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Borrowash Victoria A.F.C.

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233: 185: 219: 171: 205: 143: 397:, with changing rooms located a mile and a half away. Up until 1984, they played on a council-owned pitch at Deans Drive in Borrowash, but were threatened with expulsion from the league due to drainage at Deans Drive, and were refused promotion at the end of the 1983–84 season. In need of new facilities, the club moved to the Asterdale Bowl Ground, on Borrowash Road in the 226: 178: 212: 157: 43: 413:. The attendance of around 2,000 remains the cub's record. A 250-seat stand was built after the club bought the ground in the 1990s. For sponsorship reasons, the ground has variously been known as the Robinson Construction Bowl, Watkinson Construction Bowl and – since 2014 – the Anderson Electrical Arena. 290:
The club was established in 1911 and initially played in the Long Eaton & District Church League. They had a brief spell in the Derby Amateur League, but soon returned to the Long Eaton & District Church League. Following
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The club initially leased the Asterdale ground before later purchasing it. A new changing room was built and floodlights installed in 1985–86, with the official switching on marked by a friendly match against
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they won Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division. However, after finishing second-from-bottom for two consecutive seasons, they were relegated back to Division One after finishing last in
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the club was reformed under the name Wesleyan Youth Club, playing in the Derby & District Welfare League. They won the league in 1952–53 but folded in 1957.
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The club reformed again in 1963 and joined Section E of the Derby Welfare League, replacing Borrowash Youth Club. In 1969 they joined Division One of the
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The club remained in the Central Midlands League until 1995, when they rejoined Division One of the Northern Counties East League. In
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of the league saw them finish as runners-up, earning promotion to Division One South. They went on to win Division One South the
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season. Despite finishing seventh, they left the league at the end of the season, dropping into the new Supreme Division of the
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previously also played at the ground. The Bowl is part of the wider Asterdale sports complex, which is also home to
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Premier Division and play at the Asterdale Bowl. The club originated in the adjacent village of
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Time to relax for outgoing Borrowash chairman Ian as he steps down following 30 years at club
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as Division One of the Northern Counties East League. They were runners-up in the league's
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performance: Fourth round, 1990–91, 2000–01, 2012–13
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They are currently members of the 8: 505:performance: Third qualifying round, 1991–92 309:In 1979 the club joined Division One of the 260:Borrowash Victoria Association Football Club 53:Borrowash Victoria Association Football Club 35: 333:, they were placed in Division One for the 417:shared Asterdale from 2016 to 2018, while 34: 604:East Midlands Regional League 1967–1983 534: 797:East Midlands Counties Football League 787:Northern Counties East Football League 635: 633: 631: 629: 627: 614: 612: 599: 597: 584: 582: 574:Borrowash Victoria AFC History 2013/14 282:before relocating to Spondon in 1984. 655:The Central Midlands League 1986–2011 361:, which sat at the same level in the 7: 550: 548: 546: 544: 542: 540: 538: 443:Division One South champions 1983–84 204: 135: 27:Association football club in England 569: 567: 565: 563: 485:Derby & District Welfare League 456:League Cup winners 2008–09, 2011–12 479:Premier Division champions 1977–78 25: 619:Midland Counties League 1958–1982 523:Borrowash Victoria A.F.C. players 792:Central Midlands Football League 469:Division One Cup winners 1980–81 231: 224: 217: 210: 203: 183: 176: 169: 162: 155: 148: 141: 134: 41: 782:Midland Football League (1889) 757:1911 establishments in England 669:Derby Telegraph, 8 August 2012 644:Football Club History Database 589:The Central Alliance 1962–1976 466:Division One champions 1980–81 446:Division One champions 2000–01 1: 807:Nottinghamshire Senior League 777:East Midlands Regional League 475:East Midlands Regional League 452:East Midlands Counties League 439:Northern Counties East League 359:East Midlands Counties League 319:Northern Counties East League 304:East Midlands Regional League 276:Nottinghamshire Senior League 116:Nottinghamshire Senior League 105:Nottinghamshire Senior League 747:Football clubs in Derbyshire 681:BBC Sport, 11 December 2015 118:Premier Division, 9th of 19 823: 742:Football clubs in England 576:Borrowash Victoria A.F.C. 557:Borrowash Victoria A.F.C. 253: 126: 122: 40: 718:52.910461°N 1.3893682°W 339:Central Midlands League 802:United Counties League 383:United Counties League 18:Borrowash Victoria AFC 723:52.910461; 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Borrowash Victoria AFC

Spondon
Nottinghamshire Senior League
Nottinghamshire Senior League
Home colours
Away colours
football
Spondon
Derby
Nottinghamshire Senior League
Borrowash
World War II
Central Alliance
East Midlands Regional League
Midland League
Yorkshire League
Northern Counties East League
first season
following season
1984–85
1985–86
Central Midlands League
miners' strike
2000–01
2004–05
East Midlands Counties League
pyramid
first season
2010–11

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