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BRAKES
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ISSUE 8
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GAFFER’S COLUMN
FROM KICK OFF TO PAUL HOLLERAN
G ood afternoon, I trust 2019, but the FA Trophy run intact is a mystery. It will
THE FINAL WHISTLE all of you have enjoyed
Christmas as much as you
have been able to. We
kept the spirits up, despite
the way it ended. This
season we didn’t start very
certainly have been one
of our toughest tests of
the season, and if we have
welcome Josh Gowling, well in our opening three taken something from that
WE SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESS Steve Burr and their games, but I think you’ll game it will have been well
Hereford side to Harbury agree we have more than earnt.
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY Lane this afternoon for the made up for it since! It was
final game of 2020. fantastic to pull off a ‘giant We have had some good
killing’ at Wrexham, but as battles with Hereford over
Whether you’re starting out, looking to expand or want What a strange year this always the occasion was the last couple of seasons.
to improve your business performance, HB&O can has been, but perversely, tinged with disappointment The two sides are usually
in the latter stages that our fans could not be evenly matched and not too
offer a full range services to support you, including: particularly, a pretty good with us to share in it. far apart in terms of league
Audit & accounts one for us as a club on the positions, so I am sure
pitch. All of us have had It would have been today will be no different.
Wealth management to deal with situations and fantastic, and a huge boost Both sides will want to
a way of life that seemed for everyone, to have been end this wretched year on
Tax planning and advisory quite alien at first but has able to welcome supporters a high so it should be an
now sadly become normal. back for today’s fixture, but entertaining afternoon.
Corporate finance How long it will continue sadly we continue to be
Virtual finance office for is anyone’s guess. We prevented from doing that.
laboured a little after losing Those of you who watch
Hollers
Estate planning Josh March at the end of our fantastic streaming
service will no doubt
Business growth notice today that there
should be a new stand
HR and payroll on the Sheepside of the
ground. National League
regulations required us
to install more seating by
March 2021 to bring us in
line. Let’s hope they can
be used some time in the
New Year.
For more information please contact:
Mark Edwards on 07771 603 058 or As these notes were
mark.edwards@hboltd.co.uk written prior to our trip to
Gloucester City on Boxing
www.hboltd.co.uk Day, whether we will
come into today’s game
with our unbeaten record
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CAPTAIN’S CORNER JACK EDWARDS
Afternoon Brakes fans! I hope you have all had a good Christmas. I’m sure many
of you will be watching the live stream of today’s game. It’s not the same as
being here, I know, but hopefully we can send you into 2021 in good spirits.
It’s been a strange old year on and off the pitch, but I hope that in the last
couple of months we have helped to keep your spirits up with how we have
progressed. It’s been different for me just recently as I have had to travel solo
to our away games as my partner is expecting our first child, so, with that in mind
I can’t afford to take any risks. Hopefully by the time you read this Baby Edwards
will have been introduced to the world.
We are expecting another tight battle with Hereford again this afternoon. There has
never been too much between the two sides really, but it will be strange stepping out
with no fans here, as it has been all season. We will have had our first game in front of
fans at Gloucester on Boxing Day, so we’ll know by now how that went. Fingers crossed
2021 will be a better for us all, and we can welcome you back to games as
soon as possible!
Jack
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LAST 90 MINUTES cleared as far as Edwards, who had
time to set himself and connect with
a clean strike some 25 yards from
goal, the ball deflected behind for
Wrexham came close to
snatching it in bizarre fashion
deep into injury time when a
deflected cross from the right
Two fine saves from Jake Weaver kick off, some of the players were
in a penalty shootout sealed having trouble keeping their footing the first corner of the afternoon, forced Weaver to palm the ball
Leamington’s progress in the in what was a scrappy opening to which was cleared as far as Steph behind as it threatened to sneak
Buildbase FA Trophy at a freezing the game. The bounce of the ball Morley, whose first time drive was into the top corner.
