Holker Old Boys F.C.

Holker Old Boys

Full name

Holker Old Boys Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Stags

Founded

1936

Ground

Rakesmoor Lane
Barrow-in-Furness

Capacity

2,500

Chairman

Dick John

Manager

Gary Fawcett

League

North West Counties League
Division One

2014–15

North West Counties League
Division One, 5th

Home colours

Away colours

Holker Old Boys are an English football team based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The club play in the North West Counties League Division One.

History

The club originally competed in the West Lancashire League. They joined the North West Counties Football League Division Two for the 1991–92 season. In their first two seasons in the league the club finished 15th out of 18 clubs. In the 1993–94 season they finished third and were promoted to Division One, where they spent the next five seasons, but struggled each season, their highest league position coming in the 1995–96 season when they finished 11th out of 22 clubs. They finished bottom in the 1998–99 season and were relegated back to Division Two.^[1] In 2008, the divisions of the North West Counties League were renamed, so since 2008–09, Holker Old Boys find themselves back in Division One.

The club's best run in the FA Cup came in the 2004–05 season when they reached the second qualifying round, beating Hall Road Rangers in the pre-qualifying round and Silsden in the first qualifying round, before losing to Harrogate Town.^[1]

Their game against F.C. United of Manchester in the 2005–06 season was held at Craven Park, the ground of Barrow Raiders Rugby league team to accommodate the fans that FC United brought with them. The match attracted 2,300 fans, breaking the club's record attendance.^[2]

The club possess the FA Charter standard, and run a number of junior teams.^[3]^[4]

Ground

Holker Old Boys' home ground is at Rakesmoor Lane, just across the road from Barrow Golf Club on the outskirts of the town.

There is limited seating in the small stand which is situated behind one goal. Being close to the sea the ground often suffers from strong winds which blow end to end down the ground, which has a small clubhouse which serves food and drink. The largest attendance for a game held there is 1,240, against Barrow in a cup match in 1995.

Records

FA Cup^[1]
- Second Qualifying Round 2004–05

FA Vase^[1]
- Third Round 1996–97

References

1 2 3 4 "Holker Old Boys". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
↑ "First FC United, now Old Boys eye Liverpool". North-West Evening Mail. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
↑ "JOYFUL START TO YEAR". North-West Evening Mail. 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
↑ Kellett, Bob (2007-04-19). "Amateur Footballer Scores on a 57-Yard Header". theoffside.com. Retrieved 2008-03-12.

External links

North West Counties Football League

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Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Coordinates: 54°08′33.26″N 3°13′05.21″W / 54.1425722°N 3.2181139°W / 54.1425722; -3.2181139

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