On That Day, Alfreton Town Win Promotion and the Cup
1 st May 1996, Alfreton Town had just beaten Holbeach Utd in the final of the Evans Halshaw Floodlit Cup 4-0 at the home of arch rivals Eastwood Town. Minutes before the trophy was presented the Alfreton contingent, which made up most of the 230 crowd, started celebrating wildly, much to the confusion of the competition officials who still had possession of the trophy and medals. Match report of the Cup Final The reason for the celebration lay in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, where Farsley Celtic ended Lincoln United’s promotion challenge, and aided the Reds, as they won 2-1 ensuring United couldn't overtake Alfreton in 2nd place. For Alfreton Town, getting promotion to the NPL Premier Division was a major achievement at that time under the stewardship of Chairman, and former player, Sean Egan. The appointment of Paul Mitchell and Danny Hague in February 1992 as the management duo was the catalyst for making Alfreton such a formidable side in the mid 1990’s culminating in the