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Helston Athletic
Full nameHelston Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)The Blues
Founded1896
GroundKellaway Park, Helston
ChairmanPaul Hendy
ManagerSteve Massey
LeagueSouthern League Division One South
2023–24Western League Premier Division, 1st of 18 (promoted)

Helston Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Helston, Cornwall, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and play at Kellaway Park.

History

The club was established in 1896.[1] The joined the Cornwall Senior League after its formation in 1931 and won back-to-back league titles in 1936–37 and 1937–38.[2] After finishing as runners-up in 1938–39, they were champions for a third time in 1939–40.[2] In 1953 the club joined the South Western League. They finished bottom of the South Western League in 1970–71, and after finishing second-from-bottom the following season, they left to join the Cornwall Combination.[3]

Helston were Cornwall Combination champions in 1987–88 and again in 2000–01.[3] After winning the league for a third time in 2010–11, the club were promoted to Division One West of the South West Peninsula League. They finished as runners-up in both of their first two seasons in the league, and after a third-place finish in 2013–14, the club won the division in 2014–15, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3]

Ground

The club played at several grounds on Clodgey Lane before moving to Beacon Park in 1949, a ground which had been built by German POWs shortly after World War II.[4] In 1972 they moved to their current ground, Kellaway Park, also on the same road.[4] The ground initially consisted of a rented pitch, before a wooden shed was built that also served as the clubhouse. A new clubhouse was built in 1988 and included a roof overhang for spectator cover.

In 2015 a 100-seat stand and floodlights were installed, with the first match under lights played on 1 September 2015 against St Austell.[5]

Honours

  • South West Peninsula League
    • Division One West champions 2014–15
  • Cornwall Combination
    • Champions 1987–88, 2000–01, 2010–11
  • Cornwall Senior League
    • Champions winners 1936–37, 1937–38, 1939–40
  • Cornwall Charity Cup
    • Winners 1937–38, 1960–61, 1962–62[2]
  • Cornwall Junior Cup
    • Winners 2013-14[2]

Records

  • Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2016–17[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p453 ISBN 978-1869833695
  2. ^ a b c d Honours Helston Athletic F.C.
  3. ^ a b c d Helston Athletic at the Football Club History Database
  4. ^ a b Helston Athletic Pyramid Passion
  5. ^ Floodlight switch-on marks new dawn for Helston says football club chairman Cornwall Live, 2 September 2015

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