HERE IS THE HISTORY OF THE FOOTBALL CLUBTHE CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN 1990 UNDER THE NAME OF WILFORD VILLA,THEN A FEW YEARS LATER CHANGED IT'S NAME TO NEWSTEAD ABBEY.
THE CLUB HAD ALWAYS FINISHED IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE TABLE.
IN 1999 I TOOK THE CLUB OVER AND CHANGED THE NAME OF THE CLUB TO HORSESHOE INN THE CLUB WAS IN DEBT FOR £26.00 ,WE FINISHED 6TH IN DIVISION 2 IN MY 1ST SEASON IN CHARGE.
THEN THE NEXT SEASON STILL IN DIVISION 2, WE CHANGED OUR NAME BACK TO NEWSTEAD ABBEY
FINISHING 5TH.
01/02 SEASON WE FINISHED RUNNERS UP AND GOT PROMOTED TO DIVISION 1.
02/03 SEASON WE FINISHED RUNNERS LOSING THE TITLE BY 5 GOALS/SENIOR CUP SEMI FINALIST,LOSING ON PENALTIES.GOT PROMOTED TO THE PREM
03/04 OUR FIRST SEASON IN THE PREM STARTED SO WELL,BUT AFTER REACHING THE SEMI FINALS AGAIN"LOSING AFTER WE WERE 3-0 UP WITH 20 MINS LEFT" THINGS WENT DOWN HILL "FINISHING A POOR 8TH.
04/05 FINISHED 3RD IN THE PREM, AFTER GIVING THE LEAGUE AWAY WHEN WE HAD MANY CHANCES TO WIN IT.
THE RES FINISHED 9TH IN DIVISION 1 IN ONLY THERE 1ST SEASON.
THE CLUBS BIGGEST VICTORY
13-0 AGAIST GREYHOUND CELTIC 'LATER PACKED UP'
THE RES BEAT SOUTHBANK 12-0 05/06
THE CLUBS WORST DEFEAT
9-0 AGAINST BESTWOOD ATH WHO LATER GOT THROWN OUT THE LEAGUE!
MOST GOALS SCORED BY ONE PLAYER IN THE SAME GAME
PAUL WALKER 4 GOALS TO MANY GAMES TO LIST!
ALL RICHARD BURKE 4 GOALS VS BULWELL FOREST
MOST GOALS SCORED IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES
PAUL WALKER 18 IN 9 GAMES, 16 IN 8 GAMES,11 IN 4 GAMES ON TWO OCCASIONS.
NEW RECORD
MOST CONECUTIVE GAMES SCORED IN
RICHARD BURKE 11 GAMES,
PLAYER WHO HAS PLAYED MOST GAMES LEE WEAVER 141" A LOT MORE NOW"
TOP GOAL SCORER FOR THE CLUB
PAUL WALKER 142 GOALS,
THATS IN 108 GAMES