Boldmere St.Michaels Football Club was founded in 1883 as a Youth football team attached to a local church, playing friendly matches against other local church teams. Eventually, the desire for competitive football became evident so the teams entered a local league. As the years passed, the boys wanted to continue playing football together so open age football came about. Several minor local leagues were played in and progression was achieved, culminating in the Club entering the Birmingham & District Amateur League. Just prior to and after the Second World War, Boldmere was amongst the leading amateur clubs in the country and immediately after winning the Birmingham & District Amateur League Championship, the club entered the Central Amateur League for the 1937/38 season in which they finished 8th out of twelve teams. The following season saw an improvement to 5th place, but before a ball was kicked in the 1939/40 season, footballing activities ceased as war broke out.
Hostilities over and Boldmere marked the return to normality by taking the opening post-war Central Amateur League Championship on goal average from Coventry Amateurs. That success was a prelude to gaining national recognition by reaching the semi-final of the F.A.Amateur Cup. In the competition proper, the Mikes had beaten Coalville 7~0 at home, Sheldon 4~1 away, Gosport Borough Athletic 4~1 at home and Moor Green 1~0 at home. The semi-final saw the club lose 2~0 to Barnet in the game played at Arsenal's Highbury stadium in front of a crowd of over 30,000. Tat same season saw Boldmere also perform with great success in the A.F.A.Senior Cup, going on to hold the trophy with holders Cambridge Town and finishing runners-up by a single point to Rugby Town in the League. The following season saw Boldmere regain their crown by finishing two points ahead of Ibstock Penistone Rovers. It was the club's last campaign in the Central Amateur League as their ambitions gained momentum. The first team were elected to the Birmingham League and the first season saw the club finish 14th out of 19 as the dark days of the 1940's turned into the brighter days of the 1950's. The new decade began well Boldmere were placed third in their second season but as semi-professional status came more into being, Boldmere's on remaining an amateur club saw them struggle to compete at this level and the playing fortunes of the club went into decline.
In 1963 Boldmere moved leagues again, this time to the Worcestershire Combination which has since become the Midlands Combination. In the first season, a mid-table position was achieved and then the next season saw them finish in third spot. This placing was repeated in the 1966/67 season, however the 1970's saw them mainly in the lower reaches, although silverware did arrive at Church Road in the shape of the Combination's Challenge Cup after beating Blakenall 1-0 in the 1978/79 final. The following season saw Boldmere lift the Tony Allden Memorial Cup after a thrilling win against Sutton Coldfield Town. The 1980's got of to a slow start but eventually, in the 1985/86 season the Premier Division Championship was won by a three point margin over Paget Rangers. There then followed a sustained period of success, which saw the Championship secured in both 1988/89 and 1989/90. While the Challenge Cup was won in 1989/90 and 1990/91. Additionally the Runners Up position was achieved in this competition in both 1987/88 and 1993/94 together with Tony Allden Memorial Cup wins in three successive seasons from 1989 to 1991.
Over the last ten years, many changes have taken place with regard to upgrading the facilities and together with a superb clubhouse, other additions have been the erection of floodlights and the building of new dressing rooms and Boardroom facilities to raise facilities up to Beazer League standard, a level to which Boldmere aspire. The 1994/95 season saw Boldmere as founder members of the Interlink Express Midland Football Alliance and a successful campaign led to them finishing in a creditable 7th place in the inaugural season. The following season saw a slight improvement with the "Mikes" finishing in sixth position.
The 1996/97 season saw Boldmere challenging for honours throughout the season. A very creditable third place was achieved in the league behind the Champions, Blakenhall and the runners up Hinkley Athletic both of whom, had money to spend this season.
The fotball committee have worked very hard to ensure that the necessary ground grading standards are reached for Dr Martens league football should promotion be achieved on the field. The necessary ground grading certificate has know been awarded to the club and is valid for 3 years further improvementsare planned for the 1998-1999 season and with the continuing support of the sponsors and all those involved with the club, it is hoped that Southern league football will not be too long in coming.
Boldmere St Michaels First team is currently sponsored by
SWIFT FORWARDERS MIDLANDS Ltd. of Greets Green Road, West Bromwich
Boldmere St Michaels Youth team is currently sponsored by
SPORTSZONE of Wilton Market, Erdington
We wish Boldmere every success for the 1998/99 in the 
league.
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