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Historical look at...
Founded: 1928
Ground: Worksop Van Hire
Stadium
Years in NCEL: 2012-
(2012-13 as Clipstone Welfare)
Nickname: The Cobras
Status: Nottinghamshire FA
Clipstone FC began life under claimed their league’s top spot
the name of Clipstone
three times in a row in 1972/73,
Combine in 1928, they then
1973/74 and 1974/75. They
became Clipstone Welfare in also went onto win the Notts
1955. In 1955/56 they won the Alliance Cup in those same
treble of Spartan League
seasons. They began entering
Champions, League Cup
the FA Vase in 1974, reaching
Winners and Notts County
the second round in their first
F.A. Intermediate Cup
season. The success of the
winners and promotion to
early 1970s ended and the next
Notts Alliance League. With
trophy Clipstone won was a
promotion they left their
rather famous one... The
ground at Baulker Lane and
Nottinghamshire FA Senior Cup
moved to a new ground
in 1985/86.
which has remained their
They again won back-to-back
home to the present
league titles in 1992/93 and
day...“The Lido Ground".
1993/94, before moving up to
Clipstone had great success
the Central Midlands League. In
throughout the 1970s, but
1994/95 they won the league’s
particularly the early 70’s. They Premier Division and after
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winning it for a second time in
1996/97, were promoted to the
Supreme Division. In 2009/10
they won the league’s Floodlit
Cup competition.
The League was re-organised
at the start of the 2011/12
season and Clipstone was
placed in the South Division.
That season, Clipstone applied
to be elevated to the Northern
Counties League and got that
promotion despite finishing in
fourth place.
The club dropped the “Welfare”
part of it’s name in summer
2013 to become simply
Clipstone FC. By this time they
were also known by the
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