Racecourse Ground as they pulled on the slick playing surface also held by Dibble.
off an upset of sorts to dump out caught them out as they attempted Osborne did well to win the ball With neither side able to find the
former winners Wrexham. to push forward. back having been dispossessed, net the tie went to spot kicks.
Paul Holleran unsurprisingly opted Simeon Maye nudging it forward Osborne confidently put away
to name an unchanged starting to give him the chance of a strike the first, while Weaver got hands
Osborne uncharacteristically at goal, which again was straight before being submerged by his
eleven following the emphatic screwed a shot into the stand to Thomas’ effort but was unable
victory over St Ives Town in the at Dibble. He then saw a free kick to keep it out. Lane stepped up to jubilant team mates.
behind the Wrexham goal after deflected inches over the crossbar
Second Round on Tuesday evening, gliding past two defenders, while smash in Brakes’ second, Davies Wrexham’s players sportingly
while Red Dragons’ boss Dean after Maye had been felled by following suit for Wrexham. Joe interrupted the celebrations to
former Coventry City man Thomas Wrexham skipper Shaun Pearson
Keates named only three players stretched to head another effort Clarke, who enjoyed a successful congratulate the players before
in his starting eleven that began right on the edge of the box. spell in North Wales and is still leaving the field, leaving Holleran
wide from Jordan Davies’ left wing
Tuesday’s National League game cross as Wrexham began to look the revered by the home fans to this and his staff and players to toast
at Weymouth, with four of his Osborne uncharacteristically day, scored Leamington’s third kick, progress into the fourth round for
more threatening going forward as
screwed a shot into the stand
VS
substitutes from that game stepping half time approached. Dan Jarvis levelling things up once the second consecutive season.
up to kick off the game. behind the Wrexham goal after more, but only just as Weaver got
They were foiled by the offside flag gliding past two defenders, another strong hand to the ball.
The visitors forged the first chance Referee: Mr Martin Woods
as Davies’ shot across the box was while former Coventry City
of the afternoon with three minutes blocked, Elliott Durrell’s follow up Callum Gittings and Mark Carrington Assistant Referees: Mr Stuart Morland & Mr
man Thomas stretched to
0 0
played, Sam Osborne sending netted their penalties, as did Morley Mr William Davis
going the same way before the flag head another effort wide
Danny Waldron scampering down was raised before the ball hit the and Elliott Durrell, before second Fourth Official: Mr David Croft
from Jordan Davies’ left wing
the right with a pass from half way, back of the net from another effort. half substitute Kaiman Anderson
cross as Wrexham began to
the former Rushall man cutting smashed his against the crossbar, Brakes Man of the Match: Kyle Morrison.
Leamington began the second half look the more threatening
inside before forcing Christian but just when it looked as though
in determined fashion and were a going forward as half time
Dibble into a save at his near post the game was up for Brakes, Many thanks to Wrexham AFC and Alun
hair’s breadth from taking the lead approached.
with a low strike. Weaver came up trumps with a Roberts for the use of their photographs
(Leamington win 6-5 on penalties eight minutes in when Edwards fine save from Horsfield to keep
Wrexham’s opening opportunity found Osborne in a central position There was a blow for Leamington
was a good one, James Horsfield’s them alive.
inside the Wrexham penalty area as Smith was forced off with little
inviting ball in from the right was The skipper stepped up to
after 90 minutes) met by the head of Kwame Thomas,
some ten yards from goal. His low over five minutes remaining after
confidently crash in the sixth penalty
drive struck the post with Smith going down on half way trying to
but the striker could only power tucking home the rebound only to win the ball. He was replaced by for Leamington before Weaver
his header over the bar into the made himself the hero, brilliantly
Written by Paul Edwards empty terrace.
be denied by an offside flag. Junior English.
