Colne F.C.

Colne
Full name Colne Football Club
Nickname(s) The Reds
Founded January 1996
Ground Holt House, Colne
Capacity 1,800 (160 seated)[1]
Chairman Ryan Haigh
Manager Steve Cunningham
League Northern Premier League Division One West
2017–18 Northern Premier League Division One North, 8th of 22

Colne Football Club is a football club based in Colne, Lancashire, England. Affiliated with the Lancashire County Football Association, they are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One West and play at Holt House.

History

The club was established in January 1996,[2] six years after Colne Dynamoes folded after being refused promotion to the Football Conference.[3] They joined Division Two of the North West Counties League, with their first league match being a 1–0 defeat by Middlewich Athletic.[2] They went on to finish bottom of the division in their first season.[4] The club finished in the bottom half of the table every season until 2003–04, when they won the division, earning promotion to Division One;[4] the season also saw them win the Division Two Cup with a 1–0 win against Great Harwood Town in the final,[2] as well as reaching the semi-finals of the FA Vase, eventually losing 4–3 on aggregate to AFC Sudbury.[4]

Division One was renamed the Premier Division in 2008. In 2015–16 Colne were Premier Division champions, earning promotion to Division One North of the Northern Premier League.[4] They finished fifth in the division in 2016–17, qualifying the promotion playoffs. However, they lost 4–0 to Farsley Celtic in the semi-finals.

Ground

The club play at Holt House, which was previously the home ground of Colne Dynamoes.[5] The ground was originally an area with several pitches, before being enclosed in 1975 when Dynamoes joined the Lancashire Combination, although it continued to be used for cricket.[5] Between 1982 and 1985 three stands were erected and floodlights installed. Another new stand was built in 1986.[5] When Dynamoes folded, the ground was used by the Colne Royal British Legion football club until they folded in 1995, after which the modern Colne club became tenants when they formed the following year.[5] The ground has a capacity of 1,800, of which 160 is seated and 1,000 covered.[1]

Honours

  • North West Counties League
    • Premier Division champions 2015–16
    • Division Two champions 2003–04
    • Division Two Cup winners 2003–04

Records

  • Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2004–05[4]
  • Best FA Trophy performance: Preliminary round, 2016–17[4]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 2003–04[4]
  • Record attendance: 1,742 v A.F.C. Sudbury, FA Vase semi-final, 20 March 2004[1]
  • Most appearances: Richard Walton[1]
  • Most goals: Geoff Payton[1]

See also

  • Colne F.C. players
  • Colne F.C. managers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p715 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
  2. 1 2 3 History Of Colne FC Colne F.C.
  3. ↑ Colne Dynamos at the Football Club History Database
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Colne at the Football Club History Database
  5. 1 2 3 4 Colne Pyramid Passion

Coordinates: 53°51′50.440″N 2°10′37.729″W / 53.86401111°N 2.17714694°W / 53.86401111; -2.17714694

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