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Club Records

Record Home Attendance:

1026 v Halesowen Town - 1986-87 (F.A. Vase 4th Round) - played at Leek Town FC.

738 v Stoke City - 1989-90 (Opening of Floodlights) - Hillsfield ground record.

Biggest Home Win:

16-0 v Abbots Bromley - 1920-21 (Uttoxeter & District League)

(Result was later expunged after Abbots Bromley resigned from the league)

14-0 v Bamfords S.C. 'A' - 1953-54 (Stafford Amateur League Div. 3)

14-0 v Eccleshall - 1955-56 (Stafford Amateur League Div. 1)

Biggest Away Win:

14-2 v R.A.F. Cheadle - 1952-53 (Uttoxeter & District League)

12-0 v Stramshall - 1952-53 (Uttoxeter & District League)

12-0 v Eccleshall 'A' - 1953-54 (Stafford Amateur League Div. 3)

12-0 v Stone St. Dominic's - 1955-56 (Stafford Amateur League Div. 1)

Heaviest Home Defeat:

0-9 v Barwell - 2009-10 (Midland Football Alliance)

1-9 v Hinckley United - 2000-01 (Southern League Western Division)

0-8 v Port Vale 'A' - 1957-58 (Staffordshire County League)

1-8 v Stoke City - 1998-99 (Staffordshire F.A. Senior Cup Semi-Final)

Heaviest Away Defeat:

10-0 v Uttoxeter Comrades Res - 1919-20 (Ashbourne & District League)

9-0 v Hanford B.C. - 1971-72 (Staffordshire County League Premier Div.)

Record Goalscorer In A Season:

Jack Harvey - 62 in 1955-56.

Record Goalscorer In A Match:

Reg Groombridge - 8 v Bamfords S.C. 'A' in 1953-54.

Jack Harvey - 8 v Eccleshall in 1955-56.

Tony Croft - 7 v Newcastle Town in 1962-63.

Record Transfer Fee Received:

£13,000 for Mark Sale to Birmingham City in 1992. (£10,000 initial fee plus £2,000 for making 20 appearances and £1,000 sell-on fee when Mark was transferred from Birmingham City to Torquay United for £10,000)

£10,500 for Tony Hemmings to Northwich Victoria in 1991. (£8,000 initial fee plus £2,500 sell-on fee when Tony was transferred from Northwich Victoria to Wycombe Wanderers for £25,000)

Record Transfer Fee Paid:

£750 for Paul Ede from Burton Albion in 1989.

Know Your History

Rocester Football Club has a long and proud history dating back well over 100 years. Read about the club’s early days playing in local junior football on park pitches, find out about the all-conquering team of the 1950’s and chart the incredible rise and successes of the club during the 1980’s into the realms of senior non-league football…