The news that North Ferriby United was wound up this weekend came as a shock to many, but it was clear that things have not gone well financially recently. They have around £7645 debt!owed to pitch company Chappelow Sports Turf Ltd unpaid since Feb 2017.There is a "rescue" package being put together in an attempt to resurrect the defunct Step 5 club. The Villagers presently sit at the bottom of the Bostick Northern Premier League with 10 points from 33 games, 19 points adrift.
Where is it? The name gives us a clue, it sits on the northern bank of the Humber Estuary:
Out on a limb, it would be tough to gather a crowd of any substance but the team had reached some high points especially in the 1980s through to winning the FA Trophy in 2015.
The club was liquidated on March 15th due to unpaid debts and the club has been expelled from the Northern Premier League. Notices of cancelled games have been posted on the club website. They join a handful of British clubs who have suffered a similar fate; Rangers, Gretna and Maidstone United to name a few!
The Villagers' progress started in 1934 with its foundation, playing in the East Riding Church League winning the division title in 1938. After the war they moved through the leagues reaching the Yorkshire League Division 2 in 1969 and winning the East Riding County Cup. The club joined the Northern Counties East League in 1982, reached the Premier in 1985-6 and reached the FA Vase Final losing to Whitby Town.
In 2000-1 they were in the Unibond League and in their 70th year were Division One champions. In 2004-5 won the Northern League Div 1, 2012-13 won the National Premier League, 2013-4 they were in the Conference North and played in the FA Trophy Final v Wrexham at Wembley in 2014-5 winning on penalties 5-4 after a thrilling 3-3 draw. After this pinnacle, relegations came quickly and the Villagers demise!
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