Linby Colliery Welfare F.C.

Linby Colliery Welfare
Full name Linby Colliery Welfare Football Club
Founded 1892
League Central Midlands Football League South Division
2013–14 Central Midlands Football League South Division, 16th

Linby Colliery Welfare 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 Dulson.[4]

In 1975–76 the club became founder members of the Midland County League Division One.[1]

Player - Thomas Coupe 2011-2016+

References

  1. 1 2 3 FCHD Linby Colliery
  2. FCHD Linby Colliery Welfare
  3. "The 1950s" (PDF). Boston United FA Cup Matches. soccer.mistral.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  4. Collett, Mike (1993). The Guinness Record of the FA Cup. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-538-7.

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