keeping out Anthony Jeffrey’s kick
Brakes continued to threaten
With dark clouds menacingly and came close once more when
The Buildbase FA Trophy 3rd Round gathering over the nearby hills Osborne’s low driven cross was only
and rain starting to fall just prior to
The Racecourse Ground
KIDDERMINSTER
WREXHAM LEAMINGTON
Wrexham: 21 Christian Dibble, 15 James Leamington: Jake Weaver, Josh Martin,
Horsfield, 5 Shaun Pearson, 32 Max Stephan Morley, Joe Clarke, Kyle Morrison,
Saturday 19th December 2020 Cleworth, 29 Jordan Davies, 7 Elliott Durrell, Jack Lane, Sam Osborne, Simeon Maye (15
12 Dan Jarvis, 13 Mark Carrington, 14 Paul Callum Gittings, 88), Lance Smith (16 Junior
Rutherford (11 Anthony Jeffrey, 62), 19 Adi English, 85), Jack Edwards ©, Danny Waldron
Yussuf (27 Jake Bickerstaff, 81), 39 Kwame (14 Kaiman Anderson, 72).
Thomas.
Subs not used: 12 Dan Meredith, 17 Connor
Subs not used: 1 Rob Lainton, 2 Reece Hall- Taylor.
Johnson, 3 Jamie Reckford.
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LAST MEETING Sodeinde then turned on the
afterburners as he set off in pursuit of a
long clearance. Jack Lane was goalside
and looked to have things under control
to have lost their impetus and Brakes
began to settle down again.
There were inevitably some hairy
moments in the closing stages as
Brakes lavished more festive cheer behind on 18 minutes when Leamington but the striker still managed to get a Hereford attempted to salvage
on their delighted supporters as they won a corner on the left which seemed shot away, the ball whistling across goal something from the game, with
bagged a third win of the season on their to sail over everyone straight into the net and just wide. shots blocked and Weaver clinging
National League North travels in front of from the boot of Dexter Walters to stun
With around an hour gone the home on to the ball at the second attempt
just under 2,000 at Edgar Street. They the already quiet Edgar Street crowd.
crowd suddenly awoke from their on two occasions, and while the final
needed to dig their heels in and soak Sodeinde continued to pose the main slumber and the team responded, whistle brought boos from the home
up plenty of pressure, and benefitted threat for Hereford and was involved putting Brakes under concerted pressure fans still left in the ground it signalled
from a little good fortune at times, but once more when his deflected effort fell once more. Edwards and Vincenti happy celebrations for the Leamington
were worthy of the three points in front perfectly for Peter Vincenti to strike first both went into Referee Simeon Lucas’ contingent, who can march into the
of a raucous travelling support boosted time, Weaver producing a stunning save notebook after a coming together new year on a wave of optimism. Well
by the visit of our German friends from to help the ball over the bar. required to win football games and
between several players from both sides done lads!
SV Eichede. we showed lots and lots of character,
It was perhaps inevitable that the just inside the Hereford half. The Brakes MANAGER’S REACTION
Paul Holleran was forced into changes determination and grit today with a
youngster would be the scorer of skipper thought he had missed a chance
to his squad with George Carline having ‘Today was a big ask. Two games in sprinkling of quality, and we’re absolutely
Hereford’s equaliser and he dragged his to add a third goal for his side when he
been recalled by parent club Solihull 48 hours. With the games that went delighted.
side level on 34 minutes, beating James smashed in a shot that was turned round
Moors on Friday, while Callum Gittings the post well by Hall, but the offside flag before that, a massive effort on Thursday ‘Edgar Street is a fantastic place to come.
Mace on the left before striding into the
was unavailable and top scorer Josh (Boxing Day); followed up today with I enjoy coming here to watch a game of
box a couple of paces and dispatching
March was not risked having taken a losing George, Calum and Josh. As I’ve football. I’ve never won here before. We
a fine rising drive past Weaver into the
knock on Boxing Day against Gloucester, roof of the net. The home side looked to have stated before, we have a small squad but came here last year and played well and
so Joe Clarke, Jordan Murphy and a gilt edged chance for a it’s a competitive squad, and I thought ended up losing 2-1. You take it on the
VS Kaiman Anderson all stepped into the
starting eleven.
