Bardon Hill Football Club Resides on the Slopes of the Highest Point in Leicestershire

Bardon Hill Football Club resides on the slopes of the highest point in Leicestershire, At 912 feet or 278 metres which ever you prefer , Bardon Hill is indeed only 88 feet Short of being a mountain.

The football club can trace it’s roots back to the late 1890`s when it played under the Name of St.Peters Church. The club has played under various titles over the years Including Bardon Hill Granite and Bardon Hill Sports Club. The decision to change the Club name to Bardon Hill was taken in 2008.

The club has played in various leagues during its 120+ year existence, mainly local Coalville leagues and the Leicester & District League and The North Leicestershire League , up until the club moved to the present ground at Bardon Close in 1990 when the quarry needed the old ground behind the church for expansion. The facilities demanded a higher level of football and the club committee, with John Tomlinson and Stuart Hagger in charge of the team decided the time was right in 1994 when the club applied for and was accepted into the Leicestershire Senior League.

The club gained promotion into the Premier Division of the LSL in 2005 after being Runners-Up in Division One, under the guidance of Gary Irons. The club finished 5th in 2008 granting them a place as one of the founder members of the newly formed East Midlands Counties League.

The first season in the new step six league proved difficult with the club eventually finishing bottom but one , but the following season saw a remarkable turnaround in the clubs fortunes , finishing fourth in the league after looking like winning it up until the last couple of games of the season and reaching the 2nd Round Qualifying of the FA Cup where the club lost to Northwich Victoria of the Blue Square North.

Mid table finishes followed until the 2014-15 season, when Steve Titterton came on Board as joint manager with Don Gethfield. A massive influx of players followed and This resulted in the clubs most successful season ever, winning not only the East Midlands Counties League but completing the “Double” by winning the Leicestershire Senior Cup for the first time , and by winning the league the club gained promotion to Step 5 , it`s highest ever level , playing in the Midland League.

The club is run by a small and very dedicated band of volunteers who work tirelessly To try and move the club forward, this has seen the facilities at Bardon Close improve Beyond all recognition and has culminated in the award of a £50,000 grant from The Club Futures Scheme to put new bar and kitchen facilities within the ground. The club is Ambitious and plans are in place to improve the facilities even further, with new changing rooms and various other projects.

The club is also obviously ambitious on the field, and will continue to try and improve And climb as high as it can through the NLS , but at the same time we realise that we have to be patient , as there are a lot of clubs out there with the same dreams.