Barrow Town F.C.

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Barrow Town Football Club is a football club based in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Riverside Park. HistoryThe club was established as Barrow Old Boys as most of its players were former pupils of the local grammar school. They played in the Leicestershire Mutual League and later the Loughborough Alliance. Following World War II the club joined the Western Division of the Leicestershire Senior League in 1946. Two years later the league was re-organised and the club were placed in Division Two. The 1968–69 season saw Barrow win the Loughborough Charity Cup and the Sileby Cupm, as well as finishing as runners-up in Division Two and earning promotion to Division One. However, they were relegated back to Division Two at the end of the 1970–71 season. In 1981 they adopted their current name, and in 1983 Division Two was renamed Division One. After winning Division One in 1992–93, the club were promoted to the Premier Division, where they remained until 2008, finishing as runners-up in 1994–95, 2002–03, 2005–06 and 2007–08 and winning the League Cup in 2002–03 and the Loughborough Charity Cup again in 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01 and 2006–07. In 2008 they became founder members of the East Midlands Counties League, where they have remained since. In 2012–13 they finished as league runners-up. GroundThe club originally played at a ground on Mill Lane, before moving to Cotes Road and later North Street when they joined the Loughborough Alliance. They moved to their current Riverside Park around 1970. It has a capacity of 2, 000, of which 100 is seated. HonoursLeicestershire Senior LeagueDivision One champions 1992–93League Cup winners 2002–03Winners 1968–69, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2006–07Winners 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11Winners 1968–69

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Barrow Town Football Club is a football club based in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Riverside Park. HistoryThe club was established as Barrow Old Boys as most of its players were former pupils of the local grammar school. They played in the Leicestershire Mutual League and later the Loughborough Alliance. Following World War II the club joined the Western Division of the Leicestershire Senior League in 1946. Two years later the league was re-organised and the club were placed in Division Two. The 1968–69 season saw Barrow win the Loughborough Charity Cup and the Sileby Cupm, as well as finishing as runners-up in Division Two and earning promotion to Division One. However, they were relegated back to Division Two at the end of the 1970–71 season. In 1981 they adopted their current name, and in 1983 Division Two was renamed Division One. After winning Division One in 1992–93, the club were promoted to the Premier Division, where they remained until 2008, finishing as runners-up in 1994–95, 2002–03, 2005–06 and 2007–08 and winning the League Cup in 2002–03 and the Loughborough Charity Cup again in 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01 and 2006–07. In 2008 they became founder members of the East Midlands Counties League, where they have remained since. In 2012–13 they finished as league runners-up. GroundThe club originally played at a ground on Mill Lane, before moving to Cotes Road and later North Street when they joined the Loughborough Alliance. They moved to their current Riverside Park around 1970. It has a capacity of 2, 000, of which 100 is seated. HonoursLeicestershire Senior LeagueDivision One champions 1992–93League Cup winners 2002–03Winners 1968–69, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2006–07Winners 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11Winners 1968–69

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Barrow Town F.C. is located at Leicester, United Kingdom
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