A.F.C. St Austell

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AFC St. Austell
A.F.C. St Austell logo.png
Full name Association Football Club St. Austell
Nickname(s) The Lillywhites
Founded 1890
Ground Poltair Park
St Austell
Ground Capacity 6,000
Chairman James Hutchings
Manager Phil Lafferty
League South West Peninsula League
Premier Division
2014–15 South West Peninsula League
Premier Division, 1st

A.F.C. St Austell is a football club based in St Austell, Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom. They play in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division.

History

They were founding members of the South Western League in 1951, and remained in that competition until 2007 when they joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League Division One West. In over 50 years, they only claimed the title once, in 1968–69, and four runner-up spots all achieved between 1963 and 1973.

They have played intermittently in the FA Competitions over the decades. Their best performance in the FA Cup dates back to 1947–48 when they made the third qualifying round, while in the FA Vase their most successful is the 2014–15 season, where the club reached the semi-finals, losing 2–1 on aggregate to Glossop North End.[1]

In 2012, floodlights were installed on the ground, enabling the club to participate once again compete in the FA Cup and FA Vase tournaments.

Season history

Season Division Position Notes
2000–01 South Western League 16th
2001–02 South Western League 19th
2002–03 South Western League 18th
2003–04 South Western League 6th
2004–05 South Western League 9th
2005–06 South Western League 17th
2006–07 South Western League 18th
2007–08 South West Peninsula League West Division 16th
2008–09 South West Peninsula League West Division 3rd
2009–10 South West Peninsula League West Division 2nd Promoted to Premier Division
2010–11 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 10th
2011–12 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 8th
2012–13 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 4th
2013–14 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 9th

Ground

A.F.C. St Austell play their home games at Poltair Park, Trevarthian Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4LR.

Honours

League honours

Cup honours

  • Cornwall Senior Cup[2]
    • Winners (9): three consecutive years prior to World War I, twice between 1928 and 1939, 1949, 2009, 2014, 2015
    • Runners-up (6): 1921, four times between 1928 and 1939 2011
  • Cornwall Charity Cup
    • Winners (3): 1908, 1914, 1932

† Limited details available, may have achieved more.

References

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