MATCH OFFICIALS
2024/25
Referee: Keith Steeele
Assistant Referee: James Royffe
Assistant Referee: Alfie Matthews
Fourth Official: Scott Davies
As we gather today to enjoy the excitement of the Cup Final, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved. Your contributions, whether through fundraising, volunteering, or simply spreading the word, will be invaluable moving forwards.
To all the players taking part in today's matches, we wish you the best of luck! Your passion and commitment on the field will inspire us all. Remember, every heartbeat counts, and together, we can make a difference.
Zoe Roberts – Fundraising Manager for British Heart Foundation, covering the Black Country, Staffordshire and Shropshire
NC UNITED
Message to Supporters
NC United FC would like to extend its sincere thanks to all its members and supporters who have turned up today to support the team. Your unwavering support for players throughout this season and previous, as well as the football club is truly appreciated.
Allscott Heath
Allscott Heath FC History for programmes
Allscott Heath were formed as Atlas in 2006, joining the Telford Combination League mainly setup for work colleagues for the MoD IT consortium ‘Atlas’. The team were never really in a position to challenge in the league, finishing second from bottom in their first season, before improving to finish in seventh then sixth place in the next two seasons.
The 2009/10 season saw them improve further, finishing in second place in the league behind "The Warren", gaining promotion to the Shropshire County Football League Division One.
Despite the step up in standard, Allscott finished the 2010/11 season in 5th place in Division One.
Ahead of the second season, the club changed their name to Allscott AFC after moving to play at the newly constructed Allscott Sports and Social Club. The change in name freshened up the club, attracting a higher calibre of players and they finished as the 2011/12 league champions on 71 points, eight points clear of second placed Weston Rhyn.
Allscott did not get the opportunity to try their hand in the Premier Division as the Shropshire County League was dissolved in May 2012 with all member clubs transferred to a new, larger Mercian Regional Football League for the 2012/13 season.
Due to their success, Allscott were placed in the Premier Division of the Mercian League, finishing in 9th place in their debut 2012/13 season.
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The following season saw the team struggle, finishing in 12th place in the table just two points off bottom place. There was no relegation this season though due to the folding of Ketley Town.
The 2014/15 season saw a vast improvement, with the team finishing in third place in the league table, a point behind runners up FC Hodnet but 14 points off champions Telford Juniors
They also won the Shropshire Challenge Cup with a 2-1 victory over Ketley Bank United in the final.
Another good season was to follow in 2015/16, improving once again to finish as runners up in the league, six points behind FC Oswestry Town. This was enough though for Allscott to gain promotion to the West Midlands (Regional) League. They joined the league in Division Two, and finished in third place, ten points behind champions Telford Juniors. This was enough though for another promotion to Division One.
The team surprised everybody though by not only surviving in the higher league in the 2017/18 season but finishing in 9th position in the table. They repeated this feat once again in the 2018/19 season, with the team once again finishing in 9th place in the table.
The 2019/20 season saw Allscott change their name once more, becoming Allscott Heath FC.
The newly renamed club won 10 of the 22 games that they played, with the club on target for a top three finish. However due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the league was halted with the season declared null and void. The same thing happened in the 2020/21 season, despite Allscott Heath winning five of the six game that they played.