Askern Miners Football Club is a football club based in Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the .

History The club was established as Askern Welfare in 1924, playing in local Doncaster leagues for several decades. In 1967 Welfare won the Doncaster & District Senior League title for the only time in the club's history. In 1992 they finished as runners-up and chose to take promotion to the Central Midlands Football League (CMFL), joining the Premier Division.Askern Welfare Football Club History Database They won promotion to the Supreme Division in 2001, and in 2008 the club won the CMFL Supreme Division title.League Table Mitoo

Winning the CMFL earned the club promotion to the Northern Counties East League (NCEL), and they changed their name to Askern Villa.Askern Villa Football Club History DatabaseHistory Askern FC In their first NCEL campaign Askern finished third in Division One, just falling short of winning promotion to the Premier Division. They made their FA Vase debut in 2010 and made their one and only appearance in the FA Cup a year later, losing to Thackley in the Extra Preliminary Round.

In 2013 the club finished bottom of the NCEL Division One, conceding a league record 173 goals. They were relegated back to the Central Midlands League and changed their name again, this time to Askern. In their first season back in the CMFL, Askern finished second bottom of the North Division.Askern Football Club History Database In 2020, the club was renamed as Askern Miners FC and re-joined the Doncaster Saturday League.

On 13 May 2022, the club announced a merger with then Northern Counties East League Division One side F.C. Humber United, after the latter side were left looking for a new, "permanent home".New name and home for FC Humber United, Northern Counties Eastern League This decision was reversed, however, on 31 May 2022, after a decision by the FA Leagues Committee that the merger could not go ahead.21 teams in Division One for 2022/23 season, Northern Counties Eastern League Askern Miners instead joined the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League.

Askern finished second in their inaugural County Senior League campaign, but withdrew from the competition in the summer of 2023, meaning the club's reserve team would become its first team, playing in the Doncaster League.

Season-by-season record Season Division Level Position FA Cup FA Vase Notes 1926–27 Doncaster & District Senior League – - - 1927–28 Doncaster & District Senior League – 12th/12 - - 1928–29 Doncaster & District Senior League – - - 1929–30 Doncaster Amateur League – - - 1930–31 Doncaster & District Senior League – - - 1931–32 Doncaster Red Triangle League – 12th/14 - - 1932–33 Doncaster Red Triangle League – - - 1933–34 Doncaster Red Triangle League – - - 1934–35 Doncaster Red Triangle League – - - 1935–36 Doncaster Red Triangle League – - - 1936–37 Doncaster Red Triangle League – - - 1937–38 Doncaster Red Triangle League – - - 1938–39 Doncaster Red Triangle League – - - 1949–50 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – - - 1950–51 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – - - 1951–52 Club did not enter any competitions 1952–53 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – - - 1953–54 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – - - 1954–55 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – - - 1955–56 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – - - 1956–57 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – - - 1957–58 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – - - 1958–59 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – 3rd/13 - - 1959–60 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – 4th/13 - - 1960–61 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – 2nd/12 - - 1961–62 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – - - 1962–63 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – – – 1963–64 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – 2nd/12 - - 1964–65 Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 – 3rd/12 - - 1965–66 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 2nd/12 - - 1966–67 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 1st/15 - - League champions 1967–68 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – - - 1968–69 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – - - 1969–70 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – - - 1970–71 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – - - 1971–72 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – - - 1972–73 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – - - 1973–74 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – - - 1974–75 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division - - - 1975–76 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – - - 1976–77 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – - - 1977–78 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 11th/14 - - 1978–79 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – - - 1979–80 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – - - 1980–81 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 6th/15 - - 1981–82 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 7th/14 - - 1982–83 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 4th/14 - - 1983–84 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 8th/14 - - 1984–85 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division - 2nd/15 - - 1985–86 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 4th/16 - - 1986–87 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division - 12th/14 - - 1987–88 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 5th/11 - - 1988–89 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 2nd/13 - - 1989–90 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 3rd/13 - - 1990–91 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 2nd/14 - - 1991–92 Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division – 2nd/13 - - 1992–93 Central Midlands League Premier Division – 9th/19 - - 1993–94 Central Midlands League Premier Division – 5th/15 - - 1994–95 Central Midlands League Premier Division – 9th/17 - - 1995–96 Central Midlands League Premier Division – 8th/18 - - 1996–97 Central Midlands League Premier Division – 8th/18 - - 1997–98 Central Midlands League Premier Division – 4th/17 - - 1998–99 Central Midlands League Premier Division – 9th/15 - - 1999–00 Central Midlands League Premier Division – 7th/16 - - 2000–01 Central Midlands League Premier Division – 4th/17 - - Promoted 2001–02 Central Midlands League Supreme Division – 14th/20 - - 2002–03 Central Midlands League Supreme Division – 17th/20 - - 2003–04 Central Midlands League Supreme Division – 16th/19 - - 2004–05 Central Midlands League Supreme Division 11 22nd/22 - - Relegated 2005–06 Central Midlands League Premier Division 12 2nd/20 - - Promoted 2006–07 Central Midlands League Supreme Division 11 4th/20 - - 2007–08 Central Midlands League Supreme Division 11 1st/20 - - League champions, promoted 2008–09 Northern Counties East League Division 1 10 3rd/19 - - 2009–10 Northern Counties East League Division 1 10 12th/18 - - 2010–11 Northern Counties East League Division 1 10 9th/20 - 2QR 2011–12 Northern Counties East League Division 1 10 17th/22 EPR 3R 2012–13 Northern Counties East League Division 1 10 22nd/22 - 2QR Relegated 2013–14 Central Midlands League North Division 11 16th/17 - 1QR 2014–15 Central Midlands League North Division 11 9th/18 - - 2015–16 Central Midlands League North Division 11 6th/15 - - 2016–17 Central Midlands League North Division 11 11th/16 - - 2017–18 Central Midlands League North Division 11 14th/16 - - 2018–19 Central Midlands League North Division 11 13th/14 - - 2019–20 Central Midlands League North Division 11 - - - Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Doncaster Saturday League Premier Division 14 1st/11 - - League champions 2021–22 Central Midlands League North Division 11 17th/18 - - 2022–23 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two 13 2nd/13 - - 2023–24 Doncaster Saturday League Division One 15 3rd/11 - - Promoted Season Division Level Position FA Cup FA Vase NotesSource: Football Club History Database

Ground The club plays at the Welfare Ground, on Doncaster Road, Askern, postcode DN6 0AJ.

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Honours

League Central Midlands League Supreme Division Champions: 2007–08 Central Midlands League Premier Division Promoted: 2005–06 Doncaster & District Senior League Champions: 1955–56, 1966–67

Cup Doncaster FA Challenge Cup Winners: 1987–88, 1988–89, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 South Elmsall Challenge Cup Winners: 1933–34, 1935–36 Runners-up: 1934–35

Records Best League performance: 3rd in Northern Counties East League Division One, 2008–09 Best FA Cup performance: Extra Preliminary Round, 2011–12 Best FA Vase performance: 3rd Round, 2011–12 Record attendance: 865 vs. Doncaster Rovers, pre-season friendly, 2010–11

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