The home side looked to have a gilt
edged chance for a second shortly
before the break when they somehow
second shortly before the
break when they somehow
that the players who came in today were
all tremendous. There wasn’t much in the
game. Possibly the start of the first half
chin and move on, and we’ve come here
today and won 2-1, so it’s a great feeling.
As is sometimes the case when Brakes ‘I looked at it today and I did think it might
found themselves two on two inside the found themselves two on and the start of the second half were key
turn out at former Football League Leamington penalty area, but Jordan be too much for the boys. Hereford are
two inside the Leamington
1 2
periods, and we just edged it but it was
arenas in front of large crowds, the Nicholson was unable to get the ball a big football club and they’re in the
hosts were first to settle, and the Bulls’ under control and the opportunity was
penalty area, but Jordan a massive effort. Even though Hereford
position where they can make changes
are on a bit of a bad run they are a big
on loan Nottingham Forest striker gone. Nicholson was unable to in key areas and I thought that might tell
club, they’ve got good players, a good
Victor Sodeinde came close on three
Brakes had not been at their best in the
get the ball under control manager, but they’re not getting the drop
as the game went on, but we grew into it
minutes when he watched the ball over and the opportunity was and when we needed to find something
first forty-five minutes but whatever it of the ball at the moment. Take nothing
his shoulder before cracking a fine first we did so, and in the end I think we just
time volley across goal and only just was Holleran said to them at half time gone. away from us though. When we were
about deserved it.’
paid instant dividends as they regained allowed to play we were expansive and
wide of Jake Weaver’s far post. Attendance: 1,930 (65 away)
Written by Paul Edwards The Hereford number 10 looked a lively
the lead inside a minute of the restart.
Maycock fed fellow Sky Blues loanee
looked a threat. I thought Jack Edwards
was tremendous today - it was like
was raised. Referee: Mr Simeon Lucas
customer and registered his side’s next Walters, whose quick footwork saw him having three players on the pitch.
effort on goal when he received the ball The sight of Sodeinde being replaced Assistant Referees: Mr Thomas Swift &
beat two defenders and slip the ball left
Vanarama National League North just inside the penalty area on the left for Kaiman Anderson, who looked to
would no doubt have been a relief to ‘I think two games in 48 hours is very
unfair on players at this level, especially
Mr Karl Buckley
and took on three defenders before the Leamington defence, but he was Brakes Man of the Match: Jack Edwards.
have missed his chance to shoot but then with a small squad like ours when we’ve
thundering a shot towards goal that replaced by experienced goal getter
rammed the ball into the roof of the net. had a player recalled on the Friday.
Edgar Street struck some part of Weaver on its way
behind for a corner. Walters curled a shot past the far post as
Reece Styche as the hosts attempted to
maintain the pressure, but they seemed There’s lots of different ingredients
he cut in from the left before Maycock
The Bulls were undoubtedly on top in the almost wrong-footed Brandon Hall as
Saturday 28th December 2019 opening period but found themselves his shot struck Kieran Thomas before
trickling behind.
HEREFORD KIDDERMINSTER
LEAMINGTON
Hereford: Brandon Hall, Kieran Thomas, Leamington: Jake Weaver, Junior English,
Danny Greenslade, Tommy O’Sullivan, Stephan Morley, Callum Maycock (15 Josh
Jordan Cullinane-Liburd, Jason Pope, Martin, 87), James Mace, Jack Lane, Jordan
Peter Vincenti (17 Taylor Allen 77), Stephen Murphy (12 Kieran Dunbar, 72), Joe Clarke,
Dawson ©, Kelsey Mooney, Victor Sodeinde Kaiman Anderson, Jack Edwards ©, Dexter
(16 Reece Styche, 70), Jordan Nicholson (12 Walters (14 Connor Taylor, 78).
Alex Bray, 59).
Subs not used: 16 Josh March, 17 Tom James.
Subs not used: 14 Ben Pollock, 15 Jared
Hodgkiss.
