Buxton Football Club is a professional football club based in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Silverlands.
The club was established in autumn 1877 as an offshoot of the local cricket club, playing their first match on 27 October 1877. In 1891 they joined the Combination. They finished bottom of the league in 1895âÂÂ96 and left at the end of the 1898âÂÂ99 season, when they switched to the Manchester League. They were runners-up in 1904âÂÂ05 but spent most of the next seven seasons in lower mid-table, finishing second-from-bottom on three occasions, before the league was disbanded in 1912.
Buxton rejoined the Manchester League when it was re-established in 1920, and considered applying to join the new Football League Third Division North when it was formed in 1921, although they did not submit a bid. They were Manchester League runners-up in 1928âÂÂ29 and 1929âÂÂ30 and League Cup winners in 1925âÂÂ26 and 1926âÂÂ27. After winning the league in 1931âÂÂ32, they joined the Cheshire County League. After World War II they were runners-up in 1946âÂÂ47, and in 1951âÂÂ52 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time. They beat Rawmarsh Welfare 4âÂÂ1 in the first round and overcame Football League side Aldershot 4âÂÂ3 at Silverlands in the second, before losing 2âÂÂ0 at Second Division Doncaster Rovers in the third round.
In 1958âÂÂ59 Buxton reached the first round of the FA Cup again, and after beating Crook Town 4âÂÂ1 in the first round, they lost 6âÂÂ1 at Accrington Stanley in the second. Another first-round appearance in 1962âÂÂ63 resulted in a 3âÂÂ1 defeat at Barrow in a replay. The season also saw them finish as runners-up in the Cheshire County League, and they went on to win the league title in 1972âÂÂ73, earning promotion to the Northern Premier League. When the league gained a second division in 1987, Buxton were placed in the Premier Division, where they remained until finishing bottom in 1996âÂÂ97, resulting in relegation to Division One. After finishing bottom of Division One the following season, they were relegated to the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League.
In 2005âÂÂ06 Buxton won the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, earning promotion back to Division One of the Northern Premier League. The following season saw them crowned champions again, resulting in promotion to the Northern Premier League's Premier Division. They finished fifth in their first season back in the division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they beat Witton Albion 6âÂÂ5 on penalties after a 1âÂÂ1 draw in the semi-finals, before losing the final 2âÂÂ0 to Gateshead. In 2021âÂÂ22 the club defeated York City 1âÂÂ0 in the first round of the FA Cup before losing 1âÂÂ0 at home to Morecambe of League One. They finished the league season as champions of the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League and were promoted to the National League North.
Buxton reached the second round of the FA Cup again the following season, beating Merthyr Town 2âÂÂ0 in the first round, before losing 4âÂÂ0 at Ipswich Town. They also won the Derbyshire Senior Cup, defeating Derby County Academy 2âÂÂ1 in the final. The club turned fully professional ahead of the 2024âÂÂ25 season.
Buxton originally played at the Park, a ground shared with the cricket club, and later played at Cote Lane, London Road and Green Lane before moving to the Silverlands in 1884. The site was originally a field owned by the club's first captain, Frank Drewry. The opening match was held on 1 November 1884, a Derbyshire Cup match against Bakewell, which Buxton won 2âÂÂ0.
Cover was provided for spectators in 1890 (proposals to build a separate pavilion for working-class supporters were not taken forward), at the same time as dressing rooms were built. A wooden stand was erected on one side of the pitch and replaced by the current main stand in 1965, which later had seats from Maine Road added to it. On the opposite side of the pitch is the Popular Side covered terrace. The end behind one goal has a covered terrace, with the other end empty. The ground currently has a capacity of 4,000, of which 490 is seated and 2,500 covered.
The Tarmac Silverlands Stadium (also referred to as the TSS) is the highest football ground in England, at above sea level.