Linby Colliery F.C.
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| Founded | 1892 |
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| League | Central Midlands League Premier Division South |
| 2023–24 | Central Midlands League Premier Division South, 10th of 18 |
Linby Colliery Welfare Football Club is a football club from Linby in Nottinghamshire, England.
They were formed in 1892[1] and were known as Linby Colliery Welfare for a period during the 1990s and 2000s.[2] In 2012–13 they started playing in the Central Midlands League South Division.[1]
Their most significant achievement was reaching the 1st round proper of the FA Cup in 1950–51. In a cup run lasting seven rounds they won 4–0 at Boston United before playing Gillingham in the first round proper.[3] They lost to Gillingham 1–4 at home on 25 November 1950, with Linby's goal scored by Ralph 'Dickie' Dulson, father of future Port Vale star Garry Dulson.[4]
In 1975–76 the club became founder members of the Midland County League Division One.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Linby Colliery at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Linby Colliery Welfare at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "The 1950s" (PDF). Boston United FA Cup Matches. soccer.mistral.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Collett, Mike (1993). The Guinness Record of the FA Cup. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-538-7.
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