Colne F.C.
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| Full name | Colne Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Reds |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Ground | The Holt House Stadium, Colne (Capacity 1,800) |
| League | North West Counties League Division One |
| 2006-07 | North West Counties League Division One, 11th |
Colne F.C. are a football club based at the Holt House Stadium in Colne, Lancashire, England. They were established in 1996, being elected straight into the North West Counties Football League Division Two.
They remained at that level until winning the divisional title in 2003-04, earning themselves promotion to Division One, where they still play. Their 2005-06 season final position of 9th is the highest they have so far reached.
For a North West Counties Football League Division Two club, they had a remarkable FA Vase run in the 2003-04 season, progressing all the way to the semi-finals before being defeated over two legs by A.F.C. Sudbury. Their best FA Cup performance came in the next season, 2004-05, when they progressed to the second qualifying round.
The Holt House ground is the same ground used by other recent Colne clubs, (who progressed to the highest echelons of the non-league pyramid) and Colne RBL, both of whom folded.
There was a team called Colne F.C. who played in the Lancashire Combination in the early 20th century; however they are unrelated to the current club.
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[edit] Honours
- FA Vase Semi Finalists - 2003-04
- North West Counties League Division Two Cup Champions - 2003-04
- North West Counties League Division Two Champions - 2003-04
[edit] Records
Attendance: 2,762 v FC United This game was played at Accrington Stanleys Interlink Express Stadium
Holt House Attendance: 1,742 v AFC Sudbury
[edit] Rivals
Colne's Main Rivals are Nelson F.C. although other local games include Bacup Borough F.C., Padiham F.C., Ramsbottom United F.C., Silsden F.C. and Darwen F.C.
[edit] Club Colours
Home Kit: Red Shirts, Red Shorts and White Socks
Away Kit: Sky Blue Shirts, Dark Blue Shorts and Dark Blue Socks
[edit] Holt House
Holt House was the home to the now defunct Colne Dynamoes and was taken over by Colne when they were elected to the North West Counties. Colne now have plans in place to develop a new ground which will be built next to the current ground.
Colne Vice Chairman Dave Blacklock said: “The new stadium will be built next door to the existing ground, on the open area of land between the current Holt House Stadium and the nearby Nelson & Colne Rugby Club. The development will comprise a new stadium, changing rooms for the stadium and also changing rooms for all the other pitches at Holt House that are used by local teams. There will be a function room, club house, physio and medical rooms, and the stadium facilities overall will be up to Blue Square Premier standard".
[edit] External links
- Colne F.C. on Football Club History Database
- Original (pre-1914) Colne F.C. on Football Club History Database
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