Tipton Town F.C.

Tipton Town Football Club is a football club based in Tipton, West Midlands, England, currently playing in the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division.HistoryThe club was originally formed in 1948 under the name of Ocker Hill United and played in the Wolverhampton and District Amateur League. In 1965, the club joined the West Midlands (Regional) League when it added a new Division One, which commenced play in 1967. In order to become more closely linked with the town of Tipton and its residents, the club marked the occasion by changing its name to Tipton Town F.C.The club's first major success came in 1984 when both the Division One title and Divisional League Cup were won, leading to promotion to the Premier Division.Tipton were relegated in 1991 but returned to the league's top division seven years later. After a few years nearer to the bottom of the table than the top, they finished third in 2003 and second the following year (being beaten to promotion by Malvern Town). In the 2004–05 season they dominated the league, achieving promotion with four league games to spare and scoring over 100 goals. The same season saw Tipton achieve their best ever run in the FA Vase, reaching the fifth round. The 2005–06 season saw Tipton's debut in the Midland Alliance.The club have been able to enter the FA Cup since the 2006–07 season, reaching the first qualifying round in each of their first two seasons in the competition. In the 2010–11 cup they have reached the first round proper for the first time after making it through six rounds of qualifying. They faced Carlisle United, a team six tiers above them in the English football league system, but went on to lose 6–0.