Swallownest F.C. is an English football club based in Swallownest, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. They are currently members of the .
History The club first entered senior league football as AstonAston Football Club History Database in 2006, playing in the South Yorkshire Amateur League (SYAL). They won promotion from Division 1 in their first year and followed that up by winning the SYAL title a year later.
In the summer of 2008 they were admitted to the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League (S&HCSL), starting in Division Two. They won two successive promotions to reach the County Senior League Premier Division by 2010, when they changed their name to Swallownest Miners Welfare.Swallownest Miners Welfare Football Club History Database A previous team representing the Miners Welfare had competed in the Yorkshire League during the 1960s. In their first season at Step 7 of the National League System, the new Miners Welfare FC clinched the County Senior League championship remaining unbeaten all season.
In 2014/15 they applied for promotion to the Northern Counties East League (NCEL) but ultimately failed to pass a ground grading inspection, and in 2015/16 (the year they were renamed as simply SwallownestSwallownest Football Club History Database) they finished in too low a position to attain promotion. Finally, after winning the S&HCSL Premier Division for a second time in 2017, they won promotion to the NCEL Division One.
In 2025, the club was transferred from the NCEL to the United Counties League.
Season-by-season record Season Division Level Position FA Vase Notes 2006–07 South Yorkshire Amateur League Division One 15 3rd/13 - Promoted 2007–08 South Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division 14 1st/11 - Promoted 2008–09 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two 13 1st/12 - Promoted 2009–10 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One 12 2nd/13 - Promoted 2010–11 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 1st/14 - 2011–12 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 3rd/14 - 2012–13 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 6th/15 - 2013–14 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 5th/14 - 2014–15 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 3rd/13 - 2015–16 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 7th/14 - 2016–17 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division 11 1st/14 - Promoted 2017–18 Northern Counties East League Division One 10 11th/22 - 2018–19 Northern Counties East League Division One 10 10th/20 1R 2019–20 Northern Counties East League Division One 10 – 1R League season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Northern Counties East League Division One 10 – 2QR League season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 Northern Counties East League Division One 10 18th/21 1R 2022–23 Northern Counties East League Division One 10 19th/20 1R 2023–24 Northern Counties East League Division One 10 22nd/23 1QR 2024–25 Northern Counties East League Division One 10 16th/22 - 2025–26 United Counties League Division One 10 14th/22 1QR 2026–27 United Counties League Division One 10 Season Division Level Position FA Vase NotesSource: Football Club History Database
Grounds The club originally played at the Leonard Kyte ground in the neighbouring village of Aughton. Upon joining the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League in 2008, the club moved to the Swallownest Miners Welfare ground on Sheffield Road, where they have remained since, the ground is nicknamed "The Swall Siro".
Honours
League Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division Champions: 2010–11, 2016–17 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division 1 Promoted: 2009–10 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division 2 Promoted: 2008–09 (champions) South Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division Champions: 2007–08 South Yorkshire Amateur League Division One Promoted: 2006–07
Cup South Yorkshire Amateur League Cup Runners-up: 2007–08
References
External links Official website