History
The football club associated with Sutton Coldfield was formed in 1879 with the first game taking place on the 1st of February at "Meadow Plat" in Sutton Park when the club lost 6-2 to Birmingham. The club moved to its present ground in Coles Lane in 1920, a move of some 5-600 yards up the road from its old ground.
It wasn't until after the Second World War that the club began to make its mark in the non-league world of association football. The club joined the "Walsall Senior League" and finished 4th in the first season.. The following season they won the league championship only dropping 7 points.
A move to the Birmingham League and Birmingham Combination saw the club attract good gates, but little success. However in 1960 the club finished third in the Birmingham Senior League. Success on the field started to come the club's way in 1978, with the League Championship and a third successive title in the Walsall Senior Cup.
The following season was also a success in retaining the League Cup and the club finished runners up to Shifnal Town.
The following season the non-league "pyramid" systems were organised and Sutton Coldfield Town became proud members of the Southern League for the 1982/83 season. In the first season the club finished runners up to Cheltenham Town and secured promotion to the Premier League. The club has remained in the Southern League since. The highlight during the 1992/93 season was when the club visited Burden Park to compete in the first round proper of the FA Cup against Bolton Wanderers. A major shock was on the cards when a last minute goal was ruled out; Sutton Coldfield lost 2-1 (he was never off side, i was there bang in line).
In the season 1998/99 the club won the Dr Martins League Cup, beating Cambridge City, the club also reached the 3rd qualifying round of the FA Cup, where they took Telford United to a replay under the management of Gary Bradder and Dave Grundy.
The present manager, Chris Keogh stepped in at short notice in 2000 to start his managerial career. The club restarted its Youth Team in the same year and has produced a number of players to play in the first team, including Exodus Geoghogan, Sean Findlay, Dean Perrow, Matt Graham, Adam Robinson, Craig Marshall and Mick Maynard..... these players have left the club and are now making their names with other clubs. Ex youth players in the current first team include Matt Dodd, Craig Owen, Jamille Matt, Chris Milner and Jake Murrall. The present youth team manager is Ross Thorpe.
The club missed out on promotion to the re-structured Premier Division when losing on the last day of the 2003/04 season at Yate and then again in the "play offs" at Banbury United. The club did win the Walsall Senior Cup defeating Tividale 3-1 at Bescot Stadium and also lifted the Worcester Senior Cup beating Worcester City over two legs. In season 2007-/08 Sutton lost in the "play offs" to eventual winners Stourbridge and in the following season 2008/09 missed out on the "play offs" on goal difference when Chesham United equalized two minutes from time against Bromsgrove Rovers.
In season 2009/10 we failed to reach the play offs again by one goal. We went into the last match level on points and goal difference with Slough Town but we had scored more goals, so only had to match their result, but Slough won 4-1 and we won 2-0 so missed out by that one goal again.
This season 2010/11 we have been moved into the Northern Premier League Div 1 South.
It wasn't until after the Second World War that the club began to make its mark in the non-league world of association football. The club joined the "Walsall Senior League" and finished 4th in the first season.. The following season they won the league championship only dropping 7 points.
A move to the Birmingham League and Birmingham Combination saw the club attract good gates, but little success. However in 1960 the club finished third in the Birmingham Senior League. Success on the field started to come the club's way in 1978, with the League Championship and a third successive title in the Walsall Senior Cup.
The following season was also a success in retaining the League Cup and the club finished runners up to Shifnal Town.
The following season the non-league "pyramid" systems were organised and Sutton Coldfield Town became proud members of the Southern League for the 1982/83 season. In the first season the club finished runners up to Cheltenham Town and secured promotion to the Premier League. The club has remained in the Southern League since. The highlight during the 1992/93 season was when the club visited Burden Park to compete in the first round proper of the FA Cup against Bolton Wanderers. A major shock was on the cards when a last minute goal was ruled out; Sutton Coldfield lost 2-1 (he was never off side, i was there bang in line).
In the season 1998/99 the club won the Dr Martins League Cup, beating Cambridge City, the club also reached the 3rd qualifying round of the FA Cup, where they took Telford United to a replay under the management of Gary Bradder and Dave Grundy.
The present manager, Chris Keogh stepped in at short notice in 2000 to start his managerial career. The club restarted its Youth Team in the same year and has produced a number of players to play in the first team, including Exodus Geoghogan, Sean Findlay, Dean Perrow, Matt Graham, Adam Robinson, Craig Marshall and Mick Maynard..... these players have left the club and are now making their names with other clubs. Ex youth players in the current first team include Matt Dodd, Craig Owen, Jamille Matt, Chris Milner and Jake Murrall. The present youth team manager is Ross Thorpe.
The club missed out on promotion to the re-structured Premier Division when losing on the last day of the 2003/04 season at Yate and then again in the "play offs" at Banbury United. The club did win the Walsall Senior Cup defeating Tividale 3-1 at Bescot Stadium and also lifted the Worcester Senior Cup beating Worcester City over two legs. In season 2007-/08 Sutton lost in the "play offs" to eventual winners Stourbridge and in the following season 2008/09 missed out on the "play offs" on goal difference when Chesham United equalized two minutes from time against Bromsgrove Rovers.
In season 2009/10 we failed to reach the play offs again by one goal. We went into the last match level on points and goal difference with Slough Town but we had scored more goals, so only had to match their result, but Slough won 4-1 and we won 2-0 so missed out by that one goal again.
This season 2010/11 we have been moved into the Northern Premier League Div 1 South.
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