953–54 Barnsley Nelson League Associate Division - 2nd/10 - 1954–55 Barnsley Nelson League Associate Division - 1st/10 - Lost league play-off 1955–56 Barnsley Nelson League Associate Division - 1st/10 - Lost league play-off 1956–57 Barnsley Nelson League Associate Division - 3rd/11 -Club dissolved (1957) and reformed (1960) 1960–61 Barnsley Nelson League Associate Division - 6th/11 - 1961–62 Barnsley Nelson League Associate Division - 5th/14 - 1962–63 Barnsley Junior League - - 1963–64 Barnsley Junior League - 4th/12 - 1964–65 Barnsley Junior League - 1st/11 - 1965–66 Barnsley Association League - 8th/11 - 1966–67 Barnsley Association League - - 1967–68 Barnsley Association League - - 1968–69 Barnsley Junior League - 8th/9 - Club dissolved (1969) and reformed (1970) 1970–71 Barnsley Nelson League Associate Division - - 1971–72 Barnsley Nelson League Associate Division - - 1972–73 Barnsley Nelson League Division Two - - Promoted 1973–74 Barnsley Nelson League Division One - 1st/11 - League champions 1974–75 Doncaster & District Senior League Division Three - - 1975–76 Hatchard League Division Two - 4th/15 - Promoted 1976–77 Hatchard League Division One - - 1977–78 Barnsley Nelson League Division Three - 1st/14 - League champions, promoted 1978–79 Barnsley Nelson League Division Two - - 1979–80 Barnsley Nelson League Division Two - 1st/10 - League champions, promoted 1980–81 Barnsley Nelson League Division One - 3rd/9 - 1981–82 Barnsley Junior League Division Two - 1st/11 - League champions, promoted 1982–83 Barnsley Junior League Division One - 2nd/12 -Club dissolved (1983) and reformed (1987) 1987–88 Barnsley Association League Division One - 11th/12 - 1988–89 Barnsley Association League Division One - 8th/11 - 1989–90 Barnsley Association League Division One - 3rd/10 - Promoted 1990–91 Barnsley Association League Premier Division - 7th/11 - 1991–92 Barnsley Association League Premier Division - 3rd/12 - 1992–93 Barnsley Association League Premier Division - 3rd/12 - 1993–94 Barnsley Association League Premier Division - 2nd/8 - 1994–95 Barnsley Association League Premier Division - 4th/9 - 1995–96 Barnsley Association League Premier Division - 4th/9 - 1996–97 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two - 1st/15 - League champions, promoted 1997–98 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One - 2nd/13 - Promoted 1998–99 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division - 1st/14 - League champions 1999–00 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division - 5th/14 - 2000–01 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division - 3rd/14 - 2001–02 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division - 1st/14 - League champions 2002–03 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division - 1st/14 - League champions 2003–04 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division - 4th/14 - 2004–05 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 11th/14 - 2005–06 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 8th/14 - 2006–07 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 3rd/14 - 2007–08 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 1st/13 - League champions 2008–09 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 2nd/13 - 2009–10 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 6th/12 - 2010–11 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 11th/14 - 2011–12 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 7th/14 - 2012–13 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 9th/15 - 2013–14 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 10th/14 - 2014–15 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 11th/13 - Relegated 2015–16 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One 12 2nd/13 - Promoted 2016–17 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 10th/14 - 2017–18 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 10th/15 - 2018–19 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 7th/15 - 2019–20 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 - Season abandoned owing to COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 - Season abandoned owing to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 6th/14 - 2022–23 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 2nd/14 - 2023–24 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 9th/14 - 2024–25 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 4th/14 - Season Division Level Position FA Cup NotesSource: Football Club History Database
Ground The club plays on Hough Lane, Wombwell, sharing the same ground with the local cricket club.
Honours
League Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division Champions: 1998/99, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2007/08 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division 1 Promoted: 1997/98 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division 2 Promoted: 1996/97 (champions)
Cup
Mexborough Montagu Hospital Cup Winners 1905/06, 1997/98, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2008/09 Runners Up 2009/10, 2017/18, 2018/19 Rotherham Charity Cup Winners 1905/06, 1906/07 Runners Up 2017/18, 2024/25 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Cup Winners: 2001/02, 2007/08, 2012/13, 2024/25
Records Best FA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round, 1908–09
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