King's Lynn Town F.C.
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| Full name | King's Lynn Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Linnets | ||
| Founded | 2010 | ||
| Ground | The Walks, King's Lynn | ||
| Capacity | 8,200 (1,200 seated)[1] | ||
| Chairman | Stephen Cleeve | ||
| Manager | Ian Culverhouse | ||
| League | Southern League Premier Division Central | ||
| 2017–18 | Southern League Premier Division, 2nd of 24 | ||
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King's Lynn Town Football Club is a football club based in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division Central and play at the Walks.
Contents
1 History
2 Reserve team
3 Ground
4 Honours
5 Records
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History
The club was established in 2010 after King's Lynn were wound up in 2009.[2] They were admitted to the Premier Division of the United Counties League and were runners-up in their first season in the league, also reaching the semi-finals of the FA Vase, where they lost 6–2 on aggregate to Coalville Town.[3] After finishing as runners-up again in 2011–12 the club were promoted to Division One South of the Northern Premier League. They won Division One South at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3] In 2015 the club were transferred to the Premier Division of the Southern League. In 2016–17 they won the Norfolk Senior Cup, beating Fakenham Town 2–0 in the final.[4] The club finished as runners-up in the Southern League Premier Division in 2017–18, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Weymouth 3–0 in the semi-finals, they lost 2–1 to Slough Town in the final.
Reserve team
The club's reserve team joined the Reserve Division Two of the United Counties League in 2010, going on to win the division in their first season and earn promotion to Reserve Division One.[2] After winning Reserve Division One the following season and the first team leaving the United Counties League, the reserves joined Division One of the Peterborough & District League in 2012. They secured a third successive title, earning promotion to the Premier Division. After winning the Premier Division the following season, the reserves joined Division One of the Eastern Counties League.[5] They won the Division One Cup in 2016–17, beating Wisbech St Mary 1–0 in the final.[6]
Ground
The Walks Stadium
The club took over the Walks ground from King's Lynn, who had played there since being formed in 1879.[2] Canvas screens were erected around the ground in 1892 to prevent people watching matches without paying.[2] In 1893 a match was played against Wisbech Town under electric lights.[2] A stand was built in 1896, although it was demolished in 1905, replaced by a 500-seat wooden grandstand built at a cost of £250.[2] In the mid-1950s the Supporters Club installed terracing for 4,000 and 780 seats on the northern side of the pitch. In 1955 the wooden stand was sold to a company in Spalding and a new grandstand seating 1,400 with a terraced paddock holding 3,000 was built at a cost of £27,000 and opened by then FIFA President and FA Chairman Arthur Drewry on 18 August 1956.[2]
Floodlights were installed in 1963 and used for the first time in a Culey Festival Cup match against Cambridge City on 25 September.[2]
Honours
Northern Premier League
- Division One South champions 2012–13
Norfolk Senior Cup
- Winners 2016–17
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2011–12, 2014–15[3]
- Best FA Trophy performance: Third round, 2012–13[3]
- Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 2010–11[3]
See also
- King's Lynn Town F.C. players
- King's Lynn Town F.C. managers
References
^ King's Lynn Town Non-League Club Directory
^ abcdefgh History King's Lynn Town F.C.
^ abcde King's Lynn Town at the Football Club History Database
^ Senior Cup Norfolk FA
^ King's Lynn Town Reserves at the Football Club History Database
^ 2016-2017 Division One KO Cup FA Full Time
External links
- Official website
Coordinates: 52°45′00″N 0°24′27″E / 52.75003°N 0.40737°E / 52.75003; 0.40737
