Full name | South Kirkby Colliery Football Club | |
---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | The Kirkbyites, Kirkby | |
Founded | 1894 | as South Kirkby|
Ground | Miners Welfare Ground, Millar's Walk, South Kirkby | |
Manager | Richard Millward | |
League | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division | |
2023–24 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division, 14th of 14 | |
Website | http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/southkirkbycolliery | |
|
South Kirkby Colliery Football Club is a football club based in South Kirkby, West Yorkshire, England. The team play in the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division, the eleventh tier of the English football league system. Formed as South Kirkby the club were later adopted by the nearby colliery and eventually changed their name to South Kirkby Colliery.
In 1929-30 and 1940-41 the club won the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup, the oldest county cup in England. They are former members of the Yorkshire Football League and have played in the FA Cup on numerous occasions.[1]
The club play at the Miners Welfare Ground, Millar's Walk, South Kirkby.