Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	2-1	16/09/23 v Stockport Town (First Division South)
Biggest Away Win	2-0	01/08/23 v Stafford Town (First Division South)
Biggest Home Defeat	0-4	12/08/23 v Cammell Laird 1907 (First Division South)
Biggest Away Defeat	0-3	30/08/23 v Barnton (First Division South)
Highest Drawn Game	3-3	19/08/23 v Maine Road (A) (First Division South)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline	6	19/08/23 3-3 v Maine Road (A) (First Division South)

 

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	7		5		12
Won	1	14.29%	2	40.00%	3	25.00%
Drawn	5	71.43%	2	40.00%	7	58.33%
Lost	1	14.29%	1	20.00%	2	16.67%
Scored	5	0.71	8	1.60	13	1.08
Conceded	8	1.14	7	1.40	15	1.25

 

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Isuzu FA Vase	1st Qualifying Round	1-1	Hinckley	(H)
The Macron Cup	1st Round	v	Alsager Town	(A)
	To be played on Tue 17/10/23
The Edward Case Cup	1st Round	v	Brocton	(A)
	To be played on Tue 10/10/23

 

Home Attendance Summary
Highest Attendance	168	23/08/23 v Market Drayton Town (First Division South)
Lowest Attendance	67	05/08/23 v Abbey Hey (First Division South)
Average Attendance	7 games	96

 

Number of Games Since
Last Win	0 games
Last Defeat	3 games
Goalless Draw	2 games
Score Draw	1 game
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	2 games
Clean Sheet	2 games

 

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	4	33.33%	4	33.33%
One	4	33.33%	5	41.67%
Two	3	25.00%	0	0.00%
Three	1	8.33%	2	16.67%
Four	0	0.00%	1	8.33%
Five or more	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

 

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	2	15.38%	4	0%	6	21.43%
16-30	1	7.69%	0	0%	1	3.57%
31-45	2	15.38%	2	0%	4	14.29%
46-60	2	15.38%	3	0%	5	17.86%
61-75	3	23.08%	0	0%	3	10.71%
76-90	3	23.08%	6	0%	9	32.14%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0%	0	0.00%

 

History

There has been football in the town of Eccleshall for over 100 years but very little archive material is available from those early years. However, we do know that Eccleshall Football Club was reformed in 1971 with the team being made up of locals and staff from the Eccleshall Secondary School which also provided training and playing facilities. At that time the club was called Eccleshall Old Boys Football Club.

In 1974, the team won their first trophies; the Mid-Staffs 3rd Division Cup and were also runners-up in that division, gaining promotion to Division 2.

Old Boys was dropped from the club’s name and in 1979 the first team joined the Staffordshire County League (North) and a third team was formed.

In 1981, with the help of grants, fund raising and a loan, a four-acre field was purchased at Pershall. Manager Ted Dickinson was the driving force behind the fund raising. In the same year, the first team moved into the Premier Division of the Staffordshire County League (North). Work began converting the field into a football ground. In 1982, a building was purchased from British Telecom and, with a lot of hard work over the next couple of years on the building, car park and pitch, Pershall Park, as it was christened, was ready.

In the 1983-84 season, the first team won the Staffordshire County League Premier Division Championship, the Premier Division Cup and the May Bank Cup. During the 1989-90 season, the first team won the Staffordshire Senior League title and the 1990-91 season saw the club entering the FA Vase for the first time.

In 1991-92, the club reached the FA Vase 2nd round having gone through all the preliminary stages but lost at home to Wisbech Town 2-0 in front of a then record crowd of 368.

The first team fared well in the league in the mid to late 90’s, finishing 3rd (97-98), 6th (98-99), 2nd (99-00) and 3rd (00-01). Eccleshall reserves won the Staffordshire County League (North) in 1999-2000 moving to the West Midlands (Regional) League Division One (North) for the start of the following season. In the 2001-2002 season, the first team won the Springbank Vending Midland League Championship.

In 2002-2003 Eccleshall’s first team joined the North West Counties Football League after securing both the Springbank Vending Midland League title and Staffordshire FA Vase. In probably the most successful season in the club’s history, our second team were also Staffordshire County League champions and our Under 18s won the Sentinel Cup. For good measure, our Under 16s won the Staffordshire FA County Cup, the Mid-Staffordshire League Cup and the Sentinel Shield. Regarding the Sentinel competitions, the last time a club had won both trophies in the same season had been some twenty five years previously – a great achievement.

The 2012-13 season marked the completion of 10 years in the North West Counties League and saw the club achieve its highest ever placing of sixth in Division 1.

In the 2017- 18 season our Under 17s had a very successful season, winning the Potteries Junior Youth League Cup, Staffordshire FA Youth Cup and finishing runners up in the league.

Over the years since 1981-82, significant work has been undertaken to develop both the ground and the facilities to the standard which the club now enjoys. This includes enclosing the ground, the installation of floodlights, building a covered seated stand and pitch levelling. In 2017/18, the clubhouse was refurbished and upgraded with the addition of a treatment room and a security system. Prior to the 2018/19 season, a new kitchen and refreshments bar was added. In 2019, a new toilet block was installed and, prior to the 2021/22 season, the team dugouts were replaced and more spectator improvements made. In readiness for the 2022/23 season and thanks to grant funding, all of the existing 78 seats were replaced with new ones in blue which compliment the club colours. Further developments are planned for the future. All of this has been achieved by a strong committee management team behind the scenes, a number of which have given many years of service to Eccleshall FC together with the addition of new members who are helping to take the club forward.

The club has now added a number of junior teams as we look to develop a junior section. Our second pitch has been upgraded and improved to accommodate this. Again, thanks to grant funding, land behind the main stadium pitch has been developed to allow for a further junior pitch to be added to our facilities.

Season 2023/24 will see the introduction of a ladies team at Pershall Park. Eccleshall Women FC will be competing in the Staffordshire Girls and Ladies Football League and we feel that this is a further step forward in the club's progress.

2021 saw Eccleshall Football Club celebrate its 50th anniversary and, as can be seen from the above, much has been achieved over that time. We look forward to seeing what the future brings.

We consider Eccleshall FC to be a friendly club and we look forward to welcoming you to Pershall Park in the future and hope you will enjoy the facilities and the football.