Lowestoft Town F.C.
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| Full name | Lowestoft Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Trawler Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Crown Meadow, Lowestoft (Capacity 4,000 (estimated)) |
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| Chairman | Geoff Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Mick Chapman Ady Gallagher |
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| League | Eastern Counties Premier Division |
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| 2007-08 | Eastern Counties Premier 11th |
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Lowestoft Town F.C. is a semi-professional football team based in Lowestoft, England, currently playing in the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division, at the 5th step within the non-league pyramid.
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[edit] History
The club was established in its current form in 1887, not adopting their current full name for a further three years, and play at Crown Meadow, which has an estimated reported capacity ranging from 3000 - 4000 and includes cover for 966 and seating for 466.[1]
The club went on to become founding members of the Eastern Counties Football League in 1935, and, with Great Yarmouth, have unbroken membership since the formation.[2] The club currently play in the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division, which, as of 2008, they have won eleven times. They currently also have a reserve side playing in the Anglian Combination Premier Division.
In the 2007-08 season Lowestoft Town reached the final of the FA Vase for the first time, but were beaten 2-1 at Wembley Stadium by Kirkham & Wesham.[3]
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Honours
Eastern Counties Premier Division
- Winners (11) : 1935-36 (Joint), 1937-38, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1977-78, 2005-06
- Runners Up (4) : 1963-64, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1975-76
Eastern Counties League Cup
- Winners (9) : 1938-39, 1954-55, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1968-69, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1983-84, 2000-01, 2006-07
- Runners Up (4) : 1936-37, 1953-54, 1971-72, 1979-80
FA Vase
- Runners-up: 2007-08
[edit] References
- ^ Eastern Counties Premier Division: Ground Information.
- ^ History of Lowestoft Town.
- ^ Bradbury, Jamie (2008-05-11). Matt's magic for Kirkham. www.thefa.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
[edit] External links
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Cambridge Regional College | Dereham Town | Felixstowe & Walton United | Harwich & Parkeston | Haverhill Rovers | Histon Reserves | Ipswich Wanderers | King's Lynn Reserves | Kirkley & Pakefield | Leiston | Lowestoft Town | Mildenhall Town | Needham Market | Newmarket Town | Norwich United | Soham Town Rangers | Stanway Rovers | Swaffham Town | Walsham-le-Willows | Wisbech Town | Woodbridge Town | Wroxham |
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