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Loughborough University F.C.

Loughborough University Football Club (also known as
Loughborough Students Football Club) is an English football Loughborough University
club representing Loughborough University, based in
Loughborough, Leicestershire. The club are currently members of
the United Counties League Premier Division North and play at
the Loughborough University Stadium.

History
The club was founded in 1920 under the name Loughborough
College. They joined Division Two of the Leicestershire Senior
League in 1966, where they remained until 1972.[1] The club then Full name Loughborough
left Senior football, and did not return until 2007 when they were University Students
promoted to the Premier Division of the Midland Combination. In Football Club
2008–09 they won the league's Premier Division,[2] and were
Nickname(s) The Scholars
promoted to the Midland Alliance. The Scholars ground shared at
fellow local side Loughborough Dynamo until moving into the Founded 1920 as
new Holywell Park, Loughborough University Stadium. Loughborough
College
In 2011 the club beat Boldmere St Michaels 4–2 to lift the League
Ground Loughborough
Cup at Walsall's Bescot Stadium, then won the trophy again the
following season when they beat Tipton Town 2–0. University Stadium,
Loughborough
Popular manager Stuart McLaren resigned from his post in 2014 Capacity 3,300
after being announced as the new Stirling Albion manager.
Following this, Michael Skubala was appointed as part time Chairman Richard Allen
Performance Manager and put former Chesterfield manager John Manager Jamie Clapham
Duncan and Graham Harvey in charge of the 1st team. However League United Counties
they were not able to avoid the club ending in the bottom three of
Premier Division
the Midland Football League Premier. Relegation was nonetheless
North
avoided due to Causeway United folding at the end of the season.
2021–22 United Counties
For the 2015–16 season, the club turned to former Quorn AFC League Premier
assistant manager and experienced non-league man Karl Brennan, Division North, 4th of
in his first part time management role. Unfortunately, Brennan did
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not see out the season and left with the Scholars languishing at the
bottom of the table.

In January 2017 Richard Allen, formally Head of Recruitment at

Tottenham Hotspur, Academy Manager at QPR and more recently
Head of Talent at the Football Association was appointed as the
first ever Director of Football. Alex Ackerley was subsequently
confirmed as full time Men's Head Coach and Mat Stock elevated
from Programme Coordinator to Programme Manager.
Home colours
The team managed to avoid relegation narrowly that season.

With the reorganisation of the Step 5 leagues in 2019, Loughborough Students FC were moved in to the
United Counties League. Reaching the final of the Leicestershire and Rutland FA Senior Cup Final only to
lose out in the final to Step 3 side Coalville Town FC

In 2021 former Leeds, Middlesbrough, Hull and Barnsley Assistant Manager and former Ipswich and
Birmingham player Jamie Clapham was appointed as Men's Head Coach replacing Alex Ackerley who
joined Sunderland FC to coach within their Academy set up.

In the 21-22 season the Scholars we crowned BUCS National Champions for the first time in nine years
and were semi-finalists in the FA Vase (losing away to Littlehampton Town), their best ever performance in
the Vase.

Notable former players

Alumni that went on to play or work in football include:[3]

Oladapo Afolayan
Ebby Nelson-Addy
Alan Bradshaw
Tom Curtis
Greg Fee
Lee Howarth
Ray Long
Mattar M'Boge
Paul McGuinness
Leon McSweeney
Rob Matthews
Bradley Pritchard
Lawrie Sanchez
Robbie Simpson
Tony Waiters
George Williams
Bob Wilson[4]
Dario Gradi[4]
Barry Hines[4]
Ted Powell[4]
Keith Blunt[4]
Alan Bradshaw[4]
Chris Forino-Joseph[4]
Aditi Chauhan

References
1. Loughborough University (http://www.fchd.info/LOUGHUNI.HTM) at the Football Club
History Database
 2. Midland Combination Premier (http://www.tonykempster.co.uk/mc.htm) Tony Kempster
3. Hall of Fame (https://web.archive.org/web/20111104185121/http://www.loughboroughfootbal
l.co.uk/alumni/halloffame/) Loughborough University FC
4. "Loughborough team photo with Barry Hines is a bit of football history | Letters" (https://www.t
heguardian.com/football/2016/mar/29/loughborough-football-team-photo-with-barry-hines-is-
a-bit-of-football-history). 29 March 2016 – via www.theguardian.com.

External links
Club website (http://www.loughboroughsport.com/football/)

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