Kirby Muxloe SC
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Kirby Muxloe Football Club are a football club based in Kirby Muxloe
, near Leicester
, Leicestershire
, England
. They currently play in the Midland Alliance
, having joined from the East Midlands Counties League
at the end of the 2008-09 season.
They joined the Leicestershire Senior League
Division Two in 1982. In 1983, the Leicestershire Senior League Division Two was renamed Leicestershire Senior League Division One.
Two years later in 1974, the club joined the Leicester City League where they remained for eight seasons until their application to the Leicestershire Senior League was accepted in 1982. In five seasons they found themselves in the Premier division following their third
place in division one. The step up proved to be too much for Kirby and two seasons later they were relegated back to division one.
The current manager - Gary Keenan was appointed for the 1989-1990 season and within five seasons the club were back in the Premier division after winning the division one title and the Coalville Cup. In the season of 1997-1998 Kirby on the Battle of Britain Cup and were
runners-up in the league, the same season saw Kirby venture into the FA Vase for the second time in the clubs history. The club erected floodlights in the 1997-1998 season and constructed an all-weather floodlit training pitch in 1999. The 2003-2004 season saw Kirby again finish runners-up to Loughborough Dynamo. In the 2005-2006 season Kirby reached the final of the Leicestershire County Cup only to lose to
Friar Lane Old Boys after extra time. For the 2006-2007 season Kirby made amends by reaching the final again - this time beating Ibstock Miners Welfare 3-2 and again finished runners-up in the league. In the 2007-2008 season Kirby won the Premier division scoring over 100 goals on the way.
The 2008-2009 season sees Kirby joining the newly formed East Midlands Counties League. Ex Players of Kirby include, David Speedie
, Paul Culpin
and Calvin Plumber.
Kirby Muxloe
Kirby Muxloe is a town and civil parish west of Leicester. Its proximity to the city causes it to form part of the Leicester Urban Area. The Leicester Forest East parish border runs along the Hinckley Road A47...
, near Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. They currently play in the Midland Alliance
Midland Football Alliance
The Midland Football Alliance is an English association football league for semi-professional teams. It covers Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and also southern parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire...
, having joined from the East Midlands Counties League
East Midlands Counties Football League
The East Midlands Counties Football League is a football league at level 10 of the football league system in England. It commenced at the start of the 2008–09 season, drawing clubs from the Central Midlands League, Leicestershire Senior League and two teams from the Northern Counties East League.On...
at the end of the 2008-09 season.
They joined the Leicestershire Senior League
Leicestershire Senior League
The Leicestershire Senior League is a football competition based in Leicestershire, England.-History:...
Division Two in 1982. In 1983, the Leicestershire Senior League Division Two was renamed Leicestershire Senior League Division One.
History
Kirby Muxloe Football Club was founded in 1910. The club has been active ever since - with the exception of the war years. After the Second World War in 1947, they joined the Leicester Mutual League and remained there for many years. In 1972 the football club amalgamated with the local cricket club to form Kirby Muxloe Sports Club with a new clubhouse on Ratby Lane built entirely through the efforts of the local community.Two years later in 1974, the club joined the Leicester City League where they remained for eight seasons until their application to the Leicestershire Senior League was accepted in 1982. In five seasons they found themselves in the Premier division following their third
place in division one. The step up proved to be too much for Kirby and two seasons later they were relegated back to division one.
The current manager - Gary Keenan was appointed for the 1989-1990 season and within five seasons the club were back in the Premier division after winning the division one title and the Coalville Cup. In the season of 1997-1998 Kirby on the Battle of Britain Cup and were
runners-up in the league, the same season saw Kirby venture into the FA Vase for the second time in the clubs history. The club erected floodlights in the 1997-1998 season and constructed an all-weather floodlit training pitch in 1999. The 2003-2004 season saw Kirby again finish runners-up to Loughborough Dynamo. In the 2005-2006 season Kirby reached the final of the Leicestershire County Cup only to lose to
Friar Lane Old Boys after extra time. For the 2006-2007 season Kirby made amends by reaching the final again - this time beating Ibstock Miners Welfare 3-2 and again finished runners-up in the league. In the 2007-2008 season Kirby won the Premier division scoring over 100 goals on the way.
The 2008-2009 season sees Kirby joining the newly formed East Midlands Counties League. Ex Players of Kirby include, David Speedie
David Speedie
David Robert Speedie is a retired Scottish footballer who played for several clubs in England during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably Chelsea, Coventry City, Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers. He accumulated more than 500 football league appearances and scored almost 150 goals in a 14 year...
, Paul Culpin
Paul Culpin
Paul Culpin is a former English footballer who played as a striker for Nuneaton Borough, Coventry City, Northampton Town, Peterborough United and Hereford United.-External links:...
and Calvin Plumber.
Honours
- East Midlands Counties League
- Champions 2008–09
- Leicestershire Senior League
- Premier Division champions 2007–08
- Division One champions 1994–95