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Christmas. Leamington to follow the comeback trend of be nice to use the holidays to
Brakes are a Junior Football the first team. Currently fifth in catch up on games, many clubs
Community Club that have the table, the team’s top scorer, use school and council facilities
over 200 players and we are Farrington is 8th in the league which are closed down over the
affiliated to the main club. Apart goal scorers table and we period, so sadly that is not an
from playing football we also have seen player of the match option.
encourage players to take part performances from across the
in community activities and to squad. Taking us to the start of We are always open to new
also participate in activities the second lockdown, here are players, and all abilities are
outside of football together. their results, goal scorers and welcome. If a squad is full (the
player of the match nominees. league impose squad size limits,
Junior football has been not us) then we won’t turn you
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Birmingham Senior Challenge Cup had been won for the The 2008-09 campaign saw the team build upon their
PUMP ROOMS cold baths. The total development cost years later. n 1989 the swimming pool
Leamington Football Club History - REVISED!
fifth time in 1972, and the Southern League Cup and the experience of the previous season by winning the was a fraction under £18,000. was closed and relocated to a new
Extensive research of our clubs history by club historian Southern League Championship Cup followed in 1974, title by 9 points and returning to the Southern League By the time that a spring had been leisure centre building in Newbold
both over Premier Division opposition. Progression Premier Division after a gap of 24 years.
Paul Vanes has led to the discovery that there is NO
to the First Round of the FA Cup was achieved for found at the site of the rooms in 1811 From the 1840s onwards the British spa Comyn.
connection between our club and that of Leamington
Town - they were two separate entities. The Windmill the first time this year. Brakes went on to reach the The club’s first season in the Premier Division saw Leamington already had a reputation town tourist industry began to wane
competition proper five times in six seasons, reaching a managerial change with Paul Holleran leading the
Ground where both clubs once played provided a link
the second round twice. team to a comfortable 10th position. 2010-2011 saw a
as an up-and-coming spa resort. Six thanks to the growing popularity of spas After a number of different schemes
between the two, but that is where it ends. As a club we
respect and appreciate the fact that Leamington Town strong finish securing fifth place an a play-off semi-final wells had been discovered south of the in continental Europe, notably Belgium to redevelop the Royal Pump Rooms
1975/76 saw promotion to the Southern League Premier defeat at Hednesford.
were the pioneers of the game in our great town, but
Division for the first time, and Brakes established
River Leam in and around the village. and France. Faced with the decline in had been considered, in 1997 work
we cannot claim a history that is not ours, hence the
decision to re-evaluate. themselves in a highly competitive league before 2011-2012 saw a top of the league position at Christmas. The influx of tourists to bathe in these demand for spa health treatments the began on a major project to reuse it
becoming founder members of the Alliance Premier However, two months without a win in the New Year
League (now the National League) in 1979. saw Brakes slip out of the play-offs, despite finishing
springs and ‘take the waters’ had led to decision was made in 1860 to close the as a cultural complex. This opened
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with a twelve match unbeaten run. The start of 2012-13 speculators developing land to the north Pump Rooms with a view to demolishing after two years of redevelopment. The
There is a common misconception that Lockheed/AP Leamington spent three seasons in this new league saw a further 14 matches unbeaten and despite some of the river. It was decided by these
Leamington are not the same club as Leamington FC before being relegated in 1982, but under young fierce competition, Brakes won the Southern League them and selling the land. However Leamington public library and public art
because of the 12 year gap in our playing record, which manager Graham Allner, the seeds had been sown Premier Division for the second time, 30 years after men that they needed to find a spring a group of local investors clubbed gallery were relocated here from their
is emphatically NOT the case. for further success, and the following season saw their previous triumph. The return back to the Football on their side of the river so that they together and bought the building in former “Old Library” and annexe site
them win the Southern League Championship and Conference, presented a brand new set of challenges
The origins of Leamington FC are ingrained in with it promotion back to the APL, or so they thought. for the club. could erect a suitably grand building to October 1861. After spending £17,000 on Avenue Road. The main swimming
Tachbrook Road, with the enormous Lockheed car match the town they aimed to develop. refurbishing the building, including hall was used to house the library, the
parts factory that employed so many of the townsfolk Promotion was refused by the APL on supposed The inaugural season in the Conference North
and would become the driving force behind the football ground grading issues, while with the club at its playing contained many highlights. Although the season started Another spring was found in 1811 on the adding a Turkish Bath and swimming smaller swimming hall and Turkish Baths
club until things unfortunately turned sour in the 1980’s. pinnacle, Automotive Products decided to sell the well it was tempered by several lengthy injuries, which land of Mr Bertie Greatheed and the pool, the Pump Rooms re-opened in converted to house Leamington Spa
club’s Windmill Ground on Tachbrook Road for housing, ruled players out for the rest of the season. But the
It is here that our club was born, in 1933, as Lockheed,
leading to the break-up of one of the most exciting fans’ relegation concerns were quieted by a fantastic architectural work was undertaken by 1863. Art Gallery & Museum. (Wording from
Borg & Beck.
