[ Sat 17th Feb ] v Hinkley LRFC, KO 3pm NPLD1M AWAY
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:20 pm
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Hinckley United were dissolved in October 2013, the club then split into two; Leicester Road FC and Hinckley AFC.
The petition to wind HUFC up was put in, by the former chairman Kevin Downes, and the remaining United directors, Michael Sutton, Paul Moss, Ku Akeredolu and Kevin Thompson, did not contest the order.
At the same time, the HUFC directors transferred the assets of the stadium into a separate company owned by only them, rather than all HUFC shareholders, so it couldn't be sold off to pay creditors. (This is the clean version, there are a number of articles out there about this...)
The new owners of stadium therefore, had to invent a football club to play at the stadium, they had purchased. Leicester Road FC were formed in the November of 2013 (a month after the demise) and they began competing, at the stadium as a step 7 club for the 2014/15 season. The board decided to add 'Hinckley' to the clubs name, creating a name club name and crest, mid-way through the 2021/22 season...https://www.pressreader.com/uk/hinckley ... 8337759446
Supporters of HUFC wanted nothing to do with the old directors, so they decided to create a new, supporter-owned football club. Hinckley AFC were born in the January of 2014 and currently play at step 6. This weekend, the club celebrated their 10th anniversary in front of a record league crowd of 390. (By comparsion, LR's average home attendance this season is 135 https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/nort ... ttendances) Hinckley AFC have sought ground shares at Heather, Ibstock and now currently Barwell FC, playing in Step 6 (and should be promoted this season).
The two clubs, LRFC and HAFC, have tried living side by side but LR have regularly blocked access to other parts of the football ground and its site. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-35523737
So to put this in some sort of RDFC / AFCRD example, although it's not 100% the same situation...
When RDFC were liquidated, Keith Cousins and Helen Thompson decide to keep Nene Park. They then set up a brand new team (at the time AFCRD were being created) called Nene Park FC (as an example) and then, a number of years later add in 'Rushden' to the clubs name and crest, to entice supporters of RDFC to their new club.
I hope that puts things into perspective.... There's a lot more on this here... https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/foru ... fied.7010/
If you're coming for the game this weekend, then LR will charge you to park (one of the only club's this season to do so), however you can park for free at Burbage Common or 'Acorns Coffee Shop' on Google Maps.
The ground is very easy to get to via train. Wellingborough to Leicester, Leicester to Hinckley and then a 40 minute stroll to the ground.
There's a number of decent pubs on the way.. The Railway has been recently refurbished, Elbow Room is a micro-brewery specialising in beer and cider and The New Plough Inn is decent. There's a lot of nice cafes in town too for a bite to eat.
Up the Diamonds #Project18th
