Launceston F.C.

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Launceston
Full name Launceston Football Club
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 Cup
    • Winners 2006-07

† Limited details available, may have achieved more.