Coalville Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Coalville, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Owen Street Sports Ground. Established in 1926 as Ravenstone Miners Athletic, the club adopted its current name in 1995. In 2003 they moved up from playing in county leagues to the Midland Alliance. After reaching the final of the FA Vase in 2009âÂÂ10, the following season saw them promoted to the second tier of the Northern Premier League. Following another promotion in 2016, they were transferred to the Southern League and played in its Premier Division Central until 2024, when the club resigned and dropped three tiers into the United Counties League.
The club was established as Ravenstone Miners Athletic in 1926, and were originally based in the village of Ravenstone. They joined the Coalville & District League and were Division Two champions in 1933âÂÂ34. The club were renamed Ravenstone Swifts in 1947 and then Ravenstone Miners Athletic in 1951. They won the Division One title five times, including in 1952âÂÂ53. In 1958 the club were renamed Ravenstone. They joined the Premier Division of the North Leicestershire League in 1974 and were runners-up in 1976âÂÂ77. The club were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1978âÂÂ79 season, but returned to the Premier Division after being promoted in 1980âÂÂ81. After finishing as runners-up in 1985âÂÂ86 and 1986âÂÂ87, they went on to win the Premier Division in 1988âÂÂ89 and 1989âÂÂ90, and moved up to Division One of the Leicestershire Senior League in 1991.
In 1995 the club moved to nearby Coalville after being unable to upgrade their Ravenslea ground, and were renamed Coalville Football Club. In 1996âÂÂ97 they finished second in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division. The club adopted their current name in 1998, and won the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup in 1999âÂÂ2000. They were Premier Division champions in 2001âÂÂ02 and 2002âÂÂ03, after which they were promoted to the Midland Alliance. In 2004âÂÂ05 the club entered the FA Cup for the first time, and reached the first round, eventually losing 1âÂÂ0 at Second Division Wycombe Wanderers. They were league runners-up in 2009âÂÂ10, and the following season saw them reach the final of the FA Vase, losing 3âÂÂ2 to Whitley Bay at Wembley Stadium. They also won the Midland Alliance, scoring 153 goals in the process and earning promotion to Division One South of the Northern Premier League.
In 2012âÂÂ13 Coalville won the Westerby Cup, beating Loughborough Dynamo 2âÂÂ1 in the final at the King Power Stadium. They were also Division One South runners-up and qualified for the promotion play-offs. However, they lost 2âÂÂ1 to Chasetown in the semi-finals. The following season saw them finish as runners-up again. However, they lost the play-off semi-final against Mickleover Sports. In 2015âÂÂ16 they qualified for the play-offs again. After beating Basford United 5âÂÂ0 in the semi-finals, they defeated Shaw Lane 3âÂÂ1 to earn promotion to the Premier Division.
The 2017âÂÂ18 season saw Coalville win the Leicestershire & Rutland Challenge Cup with a 7âÂÂ6 victory on penalties against Loughborough Dynamo. At the end of the season they were transferred to the Premier Central division of the Southern League as part of the restructuring of the non-League pyramid. The club retained the Leicestershire & Rutland Challenge Cup the following season, beating Loughborough University 4âÂÂ1 in the final. In 2022âÂÂ23 they reached the first round of the FA Cup again, losing 4âÂÂ1 at Charlton Athletic. They finished the league season in second place, missing out on the league title on goal difference. In the subsequent promotion play-offs, they lost 4âÂÂ3 on penalties to Rushall Olympic in the semi-finals after a 1âÂÂ1 draw. At the end of the 2023âÂÂ24 season the club withdrew from the Southern League and announced they were shutting down their men's first team, but subsequently joined Division One of the United Counties League (tier 10).
When based in Ravenstone, the club played at Ravenslea. However, after the parish council refused the club permission to erect floodlights, they moved to the Owen Street Sports Ground in Coalville. Floodlights were installed at the new ground in 1996.