Retford United
Description
Retford United Football Club (also known as the Badgers) are an English football club based at Cannon Park in Retford, Nottinghamshire. The team was founded in 1987, originally playing in the Gainsborough League.
After a spell in the Nottinghamshire Alliance, the club was accepted as members of the Central Midlands League in 2001, and three years later stepped up again to the Northern Counties East League.
The success continued, finishing as runners-up in the Northern Counties East League Division One in 2005-06, gaining promotion to the Premier Division, which they won at their first attempt.
Retford reached the fifth round (last 16) of the FA Vase in the 2006-07 season, while their best run in the FA Cup has consisted of two appearances in the first qualifying round, in both the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
Retford currently plays in the Northern Premier League Division One South.