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Heather St John's Football Club is a football club based in the village of Heather, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the Midland League Division One and play at St John's Park.
History
The club was established in 1949, with the name taken from a local church. They joined the Coalville & District League, and were promoted to Division One after winning Division Two in 1955–56. The club went on to win the Division One title the following season. They were league champions again in 1965–66, 1969–70 and 1970–71. In 1973 the club moved up to Division Two of the Leicester & District League, and were promoted to Division One in their first season in the league. They then became a yo-yo club; relegation to Division Two at the end of the 1976–77 season was followed by promotion back to Division One in 1980. The club were relegated again in 1980–81, promoted back to Division One the following season, and then relegated back to Division Two again at the end of the 1983–84 season.
Heather were promoted again in 1986–87, only to be relegated in 1989–90. Although they were promoted back to Division One at the first attempt, they were relegated again in 1995. Following promotion to Division One in 1996–97, the club were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time at the end of the 2000–01 season. They went on to finish as Premier Division runners-up in 2001–02. After finishing second again the following season, the club were promoted to Division Two of the Midland Combination, also changing their name to Heather Athletic. Despite only finishing fifth in their first season in the Midland Combination, the club were promoted to Division One.
In 2006–07 Heather Athletic finished sixth in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division; at the end of the season they reverted to their original name. The club were Premier Division runners-up in 2009–10, also winning the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup (with a 1–0 win against Thurmaston Town in the final) and the Tony Alden Memorial Trophy. After retaining the Senior Cup and winning the Premier Division the following season they were promoted to the Midland Alliance. The club finished bottom of the league in 2013–14, and as the league merged with the Midland Combination to form the Midland League, they were placed in Division One for the 2014–15 season.
Heather St Johns won the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup for a third time in 2018–19, defeating Melton Town on penalties in the final. The season also saw them win the Division One title, earning promotion to the Premier Division. At the end of the 2020–21 season the club were transferred to the Premier Division North of the United Counties League. In 2022–23 they finished second-from-bottom of the Premier Division North and were relegated to Division One of the Midland League.
In der ersten Liga konnte sich Heather St Johns jedoch nicht etablieren und stieg nach nur einer Saison wieder in die Division Two ab. In den folgenden Jahren spielte der Verein zwischen der Division One und der Division Two, bis er im Jahr 1954 schließlich in die Division Two abstieg. Dort spielte Heather St Johns bis zur Auflösung der Scottish Football League Division Two im Jahr 1975.
Nach der Auflösung der Division Two spielte Heather St Johns in der Scottish Football League Premier Division, der ersten schottischen Liga. In der Saison 1975/76 belegte der Verein den 14. Platz in der Premier Division und stieg damit in die First Division, die zweite schottische Liga, ab. In der First Division spielte Heather St Johns bis zur Auflösung der Scottish Football League First Division im Jahr 1998.
Nach der Auflösung der First Division spielte Heather St Johns in der Scottish Football League Second Division, der dritten schottischen Liga. In der Saison 1998/99 belegte der Verein den zweiten Platz in der Second Division und stieg damit in die First Division auf. In der First Division spielte Heather St Johns bis zur Auflösung der Scottish Football League First Division im Jahr 2013.
Nach der Auflösung der First Division spielte Heather St Johns in der Scottish League One, der dritten schottischen Liga. In der Saison 2013/14 belegte der Verein den 10. Platz in der League One und stieg damit in die Scottish League Two, die vierte schottische Liga, ab. In der League Two spielt Heather St Johns bis heute.