Tipton Town
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Tipton Town
FOOTBALL CLUB
T
ipton
Town
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.
The club has 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 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.
Tipton are now an established
Midland Alliance side and have finished
in 5th place on two occasions. The
2008–09 season saw Tipton record their
highest ever points total, with 78 points
from 42 games. Tipton were Walsall
Senior Cup finalists but lost to Rushall
Olympic.
Last Season, former Gornal Athletic
and Dudley Town boss Ian Rowe – and
a new chairman – Mat Danks guided
the club to a mid table finish of eleventh
and also to the final of the Polymac
Cup which resulted with a runners-up
spot following a one goal defeat against
Quorn. Following the final, both Rowe
and Danks left for pastures new.
However, the club wasted no time
with the appointment of a new manager
– former Eastwood Town and Bedworth
boss Nick Hawkins in May 2014. He
quickly put together his backroom
staff, which included Tom Richardson,
Nathan Lamey, and Danny Carey –
Bertram.
However, five weeks into the new
season and following the club’s FA Cup
Tipton Town Club Info - tiptontown.com - Twitter : @tiptontownfc - Founded 1948
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