A.F.C. St Austell

AFC St. Austell
Full name Association Football Club St. Austell
Nickname(s) The Lillywhites
Founded 1890
Ground Poltair Park
St Austell
Ground Capacity 6,000
Chairman James Hutchings
Manager Phil Lafferty
League South West Peninsula League
Premier Division
2014–15 South West Peninsula League
Premier Division, 1st

A.F.C. St Austell is a football club based in St Austell, Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom. They play in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division.

History

They were founding members of the South Western League in 1951, and remained in that competition until 2007 when they joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League Division One West. In over 50 years, they only claimed the title once, in 1968–69, and four runner-up spots all achieved between 1963 and 1973. In 2009-10 season AFC St Austell gained promotion to the South West Penisula Premier League by finishing runners up. The only League success since promotion came in the 2014-15 season when the club were crowned champions there first league trophy since 1968-69 season.

They have played intermittently in the FA Competitions over the decades. Their best performance in the FA Cup dates back to 1947–48 when they made the third qualifying round, while in the FA Vase their most successful is the 2014–15 season, where the club reached the semi-finals, losing 2–1 on aggregate to Glossop North End.[1]

In 2012, floodlights were installed on the ground, enabling the club to participate once again compete in the FA Cup and FA Vase tournaments.

In 2015 the club applied to take the step to the next tier of football but due to a failed ground inspection the application was denied by the FA.

Season history

Season Division Position Notes
2000–01 South Western League 16th
2001–02 South Western League 19th
2002–03 South Western League 18th
2003–04 South Western League 6th
2004–05 South Western League 9th
2005–06 South Western League 17th
2006–07 South Western League 18th
2007–08 South West Peninsula League West Division 16th
2008–09 South West Peninsula League West Division 3rd
2009–10 South West Peninsula League West Division 2nd Promoted to Premier Division
2010–11 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 10th
2011–12 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 8th
2012–13 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 4th
2013–14 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 9th
2014–15 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 1st

Ground

A.F.C. St Austell play their home games at Poltair Park, Trevarthian Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4LR.

Honours

League honours

Cup honours

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Jason Chapman
England GK Gary Penhaligon
England DF Martin Giles
England DF Martin Watts
England DF Ben Williams
England DF Dan Lean
England DF Lee Whetter
England DF Damon Mulready
England DF Jacob Wannell
England MF Joe Broad
England MF Christian Pople
No. Position Player
England MF Marcus Martin
England MF Harry Evans
England MF Chris Reski
England MF Ollie Brokenshire
England MF Neil Slateford
England MF Will Tinsley
England MF Jordan Copp
England FW Liam Eddy
England FW Josh Grant
England FW Liam Prynn
England FW Daniel Nancarrow

References

  1. "Glossop's 10 men reach Vase Final despite St Austell loss". The FA. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  2. "Carlsberg South West Peninsula Football League – Honours". Swpleague.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-27.

External links

Coordinates: 50°20′30.24″N 4°47′08.93″W / 50.3417333°N 4.7858139°W / 50.3417333; -4.7858139

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