teams in non-league football and the departure of festive period and a competent 13th place achieved by local man Charles S. Smith (who also Wikipedia)
manager Allner, but not before he had led his team to the end of the season.
The team first competed in the Warwick & District
another Southern League Championship Cup, and into designed The Regent Hotel and the However, it proved impossible to
League in the 1933/34 season, moving into the Coventry
Works League the following campaign, where they the FA Cup 1st Round. The second season in a new league is often difficult, and Upper Assembly Rooms in the town) in operate at a profit and it was sold to the
Leamington found this to be very true. A ‘reasonable’
spent six seasons before a move to the Leamington &
Under new manager Jim Watson, Brakes won the position halfway through the season was not sufficient, the Classical style. The building named Local Board of Health in 1868. Since
District League in 1940/41. It was back to the Coventry
Works League two years later before a switch to the Southern League Cup for a second time, making and the loss of players (especially goalkeepers) The New Pump Rooms and Baths was that time the building has remained
them the first club to hold all three of the League’s throughout the season meant relegation became a
Coventry & North Warwickshire League, where they
trophies at once. reality.
opened three years later in July 1814. in the public sector and in 1875 the
spent three seasons before being accepted into the
short lived Central Amateur League in 1947. It was Royal Pump Room Gardens next to the
The fight to find a new stadium for the club dominated The 2015-16 season in the Southern League Premier
around this time that the Lockheed Company purchased
the next few years as the club tumbled down and out Division saw a strong finish, resulting in a play-off
Within months of opening however building were opened to the public
the Windmill Ground from Coventry City, who had
themselves brought the stadium in 1937 for use by their of the Southern League. Leamington FC Limited was place, and a win over Redditch United in the semi-final. the baths proved so popular that the under the management of George Elson.
formed on September 6th 1983 with the intention of However, the final was a game too far with a 2-1 loss
‘A’ team after Leamington Town had folded. Also during
purchasing the Windmill Ground. Our association with away at Hungerford Town.
building needed to be extended. The In 1889 a further large public swimming
this time the club name was adjusted to Lockheed -
Leamington. After two seasons the club successfully Automotive Products ended on July 1st 1985, and the building was finally complete two years pool was opened. An annexe was added
applied to join the Birmingham Combination. It was name of the club reverted to Leamington FC. A simple Key players were added to a mixture of youth and later in 1816. Including the wings at the
whilst in this league, early in the 1949/50 season, club crest, the first in our history, was created as the club experience for 2016-17, and barring early exits from the to the south of the main assembly room
after signing Les Latham as player/manager the club battled to stay alive, but by 1988, now in the Midland national cup competitions, the team made a very good north and south end the building was in 1910 and another to the north some
embraced semi-professional football. Combination and at its lowest ebb, the decision was start, securing runners-up spot. Home advantage was 166 feet long with 17 hot baths and 3
made to place the club in mothballs while the search for key as Slough Town were defeated in the play-off semi-
At this time the nickname ‘The Brakes’ was adopted by a new stadium site continued. A small but determined final, before an eventful final in front of a new record
virtue of the car products the company manufactured. It band of supporters continued to raise money and kept crowd of 2,102 saw Brakes finally taste play off glory
was also around this time that the original club colours the club’s registration with the FA each year. with a 2-1 victory over Hitchin Town, a late equaliser
evolved - Gold trimmed Royal Blue shirts, Royal Blue and a red card for the visitors taking the game to extra
shorts, and Gold socks. It was not until the early In 1990 a field was purchased in Harbury Lane and the time before a spectacular winner from Courtney Baker-
1970’s - that our current colours originated. Apparently club was re-launched in 2000, playing at what was Richardson, who went on to sign for Swansea City.
