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The club originally played at the Acorn Ground, before moving to Christchurch Meadow in 1951, taking over from a junior team, Field Head. The ground initially had a single stand on the northern side of the pitch, but it was demolished in the early 1960s to allow the adjacent West Mill to be extended.
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was re-established in 1961, Belper joined the league. They finished bottom of the league in 1969–70. After it was split into two divisions, Belper were placed in the Premier Division, of which they finished bottom in 1978–79. However, they were not relegated, and went on to win the Premier Division
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in 1890, and finished as runners-up in 1895–96. By the mid-1900s the club were playing in the Mid-Derbyshire League and were league champions in 1904–05. In 1906–07 they were runners-up, The league was rebranded as the Derbyshire Alliance in 1907 and merged with the
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they finished as runners-up in the Premier Division and were promoted to Division One of the Northern Premier League. When Division One was split in 2007, the club were placed in Division One South. After finishing as runners-up in
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The club bought the freehold to the ground in 1986 for ÂŁ6,000. New dressing rooms were built in 1999 and new 500-seat stand opened in 2003. The ground also has a covered stand, the Reg Walker Stand, with a capacity of 300.
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Parts of it were reused to build a new stand on the opposite side, although the stand ran from the halfway line to one corner rather than being positioned centrally.
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Division One East and play at Christchurch Meadow. The club are nicknamed the "Nailers" due to the town's nail-making industry.
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1–0 in the final to earn promotion back to the Premier Division. However, they finished bottom of the Premier Division the
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in the Premier Division saw them finish bottom of the table, resulting in relegation back to Division One South. In
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they finished fifth in Division One Midlands, qualifying for the promotion play-offs position. After beating
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The club were originally formed in 1883 and reached the first round of the
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led to another play-off campaign, which resulted in them losing 4–2 to
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1–0 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division.
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The record attendance of 3,200 was set for a match against
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The club reformed in 1951 and joined Division One of the
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in the semi-finals. However, after finishing fourth the
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and the Derbyshire Senior Cup the following season.
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Winners 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1979–80, 2007–08
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