Launceston F.C.
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Launceston | |
Full name | Launceston Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Clarets |
Founded | |
Ground | Pennygillam Launceston |
League | South West Peninsula League Premier Division |
2006–07 | South Western League 8th |
Launceston F.C. are a football club based in Launceston, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom.
They joined the South Western League in 1958, left in 1961, rejoined for another four-season spell in 1966, and again in 1978 - this time they retained membership until 2007 when they joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League in its Premier Division. They had won the South Western League once, in the 1994-95 season.
The club were admitted to the FA Vase in 2002, with their best performance to date coming in the 2006-07 season, where they have reached the second round. As yet, they have not participated in the FA Cup.
Former players who have gone on to play for league clubs include Fred Binney.
[edit] Honours
- South Western League
- Champions 1983-84
- Runners-up 1995-96
- South Western League Cup†
- Winners 2006-07
- Cornwall Senior Cup†
- Runners-up 1892-93
† Limited details available, may have achieved more.
South West Peninsula League Premier Division 2007-08
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