somebody at the club made an error when ordering called the New Windmill Ground, Leamington FC did The Birmingham Senior Challenge Cup was also added
new kit, and from then on we played predominantly not look back. The first two seasons saw successive to the trophy cabinet for the first time in 45 years, a
in Gold and Black. promotions: the Midland Combination Division Two young Wolverhampton Wanderers side were beaten
title in the first year and as runners-up in Division on penalties at their Molineux stadium after a 1-1 draw.
It was during their five seasons in this league that Brakes One a year later. Competing in the National League North once more
won the Birmingham Senior Challenge Cup for the first in 2017/18, Brakes achieved safety by a single point,
time with victory against Hereford United in 1950/51. Brakes finished third in the Midland Combination defying their tag as relegation favourites.
In 1956/57, with the club now in the Birmingham and Premier in 2002-03, and were promoted as champions
District League the Senior Cup was won for a second to the Midland Football Alliance in 2004-05 with a ‘Second season syndrome’ did not materialise last
time with victory over Redditch United. league record 109 points. time out as a storming start kept us away from the
bottom three, and despite a wobble mid-season, the
The 1960’s proved to be ground-breaking for the club. In 2005-06 Leamington reached the 1st Round Proper sparkling form of striker Colby Bishop returning from
They began by winning the Senior Cup, thrashing local of the FA Cup, their first time in the competition since injury in October helped Leamington to a comfortable
rivals Rugby Town, and winning the Birmingham and reforming, losing heroically at Colchester United. The 13th place finish once more, and a second Birmingham
District League before becoming the first to win the cup run enabled the club to move forward its planned Senior Challenge Cup win in three seasons. The young
renamed West Midlands Regional League the following infrastructure development. The ground has more striker then sealed a move back to the Football League
season. 1963/64 saw a move to the Midland Counties recently undergone further improvement ensuring it with Accrington Stanley.
League, where the Championship was won in only satisfied Football Conference guidelines. Paul Holleran, who celebrated 500 games and 10 years
their second season. in charge at the club in 2019, replaced him with Josh
Brakes completed a magnificent season in 2006-07, March from Alvechurch, and the latest young striker
After eight seasons the club was on the move once returning to the Southern League after 20 years by surpassed all expectations - 24 goals in 27 games
more - this time into the Southern League, which at winning the Midland Football Alliance title and the securing him a move to the professional ranks with
the time was arguably the strongest, most established League Cup, becoming the first club in the League’s Forest Green Rovers by the turn of the year.
league outside the professional game. The Birmingham history to complete the double, also reaching the Despite this Brakes were always clear of relegation
Senior Challenge Cup was captured for a fourth time quarter-finals of the FA Vase. danger, finishing in 18th place by the Points per Game
in 1969/70. system after the 2019/20 season ended prematurely
2007-8 saw Leamington narrowly fail to be promoted in March due to the outbreak of COVID 19.
The club underwent a name change in 1973 as Lockheed again, slipping up to Stourbridge in the Southern With the football landscape set to look markedly
became Automotive Products, and AP Leamington, Football League Midland Division promotion play- different due to the pandemic, Leamington will kick By G-Man - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=774001
entered another boom period in their history. The off final. off a fourth consecutive season in the National League
North with their aims unchanged - to compete and
consolidate.
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