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The club was established in 1911 and initially played in the Long Eaton & District Church League. They had a brief spell in the Derby Amateur League, but soon returned to the Long Eaton & District Church League. Following
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The club initially leased the Asterdale ground before later purchasing it. A new changing room was built and floodlights installed in 1985–86, with the official switching on marked by a friendly match against
291:. They finished as runners-up in their first season, earning promotion to the Premier Division. The following season saw them finish as runners-up in the Premier Division. They subsequently switched to the 341:
they won Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division. However, after finishing second-from-bottom for two consecutive seasons, they were relegated back to Division One after finishing last in
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the club was reformed under the name Wesleyan Youth Club, playing in the Derby & District Welfare League. They won the league in 1952–53 but folded in 1957.
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The club reformed again in 1963 and joined Section E of the Derby Welfare League, replacing Borrowash Youth Club. In 1969 they joined Division One of the
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The club remained in the Central Midlands League until 1995, when they rejoined Division One of the Northern Counties East League. In
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of the league saw them finish as runners-up, earning promotion to Division One South. They went on to win Division One South the
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season. Despite finishing seventh, they left the league at the end of the season, dropping into the new Supreme Division of the
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previously also played at the ground. The Bowl is part of the wider Asterdale sports complex, which is also home to
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Premier Division and play at the Asterdale Bowl. The club originated in the adjacent village of
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Time to relax for outgoing Borrowash chairman Ian as he steps down following 30 years at club
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as Division One of the Northern Counties East League. They were runners-up in the league's
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performance: Fourth round, 1990–91, 2000–01, 2012–13
382:The club initially played at Coffee Joe's Field in 310:, with Borrowash placed in Division Two South. The 668:Derby County Ladies FC target Women's Super League 346:. In 2008 the club became founder members of the 722: 756:Association football clubs established in 1911 263:, England. They are currently members of the 494:performance: Third qualifying round, 1991–92 298:In 1979 the club joined Division One of the 249:Borrowash Victoria Association Football Club 42:Borrowash Victoria Association Football Club 322:, they were placed in Division One for the 406:shared Asterdale from 2016 to 2018, while 593:East Midlands Regional League 1967–1983 786:East Midlands Counties Football League 776:Northern Counties East Football League 723: 624: 622: 620: 618: 616: 603: 601: 588: 586: 573: 571: 563:Borrowash Victoria AFC History 2013/14 271:before relocating to Spondon in 1984. 644:The Central Midlands League 1986–2011 350:, which sat at the same level in the 539: 537: 535: 533: 531: 529: 527: 432:Division One South champions 1983–84 193: 124: 16:Association football club in England 613: 598: 583: 568: 558: 556: 554: 552: 474:Derby & District Welfare League 445:League Cup winners 2008–09, 2011–12 13: 468:Premier Division champions 1977–78 14: 807: 677: 608:Midland Counties League 1958–1982 524: 512:Borrowash Victoria A.F.C. players 781:Central Midlands Football League 549: 458:Division One Cup winners 1980–81 220: 213: 206: 199: 192: 172: 165: 158: 151: 144: 137: 130: 123: 30: 771:Midland Football League (1889) 746:1911 establishments in England 661: 658:Derby Telegraph, 8 August 2012 649: 637: 633:Football Club History Database 578:The Central Alliance 1962–1976 455:Division One champions 1980–81 435:Division One champions 2000–01 1: 796:Nottinghamshire Senior League 766:East Midlands Regional League 517: 464:East Midlands Regional League 441:East Midlands Counties League 428:Northern Counties East League 348:East Midlands Counties League 308:Northern Counties East League 293:East Midlands Regional League 265:Nottinghamshire Senior League 105:Nottinghamshire Senior League 94:Nottinghamshire Senior League 736:Football clubs in Derbyshire 7: 670:BBC Sport, 11 December 2015 505: 107:Premier Division, 9th of 19 10: 812: 484: 421: 274: 731:Football clubs in England 565:Borrowash Victoria A.F.C. 546:Borrowash Victoria A.F.C. 377: 242: 115: 111: 100: 89: 81: 73: 62: 54: 46: 38: 29: 707:52.910461°N 1.3893682°W 328:Central Midlands League 791:United Counties League 372:United Counties League 712:52.910461; 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