Colne Town F.C.

Colne Town

Full name	Colne Town Football Club
Dissolved	1927
League	Lancashire Combination
1926–27	Lancashire Combination 19th

Colne Town Football Club was an English association football club based in the town of Colne, Lancashire. They played in the Lancashire Combination between 1925 and 1927 and competed in the 1926–27 Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup.

History

The team joined the Lancashire Combination for the 1925–26 season and finished 16th out of 20 teams in their inaugural season. The following campaign, Colne Town finished 19th in the league and subsequently left the Lancashire Combination.^[1] In 1926, they entered the FA Cup, the major cup competition in England, for the only time. However, they were knocked out in the Extra Preliminary Round after losing 1–4 at home to Clitheroe.^[2]

In June 2010, an unrelated amateur team with the same name was formed in Colne.^[3]

Club records

• Lancashire Combination
  • Highest placing: 16th – 1925–26^[1]

• FA Cup
  • Extra Preliminary Round 1926–27^[1]

FA Cup result

Season	Date	Round	Opponents	H/A	Result
1926–27	1926-09-04 !4 September 1926	Extra Preliminary Round	Clitheroe	Home	1–4

^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Colne Town league history". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/COLNET.HTM. Retrieved 3 August 2010. 
2. ^ "FA Cup results archive". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/Archive. Retrieved 3 August 2010. 
3. ^ "New football team in town". Burnley Express. 18 June 2010. http://www.burnleyexpress.net/pendlesportsnews/New-football-team-in-town.6371029.jp. Retrieved 3 August 2010.