Rocester
One of the club’s most notable
successes came when they completed
the Staffordshire Senior League and
Staffordshire FA Vase double in 1986.
The following year they reached the
last sixteen of the FA Vase, knocking
out holders Halesowen Town along
the way.
The club made the move to their
current home at Hillsfield in 1987,
also moving to the West Midlands
(Regional) League Division One,
which they won at the first attempt.
The new ground was further
developed with the addition of
floodlights and a stand to enable the
club to take its place in the Premier
Division. The grounds location
on the site of a former Roman fort
gave rise to the club’s nickname of
The Romans. The current group of
players will be keen to add to the
club’s proud history over the coming
years.
At present, their first team
competes in the Midland Football
League Division One and they are
based on Mill Street in Staffordshire.
They are a fine example of the
important role that a club can play in
their local community.
Last season, it would be fair to say
that their first team did not perhaps
enjoy the campaign they would have
liked as they compiled a record of
ten wins, five draws and twenty-one
defeats from their thirty-six league
matches. This saw them finish in the
bottom half of the table with thirty-
five points on the board.
They will now be working hard
during the off-season to make sure
that they can push on up the league
next time around. As long as they
are able to retain their current group
of players and can perhaps boost
the squad with three or four quality
additions they should be in with a
good chance of pushing on up the
league.
Rocester is not a club to focus
solely upon their senior set up and
this is reflected by the fact that they
also have a thriving youth section.
This part of the club looks to provide
young players from the local
community with the opportunity to
play the game in a safe and enjoyable
environment.
It is important for any club
looking to be successful over a
sustained period of time to be able to
produce their own talent and this is
an area they appear to have covered.
It will certainly be exciting to see
how their youngsters can progress
in the coming years.
Rocester FC continues to work
hard to provide people in their
community with an opportunity to
be involved in football. Hopefully
they will be able to continue in the
same manner for many years to
come.
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