Mickleover Sports F.C.

Mickleover Sports Football Club is an English football club based in the Mickleover suburb of Derby, Derbyshire. They are members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The club plays its home matches at the Don Amott Arena, formerly known as the Mickleover Sports Ground and more commonly referred to as Station Road after the road on which it is located.HistoryThe club was formed in 1948 and spent the first 44 years of their existence competing locally in the Derby and District Senior League. In 1993, they joined the Central Midlands Football League Premier Division, gaining promotion to the Supreme Division two years later. They moved up to Northern Counties East League Division One in 1999, and in the 2000–01 season reached the 4th round of the FA Vase. Their most recent promotion, to the Northern Premier League, occurred at the end of the 2014–15 season.John McGrath took over player manager duties for the 2016-17 season which was a record breaking season for the club, gaining their highest ever league finish and points total. Sports finished 16th in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Premier Division with a total of 60 points. The club showed it's ability to attract high quality players and staff with former Republic of Ireland forward Clinton Morrison joining the club. Additionally, assistant managers Steve Taylor and Paul Groves also joined the club but both later left to take up roles at Coventry City and Birmingham City respectively.