Larkhall Athletic F.C.
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| Full name | Larkhall Athletic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Larks | ||
| Founded | 1914 | ||
| Ground | The Plain Ham Ground, Larkhall, Bath |
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| Chairman | Jim McLay | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | Western Football League Premier Division |
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| 2010–11 | Western Football League Premier Division, 1st |
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Larkhall Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Larkhall, in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.
The club was founded in 1914, and played local football until joining the Western League when it expanded to two divisions in 1976. They won promotion to the Western Football League Premier Division from the First Division for the first time in 2008–09 as champions and with a goal difference of +100. They had previously won the Division One title in the 1988–89 season but remained in Division One. In 2010–11, in only their second ever season at Premier level, Larkhall won the Western League Premier Division for the first time by nine clear points. They remain in the Premier Division for the 2011–12 season however, due to the ground requirements for promotion.
Larkhall Athletic have not had great success in national competitions – they had never won a single FA Cup tie in either of their two seasons in the competition until season 2008–09 when they reached First Round Qualifying.
The Larks' best FA Vase runs before the 2008–09 season saw them reach the Second Round on three occasions. Larkhall went the farthest they had ever been in the 2008–09 season however, and beat Gillingham Town and Plymouth Parkway in the qualifying rounds, before away at Porthleven in the First Round, and beating Lymington Town of the Wessex League Premier Division 4–1 en route to the Third Round.
The Larks also run a reserve side, who play in the Somerset County League.
[edit] Season-by-season record
| Season | Division | Position | Notes |
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| 2000–01 | Western League Division One | 15 | |
| 2001–02 | Western League Division One | 12 | |
| 2002–03 | Western League Division One | 13 | |
| 2003–04 | Western League Division One | 8 | |
| 2004–05 | Western League Division One | 5 | |
| 2005–06 | Western League Division One | 7 | |
| 2006–07 | Western League Division One | 5 | |
| 2007–08 | Western League Division One | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | Western League Division One | 1 | Champions, Promoted |
| 2009–10 | Western League Premier Division | 14 | |
| 2010–11 | Western League Premier Division | 1 | Champions |
[edit] Larkhall Cricket Club
Larkhall Sports Club also has a cricket team. They play on the aforementioned sloping pitch called the Powesfield Oval.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Larkhall Athletic at the Football Club History Database
- Club Directory at the Western League Homepage
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Coordinates: 51°24′11.94″N 2°20′59.07″W / 51.4033167°N 2.3497417°W
