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King's Lynn F.C. are an English football club based in King's Lynn, Norfolk, currently playing in the British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division.
They are nicknamed The Linnets and they play their home matches at The Walks Stadium. The club was originally called Lynn Town until 1914.
[edit] FA Cup
The club's record attendance is 12,987 for an FA Cup match against Exeter City in 1950. In the 2006/07 season they reached the second round proper of the FA Cup and played Oldham Athletic at home, the Linnets lost the match 2-0, but with an attendance of 5,444 and the game being shown on Sky Sports television, some revenue was surely earned for the club.
[edit] History
- 1900-01 F.A. Amateur Cup runner-up
- 1935-36 Founder members of Eastern Counties League
- 1946-47 Joined United Counties League
- 1948-49 Rejoined Eastern Counties League
- 1949-50 Eastern Counties League runner-up (on goal average)
- 1952-53 Eastern Counties League runner-up
- 1953-54 Eastern Counties League Champions
- 1954-55 Joined Midland League
- 1958-59 Joined Southern League South Eastern zone
- 1962 Relegated to Division One
- 1963-64 Southern League Division One runner-up. Promoted to Division One.
- 1971 Relegated to Division One
- 1979-80 League re-organised to Southern & Midland Divisions (No Premier). Placed in Midland Division.
- 1980-81 Joined Northern Premier League
- 1983-84 Rejoined Southern League
- 1984-85 Southern League runner-up
- 1987 Relegated to Midland Division
- 1995-96 Southern League Midland Division, and promoted to Premier Division, despite having two points deducted.
- 2002 Relegated to Eastern Division
- 2003-04 Southern League Eastern Division Champions. Play-offs for places in new structure - King's Lynn 0 Redditch United 1. Promoted to Premier Division
- Note* Squad Numbers are preferences. Numbers 1-11 are given to starting players ONLY.
[edit] Records
- Home Attendance: 12,937 vs Exeter City 1950-51 FA Cup 1st Rd.
- Away Attendance: 44,916 vs Everton 1961-62 FA Cup 3rd Round.
- Record Win: 17-0 vs Beccles 1929-30 in Norfolk and Suffolk League
- Southern League: Home 8-0 vs Leicester United 1994-95.
- Southern League: Away 6-0 vs Bedworth United 1973-74.
- Record Defeat: 0-11 vs Aston Villa 1905-06 FA Cup.
- Southern League: Home 0-6 vs Corby Town 1990-91.
- Southern League: Home 2-8 vs Histon 2002-03.
- Southern League: Away 0-8 vs Hastings United 1958-59.
- Career Appearances: Mick Wright 1,152 (British Record).
- Southern League Appearances: Mick Wright 734.
- Career Goalscorer: Malcolm Lindsay 321.
- Southern League Goalscorer: Malcolm Lindsay 187.
- Goals in a season: George Martin 69 from 38 appearances (1909-10).
- Goals in a match: Harry Kirk 8 (1923-24).
- Goals in a match Southern League: Ray Dixon 6 (1958-59).
- Transfer fee paid: £5,000 Lyndon Rowland from Halesowen Town November 1999.
- Transfer fee received: Mark Paul to Southampton £75,000 1998-99.
[edit] King's Lynn F.C. Reserves
King's Lynn F.C.'s reserves team joined the Eastern Counties Football League in 1959. They are members of the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division for the 2005-06 season. They are currently managed by King's Lynn legend Keith Rudd, also known as Mr Rudd or Ruddy to his band of faithful followers, namely Alistair Fisher, Joseph Barter and David Milne.
[edit] Trivia
- The Linnets hold a surprisingly good record for a non-league side. They have the best record of any team ever in the FA Cup. In terms of games played against games won, King's Lynn have won the most games. They also sit in seventh in the all time goals scored, just three goals behind Manchester United.
- During the draw for the first round of the 2006/2007 FA Cup, Trevor Brooking appeared to read out King's Lynn twice. It was only when all matches had been drawn that he realised his error and had misread one of the numbers called.
- Just days before the FA Cup first round tie against Bishop's Stortford, manager, and former cup winner, Tommy Taylor accepted a job at Peterborouh United as first team coach. A caretaking duo of former Norwich City veretan Shaun Carey and experienced right back Dean West took control. Shaun Carey later declared his interst in the job.
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