Boston Town F.C. (1920s)
| Full name | Boston Town |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1894 |
| Dissolved | 1933 |
| 1932–33 (last full season) | Midland League, 18th |
Boston Town F.C. was an English football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire.
History
[edit]The club was formed in 1894,[1] and although it did not participate in league competition until the 1920s when it joined the Midland League, it entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1900-01. On-field success was rare, however, as the club was drawn against, and lost to, Newark in the First Qualifying Round in each of its first four seasons - by scores of 6-1, 5-1, 4-1 and 4-1 respectively. A 10-1 drubbing at Worksop Town's Central Avenue ground in 1904-05 prompted a six-season hiatus from the competition, before the club registered a first victory in 1913-14 - 6-0 over Sneinton (now Carlton Town) at Main Ridge.
Following the First World War, when former local rivals Boston Swifts failed to re-emerge, the club's name reverted to Boston FC, and it was under this name that the club initially competed in the Midland League in 1921. Although the "Town" suffix was officially re-adopted in 1924, the club continued to be popularly known as Boston FC until its winding-up a decade later.
During the 1920s it was a force to be reckoned with in league competition, finishing in the top three in three successive years from 1924 to 1927, but it never managed to claim the title.
It was wound up in 1933 and Boston United was formed in its place.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boston Town Football Club". Lincolnshire Echo: 2. 26 June 1894.
- ^ "Football Club History Database – Boston Town{1}". fchd.info. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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