Coleshill Town
TEAM OF THE MONTH
COLESHILL TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB
PACK MEADOW, PACKINGTON LANE ,
COLESHILL, BIRMINGHAM B46 3JQ
TEL:-01675 463259
Club Officials
Social Club Committee;-
Chairman : Mark Bishop. Vice Chairman : Terry Hines Treasurer : Rachel Wilkinson.
Football Committee;-
Chief Executive : Alan Beckett. Secretary : Allan Blackwell Treasurer : Colin Wheately
Football Managers;-
First Team;- MIDLAND COMBINATION PREMIER DIVISION
Manager : Mick Beadle Ass Manager : Carl Smith Physio Sam Little
Reserve Team:- MIDLAND COMBINATION DIVISION 3 Manager; Brian Quigley
Third Team:- A.F.A. DIVISION 7 Manager; Brian Bennett
Youth Team;- MIDLAND Y FLDLIT LEAGUE Manager : Ray Clamp Ass Manager : Dave Crowe
Coleshill Town Colts;- CENTRAL WARWICK LEAGUE
Under 16’s Manager : Mark Homer
Under 15’s Manager : Anthony Phillips
Under 14’s Manager : Norman Roscorla
Under 13’s Manager : Phil Powell
Under 12’s Manager : Neil Hughes
Under 12’s Manager : Phil Hall
Under 11’s Manager : Gary Stibbs
Under 10’s Manager; Peter Ward
Under 9’s Manager; Leon Fletcher
Under 9’s Manager; Joel Edwards
Mini Soccer School Organiser : Mark Bishop
Web Site;- www.coleshilltownfc.co.uk
Youth team News and Results can also be found on www.communigate.co.uk/myfl
Colts News and Results can also be found on www.yellowjersey.co.uk
Coleshill Town were founded in 1894 making them one of the oldest clubs in non-league football and the oldest in Warwickshire. Until 1964 they played mostly in junior leagues, but then local rivals Coleshill Hall F.C. folded and the cream of their players joined Town. As the standard improved, they joined the Mercian League and then the Combination in 1968 winning Division Two in 1969/70, and the Combination Cup in 1970. Playing at the Memorial Park, the club needed it’s own ground to get promotion and in 1974 they moved to their present site Packmeadow. Promotion to the top flight of the Combination soon followed in 1975 and there they have stayed apart from one season in Div 1 for thirty years. Coleshill greatest achievements saw them Premiership runners up in 1983/84 and winning the Walsall Senior Cup in 1983. Other highlights include a run in the Birmingham Senior Cup 1988/89 beating Birmingham City then holding Wolverhampton Wanderers to a draw. The replay at Molineux was against the Wolves first team including the outstanding young strikers Steve Bull and Andy Mutch. The Colemen more than matched their Black Country opponents for over an hour. Although Town tired and conceded late goals they prevented Steve Bull from scoring, something that the Scottish International team failed to achieve at Hampden Park a few weeks later. Old Boys include Danny Hagen, the former Irish International who played in the U.E.F.A. Cup Final for Wolves in 1972, and ex W.B.A. goalkeeper Roger Tye, but our greatest son is without doubt Gary Shaw who was picked up by Villa whilst playing for Coleshill as a sixteen year old.
 
 In more recent times the club enjoyed the 1995/96 season under Martin Socket who led the side to the top of the Premiership before leaving to join Dr Martin’s VS Rugby. A succession of managers have come and gone, usually taking all the players with them but the current Manager, Mick Beadle, is in his third year with the club and has steadily improved the side from fourth bottom to ninth last season and although he has a very young side, a top six is this year’s aim. For the start of this season Coleshill have introduced a second and third team to compliment the first and the successful Youth team, who compete in the Premier Floodlit League. The Ladies team are also establishing themselves in Coleshill’s colours and everything is in place for Charter Mark Status which has been applied for. The club also fields junior sides from Under 9’s to Under 16’s in the Central Warwickshire League and operates a thriving Mini-Soccer School on a Saturday morning.