Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street.
The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfreton United, taking the name of a previous club that had played in the Midland League in the 1920s. A ground on North Street was provided by the council and the new club spent two seasons in the Central Alliance before switching to the Midland League in 1961. Although they finished bottom of the league in their first season, they were league champions in 1969âÂÂ70 and reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, taking Third Division Barrow to three replays before losing 2âÂÂ0 at Deepdale. After finishing as runners-up in 1971âÂÂ72 they won the league again in 1973âÂÂ74, a season in which they reached the FA Cup first round for a second time, losing to Blyth Spartans in a replay. Between 1972 and 1974 the club also won three League Cups in succession, resulting in them being awarded the trophy permanently by the league. A third league title was won in 1976âÂÂ77, and the club finished as runners-up again in 1980âÂÂ81 and 1981âÂÂ82.
In 1982 the Midland League merged with the Yorkshire League to form the Northern Counties East League, with Alfreton placed in the Premier Division. In 1986âÂÂ87 they won the Premier Division, earning promotion to the new Division One of the Northern Premier League. The club remained in Division One until 1995âÂÂ96, when they finished second and were promoted to the Premier Division. The 1997âÂÂ98 season Alfreton finished bottom of the Premier Division, and were relegated to Division One. The following season they finished last in Division One and were relegated back to the Northern Counties East League.
After finishing fifth in 1999âÂÂ2000 and third in 2000âÂÂ01, Alfreton won the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League in 2001âÂÂ02 to earn promotion back to Division One of the Northern Premier League. The following season saw them win their division again, gaining promotion to the Premier Division. After finishing fourth in 2003âÂÂ04 the club were placed in the new Conference North.
Alfreton's first few seasons in the Conference North saw them in lower mid-table, with 2004âÂÂ05 marking their first appearance in the FA Cup first round since the 1970s, losing 2âÂÂ0 to Macclesfield Town in a replay. In 2008âÂÂ09 they finished third in the Conference North, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they were defeated 5âÂÂ4 on aggregate in the semi-finals by AFC Telford United, losing 2âÂÂ0 away and winning 4âÂÂ3 at home. The season also saw them reach the second round of the FA Cup for the first time; having defeated Bury Town 4âÂÂ2 in the first round, they lost 4âÂÂ0 at Scunthorpe United in the second. Another third-place finish in the following season led to another play-off campaign; after beating Workington 4âÂÂ1 in the semi-finals, they lost 2âÂÂ1 to Fleetwood Town in the final. In 2010âÂÂ11 they won the Conference North, earning promotion to the Conference National.
The following three seasons saw Alfreton finish in mid-table in the top division of the Conference, reach the FA Cup first round in 2011âÂÂ12, the second round in 2012âÂÂ13 and the first round again in 2013âÂÂ14. England national team goalkeeper Jordan Pickford went on loan to the club from Sunderland in 2013, making 12 appearances in the Conference National and keeping five clean sheets.
In 2014âÂÂ15 they were relegated back to the renamed National League North. The club finished fifth in the division in 2022âÂÂ23 before losing 1âÂÂ0 to Kidderminster Harriers in the play-off quarter-finals. In 2023âÂÂ24 they beat Worthing 2âÂÂ0 in the first round of the FA Cup to qualify for the second round, where they drew 0âÂÂ0 with Walsall before losing the replay 1âÂÂ0. They went on to finish fifth in the National League North before losing the play-off quarter-final against Boston United on penalties after a 0âÂÂ0 draw.