St Helens Town F.C.
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St Helens Town FC are an English football club, currently playing in the first division of the North West Counties Football League.
The club, based in St. Helens, Merseyside, play their home games at Knowsley Road, the home of St Helens RFC, the town's rugby league team. The club have the honour of being the only team to play in the North West Counties League (Division One) every season since the league's inception. The club was also where legendary German goalkeeper Bert Trautman began his career. Another notable former player is Dave Bamber, who scored 147 goals during an 11-year, 8-club professional career.
[edit] Records
- Record Win: 10-2 vs Abbey Hey, 3 January 2001 (North West Counties Football League, Division 1)
- Record Loss: 1-8 vs Liverpool Reserves, 1950 (Liverpool Senior Cup)
- Record Apps: Alan Wellens
- Record Goal Scorer: Steve Pennington
- Record League Finish: 3rd (North West Counties Football League, Division 1)
[edit] History
- 1903: Club was founded and played at Park Road (the club lasted twenty years).
- 1946: Club re-formed when local businessman George Fryer purchased the team's previous ground, Hoghton Road; the club joined the Liverpool County Combination.
- 1949: Joined the Lancashire Combination League Division Two.
- 1951: Won the Lancashire Combination League Division Two Title; promoted to Division One
- 1952: Relegated back to Division Two.
- 1975: Joined the Cheshire County League.
- 1982: Founder member of the North West Counties League Division One.
- 1985: Reached the 4th Qualifying round of the FA Cup taking Morecambe to a replay before losing 1-0.
- 1986: Entered the FA Vase for the 1st time.
- 1987: Won the FA Vase at the 1st attempt beating Warrington Town 3-2 at Wembley.
- 1989: Finished 3rd in the NWCL Division One - their highest placing to date.
- 1993: Jim McBride appointed manager after having previously been reserve team manager and assistant manager.
- 1994: Lost to Rossendale United 1-0 in the Carling Challenge Cup Final at Gigg Lane.
- 1995: Equalled best ever NWCL finish, ending the season 3rd behind Clitheroe and Bradford Park Avenue.
- 1996: Celebrated 50 Years (since club reformed).
- 1998: NWC Floodlit Trophy Finalists losing 2-1 to Burscough.
- 1999: Won REALCO fair play award
[edit] References
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Abbey Hey | Atherton Collieries | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | Bacup Borough | Colne | Congleton Town | Curzon Ashton | FC United of Manchester | Flixton | Formby | Glossop North End | Maine Road | Nantwich Town | Nelson | Newcastle Town | Ramsbottom United | Salford City | Silsden | Squires Gate | St Helens Town | Stone Dominoes | Trafford edit |
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