RADFORD FC

The club was Founded in 1964 as Manlove & Alliots FC. The club played in the Nottinghamshire Sunday league. Manlove & Alliots were an Engineering firm situated in Radford. After the firm transferred to Scotland in 1970/71, the club carried on under the name of Radford Olympic FC. In 1977 Radford Olympic became the first amateur side in Britain to be allowed to wear advertising on their shirts and the BBC Television cameras came along to  Melbourne Park and filmed one of our matches and interviewed officials for the evening programme “Nationwide”.

In 1978 the club formed a ground development committee and decided to seek out a piece of land preferably in the Radford area for development of our own ground. Radford Olympic transferred to Saturday Football in 1979-80 joining the Central Alliance. The following season the club joined the East Midlands Regional League. Olympic moved into the Selhurst Street ground for season 1981-82. In season 1982/83 Olympic finished Champions of Division One of the East Midlands Regional League. In 1983/84 a move to the Central Midlands League saw them win the Central Midlands League Senior Cup. In 1987 Radford Olympic were renamed Radford F.C. At the end of 2002/03 Radford were promoted to the Supreme Division of the Central Midlands League and in their first season in the top flight finished 11th.

After holding their own during  seasons 2003/04 & 2004/05 in the top division of the Central Midlands League, the club delivered silverware in season 2005/06 under the guidance of Julian Garmston and assistant Pete Kelley, winning the C.M.L Phoenix Trophies floodlight Cup.  New floodlighting and 1st phase  ground improvements were actioned that season with Notts County providing a team to officially turn on the lights. Radford FC joined the East Midlands Counties League in 2008 and finished 14th in their first season. The club qualified to play in the FA Cup for the first time in 2009-10 but went out 0-1 in the Extra Preliminary Round to Rainworth MW. The club achieved a finishing position of third in 2014-15 under manager Glenn Russell, after putting together an unbeaten run of 19 league games. Radford improved on their third spot by becoming EMCL runners up in 2015-16. The club thrashed Anstey Nomads 6-0 to win the EMCL League Cup in 2018.

Admission Prices: Adults: £6.00  Concessions: £4.00

Programme: £1.50

Refreshments: Tea and coffee and food can be purchased from the tea bar next to the club shop

Directions: From Junction 26 Of M1 Leave the M1 at junction 26 (signposted Nottingham, Ilkeston), then at roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A610 (signposted Nottingham)
At roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the A610 (signposted Nottingham) Entering Nottingham
At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Nuthall Road – A610 (signposted Nottingham, Arnold)
At traffic signals continue forward onto Nuthall Road – A610 (signposted
City Centre)
At traffic signals turn left onto Western Boulevard – A6514 (signposted Ring Road, Mansfield)
Turn immediately right onto Wilkinson Street; go to top of street, past Tram Depot, follow tram line towards Nottingham
At Traffic Lights turn right onto Radford Road
Turn right onto Selhurst Street (4th turning)
Ground immediately on right

There limited car parking out side the ground but if you park in the Asda car park directly behind the petrol stations were you can park all day there is lot of parking space there there are 2 parts to the car park if you go past the wall into Asda it self do parking in there you will only get 2 hours parking

Directions by Train

Nottingham station, Carrington Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 3AQ

I coming by train to Radford Fc once you get to the station you should go to the tram stop which is in the station then get on the tram going into town say on the until you get to hyson green Asda once there go through the car park on to Radford rd head towards Chapati Junction then turn left on to Selhurst Streetand the right you will see Radford Fc ground