Boldmere St. Michaels Football Club is a football club based in Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands and play at the Boldmere Community Stadium.

History

The club was established in 1883 as a youth football team attached to the local church. After playing friendly matches against other church teams for the next 29 years, they joined a league for the first time in 1912. The club subsequently progressed through several leagues before joining the Birmingham AFA League. They won the league's Senior Cup in 1928–29 and the Junior Cup in 1933–34. In 1937 the club joined the Central Amateur League, and were league runners-up in 1938–39, before winning the league in 1946–47.

In 1947–48 Boldmere reached the semi-finals of the FA Amateur Cup, eventually losing 2–0 to Barnet in front of 26,000 spectators at Highbury. They were also Central Amateur League runners-up and reached the final of the AFA Senior Cup, drawing the final with Cambridge Town 2–2, with the clubs jointly awarded the trophy. They subsequently hosted the Indian Olympic team in a friendly match following the 1948 Summer Olympics, losing by a single goal. The following season saw Boldmere win the Central Amateur League, after which they joined the Birmingham & District League. Deciding to remain amateur in a largely semi-professional league, the club's performances began to decline and they finished second-from-bottom of the league in 1952–53 and 1953–54.

When the Birmingham & District League merged with the Birmingham Combination in 1954, Boldmere were placed in the South Division for a transitional season, in which they finished bottom of the table. As a result, the club became members of Division Two the following season. The league was subsequently reduced to a single division in 1960 and renamed the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1962. In 1963 the club dropped into Division One of the Worcestershire Combination. The league was renamed the Midland Combination in 1968 and the club were Challenge Cup winners in 1977–78 before winning the league's Tony Allden Cup in 1978–79. Division One became the Premier Division in 1983 and the club were league champions in 1985–86, and after finishing as runners-up in 1987–88, they won a second league title in 1988–89. The 1989–90 saw them win the treble of the league, the League Cup and the Tony Allden Cup. They went on to retain both cups the following season, and won the Tony Allden Cup again in 1991–92.

In 1994 Boldmere were founder members of the Midland Alliance, and were league runners-up in 2013–14, the league's final season. When it merged with the Midland Combination to form the Midland League, the club became members of the Premier Division. They were runners-up in the Premier Division in 2021–22, earning promotion to Division One Midlands of the Northern Premier League.

El Boldmere St Michaels es un club de fútbol inglés que juega en la Liga División Uno de Midlands, novena división del sistema de ligas de fútbol de Inglaterra. Con sede en el barrio de Boldmere, en Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Inglaterra, el club se fundó en 1939 y se unió a la Liga del Sur de Birmingham en 1947. El equipo juega sus partidos como local en el Boldmere Sports Ground, que tiene una capacidad de 1.500 espectadores.

El Boldmere St Michaels ha ganado varios títulos importantes a lo largo de su historia, incluida la Liga División Uno de Midlands en cuatro ocasiones, la Copa Senior de Birmingham en cuatro ocasiones y la Copa del Condado de Warwickshire en dos ocasiones. El club también ganó el Trofeo FA Vase, la competición de fútbol de copa nacional para equipos aficionados, en 1977.

En los últimos años, el Boldmere St Michaels ha tenido un éxito moderado. El club terminó en cuarto lugar en la Liga División Uno de Midlands en la temporada 2019-20 y llegó a la final de la Copa Senior de Birmingham esa misma temporada. El club también llegó a los cuartos de final de la Copa del Condado de Warwickshire en 2020-21.

El Boldmere St Michaels juega un papel importante en la comunidad local. El club ofrece una variedad de iniciativas comunitarias, incluida una guardería, un club de fútbol para jóvenes y un programa de capacitación laboral. El club también trabaja con escuelas locales para brindar oportunidades deportivas a los jóvenes.

El Boldmere St Michaels es un club de fútbol exitoso y bien respaldado con una orgullosa historia. El club juega un papel importante en la comunidad local y es una parte valiosa del panorama futbolístico inglés.