Nestled in the Stapenhill area of Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Stapenhill Football Club has a storied history that stretches back to 1947. Today, they compete in the Midland League Division One and call Maple Grove their home.
The club's journey began with a bang; just ten years after their formation, they joined the Leicestershire Senior League Division Two and swiftly rose through the ranks. Their debut season saw them promoted, and they clinched the Division One championship in the following two seasons. Stapenhill's prowess kept them mostly in the top division, except for a brief stint in Division Two during the 1971–72 season. They triumphed in the Premier Division, as it was later known, twice more in the late '80s.
In pursuit of new challenges, Stapenhill moved to the Midland Combination Premier Division, where they competed for five seasons before becoming a founding member of the Midland Alliance. However, their time in the Alliance ended abruptly in January 2002 when they resigned from the league. Undeterred, the club joined the Leicestershire Senior League later that year and quickly earned promotion to the Premier Division as runners-up.
The 2007–08 season saw Stapenhill as members of the Midland Football Alliance, but disaster struck when a fire devastated their home stadium, forcing the club to close down. Yet, from the ashes, they rose again, reforming in 2009 and rejoining the Leicestershire Senior League, ready to carve out a new chapter in their resilient history.